Period 2 Reading and Vocabulary 课题 Module 1 Europe Period 2 Reading and Vocabulary 学情分析 This period is intended to improve the Ss’ reading ability via the reading passage. The Ss will be able to know more about the European countries like the location, history and custom. To arouse their interests, group works are very useful. 课程目标 知识与能力 Make Ss learn to sum up grammatical rules themselves. Make sure Ss can apply the grammar correctly. Train Ss’ speaking ability. 过程与方法 Make Ss master some words, phrases and sentence patterns. Encourage Ss to participate in class actively. Help Ss to improve their reading ability. 情感态度与价值观 Train Ss speaking ability through individual and pair work. Explanations to help Ss to make sense of the passage better. Discussion to help Ss prepare for reading. 重点 Encourage the Ss to sum up grammatical rules. Help the Ss to improve their speaking ability. 难点 This section provides an opportunity for Ss to learn some vocabulary about countries. Meanwhile, they can know more about European countries. 教法 Task-based Approach 学法 Cooperation 手段 A tape recorder, A blackboard 教学过程 Step 1. Lead-in , Introduction and Vocabulary Introduce more about some European countries. Learn the new words and expressions. Step 2. Reading 1. Read the passage and match the photos with these descriptions. 2. Ask the Ss to do the activity individually, then check with a partner. 3. Call back the answers from the whole class, asking for whole sentences. 1.Which of the cities are capital cities 2.Which one is situated on the coast 3.Which is famous for its places to eat 4.Which ones are or were important cities for writers and artists 5.Which was the world’s greatest city a long time ago 4.Read the passage again and decide if these sentences are trueT or falseF 1.The Eiffel Tower is a tall building in France. 2. There are a lot of restaurants and cafes in Paris. 3.Barcelona is the capital of Spain. 4.The Church of the Sagrada Familia was built in 1926. 5.The artistic movement called the Renaissance began in Florence. 6. The Uffizi Palace is a famous hotel in Florence. 7.A long time ago, Athens was the world’s most powerful city. 8. There were a lot of good writers in ancient Athens. Step 3 Language Points lo1. on the coast of, off the coast of, coast means the area where the land meets the ocean on the coast means on the land near the ocean off the coast means in the ocean near the land 2. face动词 My house faces the sea. She turned to face me. He is facing the biggest challenge of his career. If found guilty, he could face up to 20 years in jail. I want to have a face- to -face talk with you. His father hit him in the face. 3. across She took a ship across the Atlantic. The boat carried them across the river. The police pushed their way through the crowd. across为穿过一个平面，而through为穿过一个立体空间 4. be situated/located 加介词表示某物的位置。
The house is situated/located on a small hill. The house is on a small hill. lie in, lie on, lie to的区别 5. on the River Seine on 表示在河畔。
Wuhan is on the Changjiang River. 武汉位于长江边上。
London is on the River Thames 伦敦在泰晤士河畔。. 6. two thirds of, three fifths of, five twelfths of, two ninths of Two-thirds of France’s artists and writers live in Paris. 7. the second largest city in China, China’s second largest city 8. work on something means spend time or energy doing something The writer is working on a new book.那位作家在写一本新书 He has been working on this painting for days. 这张画他已经画了好些天了. The scientists are still working on inventing new s of researching outer space. 科学家仍致力于发明新的探索外层空间的方法. 9. in the 1300s or in the 1300’s, in his twenties or in his 20s 10. of all time有史以来 11. be known as means be famous as, be known for means be famous for 12. the birthplace of western civilization 13. ever since We’ve been friends ever since we met at school. 14. opposite Put the piano opposite the sofa.介词 The words have the opposite meanings.形容词 15. influence 动词用法 influence means to have an effect on the way someone or something develops, behaves, thinks, etc. without directly forcing or commanding them Don’t let me influence your decision. What influence you to study geography affect means to do something that produces an effect or change in someone or something Citizens want more control over matters which directly affect their lives. Homework the words and phrases, the usage of them 16. The United Kingdom is an island in northwest Europe off the coast of continental Europe.英国是欧洲西北大陆海岸线附近的一个岛屿。
句子中的off 是介词，意思是“与---相隔，脱离” He lives in a village a little away off the main road.他住在离大路不远的村子里。
It will be a good thing when those old cars are of