Unit 4 Communication Workshop

Objective: Write sentences with the help of an internet page

To listen to a song and extract important words

To listen to a radio programme for main facts

Resources used: cassette, slide

Difficulties: write sentences with the help of an internet page

Teaching procedures:

Ⅰ. Warming up

Ask students what they already know abut Sydney-encourage them to say as much as possible.

Then give them some information, such as: 3. 9 million, Chinatown, Sydney Harbor Bridge, seaside city, surfing, Sydney Tower, official created a city.

Ⅱ Writing

Use your notes to write key sentences for each paragraph about your area.

For example:

Sydney is a modern city located in South -eastern coast of Australia.

The teacher gives students five minutes to do the exercise. Then ask students to read out their sentences. After this, the teacher may show students these model sentences.

1. It is known to all that Sydney Opera House has become a symbol of Sydney.

2. Darling Harbor also attracts a lot of tourists as well.

3. Sydney, official created a city, which has a population of 3.9 million was founded in 1788/1842.

4. Sydney is a paradise of sailing, every year a great many come here for the sport.

5. Sailing is not the only thing you can do in Sydney, which is also home to surfing, one of the most challenging sports.

Ⅲ Practice

Practise writing sentence describing a famous city Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢)

1. introduction:

Population: A city where 11 million people /Brazil's second largest city