By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. further understand the article and retell it by using their own words;

2. master the usages of some important words and structures;

3. know how to behave properly when visiting a place.

1. New words and phrases: quiet, air, fresh, local, jogging, underground, famous, Western, opera, theatre, miss, forward, soon, a local theatre, Beijing opera, Western restaurants, look forward to

2. New structures: There are lots of things to do in Sunshine Town.

                            Would you like to stay in a quiet town?

                            Sunshine Town is not far from the centre of Beijing.

                            It takes only 40 minutes by underground.

                            Why not visit our local theatre and enjoy Beijing opera?

                We are looking forward to meeting you soon.

To understand and grasp the usages of some important words and phrases.

1. Word scramble.

  T: What kind of place is Sunshine Town? (呈现quiet) I will show you more words in this way. Please put the letters in a correct order by spelling the word out.

qiuetà quiet

ferhsà fresh

jgognigàjogging

undregruondàunderground

faoumsàfamous

lcoalàlocal

smisàmiss

atràart

frowradàforward

【设计意图：以Word scramble的形式复习单词，提高学生积极性，增加英语学习的趣味性。】

2. Make up phrases.

T: Boys and girls, can you use these wordsto make up phrases?

【设计意图：由单词这个“点”引入词组这个的“线”的复习，自然又有效，并为接下来的文章复述做好铺垫。】

3. Retell the passage.

T: Let’s read the phrases together. Work in group of four, and use these phrases to retell the passage.

【设计意图：以小组合作的复述方式让学生自测课文掌握情况，有助于信息的内化和单词词组的熟练掌握，并增强他们英语学习的自信。】

1. to do不定式作定语

  to do不定式作定语，通常都放在其所修饰的名词、代词之后

T: You have done a good job. From your retelling, we can easily see that there are lots of things to do in Sunshine Town. Please use proper “to do” to fill in the following blanks.

2. be famous for & be famous as

T: Do you know this singer?

Michael Jackson/famous for/many popular songs.

èMichael Jackson is famous for many popularsongs.

She is J.K. Rowling. Do you know what she is famous for?

è J.K. Rowling is famous for the book Harry Potter. And she is famous as a writer.

Beijing, famous, Beijing duck, the capital of China

è Famous as the capital of China, Beijing is famous for Beijing duck.

T: Famous as the capital of China, what else is Beijing famous for? Let’s watch a short video about Beijing and then make up sentences.

(the Great Wall, the Palace Museum. Tian’anmen Square, the Summer Palace)

3. miss (doing) sth.

If you go to Beijing, don’t miss these places of interest.

èDon’t miss visiting these places of interest.

He gets up early in order not to miss the underground.

è He gets up early in order not to miss taking the underground.

4. 时间表示距离

  We can take the underground to the centre of Beijing from Sunshine Town.

It takes 40 minutes by underground (from Sunshine Town to the centre of Beijing).

= It takes 40 minutes to take the undergroundfrom Sunshine Town to the centre of Beijing.

= It is 40 minutes from Sunshine Town to thecentre of Beijing by underground.   

Summary: (1) It takes (sb.) + 时间 + 方式 + from … to …

         (2) It takes (sb.) + 时间 + to do + from … to …

         (3) It is + 时间 + from … to … + 方式

T: If I underline 40 minutes by underground, how should we raise the question?

èHow far does it take from Sunshine Town to the centre of Beijing?

T: Work in pairs and make up a dialogue by using the structures above.

5. look forward to (doing) sth.

T: A group of exchange students will come to Sunshine Town.

èWe are looking forward to meeting the exchange students.

Is he _________________________?

Millie ______________________________forher birthday.

Are they _______________________________?

【设计意图：创设了丰富的语境，活动设计的多样性、生活性等得到了充分的体现。选择了文中较为重要的5个语言点，借助于图片、视频等创设丰富的语境，引出学生感兴趣的话题，采取多种形式帮助学生巩固强化对词语以及短语的理解。】