Five periods for teaching

　　Period 1:Introduction;Vocabulary and Reading

　　Period 2:Grammar;Function;Pronunciation

　　Period 3:Listening;Speaking;Task

　　Period 4:Vocabulary;Writing;Everyday English

　　Period 5:Cultural Corner;Module File

　　Period 1　Introduction;Vocabulary and Reading

　　The General Idea of This Period

　　Show the students several pictures to lead in new words in this part,such as cliff,peak,slope,valley,etc.Encourage the students to describe what they see.Then use words in Activity 1 to complete the definitions in Activity 2.After that,give the students a quiz about the Yangtze River,the Three Gorges,which is the main topic in reading.That is the introduction.Before the students read the passage,let the students imagine if they are going on a trip through the Three Gorges,which of the following topics will they talk about,the boat,the food,life along the river,the scenery,the weather.While reading this passage,pay attention to the writer's travel route,the topics the writer talks about and underline the new words.After first reading,finish questions in Activity 1 and words study in Activities 4 and 5.Read the passage again,complete the statements about the writer's journey in Activity 4 and the form with some key words.And then retell the text.In the teaching of reading,the teacher can organize different reading activities according to the content of the text on purpose to train the above reading strategies and help them develop good reading habits.

　　Teaching Important Points

　　Teach the students some new words and follow the writer to make a trip along the Three Gorges.

　　Teaching Difficult Points

　　Main idea of the passage and some Language Points.And how to introduce a place.

　　Teaching Methods

　　Individual work,pair work to get every students to participate in class.

　　Teaching Aids

　　Some pictures,a map,multimedia and a blackboard.

　　Three Dimensional Teaching Aims

　　Knowledge and Skills

　　Make the students master some new words.

　　Encourage the students to know how to introduce a place.

　　Make sure the students have a clear understanding the writer's travel route and what he did in each place.

　　Process and Strategies

　　Collect some material about tourism,places of interest and the Three Gorges.Through the study,try to improve the students' English.At the same time,train the students' speaking and reading abilities.

　　Feelings and Value

Make the students have a better understanding of the Three Gorges.After study,stimulate the students' love for our motherland and their environmental protection.