1、Unit 3 AsiaMain TaskTeaching Aims:To use notes to complete a travel guideTo do independent research about an Asian country To make notes about an Asian country To write a guide about an Asian countryTeaching Important Point:To make notes about an Asian country To write a guide about an Asian country
2、Teaching Difficult Point:To make notes about an Asian country To write a guide about an Asian countryTeaching Methods:Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class.Teaching Aids:The multimedia and the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step 1 Lead-in T: Hello, everyone! Nice to see y
3、ou again. Today we are going to learn how to write a guide. T: Do you like climbing the mountains?Do you want to enjoy the beaches? Do you want to visit different wonders？ Do you want to know about different costumes? If you do, the best way to help you is to travel.T: Miss Thompson is a teacher. To
4、 help the students know more about different countries, she wants to take them to an Asian country. T: Now she finds many national flags here, can you tell her what countries they stand for?T：Yes. They stand for France, America, South Korea , Thailand and Singapore,. Can you tell me which of them ar
5、e in Asia? Yes. South Korea , Thailand and Singapore,. Which country would they visit? Do you have any good ideas?T：Yes. They stand for France, America, Singapore, India, Vietnam and India. Can you tell me which of them are in Asia? Yes. Singapore, India, Vietnam and India. Which country would they
6、visit? Step 2 Presentation: A trip to South Korea T: Amy would like to suggest South Korea and she has prepared some notes. lets read her notes. T: Have you found something about South Korea in the table? Yes, we can know this:Capital city: Seoul, Languages: Korean, Chinese, English. 来源:学优中考网 xyzkwC
7、urrency: South Korean won 来源:学优中考网 xyzkwWay of travel: by air. Time of travel: Two hours from Beijing. Attractions: Olympic Park Gyeongbokgung PalaceLotte WorldSouth Korean won Olympic Park Gyengbokgung Palace Lotte WorldT: In order to make it more clear, Amy is also going to write a guide for Miss
8、Thompson.Can you help her finish it? T: Now please open your books and turn to Page 53. Try to finish the guide with the information we got just now. T: Can we check the answers now? 1. South Korea 2. Seoul 3. air 4.two hours from Beijing 5. Korean 6. English 7. South Korean won 8. Olympic Park 9. G
9、yengbokgung Palace 10.Lotte World 11.shopping 12.skiingT: Please read this guide carefully and find the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1 tells us the name of the country, the capital and the way to travel. Paragraph 2 tells us about its language and currency. Paragraph 3 tells us about what
10、we can visit. Paragraph 4 tells us what we can do in this country.Step 3 Prepare for a guide T: So if you want to go on a trip, you can also write a guide like this. Do you know what information you should get before writing the guide? Yes, you should get to know the name of the country, the capital
11、, the language and currency, the way of travel, the time of travel, the attractions there, sometimes you should also know Country: South Korea来源 :xyzkw.ComCapital: SeoulLanguages: Korean, Chinese, EnglishCurrency: South Korean wonWay of travel: by airTime of travel: Two hours from BeijingTourist att
12、ractions: Olympic ParkGyeongbokgung PalaceLotte Worldabout the weather and the cost there.T: How can we find the information? Discuss it with your partners and tell me the answer. Have you got any good ideas? Now look at the screen, here we have some different ways:We can get it from the Internet, f
13、rom newspapers, by reading magazines. Also, we can get some information by reading travel guides. Step 4 Write a guide T: After we gather all the information, we can begin to write a guide just like Amys.T: Now let s start our task. Look at the boy. He is Daniel. He wants to travel to an Asian count
14、ry. Lets help him choose a country and then write a guide. (PPT)T: First, choose a country you suggest him to visit. Here are four Asian countries. India, Thailand, China and Japan.OK, he likes visiting temples, lets choose Thailand for him.Second, lets find some information about Thailand. For exam
15、ple, its capital, the language and currency, the way of travel, the time of travel, the tourist attractions there, sometimes you should also know about the weather and the cost there.T: Now lets begin to search for the information. Do you know anything about Thailand? If it is hard for you to find t
16、he information, just look at the screen. Ill show you something. T: (出镜 Now, lets begin our task. Boys and girls, can we write the guide now? Lets have a try. I will show you a model. Try to complete the guide with the information we got just now. T：Lets do it together.来源:xyzkw.Com(PPT) I think Thai
17、land_ is a great country to visit. Its capital city is Bangkok. You can go there by air, and it just takes about 3 hours from Beijing. What can he Daniel know from this paragraph? Yes, the name/capital, way of travel, time of travelT: (PPT) People there speak Thai, the currency used there is Baht. Y
18、ou can change your money in the banks. The weather there is quite good. What can Daniel know from this paragraph?Yes. the language/currency/weatherT: (PPT) There are a lot of things to do in Thailand. If you want to visit beautiful buildings, you can go to see the Grand Palace and the temples, if yo
19、u like shopping, you can go to Country : Thailand Capital: BangkokCapital: ThaiCurrency: Baht (铢) 泰国货币Way of travel: By airTime of travel: two hours from BeijingAttractions: the Grand Palace （大王宫）the Floating Market （水上市场）the temples （寺庙）watch wonderful performances （精彩的表演）the Floating Market. If yo
20、u feeling bored, you can watch the performances.I think you will have a nice trip there. What can he know from this paragraph?Yes. the attractions/things to do thereStep 5 Conclusion T: Well done, boys and girls! Daniel must be very thankful for your help! Do you know how to write a guide now? T: (P
21、PT) Remember the steps: Step 1: Choose a country. 来源:学优中考网 xyzkwStep 2: Gather useful information about the country.Step 3: Write the guide with the information. When you write, dont forget what you should say in each paragraph. Step 6 Homework Now lets look at todays homework:1. Remember the steps to write a guide.2. Find another Asian country you are interested in, and write a tour guide for your online friend.学.优中考，网
