英语必修ⅳ外研版module2reading教案1

Module 2 Traffic Jam---reading（1）

Step1 Leading-in: Match the words with their meanings.（part 3）

This part is provided as a warming-up for the upcoming reading. Because by doing

this, students can get more familiar with some of the new words.

Step 2 Listening: Listen to the tape for the text and find what means of transportation

are mentioned in the passage.

This step can save some time and test the students’ listening skills as well.

Step 3 Fast-reading: Read the text fast and try to get the main idea of the passage. Then

fill in the chart. Allow them to discuss the questions if they find it difficult.

Step 4 Detail-reading: Read the text carefully again and answer the questions.

Teachers may allow students to finish this part in pairs. Make sure they answer

the questions in complete sentences.

Step 5 Fill in the blanks according to the text as a consolidation.

1. You break the law if you drive without a driving_________.

2. Remember to ask for a ________ after you pay for what you buy.

3. Trolleybuses follow certain ________ every day to pick up passengers.

4. In traveling, the place you want to go to is your ___________.

5. Local train and bus time tables are ________ on the notice board in the hall.

6. Man has already begun ________ the Mars, hoping to find signs of life there.

7. Tourists shouldn't miss the 103 bus which offers one of the most_______ routes, ______the

Forbidden City and the White Pagoda in Beihai Park.

8. If you get on a double-decker bus, make sure you sit upstairs. You’ll ___________ the

rapidly changing city.

9. However, there is also a night bus service, _________by buses with a number in the 200s.

10. Minibuses with seat for 12 passengers offer an______ to expensive taxis and crowded Transportation Availability Advantages Disadvantages

Taxis 24 hours a day convenient expensive

Buses and

trolleybuses 5 am to midnight cheap can be crowded

Minibuses regular service cheap and not crowded not mentioned

Underground 5 am to 11 pm fast convenient crowded at rush

hours

Pedicabs not mentioned special and

interesting expensive public transport in some areas.

11. They run regular services and follow the same routes _____ large public buses.

12. There are four underground lines in Beijing, and several lines are________.

13. Trains are fast and convenient, but rush hours ______be terrible.

14. Station names are _______ in pinyin.

15. Tricycles are _________if you want to ____ the narrow alleys of old Beijing.

Step 6: Deal with another reading material in workbook on page 75.

Just finish off part 9 and 10

Homework:

1).Read the text and try to recite the second passage.

2) Pre-learn the grammar and culture corner.

3) Try reading the sentences in Pronunciation on page 15.

Language points:

1. display vt./ n. 展示，陈列，显露

e.g. Department stores display their goods in the windows.

百货公司将货物陈列在橱内。

The peacock displayed its fine tail feathers.

孔雀开屏。

the exhibits on display

陈列的展览品

to make a display of one’s knowledge

炫耀自己的知识

2. explore vt. 探索，探究，仔细探察

exploration n. 探索，考察

e.g. Columbus discovered America, but didn’t explore the new continent.

哥伦布发现了美洲，但未对此新大陆加以探测。

explore ways and means of solving the question 寻求解决问题的方式、方法

make further explorations 进一步探索

space exploration 宇宙空间探索

3. check v. 检测/核对

e.g. Let me check whether the potatoes are cooked.

I will call the company to check whether the beds can be delivered today.

check, examine 都可表示“检查”

check 含有“校对”或“找错”之意；examine 含有“察看或观察以了解情况”之意。

check that/whether/how/who … check in 在旅馆登记住宿; 登记；报到

check out 结帐并离开（旅馆、住所）

check over 查看；检查

4. public transport n. [U] 公共交通;公交车辆

in public 公开地 the public 大众 （+谓语用复数）

a public telephone 公用电话

5. fare n. [U] (坐车，飞机等花费的)费用

bus/train/air/cab fare

e.g. I need some money for my bus fare.

What is the bus fare to London?

Air fares have shot up by 20%.

6. view n. [U] 视野、景色

e.g. In Yunnan Province, we had a lovely view of the stone forest.

As we drove out along the road, we had a fine view of the country.

We'd like a room with a view of the sea.

From the top you get a panoramic view of the city.

7. seat n./ v. 座位，就座, 可坐（某数量的人）

seat oneself at/on/in/near … sth

take a seat / take one’s seat

e.g. Please be seated.

The hall seats 600.

She seated herself at the desk.

8. under construction 正在修建

under attack under control

under discussion under repair

9. worth adj. 值… n. 价值

e.g. How much is this bicycle worth?

It is worth￡500.

The rarer it is, the more it is worth.

It's worth reading.

It isn't worth waiting for him.

be worth (doing) sth 值得做

e.g. New York is a city worth visiting.