6.　　　 What are the biggest cities in Asia?

Step4. Read the new words for the students. Then let them read after the teacher for several times. Now ask them if they have some words that are new to them. Let them talk about the words and guess the meanings together.

Step5. Reading task

Read the text and check the answers. Read the text again and finish Exercise3 in the activity book.

How big is Asia? Asia is the ______ continent. It _______ more than 44 million square kilometers. There are over ______ countries. China is the biggest country in ______ and population. More than three _______ people live in Asia. That’s more than _______ the world’s population. Mount Qomolangma is the highest ______ in the world. The Yangtze River in China is the ______ longest river in the world. Tokyo and _____ are two of the biggest _______ in Asia. The ______ city of China is Beijing. The Great Wall in China is world-famous.

Step6. Read together. Find the mistakes and help them correct them.

Step7. Come to “PROJECT”.

CHOOSE A CONTINENT

Talk about the project in groups of three of four. Each group chooses a region of the world. Students collect the facts of the region. They must work together and give a report to the class.

Instruct the students to begin writing their reports. Let them draw a map of their region. Can they locate cities and other features of the map?

Students continue to work in the same group. Instruct the students to begin writing their reports. Remind the students to think about illustrations for their presentations.

In the next class, students continue to work in their groups. Go on writing their reports. Encourage them to search more information on the Internet.

Step8. Homework

5.　　　 What are the main geographical features of Asia?

4.　　　 What languages do they speak?

3.　　　 How many people live in Asia?

2.　　　 What countries are in Asia?

1.　　　 How big is Asia?

2.　　　 What languages do people speak in Asia?

Talk about the countries and the languages that they speak.

Step3. Listening task:

Listen and answer the following questions;

1.　　　 What continent do you live in?

2.　　　 Name the main countries in Asia. What are in the main cities in the countries?

Teaching Difficult Points:

Some words and expressions are too difficult for the students.

Teaching Preparation: a map of the world

Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a map of the world

Type of lesson: new lesson

Teaching Procedure:

Step1. Say some countries and the capital cities.

Country　　　　 Capital City

U. K.　　　　　　 London

U. S.　　　　　　 Washington, D. C.

Canada　　　 　　Ottawa

Australia　　　　 Canberra

China　　　　　　 Beijing

Step2. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT.”

1.　　　 Learn the geographical features of Asia.