1. (做猜谜游戏，导入2a。)

　 T: Do you like playing games? Now, let’s play a guessing game. Guess “What is it?”.

　 (游戏规则：教师每说一句，学生可以抢答，直至说出答案。)

　 (1)It is a place.

　 (2)It is world-famous.

(3)It is in China.

(4)Many foreign friends want to visit it.

(5)It is the symbol of China.

(6)There is a saying“He who doesn’t reach the Great Wall isn’t a true man.”

5. (小组活动。让学生根据关键词句复述1a课文，先在小组内复述，然后挑几名学生到前面复述。)

T: Work in groups. Retell the text according to the key words.

Step 4 　Practice 第四步 　练习(时间:12分钟)

4. (学生自己朗读1a课文，画出重点和难以理解的语句。然后教师解答疑难问题。)

　 T: Read 1a and find out the key sentences and difficult points.

　 (板书)　

3. (听1a录音，让学生跟读1a，模仿语音语调，并画出关键词。)

　 T: Listen to the tape and follow. Write down the key words.

2. (再读1a，完成1d。)

　 T: Read 1a and finish 1d.

(核对答案。)

1. (根据1a回答问题，完成1c。)

(1) (两人一组进行对话练习。)

Example:

S₁: Where are the pyramids?

S₂: They’re in Egypt.

S₁: Which is the largest of the pyramids?

S₂: The Great Pyramid of Khufu.

S₁: …

(2) (挑几组学生在全班学生面前表演对话。)

4. (练习数词读法。)

T:　 Can you say the following numbers:

(出示小黑板。)

(核对读法。)

Step 3　 Consolidation 第三步　 巩固(时间:10分钟)

3. (让学生画出文中出现的数词并朗读，完成1b。)

T:　 Read 1a again and circle the numbers in 1a and read them.

(学生归纳数词的读法规则，然后教师补充。)

2. (小组活动。根据表格内容进行问答。教学数词的读法。)

T: Ask and answer some questions according to the table.

Example:

S₁:Who built the Great Pyramid?

S₂:It’s Khufu.

S₁:When did he order his men to build it?

S₂:In about 2560 B. C.

S₁:Where is it?

S₂:It’s in Egypt.

S₁:Why did he build it?

S₂:As his tomb.

S₁:How long did it take to build it?

S₂:Over 20 years.

S₁:How long is each side?

S₂:It’s 230.4 meters long.

S₁:How high is it?

S₂:It’s 138 meters high.

T: Now we know some information about the Great Pyramid. It is 230.4 meters long and 138

meters high. It took about 100,000 people over 20 years to build it.