Lesson10:Where’stheHighestHotelTeachingContent:Masterywordsandexpressions:tower,thick,wholeOralwordsandexpressions:GrandHyatt,locate,length,astronaut,dam,gorge,theThreeGorgeDamTeachingAim:1.Learnthedifferentstylesofadjectivesandadverbs.2.Knowmoreabouttheworld’srecords.TeachingImportantPoints:1.Masterthecomparativeandsuperlativedegreesofadjectivesandadverbs.3.Learnmoreabouttheworld’sbuildingsandstructures.TeachingDifficultPoints:Howtodescribethebuildings’length,width,anddepthinEnglish?TeachingPreparation:picturesTeachingAids:audiotape,flashcards,picturesTypeoflesson:newlessonTeachingProcedure:Step1.Cometo“THINKABOUTIT’.Letsomestudentsanswerthequestionsloudlyinclass.Ifonecan’tsayitcompletely,theotherscanaddthecontent.Theteacherasksthestudents:Doyouliketraveling?Wheredidyoutraveledto?Ifthestudentthatyouaskdidn’ttravelago,lethimimaginewherehewillgoifhehasthechancetotravel.Step2.Listentothetapeandtelliftheyaretrueorfalse.Listeningtask:TrueorFalse1.TheGrandHyattShanghaiinPudongisthehighesthotelintheworld.T2.LiuYutianwalkedthewholelengthoftheGreatWallforthreeyears.F3.TheThreeGorgesDamwillbetheworld’sbiggestdam.TFinishtheexerciseinclassinoral.Step3.Readthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.WhichtoweristhetallestbuildinginChina?JinMaoTower.2.HowlongistheGreatWall?It’smorethan7240kilometreslong.3.HowmuchwilltheThreeGorgesDamcost?Itwillcost205billionyuan.Step4.Dowiththelanguagepointsusingtheflashcards.7240kilometreslong.9.75metresthick.2.3kilometreslong,185metrestall.Makesomeexamplestopracticethephrases.Theriveris10metreswide.Thehouseis2metrestall.Step5.Dowiththelanguagewiththeobjects.Theteacherpointstotheclassroomandletsthestudentstodescribeit.Pointtoadictionaryandaskthestudentstodescribeit.Letthestudentfindotherthingsanddescribethem.Step6.Cometo“LET’SDOIT”.Doitintheclassinoral.Thisissimilartostep5.Practicemore.Letthestudentsdoitinturns.Forexample:2Theycansaylikethis:Iwanttobetwometrestall.Thetreeistwometrestall.Theriverisabout250000metreslong.Step7.Homework1.Finishofftheactivitybook.2.Goonreadingthestudentbook.SummaryItisagoodwaytopracticethelanguagepointswiththehelpoftheflashcards.Theycanrememberthegrammarseasilybecauseofthecolourfulpictures.Anotherwayistousethethingsaroundus.Thestudentscangonearitortouchtobeginhisreport.ThestudentswillbemoreinterestedinEnglishthanbefore.
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