Teaching aim

Teaching aim: To learn some different countries, the capitals and places of interest in different countries.
To use proper words to describe dream home.
Teaching method: free talking, reading, discussion.
Key points and difficult points: how to read capitals and countries.
Teaching aids: computer (with some photos and a game); tape recorder Teaching procedures:
Step 1. Lead-in
T: Hello, everyone.
S: Hello.
T: How are you today?
S: Fine, thanks.
T: Do you have a pleasant winter holiday?
S: yes.
T: Did you do some travelling in the holiday?
S: Yes/No.
T:Where did you go?
S:Shanghai/Beijing…
T: Oh, good! A went to Beijing,I think he must have a good time there.
As we all know, Beijing is one of the biggest cities in China.
And Beijing is the capital of China.
(guess the meaning of the words, read the new words)
T: What can you see in Beijing?
S: The Great Wall, the Palace Museum, the SummerPalace…
T: Yes, there are many tourist attractions in Beijing. And today we will learn about many more places around the world!
Step2. Presentation(countries and capitals around the world)
T: What’s this?
S: 富士山。

T: Mount Fuji. It is the biggest active volcano in the world. Do you know
which
country is Mount Fuji in?
S: Japan.
T: Can you tell me the capital of Japan?
S: 东京.
T: Yes, the capital of Japan is Tokyo. If you travel to Japan, what would you
like
to see?
S: Mount Fuji, cherry blossom, Tokyo Tower…
The teacher continues to show different places of interest: the Statue of Liberty,
the Effiel Tower, PhraPathonTower, the Big Ben, Saint Basil Cathedral.
Teach the countries and capitals:
The USA---Washington DC, France----Paris, Thailand---Bangkok, the UK---London, Russia---Moscow (learn and read)
Tell students something about each country.
T:Now, boys and girls, let’s play a game! Match the capitals to the right countries.
Countries Capitals
the USA Beijing
the UK Moscow
Thailand Tokyo
France WashingtonDC
Japan Paris
Russia Bangkok
China London
The teacher remind students to answer like: the capital of the USA is_______.
Then practise the sentence patten.
Step 3 Pair work
T: Just now we have learned many countries in the world, can you tell me which country would you like to live in? the reason?
S: I’d like to live in… , because…
T: Do you know the capital of…
S: Yes, of course, it’s…
T: Thank you for your answer. Now I’d like you to discuss with your partner, then try to ask and answer like this.
A:Which country would you like to live in?
B: …
A: Why would you like to live there?
B: Because…
A: Do you know the capital of…
B: Yes, the capital of …is…
Step 4 Further Discussion
T: You have chosen which country you would like to live in. You must want to have a dream home in your dream country! what is your dream home like? S:…
Step 5 Comic Strip
T: All of us have our dream homes, what about Eddie? Does he like to live in a palace or other different places? What place does Eddie like?
You know palace? Show a picture of palace, teach the word “ palace”.
Can you give me the answer? Let’s listen to the dialogue and try to find where Eddie would like to live.
T: Where does Eddie would like to live?
S: He would like to live next to a restaurant!
T: Right! Do you know what kind of restaurant he likes best?
S: The biggest one!
T: Great! Do you know why?
S: Because ….
T: Good answer! Now Let’s read after the tape.
The teacher aks students read in pairs.
T: Read again, try to act without looking at your books. You can add an ending to it!
The teacher aks students act in pairs.
T: I think you have master the main idea of this comic strip. Let’s Fill in the blanks.
Eddie’s dream home
Eddie likes ______ very much. So he prefers(更喜欢) living _____ _____ a restaurant to living in a _________. There are many _________ in Beijing. Eddie likes the _______ one.
4. Beijing is the capital of China. China is one of the countries all over the world. Here are some pictures of places of interest in different countries. Let’s find out which countries they are and their capitals. At the same time let’s learn something more about the countries.
Read together!
Step 6 Homework
Discussion:
Which place is the best for your dream home, a town, a modern city or the countryside (乡村)? What kind of house do you want to live in?。