The third period: Reading and Vocabulary?

The fourth period: Grammar 1, Function and Vocabulary?

The fifth period: Grammar, Reading and Speaking?

The sixth period: Listening, Writing, Pronunciation and Everyday English?

The seventh period: Cultural Corner, Task and Module File?

The First Period?

The General Idea of This Period?

In this period we’ll finish the four activities on Page 21.?

Then practise speaking after the model. At last I’ll give four situations to discuss.?

Teaching Aims?

1. To learn and master the following:

Words:  helicopter, motorbike, tram, ferry?

Phrases:  get on, get off, get into, get out (of) ride, take off, land drive?

2. To develop the students’ speaking ability by talking and discussing.?

Teaching Important Points?

1. How to improve the students’ speaking ability?

2. Learn some vocabularies.?

Teaching Difficult Point?

How to improve the students’ speaking ability b y making some dialogues correctly.?

Teaching Methods?

1. Answering activity to help the students go throu gh vocabulary?

2. Matching the words  to arouse the students’ interest in the names of vehicles.?

3. Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class.?

Teaching Aids?

1. a computer?

2. some pictures?

Teaching Procedures?

? Step 1 Greetings?

Greet the whole class as usual.?

T: Good morning.?

Ss: Good morning, Miss Liu.?

? Step 2 Lead-in?

T: With the development of society, we are changing our life. More and more people like to travel. Do you like traveling?

S: Yes.?

T: Where have you been?

S: The Great Wall, the Palace Museum, Mount Tai,...

S: The West Lake, the Great Wall,  ...

S: ...?

T: How did you make your first journey?

S: By train.?

S: By bus.?

S: By bike.?

T: Now, we’ll review the means of transportation. “Means of transportation” is a means of carrying people or goods from one place to another.(By means of transportation) Who can give  us the names of the transportation?

S: By bike/by train/by car/by boat/by plane or on foot. (on Page136)?

? Step 3 Presentation?

T: Open your books at Page 21.Let’s come to Introduction. First look at the pictures. Let’s learn some words about vehicles.??

(Show them on the screen.)?

Ferry, tram, helicopter, motorbike                              ?

T: Read aloud and explain the Chinese meanings. Then ask the students how they travel ?around? most frequently elicit basic expressions.?

S: I usually travel on foot/by bike/by bus.?

T: Who has traveled by train/taxi/plane/boat? Explain where, when and why.?

S: I have travelled by train to Beijing. Before we decide the means of transportation, we must consider the time and money we have to spend, and whether we’ll feel comfortable and safe during our travels.?

T: OK. What you said is reasonable.(Teacher uses the multimedia to show the pictures at Page21.)?

Ask the students to match the words in the box with the pictures on the screen, then check with a partner. Check the ?answers? with the students together.?

Picture　　1. motorbike　　2.ferry　　3.tram　　4.train　5.plane　　6.bus?7.helicopter　　 8.bicycle?　　9.taxi?

? Step 4　Answering?

Get the students to answer the Activity 2.Then check with them together.?

T: Read through the questions as the students follow. Make sure the students understand the questions.?

T: Ask students to do the activity in pairs. Asking and answering. Then get them to check with a partner.?

S: Which of the vehicles travel on road?

S: Taxi, bicycles, motorbikes and buses travel on roads.?

S: Which of them travel on rails?

S: Trams and trains-travel on rails.?

S: Which of them travels on water?

S: Ferries travel on water.?

S: Which of them travel in the air?

S: Helicopters and planes travel in the air.?

S: Which of them can you use to travel a long distance?

S: You can use a plane or a train to travel a long distance.?

Step 5 Practice?xkb1.com

Match the verbs with the means of transport. Get the students to do Activity 3.?

1. Read through the verbs and have the class repeat them after you.?

get on　get off　get into　get out (of) ?ride　drive?　take off　land        ?

2. Ask students to do the activity individually. They can check with a partner.?

3. Call back the answers from the class.?

Suggested answers: ?

get on: bus/train/tram/bicycle/motorbike/ferry/plane?

get off: bus/train/tram/bicycle/motorbike/ferry/plane?

get into: taxi/helicopter?

ride: bicycle/motorbike?

drive: train/taxi/bus?

take off: plane/helicopter?

land: plane/helicopter?

? Step 6 Speaking?

1. Get the students to describe the first time you travelled a long distance.?

2. Put the students into groups of four to ask and answer about their journeys.

S: I first traveled a long distance by train when I was seven years old. I went with my parents from Nanjing to Beijing.?

S: I first traveled a long dis tance by train when I was twelve years old. I went with my classmates and my teacher from my hometown to Beijing.?

Then tell the students the following:

I first traveled a long distance by train last year.?