2nd period
teaching aims
words and expressions:
experience, simply, get away from, vacation, nature, basic, equipment, tip cell, phone, watch out, poison, poisonous, paddle, stream, normal, excitement, adventurous, handle, similarity.
improve the students’ reading comprehension.
important points in teaching
train the students to improve their reading comprehension
difficult points in teaching
question and answer for inducing
fast reading to find out some general information
careful reading to find out the details in the passages
pair-work/ group-work activities
teaching aids
1.a tape recorder
2. a slide projector
main procedures in teaching
step1 greeting and revision as usual
step 2 pre-reading
lead-in
do you like traveling?
why do you like traveling? and why not?
where would you most like to travel? why is that?
have you ever tried any adventure travel in your life?
please discuss these questions with your partner.
step 3 while-reading
fast reading
what’s the basic equipment you need for hiking?
more questions
where can you go hiking?
how can you go hiking?
why is hiking a great way to travel?
what do you think of hiking?
do the same with rafting
where can you go rafting?
how can you do that?
why is rafting another exciting adventure?
what do you think of a normal rafting trip?
what’s your opinion about whitewater rafting?
why is rafting a good way to experience nature?
what is it like when you go on a normal rafting trip?
what is it like when you go on a white-water rafting trip?
can you think of some other words like “whitewater”?
step 4 post-reading
ask the students to choose their answers for the questions according to the passages.
ask them to check in pairs.
check the answers with the whole class.
ask the students to fill in the table individually.
check with the whole class.
step 5 consolidation
tell me about hiking/rafting.
step 6 play the record of the first paragraph for each passage for the students to listen and follow.
ask them to pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation.
step 7 summary
help the students to compare/contrast hiking and rafting to have a clear picture of their similarities and differences.
help the students to make a list of useful words. expressions and patterns in the passages.
step 8 assignment
revise the contents of the passages.
outline the two passages.