●教学难点

　　（1）句型It is...that...

　　（2）insist 的用法。

　　●教具准备

　　Multi-media classroom and other normal teaching tools.

　　●教学过程

　　Step 1 Greeting

　　Step 2 Revision

　　T：Yesterday we learned some new words referring to topography. Now turn to Page 20 and look at Part 3.Who will read the short passage？

　　S：I really enjoyed my school field trip in geography. We saw so many beautiful things：a glacier that flowed like a river of ice through a canyon that cut the mountains into two parts. We also discovered a river which fell off the mountain and became a wonderful waterfall. This was even more exciting to see than the rapids where the water seemed to boil. Later we followed the river to a quieter plain and finally into a delta and the sea.

　　Step 3 Revision and improvement

T：Yesterday we also learned some other new words. Now I'd like to see how many you have grasped. First，would you please turn to Page 20？Let's look at Part 1.