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Unit 7 Communication Workshop(第一课时)
Lesson Focus
·Be able to extract travel writing framework from the sample text.
·Be able to use adjectives or phrases that describe landscapes and quantities appropriately.
·Activate students' information reserves and expand adjectives.
·Use the output part to guide the task setting, guide the students to apply the travel experience in real life to the writing.
Reading
Exercise 1
Purpose: to help students understand the content of a text through photos
· Read and understand the sample text. Direct students to the photos. Ask “Where were the photos taken? Name the city.”Elicit Shanghai. Ask “What do you think the text will be about?”Elicit A trip to Shanghai.
· Say“Read about Jenny's journey and decide which photo goes with day 1 and day 2”Have students write 1 or 2 next to each photo.Monitor as students read, offering assistance as needed.
· Go over the answers. Have individual students give answers.
Answers
a)3, b)2
Expansion: Show What You Know!
Bring in extra photos of landmarks in other cities (in China and/or around the world).
Examples: Forbidden City in Beijing; Eiffel Tower in Paris; Buckingham Palace in Lon-don; skyline in Hong Kong; Opera House in Sydney, Australia; Times Square in New York City…..
Number the photos and display them around the classroom. (If wanted, note the names of the various cities in random order on the board.) Have students walk around the class and write down the number of the photo and the name of the city where each building / landmark is found. Then review answers with the class. Have students provide answers and further details about the landmarks, if possible.
Exercise 2
Purpose: to help students understand adjectives used in a text by matching them with their definitions
· Say“The students in this class are amazing and special”. Ask "How did I describe the students in this class?" Elicit amazing, special. Ask “What do we call these types of words?”Elicit Adjectives. Write this word on th