II．教学重点和难点

　　1． 教学重点

　　（1）本单元教学目的和要求中的生词和短语；

　　（2）掌握英语构词法：合成法和派生法；

　　（3）学会欣赏和介绍主题公园。

　　2．教学难点

　　（1）通过学习学生应有较强的观察能力；

　　（2）学生应具有好奇心和丰富的想象力；

　　（3）学会写作中应用“总分式”，使文章层次清晰，内容充实。

　　III．教学计划

　　本单元建议分六课时：

　　第一课时：Warming Up, Listening（Workbook）&Talking (Workbook)

　　第二课时：Pre-reading, Reading & Comprehension

　　第三课时：Learning about Language

　　第四课时：Using Language

　　第五、六课时：Listening task (Workbook), Speaking task (Workbook), Reading task (workbook) & Writing task (workbook)

　　IV. 教学步骤：

　　Period 1 Warming Up, Listening（Workbook）& Talking (Workbook)

　　Teaching Goals:

　　1. To arouse Ss’ interests in talking about parks.

　　2. To developSs’ ability in listening and speaking.

　　Teaching Procedures:

　　Step 1. Leading- in

　　Purpose: Give Ss a few minutes to say something about parks by asking the following questions.

　　Disneyland

　　Happy Valley

　　Yunnan Nationalities Village

　　1. Can you name the theme parks?

　　2. And can you tell us more of the theme parks?

　　3. Have you ever been to any of the famous theme parks? If so, where have you been? Can you describe some scenery to us? If not, will you go to one of them?

　　Step 2. Warming up

　　Purpose: To introduce the topic of this unit to Ss in the form of discussion.

　　1. Ask Ss to discuss the following questions.

　　(1) Why were parks originally developed?

　　(2) What uses do parks have?

　　(3) Do you think that parks have something to do with people’s living conditions?

　　2. Divide Ss into six groups to discuss the difference between the theme park and the traditional park.

　　The traditional park The theme park

　　Chinese parks Western parks activities for visitors to do or to see; a specific idea to attract visitors; owned privately and built for profit;…

　　four elements: water, rock, bridges and pavilions open grassy areas; benches to sit on; shelters for picnics or playing music; water for sailing…

　　Question 1: Have you ever compared the fare that the two kinds of parks ask? Which is more expensive?

　　Question 2: There are many activities you can take part in the theme park. If you have a chance to go, what kind of activities will you take part in?

　　Question 3: What is your idea about some very dangerous activities, such as the following pictures show?

　　Rock-climbing  Rafting  Bungee jumping Free-fall rides

　　Conclusion:

　　Many countries have theme parks to attract both tourists and local people, as the visitors also bring some money to nearby hotels and restaurants.

　　Step 3. Listening (workbook)

　　Purpose: to help Ss to guess the main idea about the listening by the given information.

　　1. Divide Ss into groups of six and discuss the pictures below with their partners.