Introduction

（8 minutes）

1. The whole

class work.

2. Group work.

3. Group work.

4. The whole

class work.

5. The whole

class work.

1. Students focus their

attention on the

teacher.

2. Students have a

reading competition.

3. Students read the

passages written after

class to review the

nouns of direction

and the prepositions

of position.

4. Students look at the

pictures in 1b and

guess what the

passage is about.

5. Students skim the

passage and check the

guess.

1. Greet the students and

make them ready for

learning.

2. The teacher asks the

students to read the

sentences and pays

attention to the liaison

and intonation. Then let

them have a reading

competition.

(1) I was reading a book

while Jane was singing.

(2) Lily was writing a letter when John came in.

(3) By the way, how far is

it from here to the center 

of Beijing City?

(4) In the south of the

square, we can see a

monument.

3. The teacher asks the

students to report their

homework. Let the

students read the passages

written after class to

introduce the directions of

the great buildings of

Tian’anmen Square and

review the nouns of

direction and the

prepositions of position.

4. The teacher lets the

students look at the

pictures in 1b and guess

what the passage is about.

5. The teacher lets the

students skim the passage and check the guess. Lead to learn 1a.

Presentation

(10 minutes)

1. The whole

class work.

2. The whole

  class work.

3. The whole

class work.

4. The whole

class work.

5. The whole
class work.

6. The whole

class work.

1. Students read 1a

quickly and number

the pictures in 1b.

2. Students check their

answers with the

teacher.

3. Students read 1a again and underline the new words.

4. Students learn and

grasp the new words.

5. Students read the

passage again, and

mark T or F.

6. Students check

their answers with the teacher.

1. The teacher asks the

students to read 1a

quickly and number the

pictures in 1b.

2. The teacher asks two

students to tell the answers.

3. The teacher lets the

students read 1a again and

underline the new words.

4. The teacher asks two students to tell the answers. And then teach the new words and phrases. Teach be full of by showing a full

bottle. Teach bicycle and tour by showing a picture of traveling on a bike. Teach space by letting a student sit down in the chair, and then stand up to show the space. Teach push and step by playing the actions. Teach direction by pointing at the directions. Teach beside by sitting beside a student. Teach slowly and sadly by adding -ly behind slow and sad.

5. The teacher lets the

students read the passage

again, and mark T or F.

6. The teacher asks three

students to tell the answers.

Consolidation

(10 minutes)

1. The whole

class work.

2. The whole

class work.

3. Group work.

4. The whole

class work.

5. Pair work.

6. The whole

class work.

7. Individual

work.

8. The whole

class work.

1. Students read the

passage after the

recording sentence

by sentence.

2. Students try to follow the speed, paying attention to the pronunciation and

intonation.

3. Students read the

passage by themselves and discuss in groups to find out the difficult points and sum up the main points.

4. Students underline in their books and make some notes.

5. Students work in pairs and write down the key words for each picture of 1b.  

6. Students retell the story based on the pictures and the key words.

7. Students find out the

sentences of adverbial clauses of time in 1a.

8. Students check the

answers. And grasp the usage of the adverbial clauses of time further. 

1. The teacher plays the

recording sentence by

sentence.

2. The teacher plays the

recording without

stopping.

3. The teacher lets the students read 1a, and then asks them to learn in groups to find out the difficult points. At last let them sum up the main points of the conversation.

4. The teacher makes a

summary to explain the key

points and difficult points to

the students:

(1) be full of / be filled with

(2) be surprised at

(3) in all directions

(4) step on

(5) not … until…

(6) as soon as …

5. The teacher asks the students to work in pairs, and write down the key words for each picture of 1b.  

6. The teacher asks the students to retell the story based on the pictures and the key words.

7. The teacher asks the students to find out the sentences of adverbial clauses of time in 1a.

8. The teacher asks two students to tell the answers. Teach the usage of the adverbial clauses of time further.

Practice

(10 minutes)

1. The whole

class work.

2. Individual

work.

3. The whole

class work.

4. The whole

class work.

5. The whole

class work.

6. The whole

class work.

7. The whole

class work.

8. The whole

class work.

1. Students read the

conjunctions in the box

of 2.

2. Students read the passage and fill in the blanks with the conjunctions.

3. Students check the

answers with the teacher.

4. Students enjoy the

pictures of Jiuzhaigou.

Know something about

it.

5. Students skim the

passage of 3 to know the general meanings. And then answer the

questions.

6. Students check the

answers with the teacher.

7. Students learn the new words and phrases.

8. Students observe the form of the e-mail to prepare for the writing task.

1. The teacher lets the students read the conjunctions in the box of 2 to grasp their different meanings.

2. The teacher lets the students read the passage and fill in the blanks with the

conjunctions.

3. The teacher asks two

students to tell the answers.

4. The teacher shows some

beautiful pictures of

Jiuzhaigou. Introduce them

briefly.

5. The teacher lets the students skim the passage of 3 to know the general meanings. And let them answer the following questions:

(1) Where is Jiuzhaigou?

(2) What’s it famous for?

6. The teacher asks two

students to tell the answers.

7. The teacher asks the

students to read the passage again and find out the

difficult points. Teach the

new word experience and

the phrase can’t help doing

sth. Ask the students to

make sentences with them.

8. The teacher asks the

students to observe the form of the e-mail to prepare for the writing task.

Production

(7 minutes)

1. The whole

class work and

group work.

2. The whole

class work.

3. Individual

work.

1. Students help Darren

reply to Bill.

2. Students summarize

Section C with the

teacher.

3. Students finish the

homework after class.

1. The teacher organizes the students to finish 3.

(1) Let the students discuss the e-mail content based on 1a.

(2) Let the students write down the key words for each paragraph.

(3) Let the students write the passage alone based on the key words. Ask two students from different groups to write down the passage on the blackboard.

(4) Check the e-mail

with the students.  

Make a summary.

2. The teacher shows the

summary of this section

to the students.

3. The teacher assigns

homework:

(1) Review the summary

after class.

(2) Ask the students to

write a short story

about one of their travel experiences and report it to the class.

(3) Prepare for the learning of Section D after

class.

Teaching Reflection

The students are very interested in the three boys’ traveling experience. They can take an active part in all the activities. They also like the beautiful scenes of Jiuzhaigou. The teacher may offer more places of interest to them to widen their horizon.