I Teaching aims :
1. 1. Dialoguepresentation : both according to the text and doing the similar dialogues
2. Vocabulary :exactly ; start a fire ; ashtray ; dirt ;cave ; kangaroo ; thirst ;sunburn ; beyond ;
3. Experiences in theAustralian forest
II Teaching aids : tape recorder ; slide show ; computer;multimedia education software
III Teaching main-points :
1．Dialogue presentation and similar dialogue making
2．Vocabularyexplanation in real-situation sentences
3．Dialogue makingwith the reason giving after your sentence
IV Teaching crux :
1. 1. beyond ---- notwithin the bounder of sth one’sinfluence
eg. Go beyond the mountain and you can find the lake which we have beentalking about for a long time .
Physics is beyond my knowledge so far , so you’dbetter ask sb else about your question .
He was warned not to do anything illegal for he wasstill not beyond the influence of his enemy .
2. 2. thirst------thirsty
e.g. To kill the soldiers’ thirst , the generaltold them that there was an apple forest not far from their march .
If you are really very thirsty , you can drinkthe bottle of mineral water .
3. 3. burn ----burning-----burnt -----sunburn----sunburnt
e.g. If you go swimming in the open air and withouta cover over your shoulder , youwill get sunburnt .
Can you smellsth burning in the kitchen ?
Do not throw anything out side of the car or you may cause a fire to the forest .
V Teaching steps :
Step 1 Revision
1 Check the homework exercises.
2 Find out how much the Ss know aboutAustralia. Choose to ask questions like these:
Where is Australia in relation to China?(South.) Is it a continent? (Yes.) Which language is spoken there? (English,and other languages.) What is the name of the big rock in the centre of thecountry? (Ayers Rock.) What‘s the capital? (Canberra.) What’s the largest city?(Sydney.) Put any useful notes and key words that arise out of this discussionon the Bb.
Step 2 Presentation
SB Page 13, Part 1. Teach the new wordscamp, ash, ashtray, valley, etc. Read the introduction aloud. Point out thestructure go camping and ask for other examples of activities and sports whichuse this structure. Write them on the Bb, e.g. go shopping/swimming/sailing/riding on a horse/boating/climbing, etc.
Step 3 Reading
Say Now read the dialogue silently and findout the answers to these questions: How many people are in the party ? Where dothey decide to make their camp ? Write these questions on the Bb. Allow the Ssa few moments to carry out the task. Check the answers (Five; In the bush, neara river and some trees). Explain the language points at this time.
Notes:
ayou may start: Point out the use of may for possibility.
bYou could start: Point out the use of could for possibility.
cdirt track: a rough track which you can drive on
dThere is a kangaroo: Kangaroos grow to a large size and are big enoughto damage a car badly. Many cars and trucks have bars fitted to the front ofthe vehicle to protect their headlights (called roo bars; roo is short forkangaroo).
eit‘ll give us some shade = it will provide us with some shade
fWhat a lovely place!
Point out the structure for exclamations.Remind Ss of the different structures and write them on the Bb:
What a lovely place! What a + ADJECTIVE +SINGLE NOUN!
What a noise! What a + SINGLE NOUN
What terrible weather! What + ADJECTIVE +UNCOUNTABLE NOUN!
What tall trees! What + ADJECTIVE + PLURALNOUN!
gI’m going to go across the river: It would also be correct to say I‘mgoing across the river.
hTake care. = Be careful.
iYou’d better not go inside. = I advise you not to go inside.
Step 4 Dialogue
Speech Cassette Lesson 17. Play the tape ofthe dialogue for the Ss to listen and follow. Go through the dialogue brieflyand make sure the Ss understand it. Australians use the expressions the bush orthe outback to describe the wild uncultivated regions of Australia. Otherexpressions: to go bush-walking (= to go for a walk in the bush); bush fire (=an uncontrolled fire that bums large areas of the countryside). Play the tapeagain. This time the Ss listen and repeat. Then let the Ss practise thedialogue in groups. You may wish to ask one group to act the scene in front ofthe class.
Step 5 Practice
SB Page 13, Part 2. Check the meaning ofthirst. Point out that the expressions die of thirst, die from thirst areequally correct. Read the instruction aloud and explain that students have tomatch the advice on the left with the reason on the right. Get the Ss to workthrough the exercise orally in pairs. Check the answers with the class. With agood class, get Ss to think of other advice (with reasons) for people who aretravelling / camping / sailing / walking / climbing, etc. Write theseactivities on the Bb together with the following cues:
money / equipment / water / food / doctor /medicine / lamps / ropes, etc. Get Ss to work in pairs, then collectsuggestions from several pairs. Write the best pieces of advice on the Bb forSs to copy. Answers:
Make sure you put out the fire properly.You might start a bush fire.
Don‘t walk around without a sun hat. You’llget sunburnt.
Close the farm gates behind you, otherwisethe animals will escape.
Don‘t drive past cars that have stopped inthe bush without stopping. They might need help. Don’t drive into the bushwithout plenty of water. You can easily die of thirst.
Pour water on the ashes. Then you‘ll besure the fire is out.
Step 6 Workbook
Wb Lesson 9, Exx. 1-3.
Read the dialogue in the Students’ Bookagain and then ask the Ss to go over the dialogue in Ex. 1. Make sure they knowwhat it is about. Get them to complete it in pairs. Finally call out a fewpairs to read aloud the dialogue.
For Ex. 2, first of all, you may ask Ss togive you the Chinese for the phrases in the box. Then let the class work inpairs. Check the answers with the whole class.
Ex. 3 must be done in class and can be setfor homework later after class. Allow Ss some time to discuss how to translatethese sentences in pairs or groups. Check the answers with the whole class. Itis better to have the answers written on the Bb.
Step 7 Consolidation
Get Ss to have a dialogue like the one inPart 1, in groups, with their books shut. Change the situation to a schoolpicnic in China, if you prefer.
Homework
Finish off the Workbook exercises.