Period4ListeningTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriodThisperiodconsistsoflisteningintheUsingLanguagepart,listeningandlisteningtaskintheWorkbook.Itaimsattrainingthestudents’listeningskills—gettinggeneralideaanddetailedinformationandgraspingthekeyinformationtohelpthestudentsfinishtherelativeexercises.Alsointhisperiodthestudentscanmeetthethemeofthisunitagain.Theteachershouldmakesurethestudentsreadthequestionstofindouttherequirementsfirst.Thisistosharpentheirattentiontogetthegistofthetextandspecificinformationforthequestions.Whiledoingtherelatedexercises,thestudentscanworktogetherwiththeirpartnersontheiranswers.TeachingImportant&DifficultPointsHelpthestudentslearnhowtograspthegeneralideaanddetailedinformation.Howtohelpthestudentsimprovetheirlisteningability.TeachingMethodsTask-basedlearning;cooperativelearning.TeachingAidsAtaperecorder,amulti-mediacomputerandablackboard.ThreeDimensionalTeachingAimsKnowledgeandSkillsHelpthestudentsimprovetheskillstolistenforgeneralideaanddetailedinformation.Helpthestudentsimprovetheirlisteningapproaches.ProcessandStrategiesIndividualworktofinisheachtask.Theteachermayplaythetapeafewmoretimestomakethestudentshearclearly.FeelingsandValueNotonlyarethestudents’listeningskillstrained,butalsotheywilllearnalotaboutthemeparksallovertheworld.TeachingProceduresStep1Listening(Page37and38)T:Hello,everybody!Lastclasswelearnedalotabouttwothemeparksbyreading.Andinthisclasswearegoingtolearnaboutanotherthemeparkbylistening.PleaseopenyourbooksandturntoPage37.Beforeyoulistentothetape,youwillbegiventwominutestoreadtherequirementsandthequestions.AndI’dlikeyoutopredictwhatthislisteningpassagetalksaboutfromthequestions.(Twominuteslater.)T:OK,whowouldliketotellwhatthislisteningpassagetalksabout?Volunteers!S:Iguessthislisteningpassageisaboutaculturethemepark,inwhichdifferentculturalgroupsarementioned.T:Yeah.Thelisteningtextintroducestoawell-knowntouristattractioninChina-FolkCultureVillagesinShenzhen,whichshowsthehomes,templesanddressoftwenty-oneethnicgroupsinChina.FromthelisteningtextwewilllearnhowsomeoftheminoritynationalgroupsofChinaliveandwhattheircustomsare.NowI’llplaythetapeforyoutolistentoforthefirsttime.Afterlistening,youwillmatcheachnationalgrouptoanexampleofitscustoms.Payattentiontotheimportantinformationwhilelisteningandyou’dbettertakesomenotesofit.(Studentslistentotherecordingforthefirsttime.)T:Haveyougottheanswers?Let’schecktheanswerstogether.Possibleanswers:T:Let’slistentothetapeagainandanswerthequestionsinPart2.Youmaylistentoittwice.(Studentslistentotherecordingforanothertwotimes.)T:Pleasechecktheanswerswithyourpartnersfirst,thenwe’llchecktheanswersinclass.Suggestedanswers:1.Twenty-oneculturalgroupsarerepresentedinthethemepark.2.Therearetwenty-fourvillagesinthethemepark.3.Rickyissohungrybecausethegroupgotuptooearlyforhimtohavebreakfast.4.Naxi,Bai,MiaoandDaigroupsarementionedinthepassage.5.TheguidesaystheymustseetheUyghurdancingandheartheDaisinging.6.LucywantstobuyMiaoclothforhermother.7.Thethemeparkcontainsplants,temples,bridgesandhousesotherthanpeople.8.Rickywillwanttoeatagain.T:Haveyougotthemright?Ss:Almostallright.T:Goodjob!Step2Listening(Page69)T:Let’scometothelisteningonPage69.HerewearegoingtolistentoDavidEvensandJiYangwhoarevisitingtheSeaWorldontheGoldCoastinNo...