【新课教学过程(3)】必修4 Unit 5 Theme parks Period 1（新课标人教A）
Period 1 Warming up & Reading
Reading The General Idea of This Period
This 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 Points
