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

1. read the passage about Sunshine Town fluently;

2. get some detail information about Sunshine Town;

3. learn to introduce a place to others.

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.

1. To read the passage in different ways.

2. To sum up how to introduce one’s hometown.

3. To introduce a place to othersusing the passage as a model.

Make up a dialogue.

T: Hello, everyone, today we are going to learn Reading of Unit 3. We know that the topic of this unit is hometown. Suppose your friends come to visit you, where will you take them? Make up a dialogue with your partner.

【设计意图：复习上节课内容，由旧知引入新知。】

1. Enjoy Beijing opera.

T: Have a guess what I will do with my friends if they come to see me? Listen!

T: Correct! I will take them to enjoy Beijing opera at the local theatre. If we want to enjoy Beijing opera, I think Sunshine Town is a good choice.

【设计意图：播放一段京剧，引入新词的学习。】

2. Describe Sunshine Town.

T: Here is a picture of Sunshine Town. Please describe it.

T: Read and use new words and phrases to replace the underlined ones.

(1)Sunshine Town is well-known for its beautiful scenery.

(2)With many trees, the town is not noisy and the air is clean and cool.

(3) I am 期待 visiting this lovely town.

【设计意图：创设情境，将抽象的单词与图片相结合，利用英文解释加强学生对单词的理解，有助于英文思维的养成。】

3. Scan the passage.

T: I can’t wait to visit Sunshine Town. Now, the Class 1, Grade 7 students are preparing a video presentation for the exchange students. Please scan their script and think about how many parts it can be divided into.

Part 1 (Paragraph 1): Introduction.

Part 2 (Paragraphs 2-5): Main body―Things to do in Sunshine Town.

Part 3 (Paragraph 6): Conclusion.

【设计意图：引导学生运用快速阅读法，把握文章大意和篇章结构，为之后的写作做好铺垫。】

4. Watch and answer.

T: Let’s enjoy the video about Sunshine Town and then answer some questions.

(1) What’s in Sunshine Town?

(2) What do local people like doing in the morning?

(3) Where is Sunshine Town?

【设计意图：通过观看视频，训练学生从文章大意到细节的把握。】

5. Things to do in Sunshine Town.

 (1) Go shopping?

   There’re lots of good shops in Sunshine town.

_______ things are not expensive.

     = Most of the things are not _____.

= They are _______.

= The price of them is _____.

   (2) Eat Chinese food? Listen and tell if the sentences are True or False.

   (3) Enjoy Beijing opera? Listen and retell this part according to the key words.

【设计意图：通过完成不同的教学任务，帮助学生更好地理解文章，在熟悉课文的同时，也为接下来的采访做好文本的输入。】

1. Read the article.

  Divide the students intofour groups and read the article.

2. Have an interview.

T: Ted, Mary and Tom are exchange students from the UK. They want to know more about Sunshine Town. Now, they are asking Daniel some questions about it. Work in groups of four and talk about Sunshine Town.

3. Show time.

【设计意图：通过采访这一环节，让学生在表演中运用英语，不仅提升了课堂的乐趣，还训练了学生的语言运用能力，有助于学生将已学知识内化为己用，在展示中获得成就感，做到活学活用。】

4. Summary.

【设计意图：通过总结，再次呈现本节课中关键词，起到了巩固的作用。】

1. Learn to introduce a city/town.

T: After reading the passage, can you tell me how to introduce a city/town? Yes, maybe we can introduce it in four aspects: location, environment, interesting places and interesting activities.

T: We can use the useful expressions given tointroduce a city/town.

2. Pair work.

T: Work in pairs and introduce a place to your partner.

【设计意图：让学生从课本学习过渡至谈论身边的人和物，发挥语言的语用功能。小组合作学习的方式，可以帮助学生解决难点，并培养他们与人合作的能力。】

1. Write a passage to introduce a place.

2. Recite Welcome to Sunshine Town.