初中英语冀教版七年级下册Lesson 4 A Visit to Lanzhou教学设计

Unit 1 A Trip to the Silk Road

Lesson 4 A Visit to Lanzhou

1.学会运用一般将来时、祈使句和表达请求的句子。

2.能听懂和写关于兰州旅行的对话。

正确使用本课的词和短语,分辨、会用group, bridge, cross, wide, go for a walk, go down, turn left, at the traffic lights, take a picture。

Step 1.Lead in

Leading in 【情景1】

Warm up:Show some pictures about Lanzhou.Let students get to know about the city.Teacher points to the pictures and asks questions:

T:What is it?

S1:It’s the Yellow River.

T:How long is the Yellow River?

S2:It’s about 5 400 kilometers long.

T:What do we call it?

S3:We call it the Mother River.

T:What’s this?

S4:It’s the Lanzhou Zhong shan Bridge.

T:What do you know about it?

S5:It was the first bridge over the Yellow River.

Leading in 【情景2】

Teacher asks the students some questions about Lanzhou.

T:There is a kind of food in Lanzhou.It is famous all over China.What is it?

S1:Is it Lanzhou noodles?

T:Yes, you are right.Do you know about the Yellow River?

S:Yes.

T:Does the Yellow River cross Lanzhou?

S2:Yes, it does.There is a statue beside the Yellow River.

S3:I know it’s the Mother River Statue.

T:How long is the Yellow River?

S4:It’s about 5 400 kilometers long.

T:What do we call the Yellow River?

S5:It’s the Mother River.

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Step 2.Presentation

1.Teacher should teach the new words and phrases in this part:group, bridge, cross, wide, go for a walk, go down, turn left, at the traffic lights, take a picture.

Teacher leads the students to learn the new words and phrases.Then make sentences with the new words and phrases.Teacher can use objects and pictures.

Teacher points to a picture and asks the students.

T:What is it?

S:It’s a bridge.

T:Now read after me “bridge”.

S:Bridge.

T:What is the picture about?

S:A group of people are crossing the bridge.

T:Read after me “group”.

S:Group.

T:Read after me “cross”.

S:Cross.

T:Is the bridge wide?

S:Yes, it is.

T:Now read after me “wide”.

S:Wide.

2.Pair work:Ask the students to work in pairs to make conversations.Try to use the new words and expressions.

S3:Can I cross the street now?

S4:No, you can’t.

S3:But a group of people are crossing the street.

S4:It’s dangerous to cross the street because the light is red.

S3:I see.

Step 3.Practice

1.Ask the students to retell the story with their own words.

2.Work group:Suppose your friends will visit Lanzhou.Use the pictures and show them around Lanzhou.

Now discuss for several minutes.Then ask some groups to show their reports.

Step 4.Complete Let’s Do It!

We have finished Exercise 1 in listening part and Exercise 2 in reading part.Ask the students to finish Exercise 3 by themselves.Check the answers in class.

Step 5.Task

Finish Exercise 4 in groups.Work in groups.Draw or create your own statue.Then present it to the class.

Task tips:Where is the statue? Is the statue an animal, a person or a thing?

Ask the students to practice for a few minutes.Then let some groups read their passages.

1.Learn the new words and expressions by heart.

2.Try to find more places of interest in Lanzhou on the Internet.

3.Prepare for the next lesson.