Hometown feelings

Unit 10 I’ve had this bike for three years.

Section B Reading

Hometown Feelings

By Qin Liwen ⅠAnalysis of teaching material :

The topic is about hometown. And such a topic is so related to our daily life that it’s easy to arouse students’ learning interests.

ⅡAnalysis of the students :

Students in Grade 8 have learned English for some years. And they can communicate with others in English, using the simple words and expressions.

ⅢTeaching objectives:

By the end of the class,

Students can master the important words and expressions, such as hometown, search for and so on.

Students can make predictions by using what they have already known, the title and the pictures in the passage.

Students can express their hometown feelings and arouse the students’love to their hometowns.

ⅤTeaching key points and difficult points

Students can guess what a text is about by using the previous knowledge Students can have their written and oral production of language relating

to this topic.

ⅥTeaching methods

Task-based language teaching approach, situational teaching approach

ⅦLearning methods

Cooperation and self –studying

ⅧTeaching procedures:

Pre-reading activities

Step 1 Play a short video – The road to hometown

Then show a map about a group of people who are leaving their hometowns to big cities and ask students:

Q: Why do millions of Chinese leave their hometowns?

Step2 Prediction:

Ask students to guess what the passage mainly talks about according to their previous knowledge and the title.

While- reading activities

Step 1 Read and match

Read the article quickly and match each paragraph with its main idea. Part 1: Many Chinese leave hometowns to search for work, such as Zhong Wei

Part 2: Their hometowns have changed

Part 3: Some things never change, like _____?_______

Step 2 Read and answer

Show a picture of ZhongWei and ask students to read para1 carefully and find ZhongWei’s experience

Step 3 Read and fill in the blanks

Read Para 2&3 carefully and fill in the blanks.

Step 4 Read and answer

Read Para 4 and answer two questions

1 _______ has become a symbol of Zhong Wei’s hometown.

2 Most of the children liked to _________ under that big tree.

Post- reading Activities

Step 1 Read and make a summary

Step 2 Read and have a discussion

Ask students to think of changes that are happening in our city. Are these changes good or bad?

Show students some pictures about bronze sculptures and recall students’ memories about this city.

Step 3 Appreciate poetry

Step 4 Read and Write

Show a group of pictures of my middle school and the present a small passage about my school feelings. Try to encourage students to write something about their own memories and feelings.

Homework:

1 Try to recite some beautiful sentences about Hometown Feelings.

2 Search the Internet and know more about your hometown.

Blackboard design:

Unit 10 I’ve had this bike for three years.

Section B Reading

Hometown Feelings

Jinlang Middle School

Qin Liwen