Unit 5 Knowing About China
Topic 1 How much do you know about China
Section A
The main activity is 1a. 本课重点活动是1a。
Ⅰ. Teaching aims and demands教学目标
1. Learn some new words and phrases:
a great number of, fetch, introduce, lie in
2. Learn the attributive clauses led by“that”or“which”.
(1)China is a great country that/which has about 5 000 years of history.
(2)It’s a book that/which introduces China in detail.
(3)It’s Mount Tai that/which lies in Shandong Province.
3. Learn about the geography of China.
4. Cultivate the students’ patriotism through learning about the geography of
China.
Ⅱ. Teaching aids教具
五岳的图片/幻灯片/中国地图/录音机
Ⅲ. Five-finger Teaching Plan五指教学方案
Step 1 Review 第一步复习(时间:3分钟)
让学生尽可能地用英语和同伴谈论他们最喜爱的名胜，培养他们的爱国之情。导入新课。(呈现一些五岳等名胜的图片，引导学生快速谈论My favorite place is ...，激活他们的英语思维。)
T: Look at these pictures. Are they beautiful
Ss: Yes.
T: Yeah. They are very beautiful. S1, what places have you been to
S1: I’ve been to Mount Huang.
T: Do you like it Why
S1: Yes. I like it very much. It’s a wonderful place.
T: What’s your favorite place, S2
S2: …
T: Can you describe it for us
S2: …
(双人活动。谈论My favorite place is …，并对其加以描述。让1-2组学生表演。) S3: …
S4: …
…
T: Well done. You’ve just talked about many places of interest. As we know, China is a great country. It has about 5 000 years of history. Do you want to know more about it OK, let’s come to the new unit.
(导入新课。)
Step 2 Presentation 第二步呈现(时间:13分钟)
继续谈论中国的名胜古迹，呈现1a内容，引出并学习文中生词及定语从句。
1. (教师出示泰山图片。)
T: Have you been to Mount Tai
(教师介绍。)
T: I went there two years ago. I like it best. Mount Tai lies in Shandong Province.
Every year many tourists visit it. It attracts a great number of tourists from all over the world.
(板书并要求学生掌握lie in和a great number of，理解attract和province。然后
)
T: N ow talk about your favorite places with the new words and phrases. You can say them like this: My favorite place is … It lies in … It attracts many/a great nu mber of tourists …
S1: My favorite place is Mount Wuyi. It lies in Fujian Province. It attracts a great number of tourists from home and abroad.
S2: My favorite place is …
S3: …
T: In our country, many places of interest attract many tourists. And China also has a great number of beautiful mountains and rivers. Can you say some
S4: The Huanghe River.
S5: The Changjiang River.
S6: Mount Tai.
S7: Mount Emei.
S8: …
