【正文】 In the USA, ask rather than In different countries. In Sweden, is the best gift. don’ t need Instead, . 2. Acording to the passage, work in groups to talk about the most popular gifts among your friends and family. Then write them down. 六．小結：寫下今天的收獲 課堂小練：選擇 ( ) shop ___at six every day. opening ( ) boys went fishing ___ going to school. of to ( ) grandfather is over 80, ____he is very healthy. 課后訓練案 ,完成句子 這個包太重了，我搬不動。 (Paragraph 1) A. give someone the courage to do something 2. nearly (Paragraph 1) B. a person in a place where he was born 3. make progress(Paragraph 3) C. get better (Paragraph 3) D. tell or show (Paragraph 4) E. almost 二 .Read Paragraph 1,2 and 3, then answer the questions. Where are the singers from? How did they perform(表現） ? Who are the winners? The winner of the men’s The winner of the women’s What was Jiangmei’s opinion of singing English songs? What’s the influence （影響） of the contest? 三 . ReadParagraph 4 and find out: How many ways about learning English are mentioned here? And what are they? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 四 .Reading strategy: To understand the important ideas from the text, we must “summarize”. Do this by answering “who, what, where, why” questions as you read. 理解文章的重點，必須對文章加以提煉、總結。 限時自主完成，獨立思考，規(guī)范書寫。 二．情景導入 1. Do you like music? 2. How many English songs can you think of? What are your favorites? Do you think English songs can help you learn English? How can they do that? :三．自主學習 reading: Read and tell “ True” or “ False” 1). Some singers were able to sing English songs as well as native speakers. ( ) 2). The singers came from all over the world. ( ) 3). The winner of the men’s petition was a 19yearold boy. ( ) 4). The two winners thought they were better than the other singers. ( ) 5). Singing English songs is the only fun way to learn English. ( ) reading: Read carefully and do 3a. 3. Detail reading: Read and answer the following questions. 1 ） . How many singers entered the contest_____________________________________________________ 2 ） . How old were the singers?________________________________________________________________ 3). Where was the winner of the men’s petition from?________________________________________ 4). Who was the winner of the women’s petition?____________________________________________ 5). What helped Jiang Mei win the prize?_____________________________________________________ 6).How many fun ways to learn English are there in the text? What are they?________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Scaning : Fill in the blanks. Many Chinese people are trying to _________ their English in different ways. ______ English songs is one way. Singers from _______ China entered a contest by singing English songs. Some of them were able to sing English songs just as well as _______ speakers. A winner said singing English songs made her more ____________ in learning English. So this kind of contest ___________ people in China to speak English. And it is a good idea to have ___ with English. _______ singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English, like __________ English movies and _________English books. 2. Read and try to recite the passage. 6. Discuss in Groups: Discuss in groups of four. Then make a report. Name Which way of learning English do you like best? What other ways can you think of to improve your English ? 課后訓練案： 中考中有關本單元的考題。 能力立意：通過基礎知識的學習，提高語言的綜合運用能力 課堂學習過程： 一． 課前檢查：交流檢查課前預習情況。 五．預習練習 . Read the passage. Try to circle the information about “ who”, “ when” , “ where” and underline the information about “what”, “why”, “how” . Mr and Mrs Brown lived in a small town near London with their child. Sometimes Mr Brown came back home from work very late while his wife and the child were sleeping. And then he opened the front door of this house with his key and came in very quietly. But one night when he was ing home very late, he lost his key. So when he reached his house, he rang the bell. Nothi