《牛津译林版英语》（八年级下册）

Unit 2Travelling  Reading (II)

I. Teaching aims and learning objectives By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 

1. use the key words and expressions to introduce the trip to Hong Kong Disneyland; 

2. know how to include enough details to indicate the writer’s feeling and prepare to write about a trip;  

3. know how to introduce a trip with the help of transitions. 

II. Teaching contents 

1.New words and phrases: miss, fantastic, indoor, roller coaster, speed, ride, cartoon, character, such, parade, magic, pie, feel, couple, castle, hurry to, on the way, such as, a couple of, at the end of, enjoy oneself 

2.New structures: We’re having a fantastic time here. It moved at high speed and was really exciting. We hurried to a restaurant to have a quick meal. On the way, we met some Disney cartoon characters, such as Snow White and Mickey Mouse. I ran after them and couldn’t stop taking photos. I bought a couple of key rings for classmates. 

III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty 

1. Use the key words and expressions to introduce the trip to Hong Kong Disneyland. 

2. Know how to use the transitions to connect the events. 

3. Know how to make inferences. IV.Teaching procedures 

Step 1 Revision 

1. Describe some pictures   

T: we’ve learnt about Kitty’s trip to Hong Kong Disneyland, and here are some pictures taken by Kitty. Look and try to describe them. Maybe you can tell us something about the Disneyland.  

2. Read after the flash 

T: Read after the flash. Pay attention to the pronunciation.  

3. Retell the trip T: Introduce the trip to Hong Kong Disneyland with the help of pictures and key words. 

Step 2 Language focus 

1. Study the first language point   

T shows the sentence with “have a fantastic time” and asks the students to find a phrase in the letter with the similar meaning. 

T lists the similar phrases. Students translate a sentence into English.  

2. Fill in the form    

Students read the letter carefully and fill in the form. 

T shows the structure of the text and tells that these activities are organized in the time order. 

3. Study the activities one by one and the other language points 

(1)have a fantastic time & enjoy oneself T introduces the phrases “have a fantastic time”, “have a good/great/nice/wonderful time”“enjoy oneself”“have fun” and asks students to complete the sentences.  

(2) hurry T shows some phrases of “hurry”. Use a picture of hare and tortoise and complete three sentences to make a comparison.  

(3)such as & for example     

T shows another sentences with “for example”, and invites students to find the differences between “such as” and “for example”. Translate two sentences into English using these two phrases. 

(4) can’t stop doing      

T lists some phrases with “stop” and do some exercises. 

(5) a couple of     

T shows the meanings of “a couple of” and “couple”, asks the students to do some exercises. (6) at the end of     

T lists some phrases with “end” and do some exercises. 

Step 3 Extension 

1. Know the transitions   

The usage of transitions.      

T: We know there are six events during the trip. In which order does the writer organize them? And how does she connect the ideas of the passage? Can you circle them? Yes, they are called transitions. Then, what are transitions?’ 

2.Write a similar article V. 

Homework 

1.Finish the writing. 

2. Read about more trips and share them in the class.