英语（七年级下册）
Unit 3 Welcome to Sunshine Town!
Reading (I)
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 1. read the passage about Sunshine Town fluently; 2. get some detail information about Sunshine Town; 3. learn to introduce a place to others.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: quiet, air, fresh, local, jogging, underground, famous,
Western, opera, theatre, miss, forward, soon, a local theatre, Beijing opera, Western restaurants, look forward to
2. New structures: There are lots of things to do in Sunshine Town.
Would you like to stay in a quiet town?
Sunshine Town is not far from the centre of Beijing. It takes only 40 minutes by underground.
Why not visit our local theatre and enjoy Beijing opera?
We are looking forward to meeting you soon.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty 1. To read the passage in different ways. 2. To sum up how to introduce one’s hometown.
3. To introduce a place to othersusing the passage as a model.
IV.Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in Make up a dialogue.
T: Hello, everyone, today we are going to learn Reading of Unit 3. We know that the topic of this unit is hometown. Suppose your friends come to visit you, where will you take them? Make up a dialogue with your partner. 【设计意图：复习上节课内容，由旧知引入新知。】
Step 2 Presentation 1. Enjoy Beijing opera.
T: Have a guess what I will do with my friends if they come to see me? Listen! T: Correct! I will take them to enjoy Beijing opera at the local theatre. If we want to enjoy Beijing opera, I think Sunshine Town is a good choice. 【设计意图：播放一段京剧，引入新词的学习。】 2. Describe Sunshine Town.
T: Here is a picture of Sunshine Town. Please describe it.
T: Read and use new words and phrases to replace the underlined ones.
(1)Sunshine Town is well-known for its beautiful scenery.
(2)With many trees, the town is not noisy and the air is clean and cool. (3) I am 期待 visiting this lovely town.
【设计意图：创设情境，将抽象的单词与图片相结合，利用英文解释加强学生对单词的理解，有助于英文思维的养成。】 3. Scan the passage.
T: I can’t wait to visit Sunshine Town. Now, the Class 1, Grade 7 students are preparing a video presentation for the exchange students. Please scan their script and think about how many parts it can be divided into. Part 1 (Paragraph 1): Introduction.
Part 2 (Paragraphs 2-5): Main body—Things to do in Sunshine Town. Part 3 (Paragraph 6): Conclusion.
【设计意图：引导学生运用快速阅读法，把握文章大意和篇章结构，为之后的写作做好铺垫。】 4. Watch and answer.
T: Let’s enjoy the video about Sunshine Town and then answer some questions. (1) What’s in Sunshine Town?