Theme parks(Period 1 Reading)
period 1 reading
the general idea of this periodthis period includes warming up,reading and comprehending of unit 5.as the topic and the reading passage contain rich cultural information,and most of the students may have had experiences in visiting ordinary parks,even theme parks,they are quite familiar with the topic.in order to lead the students to the topic of theme parks,first the teacher can have the students make a list of the parks they visited(know) and ask them to talk about the things they(did) can do in these parks,then show them the four pictures on page 33 and encourage them say what kinds of parks are in the pictures.to understand this reading passage better,the students are required to scan the passage first to get the general idea by finding out the main idea of each paragraph,and then skim the first two paragraphs to make a comparison between ordinary parks and theme parks by filling in the chart about the differences between a theme park and an ordinary park,to make a list of different kinds of theme parks talked about in the passage and what people can do and see in these theme parks after reading the others paragraphs.to get the students to comprehend the title of the reading passage,and the purposes for building theme parks,the teacher will have the students discuss with their partners to express their own opinions.teaching important pointshelp the students to gain a good understanding of the reading passage and use efficient reading methods to improve their reading ability.teaching difficult points how to enable the students to talk about theme parks freely.teaching methodsscanning to get the general idea of the text.skimming to understand the passage better.discussion to help the students understand better what they’ve learned and to use the knowledge they’ve learned in this period.teaching aidsa tape recordera multimedia
three dimensional teaching aimsknowledge and skillshelp the students to achieve a clear idea about theme parks.help the students use scanning and skimming methods to improve their reading skills and speed up their reading.help the students acquire the ability to use the key words and expressions concerning theme parks and useful sentence structures.enable the students to talk about theme parks.process and strategiespair work to make the students involved in class actively.fast reading to get the main idea of the passage.have the students learn about the most famous parks in the world.