彬县城关中学 焦芝霞
Warming up A joke Girl: You are a good dancer except for the two things. Boy: What are the two things? Girl: Your feet.
Unit 2 It’s Show Time! Lesson 8: Marco Polo and the Silk Road
Teaching aims:
1. Main words age, Europe, Asia, journey, king, coal, discover,invent, other. 2. Phrases at the age of, be new to, work for, bring back, a famous book 3.Focus structures At the age of 17,he went to China. The Chinese discovered coal and invented paper. I hope to write a book like that someday.
自主学习 Task1: Learn the new words
Task2:Listening Let’s Do It ! No.1
Task 3:Reading 1) Skimming Read the lesson quickly and answer the questions. ( Let’s Do It! No.2) 2)Intensive reading Read the lesson again and find out the main phrases and sentences.
合作探究 Task4:Discussing
师生互动 Talk about the main points
巩固练习
给出下列动词的过去式 leave send is go travel move last meet work learn discover invent are bring write
Complete the sentences: 1.Marco polo was a man from ________( 欧洲 ). 2.Who________ ( 发现 )America? 3.Who________ ( 发明 )paper? 4.Their_______ ( 旅程 )lasted about twenty years. 5.At _________ ( 年龄 ) eight, he learned to swim. Europe discovered invented journey age/the age of
Translate the following sentences into English. 1, 当我十二岁时,我学会了骑自行车。 ——————————————————— 2 ,在过去,许多人为国王而工作。 ——————————————————— 。 3 ,这是一所希望小学。 ——————————————————— 。 4 ,班上别的学生正在唱歌。 ——————————————————— 。 5 ,你多大了? ——————————————————— 。 6 ,这种东西对詹妮来说很陌生。 ——————————————————— 。 At the age of twelve, I learned to ride a bike. In the past, many people worked for the king. This is a Hope Primary School. The other students in the class are singing. What’s your age?/How old are you? This thing is very new to Jenny.
Fill in the blanks. Let’s Do It! No.3
Please read the text following the tape.
Summary: 1. Main words age, Europe, Asia, journey, king, coal, discover,invent, other. 2. Phrases at the age of, be new to, work for bring back, a famous book 3.Focus structures At the age of 17,he went to China. The Chinese discovered coal and invented paper.
Homework According to No.4, write a short passage about Marco Polo.
Thanks, everyone!