Task Title Ss exchange ideas about travelling.
Targets 1.To read and get detailed information about these cities (location, food, places to visit, sports…)2.To express ideas by discussing or sharing and talking with others and learn how much they know about the famous places in the world.
Language Objectives
Functions 1.Introduce the famous cities of the world.2.Learn about some famous buildings in the world.
Vocab Side, coast, scenic, beach, castle, such as, these days, take part in
Skills 1.Ss can search for specific information2. Discuss and exchange opinions
Activities + Teaching 1.Work in group of 4 to exchange opinions about travel2.To improve Ss’ reading skills and comprehension
Resources Pictures
Assessment Procedures 1.Informal assessment. 2.Ss show their opinions about travel
No. of Periods One or two periods
Reading about Travel
the Eiffel Tower the Arc de Triomphe
castle
• A1.Look at the heading ,the headline of the passage and the photos, guess what will this passage be about.
• This is a newspaper article designed to attract tourists from China to visit France for their summer holidays.
Prediction:
• Question:• At what time of the year was this written?
• Who does the writer mean by “us”?
It was written after the winter but before the summer, perhaps in February.
The writer means “the people of China”.
2.While-reading
• (1) Fast reading: Ss read the passage fast and try to divide it into 6 parts, and find out the main idea of each part.
Part 1:
Why not visit France this summer?
Part 2:
France has many wonderful things to see.
Part 3:
Paris, the capital, is a beautiful city.
Part 4:
EuroDisney is near Paris.
P2~3
P4
P5
P1
Part 5:
France is famous for its food, art and culture.
Part 6:
Why not go and have a good time in France.
• (2)careful reading: Read the passage again and complete the
notes and check the answer. (A2)
P6~7
P8
(3) Reading for details:Ss discuss in pairs and finish A3 (T or F or DK), then check the answers in class asking:Why do you think so?
• 1 The writer is French.• 2 France is a small but very interesting country.• 3 The mountains are good places to go
waterskiing.• 4 there are probably many farmers in France.• 5 EuroDisney is similar to Disneyland in the
USA.
DK F
F
T
T
Discussion
(four in a group)
What impress you most after reading
this passage?(Get the Ss to use at
least one word to tell his/her
impression, and give the reasons)
harbour restaruant cable car
Chinatown
Read the passage about San Francisco quickly and finish this chart:
Location:___________
Weather: ___________
Food: __________
Famous places: ___________
In the park you can_______________________
in the west of America
never too cold and never too hot
delicious fish and other seafood
Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park
fish, walk, play tennis or have a rest
Finish the “T” or “F” exercises and correct the wrong ones.
1 San Francisco is a cold, dark place.
2 Only sports-lovers or food-lovers should visit San Francisco.
3 Golden Gate Park is near Golden Gate Bridge.
4 In Chinatown you can only get hot Sichuan food.
5 San Francisco’s Chinatown is bigger than London’s.
warm, bright
F
Everyone canF
T
get all kinds of food from China
T
F