Unit2 Travelling Around Period 4 Reading For Writing教學設計

Unit2 Travelling Around Period 4 Reading For Writing教學設計

The theme of this section is how to write to a friend about a travel plan" section introduces the most fascinating place in China, Xi'an, from the perspective of Richard, a foreign student. The terracotta warriors and horses here

It is a treasure of Chinese culture, known as the "Eight Wonders of the World". It is loved and respected by the people of the world. Students in China should

At the same time, through writing activities, students explore and think about valuable tourism resources at home and abroad, and its cultural connotation. :

The first text introduces the author's travel plan for Xi'an in the form of e-mail. The author uses the presentProgressive tense to express future plans and arrangements, such asthe main purpose of travel, key landscapes, other scenic spots and travel safety.

The language of this text is relaxed and casual, and it is the communication between young friends, and it is usedsome impressiveexpressionsas follows:

“Itis an amazing sight, and I can't wait to go.”

“Terracotta Army is almost unbelievable. ""It's amazing to think of that. ""

The second text is a propaganda page about Terracotta Warriors and Horses, introducing the basic situation of Terracotta Warriors and Horses, in order to provide students with information about the brigade.

1. Get students to have a good understanding of how to write an impressive travel plan

2. Enable students to use somewriting skills flexibly.

3. Develop students’ writing and cooperating abilities.

4. Strengthen students’ great interest in writing discourses.

e students to write a concise, coherent and structured e-mail, introducing their own travel plans

2. Guide students toproperly conveyemotions using the proper language.

Step 1: Lead in

Begin the class with the lead-in questions:how to write to your friend an impressive travel plan? What kinds of aspects should be included? It is stronglyrecommended that the teacher should ask students to discuss the topic freely with their partners and brainstorm some ideas concerning the topic. In this way, students can come up with more ideas and avoid being nervous at thebeginning of the class.

Step 2: Read to discover details

The teacher is expected to ask students to read Richard’s emailto his friend and the brochure that he found silently and then request students to solve the task below.

Study the organization and language featuresby summarizing the email:

Paragraph 1: main purpose for the trip

Paragraph 2:other plans for the trip

Paragraph 3: transport

Paragraph 4: finalthoughts

Tip: In this step, what should be highlighted is that the teacher ought to give students proper time to read individually, silently and think independently. There is no need for them to discuss the detailed questions. In this way, students can develop their individual logical thinking ability and promote their skills of finding details.

Step 3: Read to find out the words and phrases used to express emotion in the email

After finishing the task above, the teacher move on the following task:

Underline the words and phrases used to express emotion in the email. Then complete thesentences below.

It is is ____________ I am amazed.

It's almostunbelievable.

I can’t _______________.

It's hard_________________

It's an _____________________story.

Step 4: Use what you have learnt to write a travel plan.

end you are Xiao Li and reply to Richard's email.

2. Exchange drafts.

Assess each other's work according to the checklist.

Is there a clear purpose for the trip? :

Does each paragraph have a clear main idea?

Does the writer use the present continuous tense for future plans?

Does the writer use commas, stops, and question marks correctly?

Are all the words spelt correctly?

Are all the proper nouns capitalized?

Revise your draft according to your partner's comments.

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Step 5:The summary of how to write a travel plan.

旅遊計劃是一種常見的應用文寫作。旅遊可分為觀光遊、文化遊、美食遊及探險遊等不同類型，因此旅遊計劃也要根據不同的旅遊目的進行設計。常規的旅遊計劃需要明確以下幾個方面的問題:

Travel plan

When will you leave for？

Where is your the destination?

How will you get there?

What will you do there?

How long will you there?

Is there a clear purpose for the trip?

為了提升旅行計劃的層級，還需注意以下幾個方面的問題:

1.每段是否有明確清晰的主題;

2.用一般現在時代替一般將來時:

3.用更高級的形容詞詞彙。例如:表達“好”時，不要總用“nice”,我們還可以用“smart, clean, excellent, exciting, beautiful, wonderful, clever, famous, grand”等表達更具有指向性的同匯:

4.用更高級的動詞詞彙。比如:我們可以用“seem stand, lie stay, remain, look . sound, become . keep, grow”等代替"be";

5.所有“專有名詞”要大寫:

6.文章最後要有適當的總結性語言。

[常用高級句式]

place of interest名勝古蹟

tourist attractions旅遊景點

historic sites 歷史遺蹟

Must- see attractions必看景點

go on a holiday/take a vacation去度假

check in登記人住check out結賬退房

enjoy the scenery of nature欣賞自然美景

go sightseeing觀光

feel like doing sth.想要做某事