Teaching Design of Great European Cities

I.Analysis of Teaching Materials

This period introduces four great European cities. It helps the students know the location landmarks and other features of the four cities and enlarge students’ horizons. It also helps cultivate the students’ awareness of loving our country.

II.Analysis of Students

Our students have mastered certain skills in English reading. They can use some simple expressions to describe the location of a place and have accumulated some background knowledge. However， it’s a challenge for them to express themselves because they are afraid of making mistakes and unfamiliar with the structure of constructing compositions. In addition， they don’t have a solid foundation of related vocabulary. So in this lesson， I will create an environment to encourage the students to express and show themselves.

III.Teaching Goals

According to the requirements of the Standard of New Curriculum， analysis of the teaching material and students’cognitive level， the teaching aims and demands of this lesson are fixed as follows： 1. Knowledge：1） Students are guided to master important words phrases and sentences used to describe places；2） Students are guided to understand the passage Europe better；2. Ability： 1） Students are expected to develop the reading skills of skimming and scannig；2） Students are instructed to develop their ability of information gathering， comparing and analyzing；3） Students are guided to learn how to process information and describe a place using what they learned this period；3. Emotion： 1） Students are encouraged to learn the spirit of cooperation by participating in teamwork； 2） Students are guided to learn more about European countries and comparisons about China’location，culture economy and so on；3）Arouse students’awareness of loving and developing China .

IV.Teaching methods

1.Skimming and scanning. Get main idea by skimming and scanning；2.Communicative method. Understand the passage bette；3.Cooperative method.Fulfil the language output by retell the passage and introduce a new city to group members.

V.Teaching aids：

multi-media computer； software： Powerpoint ； short video

VI.Teaching procedures：

Before class， let students know the learning goals of this period.

1.To learn some words and expressions related to cities；2.To have a good understanding of the passage；3.To learn to introduce some places

Step 1 ：Lead in

Play a short video， show some European cities and arouse students interest in learning the passage.

Step 2 ：Read for main idea

Read the passage and match the photos with these descriptions.

a landmark in Paris A. The Eiffel Tower

an art gallery in Florence B. The Parthenon

a church in Barcelona C. The Uffizi Palace

a building in Athens D. The Sagrada Familia

Step 3.Read for detailed information

Task 1.Please read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.（表略）

Task 2. Please read the text carefully and choose the best answers.

1. About Renaissance， which is TRUE？

A.It began in the 1300s. B. It lasted for four hundred years C. All the greatest painters of all time lived and worked in Florence D. Florence is the most famous city in Italy.

2. What is Athens famous for？

A.The capital city B. Much civilization C. The birthplace of western civilization. D. The more powerful city now.

Task 3. Summary ：

Paris is the capital of France， _____on the River Seine. It’s one of the most _____cities in the world. The most popular place for_____ is Eiffel Tower. It’s also famous ___ its restaurants.

Barcelona_ ____ ___ the northeast coast. One of the most famous _______is Sagrada Familia.

Florence became famous ________ __the Renaissance. Uffizi Palace is the most famous art gallery in the city.

Athens is known___ the birthplace of _ civilization. it was the world’s most ________city in ancient times.

Step 4：Read for language

Task 1.Retell one city according to the following aspects：

Location：

Status：Landmarks or attractions：Task 2.Find out sentence structures to express location， status and landmarks or attractions.

How to introduce a place？

1.Location ：（…is a capital city， located ；… is located/situated … ）；2.Status：（is the capital city/ the largest city ；… is one of the most beautiful cities； … is known as ） ；3.Landmarks or attractions：（is famous for/the most popular...； …is visited ）；4.Other things：（has a population of ；cover an area of....has a history of …）

Step 5.language for use：Speaking（Introduce Beijing to your partner using words and sentence structures that you learned in this period.）

首都北京位于中國的北部。占地約16，000平方千米（square kilometer），有大約2000萬人口。作為政治和文化中心，北京有很多著名的學府像北京大學（Peking University）清華大學（Tsinghua University）。北京有許多的旅游勝地像長城，鳥巢（the Bird’s Nest），天安門廣場（Tian’anmen Square）。其中最著名的是長城，它每年都吸引著世界各地的游客來此觀光旅游。

Step 6.Homework.Writing

Write down the passage using what you have learned.Pay attention to the evaluation.

One possible version： Beijing， the capital of China is located in the north China . It covers an area of more than 16，000 square kilometers with a population of about 20 million .

As the political and cultural center of China， there are many universities in Beijing， of which Peking University and Tsinghua University are the most famous.

There are many scenic spots， such as the Great Wall ， the Bird’s Nest and Tian’s anmen Square. The Great Wall is the most famous place which is visited by tourists from the world.

VII.Blackboard design.

How to introduce a place？

1.Location ：（…is a capital city， located ；… is located/situated … ）；2.Status：（is the capital city/ the largest city ；… is one of the most beautiful cities； … is known as ）；3.Landmarks or attractions：（is famous for/the most popular...…is visited ）；4.Other things：（has a population of ；cover an area of....has a history of …）