2. Train the students’ focus abilities and cooperation spirit.

Teaching Difficult Points: the difficult cultures of different countries

Teaching Preparation: pictures

Teaching Aids: flashcards, audiotape, pictures

Type of Lesson: new lesson

Teaching procedures:

Step1. Lead in

The teacher shows some pictures to the students with the Multi-media computer. The pictures show the differences between China and Western countries.

From the people’s appearance and the colour of the skin，We can tell the differences. The others show cultural differences. We use chopsticks but they use the fork and knives.

Divide the class into several groups and finish the task. Encourage the students to speak more. They can use their own pictures to help them.

Step2. Listening task

Listen to the text and answer the following question:

1. Target language: I made a mistake. He looks confused. Buying things in China is confusing.

2.　　　 Improve the students’ abilities of speaking English.

Teaching Important Points:

1.　　　 Know the cultural differences between China and western countries.

假如你的名字叫Mike。今天在网上看到下面这则征笔友(Pen-pal)的帖子，请根据帖子内容写一封词数为50-70的回信。

要求：1、表达交友愿望；　　　　　　

2、陈述交友理由；　　　　　　

3、提供个人信息。

注意：文章的开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数；写作时，要求衔接过渡自然。

Post: Pen-pal wanted: 14 or 15 yrs old

Posted by Kayla on 6/21/05

Hello! I am 14 yrs old. My name is Kayla. My birthday is May 13. I like to read, climb trees, do maths, and I like to watch football games. I love English and I want more chances to touch it. I think I need to do what I like to do. I’d like to have a pen-pal who has different hobbies from me so that we can learn from each other. Please write to me. My email address is kayla@

Thanks!

Kayla

All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help people to keep healthy, happy and to live longer.

Many people like to 1________(观看)others play sport games. They buy tickets or turn on their TV set to watch the games. They often 2_________(感到)very very happy when “their” player or team wins.

People play different games in winter and summer. Summer is 3________(有利于)swimming. And in winter people often go skating.

Some sports are very interesting and people everywhere are in them. 4________(例如), football is very popular. In China most people, men, women, boys and girls like to watch football games. They often 5________(谈论)it. Some people often 6__________(踢足球). Running and jumping began 7_________(很久，很久以前). But basketball and volleyball are rather new. People began to play them 8_______(不久以前). And people are starting new sports or games all the time. Water skiing is one of the 9_________(最新的).

People from 10_________(不同的国家)may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become friends.

5. said, that, he, he, would, buy, a, new, bike

　 ______________________________________________.

4. said, that, he, he, would, go, to, see, his, grandfather

　 ______________________________________________.