1. Target language 目标语言

a. 掌握词汇

let　 us　 by　 plane　 take　 bus　 fast　 slow　 cheap　 expensive　 train　 than　 sing 　song

b. 认知词汇

cost　 as　 just

c. 句型

A plane is fast. A bus is slow. A train is slower than a plane but faster than a bus.

3. What can Li Ming do in Beijing?

He can go shopping, eat in restaurants and go to a hotel.

Step II Lead-in

Show the students the map of China and the world map to help them to talk about distance.

T: Look at this map of China. How far is it from Beijing to Shijiazhuang? Do you still remember?

S: It is only two hundred seventy-eight kilometers from Beijing to Shijiazhuang.

T: Li Ming wants Jenny and Danny to come on a trio to Beijing. Where do Jenny and Danny live?

S: They live in Canada.

T: Look at the world map. Is Canada far from China?

S: Yes, it is.

T: How far is it from Canada to China? Scan the dialogue in Lesson 3 and find out the answer.

S: It’s about 8500 kilometers.

Help the students to say that in English. T: How far is it from Edmonton to Shijiazhuang?

S: It’s about 9600 kilometers.

T: Well done!

Lead the students to read the numbers in this lesson.

Step III Text learning

a. Reading

Get the students to read the text again and answer the following questions.

T: Now please read the dialogue and find out the answer to the two questions: Why is Mrs. Dinosaur worried? And can Danny go?

S: Because Canada is too far from China.

S: Yes, he can.

T: That’s right.

b.Listening

Then get the students to listen to and repeat after the tape. Later, ask them to act out the dialogue.

Step IV

Get the students to talk about distance.

a. Speaking

Write How far is it from … to …? / It’s about… kilometers and some numbers on the Bb to let the students practice talking about distance. Explain the usage of hundred and thousand.

Notes: hundred, thousand 前面有具体数字时，不要加s;　一般情况下，百位与个位之间用and (也可以不用and)十位和个位之间可以用连字符，也可以不用。

T: (To a student) How far is it from your home to school?

S: It’s about one thousand meters.

T: (To another student) How far is it from your home to the railway station?

S: It’s about two thousand meters.

Ask more students similar questions to make sure they can use the expression of talking about distance and say numbers well.

b. Applying

Divide the students into several groups. Ask them to make a survey and give a report on the distance between their homes and some important places such as hospital, shopping centre and so on. And then talk about whose neighborhood is the best. The students can carry out the survey by referring to the following expressions.

-How far is it from your home to …?

-It’s about ...

Conclusion:

I think Mary’s neighborhood is the best. Her home is not far from the hospital, the shop. It’s only …meters from her home to the hospital. And it’s only … meters form her home to the shop.

Step V Homework

Practice speaking the dialogue and numbers.

Preview Lesson 4.

Do the exercises in Activity book.

　Period 4 How Can We Go to Beijing?

Teaching goals 教学目标

2. Why does Li Ming’s mother let Li Ming go on a trip to Beijing?

Because Li Ming is not too busy, Beijing is not very far from Shijiazhuang, Li Ming is a good student and works hard in school.

1. Why does Li Ming want to go on a trip to Beijing?

Because Beijing is the capital city of our country and it’s not far from his city, Shijiazhuang.

3. Learning ability goals 教学目标

Help the students learn to talk about the distance and say numbers from one hundred to ten thousand.

Teaching important and difficult points 教学重难点

Grasp the expressions of talking about distance.

How to express numbers from one hundred to ten thousand.

Teaching methods 教学方法

Listening, and speaking.

Teaching aids 教具准备

Audiotape and maps.

Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式

Step I Revision

a. Greeting

T: How are you doing?

S: We are fine.

b. Revision

Help the students review Lessons 1 & 2 by asking questions.

2. Ability goals 能力目标

Enable students to talk about the distance and say numbers from one hundred to ten thousand.

1. Target language 目标语言

a. 掌握词汇

me　 about　 here　 him　 there　 say　 thousand

b. 认知词汇

dinosaur　 think　 visit　 Edmonton　 laugh 　worry　 be　 partner　 practice

c. 句型　

How far is it from … to …?

It’s about … kilometers.

4. When do they arrive in Beijing? (They arrive in Beijing in the afternoon on February 1.)

Step III Presentation

Let the students work in pairs to make up similar dialogues to practice the expressions of making a phone call.　 They can talk from the following aspects: 1. Where you want to go for a trip; 2. Who you want to invite to have a trip; 3. When you leave. Ask some pairs to act out their dialogues.

Sample dialogue:

S1: Hello! May I speak to Mary?

S2: Hello! This is Mary speaking. Who’s that?

S1: This is Tom. I want to go on a trip to Xi’an. Do you want to go with me?

S2: That’s great. Xi’an is a good place. I’d like to go there .When do you leave for Xi’an?

S1: I leave at 2 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon. Is that OK?

S2: OK. I will meet you at the school gate at 1 pm.

S1: See you then.

S2: See you.

Step IV Homework

a. Finish off the exercise in Activity book.

b. Preview Lesson 3.

　Period 3 How Far Is Beijing?

Teaching goals 教学目标

3. When do Li Ming and his mother leave for Beijing? (They leave on February 1 in the morning.)

2. Can Jenny come? (Yes, she can.)