Unit 7 Entertainments and Tourist attractions
Content
Section I Listening and Conversation (2 periods)
Section II Reading Comprehension (2 periods)
Section III Writing and Translating (2 periods)
Aims
The students should be able to:
introduce and give personal information
understand the two passages and the related information
make English entertainment and tourist attractions.
Important and difficult points
expressions and patterns for inviting and refusing people
passage 2 and the information related
words,phrases and sentences from passage 2
grammar,Present participle and past participle as attributives
special sentences and a passage for entertaining and traveling
Procedure and methods
Section I Listening and Conversation
Part I,Leading in
1,Pre-class Work:
2,Warming up for the new class:
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Offering the situations
3,Acting out and comments
Part III,Further Practice
1,Practicing and Furthering
2,Completing
3,Responding
Part IV,Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Match after you listen
2,Judge after you listen
3,Make after you learn
4,Self-assessment and Teacher’s Guidance
5,Assignment
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part I,Leading in
1,Revision
2,Warming up for the new class
Part II,Comprehension and Practicing
1,Checking and Explaining
2,Retelling the story
Part III,Further Practice
1,Simulating and translating
2,Rewriting
Part Iv,Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Translating
2,Assignment
Section III Writing and Translating
Part I,Leading in
1,Checking the assignment
2,Warming up for new class
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Presenting new materials
3,Giving the rules for a business card
4,Reading and simulating
Part III,Further Practice
1,Presenting new material
2,Simulating
3,Writing
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Checking
2,Grammatical rules concerning the present participle and past participle as attributives
3,Applying
4,Self-assessment and Guidance
5,Assignment
Unit 7 Entertainments and Tourist Attraction
Section I Listening and Conversation
Part I,Leading in
1,Pre-class Work,
【Instructions】 ask students to find out the patterns and expressions used for entertaining & traveling and give personal information as many as possible
2,Warming up for the new class,
【Instructions】 1),students present their collections
2),teacher’s comment and put the collections into a data bank for students’ reference
3),presentation of new materials
4),Practice Dialogue 1 What Shall We See This Evening and Dialogue 2 Do you know about Chinese Acrobatics,
【Instructions】 read and act out so that the students will be familiar with the patterns and expressions that are appropriate for entertaining and traveling,teacher and the students work together and remember do not spend too much time on it
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Offering the situations
Offer several situations for students to act out by referring to the data bank on the blackboard
【Instructions】 each group should choose one of the situations and work together to form a dialogue and then act out
Situations,1),Place, in a campus
Characters,you,a foreign friend
Task,introduce a modern opera(现代歌剧),Sister Jiang” to a foreign friend
2),Place,in a family
Characters,you,Wu Li
Task,discuss with a friend what to see tonight.
3).Place,in the street
Characters,You,Ann
Task,Talk with a friend about a Festival in your city now.
3,Acting out and comments
【Instructions】 after the act of each group,the teacher will ask the fellow students to make comments on the performance and the appropriateness of their English; and then it is the teacher’s task to summarize this part
Part III,Further Practice
1,Practicing and Furthering
【Instructions】 practice the dialogues on Page 114 of the Textbook in groups,and try to further them
2,Completing
【Instructions】 ask students to work in groups to complete by filling in the blanks on Page 115 of the Textbook (Exercises 1 and 3),and then the teacher checks the answers in class.
3,Responding
【Instructions】 practice Exercise 2 on Page 115 of the Textbook orally, Teacher offers the situation in Chinese,and asks the students to give the English equivalent,the whole class work together
(The script for the dialogue,)
Linda,What shall we have tonight?
You,我们去看京剧吧。
Linda,Great.
You,你看过京剧吗?
Linda,No
You,Beijing Opera is unique to Chinese culture.
Linda,我们需要订票吗?
You,No,Tickets are available at the ticket window.
Linda,演出几点开始?
You, It’ll start at 7:30 pm.
Linda,乘公共汽车从学校到剧场需要多长时间?
You, About an hour.
Linda,我们6:15在学校大门口见面好吗?
You,Yes,See you.
【Instructions】,after each activity,the teacher will check the answers and comment promptly
Part IV,Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Match after you listen
【Instructions】 in this part a diagram will be given to each of the students,after they listen to a dialogue,they are asked to match the information in Column A with the choices in Column B.
2,Judge after you listen
【Instructions】 in this part the multiple choices to each of the questions will be given on the blackboard,after they listen to a dialogue,they are asked to make a choice from A,B,C or D.
3,Make after you learn
【Instructions】 in this part the students are asked to make a dialogue of their own and in the dialogue they must greet
4,Self-assessment and Teacher’s Guidance
【Instructions】 in this part the teacher will mainly check the answers to 1 and 2,give brief explanations when students are in difficulty and ask students to score their own paper ; as for 3,the teacher will collect the paper and correct them after class.
5,Assignment
Workbook P 103—1-6
Read fluently the passage on page 120 of your Textbook New Practical English and try to understand it as possible as you can by using a dictionary,
Recite Practical Sentences for entertaining and traveling and the Passage in Unit 7
【Instructions】 in this part the homework is made up of two parts,A is to reinforce what they have learned; B and C is to get ready for the next Section
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part I,Leading in
1,Revision
1) ask several students to recite the practical sentences for entertaining and traveling in Unit 7 and the others repeat
2) ask students to answer teacher’s questions according to the Passage for entertaining and traveling in Unit 7
2,Warming up for the new class
ask students to work in groups of four to make self-introduction to each other,
teacher makes comments
Part II,Comprehension and Practicing
1,Checking and Explaining
teacher raises some questions and ask students to say true or false according to the passage on page 120 of the Textbook New Practical English to see how much they’ve understood.
teacher raises some questions and ask students to answer in details according to the passage on page 120 of the Textbook New Practical English,at the same time explaining some language points.
Possible difficult words,phrases and sentences
Words:
touch v,cause someone to feel pity,sympathy,etc,触动,感动
Teacher’s,His sad story touched us.
Student’s,
entertain v,amuse and interest,使娱乐,使欢乐;款待
Teacher’s, The boy is entertaining himself with his building blocks.
Student’s,
talent n,a special natural or learned ability or skill,esp,of a high quality才能,天资;人才
Teacher’s,Mary seems to have a talent for drawing.
Student’s,
career n,a job or profession for which one is trained and which one intends to follow for the whole of one’s lif生涯,职业
Teacher’s,John began his Hollywood career in 1931.
Student’s,
strengthen v,make strong or stronger加强,巩固
Teacher’s,The new evidence strengthened his case.
Student’s,
draw v,attract吸引,取出
Teacher’s,The accident drew a great crowd.
Student’s,
Sentences,
(Para,1)Not only is this voice powerful,but it conveys strong emotion.
这不仅仅是因为他的歌喉浑厚有力,而且还传达出强烈的情感。
Not only, usually take an inverted S-V order.
(Para,1)Considered one of the greatest tenors of the 20th century,Pavarotti has touched millions of people around the world with his voice.
作为20世纪最伟大的男高音之一,帕瓦罗蒂用他的歌声打动了世界各地千百万人的心。
This sentence is a past participle phrase used as an adverbial.
(Para,2)Born on October 12,1935,in Modena,Italy,Pavarotti grew up with music.
1935年10月12日帕瓦罗蒂生于意大利的蒙德拿。他是伴随着音乐长大的。
Born on October 12,1935,in Modena,Italy,the usual sequence of giving a particular date is month-date-year or date-month-year.
(Para,2) He spent many hours,listening to opera recordings with his father,who loved to sing,
他和酷爱唱歌的爸爸一起,花了许多时间听歌剧的唱片。
This is a complex sentence,where who loved to sing is a non-restrictive relative clause modifying his father and therefore is separated with a comma,The present participle phrase Listening to opera recordings with his father is used as an adverbial,explaining how he spent the hours,
(Para,3) As he entered his teen years,his talent became more and more obvious,
到他十几岁的时候,他的天赋愈来愈明显了。
As,is an conjunction,meaning when,Teen years refers to the period from thirteen to nineteen years old,
(Para,4) Six years passed and no singing jobs came his way,
6年过去了,他还没有能够以唱歌找到一份职业。
Singing,is a gerund used to modify jobs,Similar usage can be found in performing schedule (Para,9),If something comes your way,you get or experience it,especially unexpectedly or by chance,Therefore,the clause no singing jobs came his way means he could not find jobs as a singer.
(Para,7) Days before he was to perform,he caught the flu,
在他演出的前几天,他得了流感。
The word days,refers to several days,Be + to infinitive introduces a scheduled action,
(Para,8) The Italian tenor began to tour the world,bringing opera music to everyone,
这位意大利的男高音开始巡回世界各地,把歌剧音乐带给每一个人。
The present participle phrase bringing opera music to everyone appearing after the main clause further explains what is done in the main clause,
(Para,8) Soon every concert Pavarotti gave drew huge crowds,
很快帕瓦罗蒂的每一场音乐会都吸引了大量观众。
Pavarotti gave,is a relative clause modifying concert,in which that/which is omitted,
(Para,8) In 1990,he performed with two other famous tenors,Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo,as,The Three Tenors,” to the delight of everyone,
1990年他和另外两位著名的男高音荷西·卡雷拉斯和帕西度·多明戈同台演出,这“三大男高音”的表演使每位观众都兴奋不已。
As,used as a preposition,means known as; in to the delight of everyone,the preposition to indicates the way that makes one feel a particular emotion,Similar structures are,to your disappointment,to one’s annoyance,to his surprise,etc,
(Para,9) Full of life and energy,Pavarotti never slows down,
充满活力的帕瓦罗蒂从未放慢过脚步。
Full of life and energy,is an adjective phrase,which is used as an adverbial of cause,You can also say Being full of life and energy..,
(Para,9) When not on stage,he spends time relaxing at home,
没有演出的时候,他就在家消闲。
When,introduces an adverbial clause of time,with he is omitted,
2,Retelling the story
ask students to read the passage again
ask them to retell the story
Part III,Further Practice
1,Simulating and translating
Do exercise 6 on page 123 of the Textbook
Pay attention to the italicized parts in the English sentences and translate the Chinese sentences by simulating the structure of the English sentences
2,Rewriting
Do excises 8 on page 126 of the textbook
Rewrite the passage in about 150 words,
Part Iv,Aptitude Test and Guidance
Translating
Ask the students to remember the words,phrases and sentence structures in the passage they have learned and translate the following sentences into Chinese orally and the teacher comments.
At 630 feet,the Arch is 75 feet taller than the Washington Monument and over twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty!
Your trip to the top of the Gateway Arch begins when you purchase a ticket at the tram ticket window.
Each capsule is equipped with a leveling device to keep you in an upright position on the four-minute ride to the top
On a clear day,a thirty-mile panoramic view from 630 feet in the air awaits you!
A total of 214 steps need to be negotiated in getting to the top and back down.
Advance reservations for large groups and student fares are suggested.
Assignment
A,Textbook page 120 Passage 1 and Workbook page 105 1-3
B,Ask students to collect some entertainment and tourist phrases
Section III Writing and Translating
Part I,Leading in
Checking the assignment
Check the answers to comprehension exercises on the workbook orally and comment
Answer students; questions found in Passage 1
Warming up for new class
Ask the students to present their collections of entertainment and tourist phrases
Put their collections into the data bank on the blackboard
Part II,Putting in use
Dividing the students into groups of four or five
Presenting new materials
Sample 1
Sample 2
【Instructions】 while showing the ads,students are to read and understand the English,the teacher should point out the difference between English and Chinese in ads.
Giving the rules for ads,
The teacher should remind the students what they have to pay attention to when they read or make an ad.
Reading and simulating
Ask the students to 1) read the sample cards on Page 127
2) Read the following instructions and find out the details.
3) ask the students to make a travel ad of their own
Part III,Further Practice
Presenting new material
Ask the students to translate the travel ad
Sample
Travel Ad
Simulating
Ask the students to write a travel ad again according to their own personal information
Writing
Ask the students to work together to write a short passage on traveling according to the information in the sample ads,
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
Checking
Ask the students to read their passage
Teacher comments and points out the grammatical errors
Grammatical rules concerning Present participle and past participle as attributives
Applying
Make correct choices of words or phrases in the brackets to complete the sentences.
The sentences are:
There are a lot of fans _________ (hoped, hoping) for a glimpse of the movie star.
The tourist _________ (looking at,looked at) the map is a relative of my father,
People _________ (lived,living) in cities can enjoy more of modern life,
Here is a notice _________ (warned,warning) people not to litter the beach.
Computers _________ (imported,importing) from abroad are usually more expensive,
People _________ (wishing,wished) to go on the tour have to book in advance.
Do you hear a man _________ (talked with, talking with) your brother in the living room?
Those houses _________ (pulled down, pulling down) were built thirty years ago.
The devices _________ (using,used) by advertisers to gain people’s attention seem to be effective (有效的),
Most of the people _________ (invited, inviting) to the reception are old friends of mine,
correct the errors in the following sentences
The sentences are:
He is reading a book calling The Way of All Flesh.
Engines are machines produced power or motion.
You’d better not wake up the sleep baby.
She wants to buy a ready-make dress.
A losing opportunity never returns.
There were twenty people injuring in the accident.
The language speaking in that African country is French.
He thought something excited had happened.
Many products making from crude oil(原油) are now in daily use.
Animals can do many amaze things when properly trained.
translate the following sentences into English,paying attention to the sentence structure
The sentences are:
a,昨天讨论的问题十分重要。(discuss)
b,他是一个举止得体的人。(behave)
c,已经养成的习惯很难改变。(establish)
d,主席宣读了一份预先准备好的声明。(prepare)
e,孩子们更喜欢由橘汁、糖和水制成的饮料。(make)
f,他得在规定的时间内做出决定。(give)
g,我们将在下次会议上讨论他提出的计划。(put up)
i,你认识在台上唱歌的那个女孩吗?(sing)
3,Self-assessment and Guidance
1) and 2) are printed on the paper,After the teacher checks the answers,the students can score their own paper; as for 3) the teacher can collect the paper and correct after class if time is not permitted.
4,Assignment
Textbook Page 130-7
Collect some Farewell phrases.
Write down all the expressions and patterns to express farewell.