3. Say: Do you know when we go to see the golden throne? Do you know what we can see in Fengxian Palace? If your answers are ‘No’, please listen to the tape. After listening, you will know the answers.

2. Read the poster together. Fill in the table according to the poster.

1. Ask Ss to look at the poster on P36. Ask the following questions:

⑴　　 What is this poster about? (It’s about the shows at the Palace Museum.)

⑵　　 What can you see in Taihe Palace? (Golden throne.)

⑶　　 Where can you see works of art? (In Baohe Palace.)

⑷　　 What can you see in Huangji Palace? (Chinese paintings.)

4. Do you want to visit the Palace Museum? Now, let’s go to see the shows at the Palace Museum. First, please have a look at this poster.

Step 2 Doing activities

3. There are many beautiful things to see in the Palace Museum. We can see some old things, such as the golden throne, some works of art, 　some pottery　 and　 some Chinese paintings there. Write the phrases on the Bb and ask Ss to read them after you. Show some pictures to help understand the meaning.

2. When I am free, I like traveling. For example, Beijing is a good place to visit. Have you ever been to the Palace Museum? (Show a picture of the Palace Museum.)This is the Palace Museum. There are different palaces there, such as The Taihe Palace, Zhonghe Palace, Baohe Palace, Huangji palace, and Fengxian palace. (Write the names of palace on the Bb.)

Unit goals

●　　 Invite someone to join an activity and make arrangements.

●　　 Understand and respond to a realistic tour guide’s introduction and a poster.

●　　 Use ‘how much’, ‘how many, noun +’s, possessive adjectives and pronouns, ‘the’ familiarly

●　　 Select descriptive information to suit an audience.

Period 7 Integrated skills

Teaching goals　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

●　　 To listen for detailed and abstract information about making arrangements

●　　 To identify and note specific details from general context

●　　 To understand and respond to realistic texts presented in written and spoken form

●　　 To order information from a tour guide’s introduction

Teaching procedures

Step 1 Presenting　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

1. (Show some pictures of famous places in Nanjing.) Do you know these places? Do you like them? Where are these places of attraction? Yes, they are in Nanjing. Do you know when it is open? What can you do there? What do you like most about it? (Encourage Ss to answer using what they have learned according to the fact.)

7. We will stay until he comes back. (改为同义句)

　 We _____ 　______ leave until he comes back.

Step 4. Discussion (10 min)

It is better to live in the modern city.

It is better to live in the country.

It is better to live in the town.

Which statement does your group agree? Why?

Discuss in groups of four for a few minutes. Encourage students to use the information and expressions in the passage. Their own ideas are also welcomed.

Step 5. Homework (2 min)

Suppose the exchange students are coming to Changzhou next week. Can you introduce Changzhou to them. You can talk about it like what we learned. You can also talk about something else, such as traveling, etc.

教学后记：本节课是在对课文内容熟悉的基础上要求学生掌握重要的语言点，并且能运用自如。前面第二个步骤以讲解为主，第三步骤进行简单的机械操练，属于教师完全控制的练习，而第四步骤则要求学生综合运用课文的相关信息和语言点阐述自己的观点，把这一环节设计成半开放半控制。最后作业的布置则要求更高一点，不仅要求学生独立完成任务，而且把书本知识联系到现实生活中来，并不只局限与书本知识的照搬，还需加入自己创新。真正做到学以致用。

常州市新北区实验中学　 张丽君

6. They have no time to chat with friends.(改为同义句)

　 They _____ 　_____ 　______ time to chat with friends.

5. 睡觉前我得读英语。

　 I _____　 _____ read English before going to bed.