Module 1 Travel

unit 2 you’re sitting in my seat.language goals 语言目标1. key vocabulary重点词汇nod  tear  towards  cigarette  though 2. key phrases 重点短语set off  push…away  look out of  get off3. key sentences重点句子  don’t forget where you come from.  write to us as soon as you get there.  i’m getting off before you.  even if it’s only 10 minutes, you should move.language skill 能力目标read and grasp the main idea of the articles.enable the students to talk about their trips they have made.write something that happened during a trip you have made.teaching methods 教学方法reading and writing, pair work, group workteaching important/difficult points教学重难点learn to talk about and write something that happened during a trip you have made.teaching aids教具准备a tape recorder, a computer and a projector.teaching procedures and ways教学过程与方式step 1 greetingstep 2 revisionencourage students to act out the dialogue in unit 1.t: first, i’ll check your homework. which group can act out the conversation in unit 1?ss: …(acting out the conversation in groups of three)t: well done! now let’s compare which group is the best?ss: …group 3…t: yeah, the winner is group 3. congratulations!ss: hooray!step 3 warming up and leading in

show the following pictures and talk about trips by train with students.     

t: have you ever taken the train?

ss: of course.t: look at the pictures. have you ever met such a situation? how do you feel about taking the train? how about the environment on the train? are there so many people?s1: at usual times, i feel comfortable because there are not so many people and the environment on the train is good. but sometimes...s2: especially during the spring festival, so many people go back home for the traditional holiday, so it’s very crowded at the train station and on the train. it’s very dirty and noisy, so i feel uncomfortable.

t: really it’s a problem. what happened during your trip? can you think of some things and share with us?

s3: i met a strange man…

s4: there were many foreigners around me…

t: good stories. now, look at the phrases and sentences from the passage. what do you think the passage will be about? what happened during the trip?

…step 4 listening and readinglisteningt: today we are going to learn a story. do you know what it will be about? let’s listen to the tape and answer my questions. ok?q1. what does the story happen?  q2. where is lin going?q3. does lin have the right ticket?ss: …check the answers with the whole class.t: ok! let’s read the story quickly and number the phrases in the order they happen.ss:…(reading the passage)t: are you ready? let’s check the answers.ss: …(showing the answers)sample answers:1. ...his first long trip by train...   2....leaving his village and his home...3. with tears in his eyes...4. ...sitting in lin’s seat.4. this young man has the right ticket...5. slowly the young man stood up.play the recording to check the answers.t: listen for the second time to fill in the following blanks. show the following on the screen. 1.       lin often dreamed about the _____, and about going to the ______.2.       lin ______, _______ to speak.3.       lin looked at the other ________ for help.4.       i am ____ _____ before you.5.       it’s ____ hours away from her                  e.sample answers:1. train; capital  2. nodded; unable  3. passengers 4. getting off  5. sevenreadingt: he/ she is right. now read the passage quietly and carefully again and find out the answers in activity 2.ss: …(reading again)t: are you ready? let’s check the answers together.ss: …(showing their answers)sample answers to activity 2: 1. a   2. b  3. a   4. c   5. d   6. d   7. a   t: you all did very well. now listen and repeat after the tape.ss: …(listening and repeating)step 5 pairworkwork in pairs to talk about the answers to the following questions.q1: how does lin feel about this trip? why?     do you think you will ever have the same feelings about a trip?q2: was lin right to ask the young man to move?q3: what do you think of the young man’s behaviour?q4: what do you usually do if you see someone standing on a bus or a train?q5: can you think of ways to make travel by bus, train or plane better?    make some suggestions about: the season, the time of day, the number of seats, booking tickets…the sample answers:s1: how does lin feel about his trip? why? do you think you will ever have the same feelings about a trip?s2: he feels unhappy and sad. he is angry with the person who takes his seat. if i meet such a man in my trip, i will also be very angry.s1: was lin right to ask the young man to move?s2: i think he was right to do so because the young man’s ticket was in another car and he was tall and strong and besides he was impolite. s1: what do you think of the young man’s behavior?s2: bad and impolite.s1: what do you usually do if you see someone standing on a bus or a train?s2: if someone standing on a bus or a train is old, ill or pregnant, i will let them take my seat. s1: it’ s nice of you! step 6 language notes1.       now it was in front of him, to set off soon.  火车现在就在他前面，马上就要开了。这里的set off表示“出发，起程，动身”。例如：they wanted to set off early in order to get there on time.他们想早点出发，以便准时能到达那里。2．lin nodded, unable to speak.  林点点头，说不出话来。   unable to speak是一个形容词短语，说明点头时的状态。   unable表示“不能的，不会的”。be unable to do表示“不能做某事”。例如：many passengers were unable to reach the lifeboats.      许多乘客无法够到救生艇。    3. i’ve got a long way to go. 我要坐很长时间的火车。      have a long way to go通常表示“（为达到某个目标）仍有许多事要做”。例如：li lin has still got a long way to go before she becomes a successful teacher.    要成为一名成功的教师，李林仍有许多路要走。step 7 writingask the students to write about something that happened during a trip you have made.1.       say when and where you were going.2.       say how you were travelling.3.       say what happened before you left.4.       say who was travelling with you.5.       say what happened.6.       say how the story finished.sample dialogue:a: where have you been?b: i have been to jilin.a: when did you go there?b: i went there last summer vocation.a: what happened before you left?b: i lost my ticket and bag.a: who was traveling with you?b: i was traveling with my parents.a: what happened on the train?b: the guard told me to leave the train.a: what happened in the end?b: my father showed the guard their tickets and explained what happened.sample passage:     last summer i was coming back from my holidays in jilin and i was traveling by train with my parents. but unfortunately i lost my ticket and bag before i left. when the guard checked the tickets, he told me to leave the train. i was very sorry about it. then my father showed the guard their tickets and explained what happened. luckily, the guard gave me a chance to take the train. i thanked him very much and promised to be careful in the future.homework1.       learn the new words by heart.2.       retell the story in your own words.3.       finish off the workbook exercises 11-13.