1、Topic 3 The dragon has become a symbol of the Chinese nation.Section AThe main activities are 1a and 2a. 本课重点活动是 1a 和 2a。. Teaching aims and demands 教学目标1. Learn some new words:tail, correct, promise2. Learn some useful sentences:(1) Thats correct.(2) It also plays an important part in Chinese festi
2、vals.3. Learn the usage of conjunctions:We can go to either Beihai Park or Shichahai.4. Understand dragons and Huabiao which play an important part in Chinese culture. Teaching aids 教具图片/教学挂图/小黑板/录音机/ 动画/录像. Five-finger Teaching Plan 五指教学方案Step 1 Review 第一步 复习(时间 :8 分钟)检查作业，复习定语从句。出示图片，导入生词。1. (检查作业
3、，学生作答后齐读。)T: Now check the homework. You should join the given sentences last class with “that”, “which”, “whose”, “who” or “whom” to form attributive clauses. The first sentence, S1, please.S1: The girl who lost her way last night is Mrs. Smiths daughter.T: Nice work! Next, S2, please.S2: I have a
4、TV set that was made in Japan.T: Good. T: You did a good job. Please read the five sentences again together.2. (出示毛主席站在天安门城楼上的图片，问毛主席站在哪儿？他在干什么？毛主席在天安门城楼宣告中华人民共和国成立。让学生欣赏雄伟的天安门城楼。)T: Please look at the picture. The man is giving a speech. Who is he?Ss: Hes Chairman Mao.T: How to ask the same questio
5、n using the attributive clause?Ss: Who is the man that is giving a speech?T: Good. He was announcing the foundation of the PRC. From then on, he became the first chairman of new China. Look at the Tiananmen. How grand it is!Ss: Yes, it is.(板书，并要求学生理解 grand。)grandT: And look at its roof, what color i
6、s it? S1.S3: It is yellow.T: Thats correct! Because yellow was a symbol of imperial power in ancient China.(板书，并要求学生掌握 correct；了解 imperial。)correctimperial3. (出示雕刻着龙纹的石栏杆图片。)T: Whats this?S4: Its a dragon.T: Good. Its carved on the stone.T: Whats the symbol of the Chinese nation? Who knows?S5: Its t
7、he dragon. Its said that theyre powerful animals which have long tails.(教师帮助学生回答。)(板书，并要求学生理解 carve；掌握 tail。)carvetailT: Now, my class. Have you ever been to Beijing to see Tiananmen? S6, please.S6: No, I havent.T: What a pity! Tiananmen is in front of the Forbidden City. Today, lets learn something
8、 about the Forbidden City.Step 2 Presentation 第二步 呈现(时间:10 分钟)学习 1a，让学生了解中国古代建筑故宫。1. (听 1a 的录音，同时把教学挂图故宫图挂在黑板上。 )T: Now, look at this picture. And listen to the tape carefully. Then answer the questions on the small blackboard.(出示小黑板。)(1)Why do most of the buildings have yellow roofs?(2)What are tho
9、se animals that are carved on the stones?(3)Is the dragon a symbol of the Chinese nation?(教师对问题进行解释，以降低听力难度，让学生带着问题去听。根据需要，可再放一遍录音。)T: Listen to the tape again and then check your answers with your partner.(核对答案。)T: Well, can you tell us the answers to the questions?Ss: Yes.T: OK, volunteers?2. (读 1
10、a，让学生找出疑难点，开展小组活动，探究释疑。必要时，教师给以指导帮助。)T: Read 1a and find out something that you dont understand. Then discuss the difficulties in groups. If necessary, I will give you some help.(板书)play a/an . part = play a/an . roleIt also plays an important part in Chinese festivals. =It also plays an important r
11、ole in Chinese festivals.Step 3 Consolidation 第三步 巩固(时间:12 分钟)巩固 1a，完成 1b。让学生分角色朗读、表演、讨论有关龙的话题，激发学生的学习兴趣。1. (将全班学生分成三组，操练 1a。)T: Now, lets act out the dialog. Ill divide our class into three groups. Group 1 acts as Susanna. Group 2 acts as Jane. Group 3 acts as Kangkang. OK?Ss: OK.T: Lets begin!T: J
12、ane and Kangkang are showing Susanna around the Forbidden City.Group 1: Group 2: 2. (让学生先准备一分钟，然后三人一组分角色朗读，再请两组同学上台表演。)T: Please practice the dialog in groups of three. And then Ill ask two groups to act it out in front of the class.Group A: Group B: T: Well done, everyone. 3. (龙是中华民族的象征，因此在中国历史中，有许
13、许多多关于龙的戏剧、音乐、绘画和谚语等，教师播放叶公好龙的动画，激发学生的兴趣，拓展学生的思维空间。)T: As we know, the dragon is a symbol of the Chinese nation and there are a lot of operas, music, paintings and sayings about it in Chinas history. Now, do you want to know more about it? Please watch a cartoon about the dragon carefully and then gu
14、ess what the name of the story is.(动画结束后，师生问答。)T: Guess! What is the name of the story?Ss: 叶公好龙 。T: Yes. Its Lord Yes Love of Dragons. In our country, there are many people, places and things related to dragons. Now, lets look at 1b.4. (完成 1b。五人一组讨论有关龙的话题，然后每组选一人向全班汇报。)T: Finish 1b. Then work in gro
15、ups of five and discuss something related to dragons. Then choose one student of each group to report it to the class.Step 4 Practice 第四步 练习(时间:10 分钟)学习 2a，完成 2b。通过听录音、回答问题、分角色表演对话及复述故事等形式，培养学生的听、说技能，增强民族自豪感。1. (播放一段故宫的录像，让学生欣赏雄伟、宏大的故宫，为呈现 2a 内容作铺垫。)T: Now, lets watch a video about the Forbidden Cit
16、y. Pay attention to the buildings in it. After that, Ill ask you some questions.(录像结束后，师生问答。)T: Well. Are the buildings grand?Ss: Yes, they are.T: Have you ever been there before, S1?S1: No, I hope to visit there some day.T: Sure. You can go to either Tiananmen Rostrum or Forbidden City.(板书讲解并举例，提醒学
17、生注意主谓一致。要求学生掌握。)either or Either you or I am wrong.Either the manager or his assistants are going to attend the meeting.He is either at home or at school.We can go to either Beihai Park or Shichahai.(将录像定格在“华表”上。 )T: OK, my class. Do you know what the tall buildings are in front of Tiananmen?Ss: The
18、y are two stone columns.(教师帮助学生回答。)T: Yes, but they are called Huabiao in Chinese. Huabiao has a long history and there are many interesting stories about it. Today Ill tell you one of them. Its said that in ancient China a king named Yao set up a wooden column outside his palace. People could carve
19、 their suggestions on it, and Yao promised to follow the good ones. And later, it was made of stone, and many dragons were carved on it. Its said that it also means “See the king out and in(教师解释 “望君出，望君归。 ”).”(板书，并要求学生了解 column；掌握 promise。)columnpromisepromise to do sth.He promised to help me.2. (播放
20、 2a 录音两遍，要求学生回答 2b 的 1、2、3 问题。 )T: Read the first 3 questions in 2b. Listen to the tape twice and try to find the answers to them.(核对答案。)3. (播放 2a 录音，学生跟读，并找出疑难点，相互讨论，必要时教师给予讲解。)T: Listen to the tape again and read after it. Try to find out something that you dont understand. Then discuss them with
21、your partner.4. (分角色表演 2a 对话并复述“华表”的故事，完成 2b 的 4。)T: Well done. Next, lets practice the conversation like this: Im Susanna. S2 is Kangkang. S3 is Jane. Are you clear?Ss: Yes.T: OK. Lets begin.(教师与 S2, S3 操练一遍，作示范。)(让学生三人一组自行操练。)T: OK. Please act it out in roles.(鼓励学生复述“华表”的故事。 )T: You did very well.
22、 Next, Id like to ask some of you to retell the story about Huabiao. Who would like to have a try?S4: Id like to!Step 5 Project 第五步 综合探究活动(时间:5 分钟)让学生结合日常生活的经历，谈谈当地的古建筑物，完成 2c。1. (总结归纳本课内容，启发学生思考。)T: Today we have learned something about the Forbidden City and we also know something about Huabiao an
23、d the dragons on it. Well, have you ever noticed anything special in your hometown? Whats the story about it? Collect as much information as possible and then share it with your partner.Ss:OK.(接着学生着手准备。)2. (三分钟后，选几位学生向全班汇报一下。)T: Now, Ill ask some students to share their stories with us.S1: 3. Homewo
24、rk:(1)Collect some sayings, songs and stories related to dragons.(2)Write a passage about something special in your hometown.板书设计：The dragon has become a symbol of the Chinese nation.Section Agrandtail Thats correct.correct It also plays an important part in Chinese festivals.promisepromise to do st
25、h. He promised to help me.either or Section BThe main activities are 1a and 2. 本课重点活动是 1a 和 2。. Teaching aims and demands 教学目标1. Learn some new words and a phrase:chess, thirsty, hungry, memory, in memory of 2. Learn some useful sentences:(1) People invented Chinese chess in memory of the famous bat
26、tle.(2) Learn the new while reviewing the old.(3) It marks the beginning of modern Chinese history.3. Go on learning the usage of conjunctions and agreement of subject and predicate.(1)Both my father and I like it a lot.(2)Neither my mother nor my father likes it, but I like it very much.4. Learn ab
27、out Chinese chess and its background. Teaching aids 教具象棋/多媒体课件/录音机/小黑板. Five-finger Teaching Plan 五指教学方案Step 1 Review 第一步 复习(时间 :10 分钟)检查作业。调查学生对中国象棋的爱好情况，导入新课。1. (检查上节课家庭作业的完成情况，让学生在班上作汇报。)T: Very good. Just now, S1 told us something special in his hometown. He noticed stone lions in front of the g
28、reat buildings. OK. What else did you notice? Have you searched for the information about it?Ss: Yes, we have.T: Good, lets share it together.S1: S2: .2. (展示一副中国象棋，告诉学生，在古代中国，龙是权位的象征，马也同样重要，由此导入新课。)T: As we know, we can see many animals in front of the great buildings, such as dragons, lions and so
29、on. And they mean differently. There are a lot of stories, songs and sayings about them. But today I want to say, in ancient Chinese culture, horses were also important. They were used for riding and carrying things. Have you ever seen the real horses?Ss: Yes. / No.T: Today we can see horses in a ga
30、me, but not real horses. Look! This is chess. Its Chinese chess.(板书，并要求学生掌握。)chess3. (展示一副中国象棋。教师以提问的方式做调查，然后进行总结。)T: How many students like playing Chinese chess? Hands up, please.T: OK. Next, how many students dont like it?T: Good. Most of you like it. You see, S3 and S4 like playing Chinese chess
31、. But S5 doesnt like playing it at all. S6 doesnt like it, either. We can also say:(板书)Both S3 and S4 like playing Chinese chess.=Not only S3 but also S4 likes playing Chinese chess.Neither S5 nor S6 likes playing Chinese chess.both and not only but also neither nor (让学生运用上述连词造句，进一步加深记忆。)4. (方案一)(导入
32、新课 1a。)T: OK. I think most of the students like playing Chinese chess, especially the boys. Today we are lucky to learn something about Chinese chess.(方案二) (为了激发全体学生的兴趣，让学生有成就感，也为呈现 1a, 2 内容作铺垫，要求两位学生讲解怎样下中国象棋，最后在屏幕上展示一盘残局让两人对弈。)T: OK. Who knows how to play Chinese chess? Volunteers?S7:I know.S8:I l
33、ike it very much.T: Very good. Can you tell us how to play it? S7,8: Sure.(两人依次向全班进行讲解。)(教师在屏幕上展示一盘残局，要求两位学生作示范表演。)T: How clever you are! Can you show us how to play it?S7,8: No problem.(两人示范，其他学生加油、喝彩。)T: Well done. Thank you so much for this. I think most of the students like playing Chinese chess
34、, especially the boys. Today we are lucky to learn something about Chinese chess.Step 2 Presentation 第二步 呈现(时间:9 分钟)学习 1a。培养学生的听说、阅读技能以及遣词造句的能力。1. (让学生听 1a 录音，快速回答关于 1a 的问题，以加深对 both.and.，neither.nor.的理解。)T: Now, Susanna, Kangkang and their classmates are in Beihai Park. They see some people crowdin
35、g around a stone table. Please listen to the tape and answer some questions on the small blackboard quickly. Youd better use“both and ”or “neither nor ”.(出示小黑板。)(1) Do Wang Junfeng and his father like playing Chinese chess?(2) Does Li Mings father like playing Chinese chess? What about his mother?(核
36、对答案。)2. (让学生读 1a 并从中找出含有 both and 和 neither nor的句子，教师进行讲解并让学生造句。同时教授并要求学生掌握 thirsty 和 hungry；理解 snack bar。)(板书)thirstyhungrysnack barT: Please find out the sentences that contain “both and ”, “neither nor”in 1a. Then make sentences with these phrases.(both and 与 neither nor 意思相反。both and 连接并列主语时，谓语动
37、词用复数。)(板书)Both you and I are from Jiangxi.(而 neither nor , either or 连接并列主语时，谓语动词则与最靠近的主语保持人称和数的一致。)(板书)Neither you nor he is from Beijing.Either he or I am mad.Step 3 Consolidation 第三步 巩固(时间:8 分钟)巩固 1a，完成 1b。进一步培养学生的遣词造句能力和分角色朗读能力。1. (要求学生用 both and 和 neither nor 造句，分两组进行比赛，一组用 both and , 另一组用 neit
38、her nor ，要求不能重复，选出优胜组。 )T: Now, my class, lets have a competition. Please use“both and ” or “neither nor ”to make sentences as many as possible. No repetition. And you mustnt make mistakes.Example: Group A: I like both English and math.Group B: I have neither pens nor pencils.T: OK. Do you understan
39、d?Ss: Yes.T: Good. Lets begin our competition. First Group A and then Group B. Ready? Go!(比赛开始。)Group A: Group B: T: Very good. 2. (1)(比赛结束后，让学生分四组进行分角色朗读，表演，巩固 1a 的内容。)T: Now lets act 1a out. G1 is Kangkang. G2 is Susanna. G3 is Wang Junfeng and G4 is Li Ming.(2)(让学生四人一组进行操练。)T: Work in groups of f
40、our. Then please act it out with your partners.Ss: 3. (让学生独立完成 1b，核对答案。 )T: Fill in the brackets according to 1a. Later, lets check the answers.Step 4 Practice 第四步 练习(时间:11 分钟)学习 2 并完成 3。让学生们进一步了解象棋的渊源，及有关的历史文化名人和事件，激发学习兴趣。1. (让学生听教师讲一个故事，引入 2。)T: Do you want to listen to a story?Ss: Yes.T: Now, let
41、 me tell you a story about Chinese chess.(教师讲故事。)T: There is a great true story about Chinese chess. The story is about a battle between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, who both led peasants to fight against Qin dynasty. The battlefield was along the Chu River. Finally, Liu defeated Xiang. People invented Ch
42、inese chess in memory of the famous battle.(板书，并要求学生掌握 in memory of ；理解 peasant；了解 battlefield。)peasantbattlefieldin memory of 2. (让学生阅读 2，填上所缺单词。 )T: OK. So much for this. Is that interesting?Ss: Yes, it is.T: Yeah, Susanna shows great interest in Chinese chess. She is reading a story about it on t
43、he Internet, but some words are missing. Please read the story by yourself and help her complete the story. The first letters are given.(学生开始阅读，并独立完成 2。)T: Now, finished?Ss: Yes.T: Very good. Then lets check the answers together.(核对答案。)3. (教师领读一遍，再让学生齐读一遍，然后把书合上，判断句子正误。)T: Lets read the story. Read
44、after me.(学生跟读。)T: Now, can you read it together?Ss: Yes.(齐读。)(最后教师说出与 2 内容有关的英语句子，请学生判断正误。)T: Good. I will say some sentences, then ask some of you to tell us whether they are true or false. Do you understand?Ss: Yes.T: OK. Lets begin! (1)The story happened about 500 years ago.(2)After the death of
45、 Emperor Qin Shihuang, the peasants fought against the government of the Qin dynasty.(3)The battlefield was along the Han River.(4)Finally, Liu and his army won the battle.(5)In memory of Xiang Yu, people invented Chinese chess.(核对答案。)4. (让学生进行听力训练，独立完成练习 3。)T: Lets look at 3. Listen to the tape and
46、 complete the sentences, then number the pictures. (学生完成后，教师再放录音，让学生跟读并核对答案。)T: Listen to the tape again and follow it. Then check the answers.Step 5 Project 第五步 综合探究活动(时间:7 分钟)做采访调查。进一步增强学生对中国象棋及其相关知识的了解，熟练掌握几个主要并列连词词组的用法。1. (做一次采访，调查你周围的朋友对中国象棋的喜欢程度及原因。)T: Now, lets make a survey. Try to find out
47、whether the students around you like playing Chinese chess. Record their reasons at the same time. When you give the report to the class, I want you to use the connectives we have learnt.Name Like Like a little Dislike Reason2. (让学生汇报调查结果，一定要用到所学的并列连词。)3. Homework:(1)Make two sentences with each con
48、nective below:both and neither nor either or (2)Search for more information about Chinese chess on the Internet.板书设计：The dragon has become a symbol of the Chinese nation.Section Bbothand Both my father and I like it a lot.neithernor Neither my mother nor my father likes it, but I like it very much.i
49、n memory of People invented Chinese chess in memory of the famous battle.Learn the new while reviewing the old.It marks the beginning of modern Chinese history.Section CThe main activities are 1a and 2a. 本课重点活动是 1a 和 2a。. Teaching aims and demands 教学目标1. Learn a new word:dismiss2. Learn some useful sentences:(1) A friendship between gentlemen is like a cup of tea.(2) Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinega
