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Unit 6 Travelling around Asia-Checking your progress (Project)
This unit focuses on the theme of travelling around Asia. Through a series of learning activities, students will explore different Asian cities, their tourist spots, and cultural heritages. In this project, students are required to make a two - day travel plan of an Asian city, integrating various language skills such as reading, writing, listening, and speaking. They will also learn to use compass directions to read a map and understand the key elements of a travel plan, including destination, travel dates, mode of transportation, and budget.
教学目标
Knowledge Objectives
Students can master key vocabulary related to travelling, such as “destination”, “sightseeing”, “journey”, “compass directions” (north, south, east, west, north - east, south - east, north - west, south - west), etc.
Students are able to understand the structure and key elements of a travel plan.
Ability Objectives
Students can use the learned vocabulary and sentence patterns to describe tourist spots in Asian cities.
Students can write a two - day travel plan of an Asian city with clear logic and correct language.
Students can read a map using compass directions and find the main attractions and major roads of a city.
Emotional Objectives
Foster students' interest in exploring different cultures and cities in Asia.
Cultivate students' sense of cooperation through group work in making travel plans.
教学重难点
Teaching Key Points
Key vocabulary and sentence patterns for travelling around Asia.
The structure and elements of a travel plan.
Using compass directions to read a map.
Teaching Difficult Points
How to guide students to make a creative and practical travel plan with accurate English expressions.
Helping students understand and use different compass directions correctly in real - life situations, such as describing routes on a map.
Key Vocabulary
Nouns: Asia, guide, destination, sightseeing, journey, compass, map, attraction, budget, culture, heritage, etc.
Verbs: travel, explore, suggest, recommend, visit, plan, etc.
Adjectives: famous, ancient, modern, traditional, etc.
Key Phrases
go on a trip, take a journey, be famous for, be interested in, make suggestions on, according to, etc.
Key Sentence Patterns
If you like... you will...
You can...
The best time to visit... is...
It is famous for...
Compass Directions
north, south, east, west, north - east, south - east, north - west, south - west
教学过程
Lead - in (5 minutes)
Show students some pictures of famous tourist spots in Asian cities, such as the Great Wall in China, the Taj Mahal in India, and the Tokyo Tower in Japan. Ask students to name these spots and the countries they are in.
T: “Boys and girls, look at these pictures. Do you know these places? Which Asian countries are they in?”
Elicit students' answers and then lead to the topic of this class - making a travel plan for an Asian city.
Knowledge Review (10 minutes)
Review key vocabulary: Write some words on the blackboard, such as “destination”, “sightseeing”, etc. Ask students to explain their meanings and make sentences with them.
T: “Who can explain the meaning of 'destination' and make a sentence?”
Review compass directions: Show a simple map on the PPT with some marked points. Ask students to describe the directions from one point to another using compass directions.
T: “Look at the map. How can we describe the direction from point A to point B?”
Project Introduction (5 minutes)
Present the project task clearly: “In this class, you are going to work in groups to make a two - day travel plan of an Asian city. You need to consider the destination, travel dates, mode of transportation, places to visit, and budget.”
Show an example of a simple travel plan on the PPT and analyze its structure and key elements with students.
T: “Look at this example. What parts does this travel plan include?”
Group Work (15 minutes)
Divide students into groups of 4 - 5. Each group chooses an Asian city they want to make a travel plan for.
Provide each group with a map of the chosen city (either printed or on a tablet). Let students start to plan. They need to mark the main attractions on the map, decide the travel dates, choose the mode of transportation, and make a rough budget.
Walk around the classroom, offer guidance and help when students have questions. For example, if a group has difficulty in choosing the mode of transportation, give them some suggestions based on the distance and cost.
T: “If your destination is far away, what mode of transportation do you think is more suitable?”
Presentation and Evaluation (10 minutes)
Each group presents their two - day travel plan to the class. One member of the group shows the map with marked attractions and explains the plan, including travel dates, transportation, places to visit, and budget.
After each presentation, other groups can ask questions or give suggestions. Then, the teacher and students evaluate the presentation together from aspects such as content, language use, and creativity.
T: “What do you think of their travel plan? Do you have any questions or suggestions?”
教学反思
After this class, it is necessary to reflect on the teaching process. Check whether students have achieved the teaching objectives. For example, if many students still have difficulties in using compass directions correctly, more practice activities can be designed in the next class. Also, consider whether the group work was carried out smoothly. If there were problems in group cooperation, think about how to better guide students to cooperate in the future. In addition, evaluate whether the teaching methods and materials were appropriate. If the example of the travel plan was not clear enough for students, it can be improved. Overall, based on this reflection, teaching strategies can be adjusted to better meet the learning needs of students.
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