Ⅱ. Teaching aids 教具
录音机/幻灯片/图片/小黑板
Ⅲ. Five-finger Teaching Plan 五指教学方案
Step 1 Review 第一步 复习(时间:7分钟)
师生共同复习本单元学过的名胜古迹，导入新课。
T: Class, can you remember how many places of interest we’ve learned in this topic?
Ss: Yes. We’ve learned three. They are Beijing’s old city walls, the Great Pyramid and Emperor
Qin’s Terracotta Warriors.
T: Who can tell me something about the old city walls in Beijing?
S1: There used to be lots of old city walls in Beijing. But most of them were pulled down. The
government is trying to protect and repair the old city walls.
T: Good. S2, please tell me something about Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Warriors. S2: …
T: Well done. Could you tell me something about the Great Pyramid, S3? S3: …
T: Very good. Today we’ll talk about another place of interest. It is the Great Wall of China.
Step 2 Presentation 第二步 呈现(时间:10分钟)
利用长城图片进行师生问答，引出1a内容。学习文中生词及语言项目，培养学生的听力。 1. (出示长城图片，导出生词。)
T: What do you think of the Great Wall of China?
S1: The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest wonders of the world. T: What did Qin Shihuang do with the old walls? S2: He joined the old walls together.
T: From then on, people regarded the Great Wall as a symbol of the Chinese nation. (板书并要求学生掌握短语from then on和regard … as …；理解nation。)
from then on regard regard … as nation T: Every year, there are many people visiting the Great Wall. Do you know why? S3: Because they want to find great pleasure in visiting it.
T: But some sections of it are falling down. So people recently began to protect and repair the Great Wall.
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T: Do you want to know more about it? Let’s listen to 1a and answer the questions. 2. (让学生带着问题听1a录音，听后核对答案。) (1)How long is the Great Wall? (2)When did the ancient Chinese begin to build the Great Wall? (核对答案。) Step 3 Consolidation 第三步 巩固(时间:8分钟)
通过听、读、复述等形式巩固1a。
1. (再播放1a录音，学生跟读，完成1b。)
T: Listen to 1a again and follow, and then finish 1b. (核对答案。)
2. (学生听读1a短文，注意语音语调并画出关键词复述课文。) wonder, around 600 B.C., join … together, regard … as …, symbol, the Chinese nation, find pleasure in …, section, falling down, recently (可以让学生用接龙的形式复述课文。)
Step 4 Practice 第四步 练习(时间:12分钟)
师生互动。学生自主学习，总结知识，巩固语法，完成4a和4b。然后利用图片导入2和3。 1. (让学生总结附加问句的特点及构成方法。)
T: Let’s sum up the characteristics of tag questions. S1, can you have a try? S1: Would you mind if I say it in Chinese? T: Certainly not. Do as you like, please. (完成4a。)
2. (1)(教师通过课堂例题，对反意疑问句知识进行拓展讲解。)
(小黑板展示例题。) (完成反意疑问句) ① I think he is clever, ____ ____? ② Everything begins to grow in spring, ____ ____? ③ I don’t believe he comes from China, ____ ____? ④ Let us play soccer, ____ ____? ⑤ She has few friends here, ____ ____? ⑥ The little girl must be Maria, ____ ____? ⑦ There is little ink in the bottle, ____ ____? ⑧ Kangkang seldom went to school on foot, ____ ____? ⑨ —He wasn’t watching TV at 8:00 yesterday evening, was he? —____, ____ ____. He was doing his homework. ⑩ No one knows him here, ____ ____? 11 Everyone is here, ____ ____? 12 17
There used to be no buildings here, ____ ____? (2)(用多媒体展示练习题，让学生抢做，活跃气氛。)
T: Girls and boys, please fill in the blanks with the proper expressions you’ve learned in the topic. See who is the first to complete them. One blank, one word. ① I often ____ my pet dog ____ my friend. ② This road ____ Jinan and Qingdao ____. ③ That house is too dangerous. We must _____ it ____. ④ She never spoke to him again . 3. (根据需要，教师可以补讲“there used to be …”句型的附加问句构成方式。)
T: Now, I will tell you how to form the tag question of there used to be …. I think you may meet it in your examinations or in your exercises. (板书并解释，只要求学生了解。) There used to be lots of old city walls in Beijing, didn’t there? There used to be lots of old city walls in Beijing, usedn’t there? (教师强调反意疑问句的“前肯后否”形式，回答要根据事实。) 4. (多媒体展示句子，教师讲解，完成4b。) (板书句型并解释，要求学生掌握。) It takes sb. some time to do sth. sb. spends some time (in) doing sth. 5. (学生听录音，完成2。)
T: Boys and girls, let’s come to a test of listening. Look at the pictures of 2. Listen to the tape carefully, and then number them. (核对答案。)
6. (出示幻灯片，师生对话导入3。)
T: Class, look at the pictures on show, please. They are about our cultural relics. Please think about how to protect them. Talk about them in groups. (两分钟后。)
T: S2, what does the first picture mean?
S2: The man in the picture is practicing Kungfu. The relic is pulled down. He shouldn’t damage it. T: Good! You are quite right.
(继续谈论第2张图片和第3张图片。学生的回答要体现书中的要求。)
Step 5 Project 第五步 综合探究活动(时间:8分钟)
通过多种活动，培养学生的口语表达能力。 1. (方案一)
(1)(教师引导学生看5。每个学生用英语口头表述其家乡一处风景名胜。要求说三句话以
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上，看谁说的句子最多，谁就是获胜者。)
T: Look at the project of 5. You need to state a place of interest in your hometown orally in English. The student who speaks the most will be the winner. (2)(谈论魔术地毯。)
(教师解释a magic carpet, 完成5。)
T: Imagine you are going on a trip on a magic carpet. You can visit any wonder of the world you like. Describe what you’ll see on your trip such as the cultural relics. (学生充分发挥想象进行谈论，教师认真倾听。最后总结。完成5。) (方案二)
(假如有一个外国旅游团要到中国旅游，让学生作为向导，向外国人介绍一些名胜古迹。将学生分成四组，分别介绍北京古城墙、颐和园、中国长城、秦始皇兵马俑等。)
T: Suppose a group of foreigners will visit China. You act as a guide and introduce some places of interest to them. How do you conduct the foreigners? These places of interest are the old city walls in Beijing, the Summer Palace, the Great Wall of China and Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Warriors and so on. 2. Homework:
让学生课后调查班内同学将去参观哪些名胜古迹及要去那的原因，并根据你对这些名胜古迹的了解给出建议，尽量使用should/shouldn’t/must/mustn’t … 板书设计：
The workers used live models, didn’t they? Section D pull down —Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Warriors are one of the join … together greatest wonders of the world, aren’t they? regard … as … —Yes, they are./ No, they aren’t. —The workers used live models, didn’t they? —Yes, they did.
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Topic 3 The workers used live models, didn’t they?
Section A
The main activities are 1a and 2a. 本课重点活动是1a和2a。 Ⅰ. Teaching aims and demands 教学目标
1. Learn some new words and phrases:
railway, remain, pull, pull down, government
2. Learn a useful sentence:
The government is trying to protect and repair the old city walls. 3. Learn tag questions:
(1)—It’s a nice day, isn’t it? —Yes, it is. (2)Let’s go and have a look, shall we?
(3)—There are still many old city walls in Beijing, aren’t there? —No, there aren’t.
(4)You know a lot about them, don’t you? 4. Talk about cultural relics:
(1)These are old city walls. They are more than 500 years old. (2)There used to be lots of old city walls in Beijing.
(3)Most old city walls were pulled down in the 1960s, because they were falling down. Ⅱ. Teaching aids 教具
录音机/幻灯机或多媒体或图片/小黑板 Ⅲ. Five-finger Teaching Plan 五指教学方案
Step 1 Review 第一步 复习(时间:5分钟)
师生对话，多媒体课件或图片展示，激发兴趣，导入新课。 T: Hi, S1. Do you like traveling? S1: Yes, I like it very much.
T: Would you like to travel to Beijing? S1: Yes, I’d love to. T: Why?
S1: Because there are many places of interest in Beijing. T: Could you say some places of interest in Beijing? S1: Yes, the Great Wall, the Summer Palace…
(让该生尽可能多说，其他学生也可补充。学生说的同时，教师用多媒体课件出示对应的图
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片，激发学生的兴趣，最后教师总结，导入新课。)
T: Well done. The Great Wall is a great place. In this lesson, let’s talk about other walls — the
old city walls in Beijing.
Step 2 Presentation 第二步 呈现(时间:10分钟)
1. (教师用多媒体或图片展示北京的古城墙，其中有些古城墙已经破烂不堪，引出生词及反意疑问句。)
T: Look, what are these? Ss: They are old city walls.
T: Yes. They are some old city walls near Beijing Railway Station. (板书并要求学生掌握。) railway T: They are very beautiful, aren’t they? (板书并解释，让学生初步掌握反意疑问句的用法。) They are very beautiful, aren’t they? Ss: Yes, they are. (帮助学生回答，并注意反意疑问句的答语。)
T: Right, but only a few of them remain now, because most of them were falling down and were pulled down. (板书并要求学生掌握。) remain, pull, pull down T: Class, do you want to know more about the old city walls? Now, let’s listen to the conversation between Kangkang and Michael.
2. (设置听力任务，听1a录音，了解对话的内容。)
T: Now, let’s listen to 1a and find out the answers to the questions. (幻灯片呈现问题。) (1) Where did Kangkang and Michael go to see the old city walls? (2) How many years old are the old city walls? (3) How many of them remain now? (核对答案。)
3. (再听1a录音，回答下列问题。进一步了解对话内容，掌握反意疑问句的问和答。) T: Now listen to 1a again, then answer the following questions. (1) It’s a nice day, isn’t it? (2) There are still many old city walls in Beijing, aren’t there? (3) Kangkang knows a lot about the old city walls, doesn’t he? (核对答案。)
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Step 3 Consolidation 第三步 巩固(时间:10分钟)
教师引导学生自主学习。表演对话，掌握语法，培养学生的人文意识。完成1b和1c。 1. (在1a中找出反意疑问句。教师找几名同学将找到的句子写在黑板上，教师给予总结。完成1b。)
(板书并解释反意疑问句的含义、构成方式及回答。) (1)It’s a nice day, isn’t it? (2)Let’s go and have a look, shall we? (3)There are still many old city walls in Beijing, aren’t there? (4)You know a lot about them, don’t you? 2. (跟读1a，注意语音语调。)
T: Listen to the tape and follow. Pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation. 3. (根据黑板上的句子表演对话。)
T: Act out the dialog according to the tag questions on the blackboard. 4. (完成1c。巩固反意疑问句。)
T: Now, please do 1c by yourselves. Then check your answers. (核对答案。)
Step 4 Practice 第四步 练习(时间:12分钟)
通过对话引入、图片帮助、播放录音、复述课文，培养学生综合运用语言的能力。完成2a和2b。
1. (通过师生对话，引入2a。)
T: There were many old city walls in Beijing before, weren’t there? S1: Yes, there were.
T: There are still many old city walls in Beijing now, aren’t there? S1: No, there aren’t. Only a few of them remain now.
T: What happened to them? Do you want to know? Now, let’s look at some pictures. 2. (教师利用幻灯片出示下列图片，让学生利用图下面的词语造句子。) T: Make sentences according to the words and the pictures. (幻灯片展示图片和提示词。)
(used to be) (be pulled down) (appear) (try to, protect, repair)
(学生活动期间，教师巡视，及时帮助有困难的学生。然后找四个学生到黑板上写句子。) (检查学生的书写情况并讲评，适当贯穿德育教育。引出生词government。)
T: The government is trying to protect and repair the old city walls. And we should do
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something useful to protect them. (板书并要求学生掌握。) government 3. (听2a录音，注意语音语调。)
T: Here is a passage about the change in the old city walls. Let’s listen together and repeat. Pay
attention to the pronunciation and intonation.
4. (学生朗读2a，并根据幻灯片上的图片及下面的提示词复述北京古城墙的变化。)
T: Read 2a, then retell the change in the old city walls according to pictures and words below. 5. (师生对话，导入2b。)
T: Hi, S2. Do you agree to pull down the old city walls or protect the old city walls? S2: I agree to protect the old city walls. T: Why?
S2: Because they make the city more beautiful. We can learn a lot from them about history and
people.
T: What about the others’ ideas? Please talk about it with your classmates. Then finish 2b by
yourselves.
(讨论后，学生独自完成2b。)
6. (小组活动。把全班同学分成四组，使用should, shouldn’t, must, must not讨论我们应该做些什么来保护文化古迹。讨论之后，每组选一名代表在班级做汇报。完成3。)
T: Discuss in groups. Talk about what we should do to protect our cultural relics. Then report it
to the other classmates.
Step 5 Project 第五步 综合探究活动(时间:8分钟)
通过写建议信、倡议书和编对话，培养学生综合运用语言的能力。 1. (方案一)
(学生小组讨论下列问题，然后给当地的政府机构写一封建议信。)
T: Discuss the questions in groups, then write a letter to the local government to talk about how to protect the places of interest in our hometown. (1) Are there any places of interest in our hometown?
(2) What is happening to them? (3) What should we do to protect them? (方案二)
(可根据3的讨论结果，写一封倡议书，提醒市民保护自己的家园。)
T: There is a park in our city. The park is very beautiful. It attracts (吸引) many people to visit, so please make a proposal to protect the environment in the park. You can do it like this: NOTICE (1) You shouldn’t spit in the park. 4
(2) You mustn’t pick flowers in a park. (3) … 2. Homework: 编一个对话，谈论当地的名胜古迹或熟悉的自然风光，适当地运用反意疑问句。 板书设计：
The workers used live models, didn’t they? Section A used to be —It’s a nice day, isn’t it? pull down —Yes, it is. learn…from… Let’s go and have a look, shall we? —There are still many old city walls in Beijing, aren’t there? —No, there aren’t. You know a lot about them, don’t you? Section B
The main activities are 1a and 3a. 本课重点活动是1a和3a。 Ⅰ. Teaching aims and demands 教学目标
1. Learn some new words and a phrase:
wonder, live, treasure, underground, palace, the Summer Palace, west, weigh, ton, queen 2. Learn some useful sentences:
(1) Who made them, do you know?
(2) Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of China, ordered his men to make them. (3) China is the oldest country in the world. 3. Go on learning tag questions:
(1) You visited Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Warriors last week, didn’t you? (2) The workers used live models, didn’t they?
(3) There are many treasures in Qin Shihuang’s Underground Palace, aren’t there? 4. Talk about symbolic buildings:
(1) They are one of the greatest wonders of the world.
(2) It is in London. It is a symbol of England. Long ago, a queen built it to tell the time. (3) It is in France. It was built for the International Exhibition of Paris in 1889. (4) It stands in New York. It was a gift from France. 5. Talk about measurement:
(1) It’s 46 meters high and weighs 229 tons.
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(2) The Xi’an City Wall is about 13.9 kilometers long. (3) It’s 15-18 meters wide. Ⅱ. Teaching aids 教具
录音机/多媒体/小黑板/图片/卷尺
Ⅲ. Five-finger Teaching Plan 五指教学方案
Step 1 Review 第一步 复习(时间:5分钟)
利用师生对话的形式导入新课。
1. (以对话的形式复习Section A中的目标语言，导入新知识。) T: It’s a lovely day, isn’t it? Ss: Yes, it is.
T: So I think it’s a nice day for traveling. Do you like traveling? Ss: Of course./Sure./Certainly.
T: Would you like to visit some places of interest? Ss: Yes, we’d like to.
T: Last week we visited the old city walls in Beijing with Kangkang and Michael. Today we
are traveling to another famous city to see some places of interest. Guess, where shall we go?
Ss: (学生可能说出许多城市名，当学生说出西安时，教师可以说以下内容：)
T: Yes, in this class we’ll travel to Xi’an. Which place of interest would you like to visit? Ss: “秦始皇兵马俑”。
Step 2 Presentation 第二步 呈现(时间:12分钟)
利用多媒体图片引出1a，学习文中部分生词及目标语言。 1. (出示秦始皇兵马俑的图片，引出生词。)
T: Look at the picture. Do you want to visit them? Ss: Yes, we do.
T: They are Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Warriors. They are in Qin Shihuang’s Underground Palace. (板书并要求学生掌握palace和underground；理解emperor和Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Warriors。) emperor Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Warriors under+ground = underground palace T: Emperor Qin’s tomb is one of the greatest wonders of the world. The workers used live models to make the warriors, and many people believe there are lots of treasures there. (板书并要求学生掌握生词wonder, live, treasure。)
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wonder live treasure T: Do you want to know more? Let’s listen to the conversation together. 2. (设置听力任务，听1a录音。)
T: Now listen to 1a and answer the following questions: (用小黑板出示问题。) (1) Who made the warriors? (2) Did the workers use live models? (3) Are there many treasures in Qin Shihuang’s Underground Palace? (核对答案。)
3. (学生朗读1a，画出对话中的反意疑问句并掌握。) T: Now read 1a and circle tag questions. 4. (出示小黑板，练习反意疑问句。) (1) Jane never does her best to study, ____ ____? (2) There are few treasures in the tomb, ____ ____? (3) They didn’t go swimming yesterday, ____ ____? (4) Li Lei isn’t a worker, is he? ____, _____ _____. He is a student. (5) Lucy doesn’t come from London, does she? No, ____ ____.
Step 3 Consolidation 第三步 巩固(时间:10分钟)
学生用自己的语言复述课文，培养其口语表达能力。 1. (学生跟读1a，注意语音和语调，并找出关键词。)
T: Listen to the tape and follow. Pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation. Write down
the key words. visited, wonders, made, ordered, used, treasures, Palace 2. (教师让学生根据关键词复述1a对话。完成1a。) 3. (师生对话，完成1b。) Example:
T: Jim visited Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Warriors last week, didn’t he? S1:Yes, he did.
T: Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Warriors are one of the greatest wonders of the world, aren’t they?
S1:Yes, they are.
T: The first emperor, Qin Shihuang, ordered his men to make them, didn’t he? S1:Yes, he did.
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T: The workers used live models, didn’t they? S1:Yes, they did.
T: There aren’t many treasures in Qin Shihuang’s Underground Palace, are there? S1:Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.
(教师示范后，学生分组练习。找几组学生表演。) 4. (听2录音，完成2。)
T: There are Qin’s Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an and there are also some places of interest in China, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace and West Lake. Now, listen to 2 and finish it.
(板书并要求学生掌握。) the Summer Palace, west (核对答案。)
Step 4 Practice 第四步 练习(时间:10分钟)
通过多媒体呈现图片，导入下一步。
1. (教师用多媒体呈现北京天坛的图片，引出生词，导入3a。)
T: In many countries, there are many famous buildings. Some of them are the symbols of
these countries. Do you know which country the following picture is from? (展示北京天坛的图片。)
T: (指着图片问。) Which place is it?
Ss: It’s the temple of Heaven. It’s in Beijing, China. (引导学生回答。) (教师依次呈现大本钟、自由女神像和艾菲尔铁塔的图片。采用对话的形式引出新词和需要再呈现的词。帮助学生说出这些建筑的名字和所属国家。) T: … Ss:… …
(板书并要求学生掌握生词weigh, ton和queen；理解exhibition和Paris。)
weigh, ton, queen, exhibition, Paris 2. (让学生独立完成3a。)
T: OK, please match the descriptions with the pictures in 3a. (核对答案。)
3. (师生对话，用图片导入3b。) (教师呈现西安古城墙图片。) T: Look at the picture. What is it? S1: It’s the Xi’an City Wall. T: Where is it?
S1: It’s in the center of Xi’an City. T: What is it famous for?
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S1: It is famous for its history of about 600 years.
T: And it’s the best-protected city wall in China. Do you know more about it? S1: Yes, I know more./No, I don’t know any more. …
(板书并要求学生了解。) best-protected (教师出示紫禁城的图片，引出并让学生理解Forbidden City。) T: Look at this picture. It’s the Forbidden City. Where is it? (板书并要求学生理解。) Forbidden City Ss: It’s in Beijing. T: What is it famous for?
Ss: It’s famous for…(可适当发挥)
T: Do you want to know more information about it? Ss: Yes.
T: It’s 960 meters long and 750 meters wide. Now, let’s look at another picture together. (出示乐山大佛图片，用上述方法教学Grand Buddha in Leshan。) (板书并要求学生理解Grand Buddha in Leshan。) Grand Buddha in Leshan T: How high is it? Ss: It’s 71 meters high. 4. (实际操作，学会表达。)
(教师拿出卷尺给一位学生量身高。) T: S1 is 1.65 meters tall. (教师让另一位学生量课桌的长度。) S2: The desk is 1.00 meter long. (教师找两位同学去量教室的长、宽，并汇报结果。) S3, S4:The classroom is 10 meters long and 7 meters wide. (板书并总结。) 1.65 meters tall. 1.00 meter long. 7 meters wide. (让学生用卷尺测量自己身边物体的长、宽和高，并用英语说出测量的结果。然后师生共同总结这个句型。) 5. (小组讨论，完成3b。)
Step 5 Project 第五步 综合探究活动(时间:8分钟)
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看图说话，练习写作，培养学生语言综合运用能力。
1. (出示颐和园的图片，让学生讨论并对它进行描述，然后回答问题。) (1)What is it? (2)Where is it? (3)What is it famous for? (4)Do you know more about it? 2. Homework:
依照3b写一段话描述你所在地区的名胜古迹。 板书设计：
The workers used live models, didn’t they? Section B The workers used live models, didn’t they? Yes, they did. It stands in New York. It’s 46 meters high and weighs 229 tons. The Xi’an City Wall is about 13.9 kilometers long. It is 15-18 meters wide. Section C
The main activity is 1a. 本课重点活动是1a。 Ⅰ. Teaching aims and demands 教学目标 1. Learn some new words and phrases:
king, ancient, be made up of, true, according to 2. Learn some useful sentences:
(1) The building is made up of two million stones. (2) Each stone weighs more than two tons. 3.Go on learning about measurement:
(1) The Great Pyramid has four sides and each side is 230.4 meters long. (2) It’s 146.5 meters high.
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4.Talk about the Great Pyramid:
(1) The pyramids in Egypt are world-famous.
(2) It is one of the“Seven Wonders”of the ancient world. (3) Until the 19th century, it was the tallest building on earth. (4) It took about 100 000 people over 20 years to build it.
(5) Khufu ordered his men to build the Great Pyramid as his tomb in about 2 560 B.C. (6) Many people believe the Great Pyramid is the oldest and greatest building in the world. Ⅱ. Teaching aids 教具
录音机/幻灯片/图片/小黑板
Ⅲ. Five-finger Teaching Plan 五指教学方案
Step 1 Review 第一步 复习(时间:8分钟)
师生对话，复习旧知识，导入新课。
1. (通过对话复习Section B中的目标语言。) T: Would you like to travel to Xi’an? S1: Yes, I would like to.
T: Why do you want to travel there?
S1: Because there are Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Warriors. T: Could you tell me something about them?
S1: Of course. Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of Chian, ordered his men to make them. The workers used live models. They are one of the greatest wonders of the world. So they are very valuable. T: Very good.
(再让几名学生描述一下秦始皇兵马俑。)
2. (由秦始皇兵马俑引出埃及金字塔。引出生词，导入新课。)
T: As we know, Qin Shihuang’s Underground Palace is the tomb of the first emperor of China. What other world-famous kings’ tombs do you know?
(板书并要求学生掌握world-famous和king；理解tomb。) tomb, world-famous, king (引导学生谈论埃及金字塔，然后教师出示金字塔图片并陈述。)
T: Yes. The pyramids in Egypt are world-famous. It is one of the“Seven Wonders”of the
ancient world. The ancient Egyptians built them. The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the largest one. It is made up of two million stones and each stone weighs more than two tons. It took about 100 000 people over 20 years to build it.
(板书要求学生掌握ancient, be made up of；理解pyramid, Egypt, Egyptian, million。) pyramid, Egypt, ancient, Egyptian, be made up of, million Step 2 Presentation 第二步 呈现(时间:10分钟)
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教师利用幻灯片出示表格，学生学习三位以上数字及带有小数点数字的读法。 1. (让学生仔细阅读1a，并完成表格。)
T: We know the Great Pyramid is one of the greatest wonders of the world. Do you want to know more about it? Please read 1a and fill in the table below. (教师出示幻灯片。) A Brief Introduction of the Great Pyramid Who When Where Why Long High How long (time) (核对答案。)
2. (两人一组，根据表格内容进行问答。教师教学数词的读法。) T: Ask and answer some questions according to the table. (板书并要求学生掌握。)
according to Example:
S1:Who was the Great Pyramid built for? S2:It was for Khufu.
S1:When did he order his men to build it? S2:In about 2 560 B. C. S1:Where is it? S2:It’s in Egypt.
S1:Why did he build it? S2:As his tomb.
S1:How many people joined in building it? S2:About 100 000 people did.
S1:How long did it take to build it? S2:Over 20 years.
S1:How long is each side? S2:It’s 230.4 meters long. S1:How high is it?
S2:It’s 146.5 meters high.
(教师总结带小数点的数字读法。)
T: Now we know some information about the Great Pyramid. It is 230.4 meters long and 146.5
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meters high. It took about 100 000 people over 20 years to build it. 3. (1)(学生再读1a，画出文中出现的数词并朗读。)
T: Read 1a again and circle the numbers in 1a and read them. (教师引导学生归纳数词的读法规则。) (2)(练习数词读法。)
T: Can you say the following numbers? (出示小黑板。) 16.5 138 2 560 4 000 300 000 365 204 708 (核对读法。)
4. (学生朗读1a课文，画出重点和难以理解的语句。然后教师解答疑难问题。) T: Read 1a and find out the key sentences and difficult points. (教师板书并解释。) (1) It takes sb. some time to do sth.= sb. spends some time (in ) doing sth. It took me half an hour to finish my homework yesterday. I spent half an hour (in) finishing my homework. (2) be made up of This band is made up of two boys and two girls. (3) on earth=in the world Step 3 Consolidation 第三步 巩固(时间:10分钟)
师生对话，复述课文，巩固知识，完成1b。 1. (师生对话，巩固1a。)
T: What did kings build the pyramids for? S1: To keep their bodies after they died.
T: When was the Great Pyramid of Khufu the tallest building on earth? S2: Before 1800.
T: What does “Each stone weighs more than two tons.” mean? S3: It means each stone is over 2 000kg.
T: How many stones is the Great Pyramid made up of? S4: Two million.
T: Is it true that no one knows how the ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid? S5: Yes, it is.
(板书并要求学生掌握。) true 2. (学生独立完成1b。)
T: Now look at 1b. Please choose the correct answers according to 1a. (核对答案。)
3. (让学生听1a录音，跟读1a，模仿语音语调，并画出关键词。)
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T: Listen to the tape and follow. Imitate the pronunciation and intonation. Write down the key
words.
The Great Pyramid
the greatest in Egypt
100 000 people over one of the “Seven Wonders”
20 years, two million as tomb
stones
230.4 meters long,
146.5 meters high 2 560 B. C.
4. (小组活动。让学生根据关键词句复述1a，先在小组内复述，然后找几名学生到前面复述。) T: Work in groups. Retell the text according to the key words.
Step 4 Practice 第四步 练习(时间:10分钟)
写作练习，培养学生综合运用语言的能力。 1. (看2，练习写信。)
T: Now look at 2. Suppose you are Jim. Write a letter to your friend, Mike, to talk about some places of interest. You may use some sentences you’ve learned in the topic. (学生写信。)
(找学生读自己写的信。教师讲评。) 2. (听录音，活跃气氛，完成3。)
(1)(教师讲述歌曲背景，翻译歌词大意。)
(2)(放录音，学生跟着唱，活跃气氛，感受旋律。)
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Step 5 Project 第五步 综合探究活动(时间:7分钟)
开展演讲比赛，培养学生语言运用能力。
1. (假设你在参观世界奇观，请描述你的所见所闻及你的感受。)
(小组竞赛。将全班学生分成四组，开展竞赛。学生先在组内试讲，然后每组各推荐一名选手代表本组演讲。由支持各组的人数来判定每组名次。)
T: Suppose you are visiting one of the greatest wonders of the world. Now please say something about what you see and get to know on your trip, such as the history, the features and your feelings about it. (板书) Group One Two Three Four Number 2. Homework: 课后从网上或书报中查找有关中国长城的信息，为下节课做准备。 板书设计:
The workers used live models, didn’t they? Section C be made up of The Great Pyramid has four sides and each side is 230.4 over = more than meters long. on earth = in the world It’s 146.5 meters high. according to Section D
The main activities are 1a and 5. 本课重点活动是1a和5。 Ⅰ. Teaching aims and demands 教学目标 1. Learn a new word and some phrases: from then on, regard, regard … as … 2. Learn some useful sentences:
(1) From then on, people regarded the Great Wall as a symbol of the Chinese nation. (2) Every year, many people find great pleasure in visiting the Great Wall. 3. Review the usage of measurement learned in this topic: It’s about 4 000 miles long. 4. Review tag questions.
5. Talk about cultural relics and symbolic buildings.
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