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Module 1 Europe

Period Two: Reading

Learning aims

1.To learn to read passages with passive voice (present and past forms) about European cities

2.To learn to read with strategies

Teaching content

1.Reading and vocabulary learning

2.Function

Teaching focus and difficulties

1.The students can practice reading strategies and have some information about European cities

2.The student grasp how to describe location.

Teaching methods:

Task-based reading , pair-work& group-work

Teaching procedures and designs:

Step 1: Warming up by talking about some European cities (4minutes)

Athens /'?θnz / n.雅典

Lisbon / 'lizbn/ 里斯本

Madrid / m'drid / n.馬德里

Rome / rum / n.罗马

Step 2: Introduction(P1) (7minutes)

Step 3: Describing location (P4) (8minutes)

A is/lies 介词 of  B

in  常指在某一范围内 ; to  常指超出了某一范围，没有所属关系; on  强调两者毗邻，接壤。

Do exercise 2,4 on page 4.

Write sentences to describe geographical area of China.

Example: Chongqing is situated on the Yangtze River.

Step 4: Before reading (2minutes)

Pictures are shown on the screen and arose a free talk

Eg. Which of them would you most like to visit?

Step 5: Skimming (10minutes)

1.choose the right answer

1). The topic sentence of Paragraph One is          .

A. 1st sentence         B. 2nd sentence

C. 3rd sentence      D. the last sentence

2). Which of the following is NOT a capital city?

A. Paris.                    B. Barcelona.

C. Madrid.       D. Athens.

3). If youre interested in the Renaissance, youd better visit        .

A. Paris                           B. Barcelona

C. Florence             D. Athens

KEYS:ABC

2. Answer the questions .(discuss in groups)

1.Which of the cities are capital cities?

2.Which one is situated on the coast?

3.Which is famous for its places to eat?

4.Which one are or were important cities for writers and artists?

5.Which was the worlds greatest city a long time ago?

Step 6: Scanning (10minutes)

1. Reading comprehension

1). The famous symbol of Pairs is _____.

A. the Church of the Sagrada Familia

B. the Parthenon

C. The Uffizi Palace

D. the Eiffel Tower

2). Barcelona is the second largest city of _____.

A. France                   B. Spain

C. Italy                    D. Greece

3). The Renaissance is a great artistic movement which began in the _____ and lasted for three hundred years.

A. 1400s                    B. 1500s

C. 1300s                    D. 1600s

4). Athens is known as the birthplace of _____.

A. western civilization

B. Antonio Gaudi

C. Leonardo da Vinci

D. Michelangelo

5).About _____ of Frances artists and writers live in the largest city of France.

A. one third         B. two thirds

C. half                 D. one fourth

6). Michelangelo was a great artist who _____.

A. designed the Parthenon

B. designed the Eiffel Tower

C. produced many beautiful sculptures

D. designed the Louvre

7). Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Madrid is about five hundred kilometers west of the city, Barcelona.

B. Gaudi worked on the project the Church of the Sagrada Familia for 44 years.

C. Athens was once the worlds most powerful city.

D. Greeces best writers whose works has influenced other writers ever since lived in modern Athens.

Keys: DBCAB CD

2.True or False

1).The Eiffel Tower is a tall building in France.

2)There are a lot of restaurants and cafes in Paris.

3)Barcelona is the capital of Spain.

4)The Church of the Sagrada Familia was built in 1926.

5) The artistic movement called the Renaissance began in Florence.

6) The Uffizi Palace is a famous hotel in Florence.

7) A long time ago, Athens was the worlds most powerful city.

8) There were a lot of good writers in ancient Athens.

Keys:TTFFT FTF

Step 7: Post reading (4minutes)

1.Ex. (P3)

2.Fill in the form

Homework:

Workbook  exercises (p68—70) Vocabulary & Reading