Unit4Findingyourway
Welcometotheunit
Languagefunctionsandfocus
1)Learnaboutdirections.
2)Toreadandlearnaboutdifferentkindsoftransportationandtalkabouthowtotravelconveniently.
3)Toobtaindetailsaboutlocations.
Listening
1)Recognizekeyvocabularyaboutdirectionsandlocations.
2)Identifyspecificinformationaboutdirectionsandlocationsfromagroupofbuildings.
Speaking
1)Todescribedirectionsandtransportation.
2)Developconfidenceinexpressing.
Studyskills
1)Developarecordingsystemofgrammaticalitemsandstructures.
2)Expandgrammar-learningstrategiesforeffectivelearning.
Overviewofthelesson
1)ThislessonisfromFUNWITHENGLISH.ItisforGrade7.Inthislesson,Studentsexploredifferentplaces,andlearnaboutdirectionslocationsandtransportation.
2)Weshouldloveourhometownandaskfriendstovisitourhometown.Letthemknowhowtofinditinamapandhowtogetherefastandeasily.
Teachingprocedure
1)Leadinthekeysubject
TelltheSsmyEnglishnamebyshowingthemaguessingcard.Inthecard,theywillseethefollowingwordsonebyone,“Teacher”,“Anhui”,“Guangxi”,and“Plane”.Whileshowingthecard,Itellthem,”Iamateacher.IamfromAnhui,whichisintheeastofChina.IarrivedinGuangxitwodaysago.Asweknow,GuangxiisinthesouthofChina.Thejourneyisverylong,soIcameherebyplane.”Fromtheredletters,theyknowthatmynameisTina.Greetwiththemfreely.
Infact,Irevisesomeoldwordsaboutlocationsandtransportation.AtthesametimeImentionthenewwordsaboutdirectionsandletthemhearhowtosaysentencesonthemeansoftransport.
2)Doactivitiesaroundthesubject
ShowthestudentsamapofChina.Askseveralstudentstocometothefrontandpointoutmyhometownandtheirhometowninthemap.Asaresult,thestudentswillhavethebasicunderstandingoflocationsinamap.
AfterastudentclicksonthebuttonofNanning,theywillseeapictureofSouthLakePark,afamousparkinNanning.AndtheywillalsoseetwolovelydogsEddieandHobo.Theyareonaspringouting.Explainthemeaningof“aspringouting”.ShowthestudentswhathappenstothetwodogsinSouthLakePark.
Studentsseeananimationaboutthecomicstripsinthispart.TheylearnaboutEddieandHobo’sspringouting.Explainthenewword”follow”inEnglish.
Studentsreadthispartanddiscussanydifficultyinittomakesuretheyunderstanditwell.
Studentspractisethisconversationinpairsforawhileandthenactitoutinfront.Whentheyareacting,theymaytakeamap,abackpackorsomethingelsetheyneedinaspringouting.
Inthecomicstrips,weknowthatEddieandHobogotothewrongway,sotheydon’thaveagoodtime.Ifwewanttoenjoyourselvesduringthespringouting,itissmarttoknowthedirections.
TeachthestudentshowtosaydirectionsinEnglish.
ShowthemamapofBeijingSunshineTown,askthestudentstohelpClass1Grade7studentsinBeijingSunshineTownfinddirections.Theyfindthezoo,theSunnysideGardenandtheLakePark.
Givethestudentsmorebuildingsandletthemtalkaboutthepositionsonebyone.
3)Exploreourthoughts
Givethestudentsanemptyblock.Thestudentsarrangethesebuildingsaccordingtotheirownblocks.
E.g.Thisismyschool.Ahospitalisnorthofmyschool.Ahotelissouth-westofmyschool…
Thensomestudentscometothecomputerandpulltheiconsofthebuildingstotherightplace.Thestudentwhoisarrangingtheblockintroduceshis/herblockinEnglishatthesametime.
4)Expandourthoughts
TellthestudentsthatmaybeI’llvisitthemtomorrowaccordingtotheirintroductions.Iliketravelingverymuch.
Somestudentstellmethattheyliketravelingtoo.Isuggestthemtotraveltosomeinterestingplaces.Givethemsixcards,onwhichtherearesometouristinstructions.Theymakeconversationslikethis:
A:Let’sgoto….
B:OK.Wecangobyplane/bytrain….
Or
A:Shallwe/Whynot/Whydon’twegoto…?
B:OK.Wecango…
5)Combinethekeysubjectandourlives
AskthestudentstowriteaninvitationlettertomystudentsandaskthemtovisitNanning
