1、Lesson plan Module2 Unite 2 Reading An adventure in AfricaTeaching aims:1、 Ss will be able to describe Tobys travel plan in Africa, especially those adventurous activities he will do.2、 Ss will be able to talk about their own travel plan by means of imitating the travel plan of the textbook.3、 Ss wi
2、ll be able to get further familiar with Africa, and get interested in traveling and adventures.Teaching difficulties: Ss will probably have difficulties in pronouncing those place names which they are not familiar with.I. Lead-in 1、Show Ss some pictures about beautiful scenery, and start a talk abou
3、t “traveling”. Q1: What can travel experiences bring us?2、In response to Q1, Ss give out their answers, listing their ideas about what travel experiences can bring us.3、Assist Ss in answering this question, providing them with some possible answers.4、Lead the talk to a discussion concerning Q2: If y
4、ou were offered a chance to go traveling around the world, which place would you like to visit most and why is that place your favorite?(Pair work). 5、Eliciting students from traveling in Africa, giving Ss a general impression about Africa.II. Presentation 1、 Ask Ss to skim the passage and have a ge
5、neral idea about the whole passage: Q1: Whats the main idea of the article? It is an informal letter about Tobys _with his brother in _.Q2: Suppose we were going to travel with Toby and Colin, can you find out Tobys travel route? 2、Help Ss analyze the passage for detailed reading, talking about Toby
6、s travel plan, including his travel route, the adventurous activities he will do in each place, and the things he will take as well. 1)、 Ask Ss to read the first paragraph together.Q: What information can you learn from this paragraph?Who:When:How long:Where:What to do:How to go:2)、 Ss listen to the
7、 second paragraph and do a blank-filling exercise. The first character of each word has been given.Toby and Colin leave London for Morocco. They are going to travel on c_ through the Sahara Desert, which is very hot, dry and dusty. And they will be c_ in tents, s_ in their big and thick sleeping bag
8、s. They will s_ beautiful stars on clear nights. Theyll also bring a t_ with them so that they can see in the dark. And they think it is u_ to sit on a camel, because they will travel on camels for six days.3)、 Ss find out the adventurous activities Toby will try and the things they will take.Q1: wh
9、at adventurous activities will Toby and Colin try in the Saraha Desert?Q2: What other activities will they do?Q3: Since they will do such kind of activities, what should be taken with them? (show Ss some pictures about the things they take)4)、 Ask one student to read paragraph 3. And Ss do some true
10、 or false Qs.Q1: They can go white-water rafting, because the water is very rough.Q2: white-water rafting is quite dangerous, so they decide to give it up.Q3: Toby and Colin care about their safety very much.Q4: How can they keep their life safe when rafting? Which special clothing should they wear?
11、 (give Ss some pictures to choose)5)、 Ss read paragraph 4-5 by themselves and try to find answers to the following Qs.Q1: What activities are they going to do in Kenya?Q2: In order to take some really good pictures, they should get as close as possible to the animals，which is very dangerous. But do
12、we need to worry about them?6)、 Girls read paragraph 6 together and do a multiple choice.Q1: whats the last thing Toby and Colin will do in Africa? (Give them pictures to choose)A. go to beach B. climb mountain C. go to the Himalayas D. see sunset Q2: whats the common problem to many people when cli
13、mbing mountains?7)、 Ss summarize Tobys whole travel plan. III. Discussion Students work in group of four to describe their own travel plan after they graduate from our school. Give them some tips and some materials to talk about with each other. IV. HomeworkSuppose you were Toby, please write a postcard to Aihua, introducing one of the places they have visited in Africa.
