Module 5 My hometown and country
Unit 2 London is bigger than Cambridge
（外研版 初一下冊）
安徽省肥西縣聚星中學 張青松
一． 教學材料分析
本模塊以家鄉為題材，要求學生理解、掌握本模塊中關于方位、位置等語言現象。本節課是一節閱讀課，本單元是整個模塊教學的第二單元。第一單元讓學生初步談論了有關城市的有關話題。第二單元承接了這一話題并在深度和廣度上做了進一步的延伸和擴充。本課進一步談論有關城市方位、人口、特色建筑等方面內容，以及訓練和運用形容詞的比較級。為第三單元的綜合語言知識的復習和運用以及綜合語言能力的培養作好鋪墊。通過閱讀本課使學生了解有關英、美國家主要城市及建筑物等相關知識。
二． 教學對象分析
本課授課對象是七年級學生，他們活潑好動，有著豐富的想象力和好奇心，對家鄉話題充滿興趣。我設計了復述課文、當導游等活動，充分調動學生參與活動的積極性,使學生達到提高綜合運用語言能力的目的。
三． 教學目標
1、知識與技能
A.語言知識目標
⑴詞匯掌握本單元單詞（east, south, north, west, university,
building, church, million, coast, region）基本含義并學會在特定的語境中運用單詞來描述家鄉；
⑵短語掌握 be famous for, in the south of, bigger and busier than, on the coast，a region of等等，并會用其描述家鄉。
⑶語法 能夠進一步掌握形容詞比較級，并運用比較級對不同的城市、河流進行描述。
B. 語言技能目標
①聽:通過反復地聽該單元的短文訓練，能聽懂課文中關于家鄉介紹的語言材料;
②說:通過小組合作、討論所學語言材料，能依照課文所學語言表達方式，口頭簡單介紹自己的家鄉；
③讀:通過反復閱讀該短文后，能夠讀懂有關家鄉介紹的文章，并會獲取有用信息；
④寫:進行復述文章、當導游介紹家鄉活動后，能夠模仿課文的結構及句式，寫自己家鄉的短文。
C. 學習策略
(1) 培養學生的閱讀能力、邏輯思維能力、發現細節信息理解文章的能力。
(2) 學會合作、討論、交流， 掌握家鄉介紹的方法。
2．過程與方法
通過pair work、 group work 、making a reporter、 being a guide 等活動來實現教學目標，提高學生學習英語的興趣。
3．情感態度與價值觀
通過閱讀擴充學生對英、美國家的了解，培養其對英語學習的文化底蘊及學習興趣。同時培養學生對自己國家、家鄉了解及熱愛。
了解英國、美國的主要城市、河流，開闊學生的視野。
四． 教法： Bottom-up approach and communicative approach.
五． 學法： Work in pairs or groups.
六． 課型: Reading and speaking
七． 教具: A tape recorder PPT
八． 教學重點和難點
⑴重點：Key vocabulary-east, south, west, north, church, million, coast, region
Key structures-be famous for
in the south of
bigger and busier than
on the River Thames
⑵難點：方位介詞及形容詞比較級的靈活運用。
九．『教學過程』
Step1:Lead-in
教師活動：In this procedure, let students listen to a song about loving motherland. Ask students to look at the map of China and say where Shanghai is and compare Shanghai to own hometown. Let Students enjoy some beautiful pictures and lead them in the new topic “Module5 Unit2”.
T: Hello, everyone! Nice to see you again.
Ss: Nice to see you , too.
T: The first step of this period, let’s enjoy Song Zuying’s song “Love my motherland.”
Ss: Wow, it’s fantastic.
Show some pictures about hometown.
T: Ok, Look at the pictures about hometown on the screen. Are they beautiful?
Ss: Yes, they are very beautiful.
Show the map of China.
T: Look at the map. Where’s Shanghai?
Ss: It’s in the south of China.
T: Yes.Where’s Shanghai?
Ss: It’s in the east of China.
T: Yes. Is your hometown bigger than Shanghai?
Ss: No, it’s smaller than Shanghai.
T: Which do you like better, Shanghai or your hometown?
S1: I like Shanghai better.
T: Why?
S1: Because Shanghai is a big city. It has many tall buildings. It’s very beautiful.
S2: I like my hometown better because I think my hometown is very beautiful and I love my hometown very much.
T: Well done. We should love our hometowns and country.Do you want to introduce your hometown to others?
Ss: Yes, but we can’t introduce more information.
T: This class we are going to learn more information about introducing hometown. Do you want to learn more carefully?
Ss: Yes, of course.
T: Ok, now we are going to learn Module5 Unit2. Let’s read the title together.
Write the title of Unit2 on the blackboard.
學生活動：1.Students enjoy Song Zuying’s song “Love my motherland”.2. Students look at the map and answer the questions. 3. Students read the title of Unit2.
[設計意圖]：本活動屬于熱身運動，通過聽音樂吸引學生的注意力，培養學生熱愛自己的家鄉和祖國的思想感情。再利用家鄉美麗圖片和地圖回答問題,創設英語氛圍，活躍課堂氣氛，調動學生積極性，自然地導入本課話題。
Step2:Vocabulary
教師活動：In this procedure, ask students to look at the map of England and China and teach new words. Ask students to make a short dialogue in pairs.
Show a map of China to teach some key phrases 。
Eg. the capital of:
T: What’s the capital of China?
Ss: Beijing is the capital of China.
T: Hefei is the capital of Anhui. Guess the meaning of capital.
T: What’s the capital of the UK? What about the USA?
…
Show a map of England on the screen to teach new words.
T: Look at the screen. What’s this?
Ss: It’s a map of England.
T: Yes . There are some famous cities in England. Do you want to know them?
Ss: Yes.
T: Please look at the pictures to learn new words and read the new words after me. Ok, now we have known these cities .Can you find out their correct position in the map?
Ss: Yes.
T: Let’s make a short dialogue in pairs.
Eg: A: Where is Lond ?
B: It’s in the south of England.
…
After a while, ask several pairs to act in class.
學生活動：1.Students learn new words. 2.Students make a short dialogue in pairs.
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[設計意圖] 通過看中國地圖和英格蘭地圖，使學生靈活掌握四個方位詞的表達方法,突破本課難點。同時通過創造的語境來呈現這單元里出現的新單詞和重要詞組。以情景來引導學生掌握好新單詞和詞組，使學生印象深刻，容易掌握，同時為學生聽課文并進一步理解課文打下一定基礎。
Step3:Listening
教師活動：In this procedure, ask students to listen to the passage and check the sentences True or False on the screen.
T: Beijing is the capital of China. Do you know the capital of England?
Ss:Yes, it’s London.
T:We have known some famous cities in England. Do you want to know more information about these cities?
Ss:Yes,of course.
T: First please listen to the tape with your books closed.It needs your careful listening. Write down what you hear. After listening two times, You’ll check the sentences True or False on the screen.
Show the sentences on the screen.
學生活動：Students listen to the tape and check the sentences True or False on the screen.
[設計意圖]通過聽短文，整體感知課文內容，獲取相關信息，培養學生聽力能力。
Step4: Reading
1.Scanning and skimming
In this procedure, ask students to read the passage quickly and choose a title for each photo.
T: Open your books, turn to page 28. Let’s read the passage quickly and choose a title for each photo.
2.Pair work
In this procedure, ask students to read the passage again and find more information in the passage.
T:Let’s read the passage again and answer the questions in Activity 3. Read slowly and carefully this time. After reading, work in pairs,ask and answer the questions.
After 5 minutes,ask several pairs to act in class.
3.Careful reading
In this procedure, ask students to read more carefully to find out some important and difficult sentences. Make sentences with the underlined words.
T:Let’s read the passage more carefully to find out some important and difficult sentences in the passage
The teacher writes the sentences on the blackboard.
(1).It’s famous for Cambridge University.
(2).So it’s bigger and busier than Cambridge.
(3).London is in the south of England.
(4).There are lots of small villages on the coast.
T: Let’s make sentences with the underlined words.
1. Students read the passage quickly and choose a title for each photo.
2. Students read the passage again , work in pairs and ask and answer the questions in Activity 3.
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3. Students find out some important and difficult sentences.
4. Students make sentences with the underlined words.
Step5:Reporting
In this procedure,help students report the passage, using information given in the passage to practise speaking and to be prepared for writing.
T: We have learnt the passage about Cambridge and London. If you are a reporter, can you tell us some contents about Cambridge and London according to the information on the screen?
Show the following information on the screen.
Ss: Yes, we will try.
T: Ok, let’s make a report.
學生活動：Students make a report.
Step6: Being a guide
教師活動：In this procedure, ask students to be a guide and introduce their hometowns.
T: If you are a guide, some tourists come to visit your hometown, do you want to introduce your hometown for them?
Ss: Yes, of course.
T: Ok. Work in groups of four. One is a duide and the others are tourists. After a while, each group chooses one student to act in class. Let’s begin.
T: Are you ready?
Ss: Yes.
T: Who will give us the performance?
S1: I will try. Welcome to my hometown .It’s Juxing. Juxing is a countryside. It’s in the west of Hefei.It’s smaller than Hefei.It has a populationof 40 thousand people.There are many beautiful mountains and a long river in it….
T: Your performance is excellent.I think you are the greatest guides in the world.
學生活動：Students work in groups of four to introduce their hometowns.
Step7: Summary and homework
教師活動：Sum up the language points in this class after studets sum up.
T:In this class, we have learnt some new words and useful expressions. What are they?
Ss: They are capital, church,north….
T: We have learnt to introduce our hometowns and country by pair work, group work, making a report and being a guide. After class read the passage again and again until you can retell it. I want to know your beautiful hometown very much, but I’m very busy. I can’t go to visit your hometown. What should I do?
Ss: We will write a composition called my hometown and country.
T: Yes. You are too clever. I’m looking forward to seeing what your hometown is like. I think you can do it well. Good -bye.
學生活動：Students sum up the main words and important sentences freely. After class retell the passage and write a composition about introducing hometown and country.
板書設計
Module 5 My hometown and country
Unit 2 London is bigger than Cambridge
Where is…? the capital of
It’s in the east of on the coast
west be famous for
north a region of
south
教學反思
我以新課程理念為依據進行教學設計和課堂活動。 本課我通過一首宋祖英《愛我中華》的歌曲和美麗的家鄉圖片，很自然的將學生引入本課“家鄉”話題的學習氛圍中，同時培養學生愛祖國愛家鄉的思想感情。由于本課是閱讀課，重在培養學生的閱讀能力、邏輯思維能力、發現細節信息理解文章的能力。因此，我在本課教學中以情景教學、活動教學為主，充分利用現代化的電教手段創設情景，提高學生語言運用能力。在單詞部分，主要通過圖片和地圖形象、直觀地向學生介紹，通過問答法，讓學生掌握新詞并反復運用所學方位詞，為下一步課文理解及語言表達做好鋪墊。
對閱讀材料的處理上，我先讓學生聽再根據所獲得的信息判斷句子正誤，訓練學生的聽力能力和思維能力。讓學生帶著問題閱讀，兩人一組進行問和答活動，培養學生合作意識，幫助學生形成良好的學習策略，要求學生根據所給信息復述課文，更是培養學生注重閱讀細節的能力，同時也為日后的寫作奠定一定基礎。讓學生當導游介紹自己的家鄉，激發學生表達的欲望，更是激發學習英語的興趣。我的每一環節任務的設計都為學生提供了很好的學以致用的機會，廣闊自由的發揮空間。教學中大量的語言實踐活動，使學生在教師的指導下，通過感知、體驗、實踐、參與和合作等活動方式，實現任務的目標，并感受成功，獲得自主的發展。
教學流程
歌曲欣賞---圖片導入 ---復習舊知----新授（地圖教授方位詞）----整體感知
課文（帶問題泛聽，連main idea）---細化課文----表格對比復述課文-----
課堂檢測----模仿課文談論家鄉----圖片情感升華----布置作業