Teaching Plan for Unit 3 Going Places
Type of lesson: Reading
Aims: 1.By the end of the class the Ss will be able to know something about travel --- the different purpose of travel; adventure travel and the safety tips on a trip.
2. Scanning to get the general information.
3. Intensive reading to get the detailed information.
Teaching methods: Individual work; pair work; group work;
Teaching Aids: a tape recorder; a computer; a projector
Teaching Procedures:
Ⅰ.Lead –in
Proverb: The world is like a book, if you stay at home instead of traveling, it means that you just stare at one page of a book.
---Saint Augustine
Suggestion:
If you are free and have enough money, go for a pleasant trip!
Ⅱ.Reading
Step 1: Pre-reading
1. Do you like travel? Why or why not?
2. Show Ss some pictures of unusual travel.
What can we call these kinds of travel? Adventure travel.
Step 2.While-reading.
1. Fast reading
Questions: Which of the following are mentioned in the text?
A. hiking B. boating C. rafting D. climbing
Where can we do it?
2. Repeat with the tape on.
True False
1).The usual travel is becoming more and more popular.
2).By hiking you will get close to the nature and take exercise at the same time.
3).It’s better to go hiking alone.
4).The basic equipment you need for hiking is a paddle and a small boat.
5).Whitewater rafting is more adventurous
6).You should always wear a life jacket when hiking.
Key: FＴF F T F
3. Difficult points:
1). Many People travel because they want to see other countries and visit places that are famous, interesting or beautiful.
Q: What do they want to see?
What kind of countries and places do they want to see?
So what does “that” refer to?
Put the sentence into Chinese.
2).Instead of spending your vacation on a bus, in a hotel or sitting on the beach, you may want to try hiking.
Q: How do people usually spend their holidays?
How does the writer suggest you spend your holiday?
He didn’t go to the market but stayed at home.
He stayed at home instead of going to the market.
3).Watch out for dangers, such as spiders, snakes or poisonous plants.
Oh，it’s dangerous ! You must watch out for the traffic here.
look out for, take care of , be careful of
4). You should not go rafting unless you know how to swim.
If you don’t know how to swim, can you go rafting?
You should not go rafting if you don’t know how to swim.
4.Read .
the first paragraph
Why do people travel?
To see other countries
To visit famous, interesting or beautiful places
To meet new friends
To try new kinds of food
To experience life in other parts of the world
To get away from cold weather
To have unusual experience or wish to have an adventure
Read the second and third paragraphs and fill in the blanks.
hiking rafting
where In the mountains, in a forest, along a river, in a city On rivers and streams
Basic equipment Good shoes, clothes, backpack map, water, sunscreen, cell phone, hat, etc. Boat, paddle, good clothes, lifejacket
Benefits Get close to nature and take exercise Experience life
Basic tips Attentions 1.don’t hike alone
2.tell someone where you’re going
3.bring water and a good map or a compass
4.wear a hat to protect yourself from the sun
5. bring a cellphone if you have one. 1.You have to be careful not to hit rocks, trees and other dangers.
2. think about your safety and wear good clothes and life jacket.
. 3.learn the basic skills of rafting---how to handle the raft, how to paddle, how to get in and out of the raft
4.don’t raft unless you know how to swim
Step 3.Post-reading
1. Point out what’s wrong with Mary’s travel plan.
It’s summer and rains a lot. Mary is going hiking in order to get away from the hot weather and take exercise at the same time. She decides to travel in forest. She makes a list of the things that she wants to take: 1. a pair of slippers; 2.some food; 3. T-shirts and skirts; 4.Camera; 5. A CD-player; 6. a lot of money.
She thinks hiking alone will be more exciting and interesting, so she sets out without telling anyone.
2. TV programme.
Suppose you are an adventure travel fan, especially enjoys rafting. A reporter from CCTV 5 asks you to give us an introduction about rafting. Now the reporter is interviewing you
Ⅲ. Homework.
Make A project: Make up a travel programme.
1. 目的地；2.時(shí)間，日程安排（每天的活動(dòng)項(xiàng)目）；3.費(fèi)用；4.食宿；
5.注意事項(xiàng)6 .當(dāng)?shù)仫L(fēng)土人情 （文字介紹；圖片；地圖）