M2U2wordpower.doc

4th period
Word power
Teaching objectives:
1. Improve the students’ ability of mastering words
2. Enlarge the students’ vocabulary
3. Help students learn the words and expressions related to adventure holidays.
4. Get the students to expand related vocabulary and to use it.
Important teaching Points：
1. Help students learn the words and expressions related to adventure holidays.
2. Learn the words by heart and try to use them
Difficult teaching points:
1. How to improve the students’ ability of mastering words
2. How to use the new words to solve problems
Teaching Methods:
1. Talking to improve the students’ speaking ability
2. Practice to get the students to master what they’ve learnt
3. Discussion to make every student work in class
Teaching Aids
the multimedia and the blackboard
Teaching Procedures
Step1 Free talk Show some pictures and ask
1. Have you ever been to any of these places?
2. Tell us about your traveling experiences.
Step2 Revision
1. What is the travel route of Toby and Colin?
2. What do they plan to take? Why?
Step3 Competition
Step4 Reading
Read the passage and fill in the form.
The items Colin wants to take on his holiday
What to take
Why to take them

If you were his best friend, what suggestions would you give him?
Step5 Guess what it is!
Step6 Read the e-mail complete it.
Hi Colin,
I’m glad to hear that you are going to have so many adventures in Africa. You must be very excited! You will need strong (1) _____ because you are going to walk a lot. A (2) _____ is also necessary in case the weather is bad on Mount Kilimanjaro. Take a (3) _____ as well, because you will get wet when you go white-water rafting. Equipment is also very important. I’m sure you will take your (4) ____ and (5) ___________ for camping in the desert, but don’t forget small things, such as (6) ___________ _______ ——you may need to make a fire. Also take a map of all the places you will visit and a (7) _______ so you don’t lose your way. A (8) ______ and some (9) ______ are also good to have when it gets dark.
Of course, you will take some food, and you will probably find water. Take care though, as you will need to take your (10) _____________________ and place them in a (11) ____ when you boil the water. While you are waiting, you could read a (12) _____. Oh, I really forgot about the (13) _______! Bring a lot of extra (14) ____ —you don’t run out when you are taking pictures. The last and most important piece of equipment is your (15) __________ in case you are sick. You can also take a (16) ___________to cut food or anything else when needed.
Best wishes,
Jennifer
Step7 Discussion
1. What shall we do if we meet emergency?
2. Choose the four correct items for taking a first aid kit on Colin’s trip.
Step8 Writing
你和李明参加了一次野外生存训练。以下5幅图画表现了野外训练活动的过程,请根据图示写一篇英文日记。
注意:1. 词数100左右;2. 日记的开头与结尾已为你写好。
参考词汇:宿营地:campsite n

Saturday, May 6, 2006 cloudy
Li Ming and I took part in wilderness survival program yesterday and it has been one of the most unforgettable experiences since high school.________________________________________________________________________________________________ The two of us spent the night in the forest.
We learned to use knowledge gained in classroom training to solve problems. It was quite an experience for both us, which I’ll never forget for the rest of my life.