Module3 My First Ride on a Train教学设计

Module3 My First Ride on a Train教学设计

School： Shanhe No. 1 Middle school

Teacher： Sun Yushi

Teaching type： Reading

Teaching materials：Module3 My First Ride on a Train

Ⅰ、Teaching aims：

1.Knowledge aim：

1) Learn some new words and some useful expressions .

2)Talking about a passage about traveling on a train in Australia.

2.Ability aim：

1)Let the Ss know the general idea and the structure of the passage by scanning and skimming.

2)Know to describe the traveling

experience on a train

3.Moral aim：

Help the students to be polite to others.

Ⅱ、Teaching Key Points：

Let the students learn how to improve

the abilities of reading

in a different ways.

Ⅲ、 Teaching Difficult Points：

The structure of the passage

Ⅳ、Teaching tools： Screen、 pictures cards…

Ⅴ、Teaching processes：

Step 1 Leading in

Ask Ss to talk about Australia. The teacher writes the word

"Australia" on the blackboard to present any word the students

like，using brainstorming.

As we know, Many people travel everywhere during the holiday.

Today I will take you to a beautiful country – Australia. Show

the pictures about Australia on the screen.

Step 2 Vocabulary

Today we are going to learn a story about the country. Before

we read the text, let’s look at the words in Activity 2 on page

22. Match some of the words in the box with these definitions.

If possible, you can turn to your dictionary for help. Check the answers after the Ss finish it.

Step 3 Reading

At first ,let's listen to the screen about this story "My First

Ride on a Train". All the students will pay attention to the

speaker's tone and the intonation in it. and ask Ss what the

passage is about.

1. Fast reading：

Read the passage quickly and catch the main idea of each

paragraph.

Para. 1 I had my first ride on a long-distance train

Para. 2 The train was wonderful and the food was great.

Para. 3 The train was comfortable and the people were nice.

Para. 4 Why is the train called the Ghan?

Para. 5 The things about camels

Para. 6 telling facts about the fate of the camels nowadays

After that ,the teacher will present some questions on the

screen to get answers from the students.(All the questions are

shown on the computer using classroom softwares)

2. Detailed reading

Find out appropriate information to fill in the form below：

Part One (1)

Who When Where What Why How

Part Two (2-3)

Food Scenery

First

hundred

kms After that Suddenly

Put it in the right order and form a passage

1.Camels were trained to carry supplies back from the central

part.

2.Camels were shot because of the new railway line built by the

government.

3.They brought camels from Afghanistan. 4.Australians needed a way to the central country.

5.They tried riding horses, but failed.

3. Post reading

Read the passage again, and finish Activity 4 on page 24.

Step 4 Summary

Retell the passage again and fill in the gap

Alice Thompson made her first long-distance train ride at the

age of _____. She got on in _______ and got off in Alice Springs.

They ate meals cooked by _______. They saw fields, soil, desert

and _____________ farms which were built over 100 years ago.

On the train, Alice talked to other ___________ and studied

Chinese. She watched the night sky and found stars, which shone

like__________.

Why is the train called the Ghan? It is short for

_____________. The Afghans trained the ________ to carry food

and supplies. They did this until _________, when the

____________ built a new railway line.

Step 5 Discussion

Ask Ss to discuss the following questions.

(1) What sort of people do you think travel on the Ghan train?

(2) What kind of towns and villages do you think the train

passed?

Step 6 Homework

Collect more information about Australia using the search

engine and write an essay"My Unforgettable Journey"。

Blackboard Design：

Climate animals national flag

Geography people

cities

location

History transport

Teaching reflection： AUSTRALIA