1、Knowledge:Unit 1 Shanghai is bigger than Hong Kong. Students look at the Chinese map and learn new words: east, west, south, north, capital, island, coast, hometown设计意图:从图片入手,了解本文所出现的一些地名,逐步引入主题,并导入部分新单词和词组。Step 2 Activity 1:1. Students match the given words and phrases with the photos in groupsShan
2、ghai: East China, the Bund, 1.5 kilometres long, 13 million peopleHong Kong: South China, Victoria Peak, 554 metres high, 7 million people2. Students use them to talk about the two places in groups.3. Language points:1) 数词 + 量词(pl.) + adj.(作表语)e.g. Zhang Hua is about 1.9 metres tall and 31 years old
3、.2) 数词 - 量词 - adj.(作定语)e.g. There is a 5-kilogram-heavy box in the house.3) 对数词提问: How + adj. + be + 主语?e.g. How tall is Zhang Hua?4) hundred, thousand, million, billion 修饰(n.)时,前面有具体数字,不用(pl.);无具体数字时,(pl.) + of 表示难以计数。e.g. Every year, millions of people watch NBA on TV. There are about two thousand
4、 people on the island.设计意图:通过图片,谈论上海和香港两个城市。对国家的描述有初步的了解,为下面的对话学习作好铺垫。Step 3 Listen (Acitvity 2):1. Students listen to the tape and answer the question Is Shanghai a newer city than Hong Kong? No, its older. Students listen again and match the given words with the two places in Activity 1. Shanghai:
5、 big, city, river, sea, park, buildingHong Kong: busy, city, coast, sea, population, hill2. Students repeat the text with the tape recorder.3. Language point 1) be busy (in) doing sth e.g. The teachers are busy getting ready for the meeting. 2) be busy at / with sth e.g. The manager is busy at his w
6、ork.设计意图:通过简单对话的听读操练,更好的帮助学生了解上海和香港两个城市。Step 4 Listen (Activity 3): Students listen to the tape and answer the questions in Activity 4.1) Is Hong Kong bigger than Shanghai? No, it isnt.2) Is Hong Kong hotter than Shanghai? Yes, it is.3) Is Shanghai warmer in winter than Hong Kong? No, it isnt.4) Is
7、Shanghai hotter than Hong Kong? No, it isnt.5) Is Hong Kong older than Shanghai? No, it isnt.6) Is Shanghai busier than Hong Kong? Yes, it is.1. Detail explanation:- Whats the population of Shanghai? (询问人口)= How large is the population of Shanghai?-The population of Shanghai is 13 million. (回答多少人口)
8、= Shanghai has a population of 13 million. = Shanghai has 13 million people.注意:population不能用how many/much来问;表示人口多用 “large”或 “great”,人口少用 “small”修饰设计意图:通过简单对话的听读操练,增强对目标语的输入,在大输入量的基础上,为后续的输出做准备。Step 5 Grammar:Conclusion of comparison 和少数双音节设计意图:通过语法总结和归纳,帮助学生更好的了解形容词比较级的构成。Step 6 Exercises:1. This pe
9、n is longer than that one. (long)2. Its bigger and busier than Cambridge (big, busy)3. Is Hong Kong hotter than Shanghai? (hot)4. Is Shanghai warmer in winter than Hong Kong? (warm)5. Is Hong Kong older than Shanghai? (old)设计意图:通过句型练习,帮助学生掌握比较级的构成和用法。Homework:Try to write some sentences about the change of Tianjin.