Introduction

（8 minutes）

1. The whole

class work.

2. Pair work.

3. Group work.

4. The whole

class work.

1. Students focus their

attention on the teacher.

2. Students act out their

conversations to

review the sentences

about invitation,

suggestion, agreement

and request.

3. Students from different

groups make up sentences. 

4. Students enjoy the

pictures of Tian’anmen

Square. Learn the new

words by the leading

of the teacher.

1. Greet the students and

make them ready for

learning.

2. The teacher asks the

students to report their

homework. Let the

students act out their own

conversations.

3. The teacher shows the

pictures of 2 in Section A. Let the students make

some sentences using

while or when. Review

the usage of adverbial

clauses of time.

4. The teacher shows some

pictures of Tian’anmen

Square. Lead to the new

lesson.

Teach the new words of

places of interest by

showing the pictures of

them: monument and

rostrum.

Teach the new words

chairman, announce and

found by showing the

video of the founding

ceremony in 1949.

Teach the word meaningful by showing a picture of New Year. Teach the new word wait by playing the action: Look at your

watch frequently.

At last teach the new words north, east and west with the help of a map.

Presentation

(10minutes)

1. The whole

class work.

2. The whole

  class work.

3. The whole

class work.

4. The whole

class work.

5. Group work.

6. The whole

class work.

1. Students look at the

picture of 1a and

prepare for the

learning of 1a.

2. Students watch the

flash of 1a to catch the general idea of the

conversation.

3. Students check their

answers with the

teacher.

4. Students watch the

flash again, underline

and grasp the new words.

5. Students discuss in

groups to find out the

difficult points and

sum up the main

points.

6. Students underline in their books and

make some notes.

1. The teacher asks the

students to look at the

picture of 1a and lead to

1a: “Kangkang and Darren  are talking about the

Tian’anmen Square.  Do you know what they will mention? Let’s watch the flash and find out the  answer.

2. Teacher plays the flash of

1a. Ask the students to

answer the questions:

(1) Which city square is the largest one in the world?

(2) How long is it?

(3) How wide is it?

(4) Is it quite meaningful

to all Chinese people?

3. The teacher asks three

students to tell the answers.

4. Teacher plays the flash

again. Ask the students to

underline the new words in the conversation. Grasp the words of direction, and know about the names of great buildings.

5. 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.

6. The teacher makes a

summary to explain the key points and difficult points to the students.

Consolidation

(10 minutes)

1. The whole

class work.

2. The whole

class work.

3. The whole

class work.

4. The whole

class work.

5. Pair work.

6. Group work.

7. Individual

work.

8. The whole

class work.

9. The whole

class work.

10. The whole

class work.

1. Students read the

conversation after the

recording sentence by

sentence.

2. Students try to follow

the speed, paying

attention to the

pronunciation and

intonation.

3. Students listen to the

recording, and underline the information about Tian’anmen Square.

4. Volunteers tell their

answers.

5. Students work in

pairs, and introduce Tian’anmen Square to their partners.

6. Students introduce

Tian’anmen Square and have a competition.

7. Students look at the

pictures of 2A, and

know about the names of building.

8. Students listen and

number the pictures.

9. Students tell their

answers.

10. Students listen and

write down the date of each building.Then check the answers

with the teacher.

1. The teacher plays the

recording sentence by

sentence.

2. The teacher plays the

recording without

stopping.

3. The teacher plays the

recording for the students

and asks them to underline

the information about

Tian’anmen Square after

listening. 

4. The teacher lets two students tell their answers.

5. The teacher asks the students

to work in pairs, and

complete the table of 1b.

Then check the answers.

6. The teacher asks the students from different groups to introduce Tian’anmen Square and have a competition.

7. The teacher asks the students to look at the pictures and read through the names of  these great buildings.

8. The teacher plays the

recording, and asks the

students to listen and number the pictures of 2A.

9. The teacher asks two students to tell their answers.

10. The teacher plays the

recording for another time and asks the students to listen again and write down the date of each building. Check the answers.

Practice

(10 minutes)

1. The whole

class work.

2. Pair 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.

9. The whole

class work.

1. Students learn the new

words of direction.

2. Students ask and answer. Example:

A: Excuse me, where is

Beijing?

B: It’s in the north of China.

3. Students match the names with the buildings.

4. Students read the words correctly.

5. Students fill in the blanks.

6. Students read the

sentences of 3a aloud.

7. Students learn the usage of the prepositions of

position

(1) in the+方位名词+ of 指在某一范围之内的地区。

(2) to the+方位名词+ of指互不接壤并互不

管辖的两个地区。

(3) on the +方位名词+

of指相互接壤但互不管辖的两个地区。

8. Students learn  the

pronunciation rules of

/θ/ and /s/ of 4a.

9. Students grasp the

liaison and intonation

of 4b.

1. The teacher draws a picture of directions on the

blackboard. Let the students tell the nouns of direction they know. And then teach the new words of direction.

2. The teacher shows a map of China. Let the students ask and answer in pairs to

practice the directions.

3. The teacher asks the students to match the names with the buildings on the map of 3a.

4. The teacher lets the students read the direction words and the name of each great building.

5. The teacher guides the students to fill in the blanks with the correct words from 3a.

6. The teacher asks the students to read the sentences aloud.

7. The teacher introduces the usage of the prepositions of position by drawing the graphic expression on the blackboard.

8. The teacher leads the

students to learn the

pronunciation rules of

/θ/ and /s/ of 4a.

9. The teacher guides the

students to grasp the

liaison and intonation of 4b.

Production

(7 minutes)

1. The whole

class work and

group work.

2. The whole

class work.

3. Individual

work.

1. Students write a

passage about their

own city in groups.

2. Students summarize Section B with the teacher.

3. Students finish their homework after class.

1. The teacher organizes the students to write a passage about their own city in groups.

(1) Let the students draw a map of their city, including the towns under the jurisdiction of the city and the neighboring cities. Mark places of interest as well. The teacher goes around the classroom and offers help if necessary.

(2) Let the students use nouns of direction and prepositions of position to write a short passage to introduce their cities.

(3) Encourage the students to read their passages, and then select the best one.

2. The teacher shows the

summary to the students.

3. The teacher assigns

homework:

(1) Review the summary

after class.

(2) Ask the students to write a passage to introduce the directions of the great buildings of Tian’anmen Square, based on the pictures of 3a.

(3) Prepare some pictures of Jiuzhaigou for learning Section C after class.

Teaching Reflection

The students all like the great buildings of Tian’anmen Square. They express their love to Beijing and our great country. It’s more important than the language knowledge. They can grasp the nouns of direction and prepositions of position better, but it’s still necessary to offer more exercises to them.