schools,

irregular: without specific working time

Difficult and focal points:

Students can talk about different lifestyles of city and country.

Teaching Plan

Teaching

Steps Teaching

Activities Teaching

Intentions Interactive Patterns &

Time Before reading Step 1 Students predict what the text is mainly about. 培养学生读前预测的能力，引导学生主动思考 Class work 5' While Reading Step 2

Skimming Through fast reading, students check whether their predictions are right. 带着预测问题的快速阅读可提高学生兴趣，同时使学生熟悉文章大意 Individual &

Class work 3' Step 3 Learn the reading strategy of prediction together. 学习阅读技能，培养学生阅读能力。 Class work 1' Step 4

Scanning

(1) Ask students to read again to fill in the table with information about Debbie and Paul's lives.

通过填表格，对比Debbie 和Paul的生活，学生能把握细节信息，为下一步输出城市生活和乡村生活特点做铺垫 Individual &

Class work 10' Step 5

Scanning

(2) Ask students to read and answer questions about Debbie and Paul's life. 通过回答问题，引导学生深层次思考城市生活和乡村生活的特点。 Individual &

Pair &

Class work 8' Post Reading Step 6

Summarizing Students work in groups of four to talk about different lifestyles of city and country. 在输入的基础上让学生自己总结输出，谈论城市生活和乡村生活的不同特点。 Group work &

Class work 10' Step 7

Voicing Students work in pairs to discuss what lifestyles they prefer. 结合自己的实际情况 Pair work &

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