【正文】 1. To know some famous places in New York. 2. To grasp the main idea of this article according to the key words and context. 3. To grasp some basic skills of reading. Teaching steps: Step 1 Revision Ask some questions of the article 1. What places did we visit on the website in last lesson? Wall Street。s the guide39。s name? 2. How can we start out tour? 3. How long will it take us to travel around the world? 4. Where are we going to visit? Answers: 1. Robin. 2. Click on the Tour icon at the top of the page. 3. In eight hours. 4. New York, the biggest city in the USA. Part 2 While travelling 1. What places of interest are mentioned in this article? 2. Where is the Wall Street？ 3. What can we see in Wall Street? Why? 4. What will happen in Times Square on New Year39。 Times Square。s famous for its theatres. Step 2 Language points 1. Have you noticed the “Tour” icon at the top of the page? at the top of ... 在??的頂部 . 山上有座塔。 . 這個月末 at the end of this month 在路的盡頭 at the end of the road 4. Further on is Times Square. further on 更進一步，再向前 . 再向前一英里 a mile further on further 是 far 的比較級，除了表示“更遠”以外，還可以表示“進一步”。s exciting to see ... 看到??很激動 It39。 I _______ many children __________ basketball on the playground just now. 感官動詞 see, watch, observe, notice, look at, hear, listen to, smell, taste, feel + do 表示動作的完整性，真實性； +doing 表示動作的連續(xù)性，進行性。 . 穿過隧道 through the tunnel 穿過雨林 through the rainforest 7. … it’s a good place to relax aft er a hard day’s work. a hard day39。 用作副詞 (adv.) 1.）表示“努力地，勤奮地” Most importantly, you must work hard to catch up. 最為重要的是 ,你必須努力學習 ,迎頭趕上。 Mark Twin _____________ a childrenstory writer. 這個地區(qū)以產(chǎn)綠茶而著名。 IV. It is + 一段時間 + since 從句 . It is two years since I became a middle school student. 我成為一名中學生已經(jīng)快兩年了。 She lives ____________________ the city. 6. 對湯姆來說早起是不可能的。s lesson. 8. 從 1970 年開始我爺爺 就住在這里了。 This river is a __________________ fishing. 。 I dream of being a teacher. 我一心想當個教師。 He ______ a cat as pet three years ago. 。 I _______ that new zoo last week. 2. 我已經(jīng)參觀過那個新動物園了。 I _____ this movie last week. 2. 我已經(jīng)看過這部電影很多次。 I bought the watch the other day. 這手表我是幾天前買的。 2) 一般過去時常與具體的時間狀語連用，而現(xiàn)在完成時通常與模糊的時間狀語連用，或無時間狀語。 3) 現(xiàn)在完成時可表示持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在的動作或狀態(tài)，動詞一般是延續(xù)性的，如 live, teach, learn, work, study, know。 2. 我已經(jīng)很久沒有看電影了。t have enough money? Step 3 Travelling at home 1. Daniel and Peter are planning an online tour of Sydney, Australia. Listen to their conversation and help Peter plete his notes. How to use the website The website takes you to different places around the world. To learn about a city, just find it in the menu (1)________ of the page and click on it. If you click on the “(2)_________” icon, you will see some (3)_________ of the city first. Further down at the (4)_______ of the page, you can also find other information about the city. 2. Check the answers. 3. Peter took some notes of Sydney. Listen to Daniel and Peter39。 The White House is a beautiful building with a big garden. 3. Australian seasons are the opposite of ours. the opposite of 與??相反 /相對 . 他們的觀點與我們的相反。 2. 三亞位于中國的南海岸。 — 我的榮幸。 4. 步行到學校要花費我半個小時。 Nature reserves _________________ of many rare birds. 3. The UK has always been famous for its museums. be famous for 意為 “因為 …… 而出名 ”。當主語是人時，常表示以某個身份而出名；當主語是地點名詞時，常表示作為某種東西的產(chǎn)地而出名。 Spring is the _____________ kites. 5. It is sunny one minute, but rainy the next, so prepare for it before you go there. prepare 用作動詞，意為 “準備 ”，后面常跟名詞、代詞、不定式作賓語。d better _____________it. Step 7 Exercises 1. 我們班有 15 個男生和 12 個女生。 (It is sunny one minute, but rainy the next.) 5. 春天和秋天是旅游的最好時間，因為既不太熱也不太冷。 (Buckingham Palace has been the home of kings and queens for a long time.) 3. 英國還有很多自然美景的地方。 . 期末 考試要到了，你最好做好準備。 1) Gee is famous ________ a writer. 2) France is famous ________ its wine and food. 4. The best time to visit the UK is from May to September because its winter is wet and cold. 句中的 to visit the UK 是動詞不定式短語作后置定語。 . 倫敦因大本鐘而著名。 Step 3 Free talk How do you know about Sydney? Step 4 Making charts We can use charts to anize our ideas when we write. This helps us see and understand the ideas better. We can also use charts to make notes of a piece of writing. We can use the following chart to show people what the website Around the World in Eight Hours is about. Tip When we make charts, we do not need to use plete sentences. Step 5 Exercises Millie is making a chart to introduce an online course to her classmates. Help her use the chart to anize her ideas. Write the letters in the boxes. a an online course b asking the way c booking tickets and hotels d Daily English e ordering meals f seeing a doctor g shopping h using English in daily munication Step 6 Make your own charts! a d e f h c g b Step 7 Homework Remember the words and expressions. Preview the next lesson. Task Teaching aims: To use charts to anize ideas To know how to write an introduction Teaching steps Step 1 Present the learning targets Step 2 Introducing a country Amy wants to introduce the UK to her friends. She collected some information on the Inter and made a chart. Step 3 Free talk Get the students to talk about the UK. Q: How much do you know about the UK? Give some famous pictures about the UK. Step 4 Amy has written an introduction to the UK. Listen to her article and answer the questions. Q1. Which city is the capital of the UK?