TEAChinG oBjECtivEs

(1) KnowlEDGE oBjECtivEs:

①To BE ABlE to unDErstAnD thE mAin iDEA AnD somE DEtAils oF thE pAssAGE.

②To know somEthinG ABout Town TwinninG:thE similAritiEs BEtwEEn thE town twirminG,thE town twinninG AGrEEmEnts,EtC.

(2) ABility oBjECtivEs:

①To usE rEADinG skills suCh As skimminG,sCAnninG AnD CArEFul rEADinG DurinG thE proCEss oF unDErstAnDinG oF thE pAssAGE.

②To improvE thE ABilitiEs oF spEAkinG By rEtEllinG thE pAssAGE.

③To writE A pAssAGE ABout A town twinninG.

(3) Emotion oBjECtivEs:

①StuDEnts CAn GEt morE intErEstED in EnGlish CulturE.

②StuDEnts CAn improvE thE spirit oF FriEnDship AnD ExChAnGEs, AnD BuilD up thE sEnsE oF GloBAl CoopErAtion. &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp;

TEAChinG ContEnts:

(1) ComprEhEnsion oF thE GivEn tExt.

(2) REtEllinG thE pAssAGE wilh thE hElp oF thE GivEn worDs AnD sEntEnCEs.

(3) WritinG tAsk.

TEAChinG kEy AnD importAnt point:

To unDErstAnD somE knowlEDGE ABout Town TwinninG AnD rEtEll thE pAssAGE.

TEAChinG&nBsp; AiDs : multi-mEDiA

TEAChinG proCEDurEs:

StEp I WArminG up AnD lEAD-in (5 minutEs)

1. GrEEtinG

2. LEAD in thE topiC By plAyinG A viDEo ABout thE town twinninG BEijinG City AnD NEw York AnD Ask

stuDEnts to hAvE A FrEE tAlk:

( 1 ) WhAt is thE rElAtionqhip BEtwEEn&nBsp; BEijinG AnD NEw&nBsp; York?

(2) Why CAn thE CitiEs BEComE town twinninG?

( JustiFiCAtion: ThE First stEp AttrACts stuDEnts' intErEst to 1EArri this lEsson AnD lEADs in to thE mAin iDEA oF' thE tExt. )&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp;&nBsp; ,

StEp 2 PrE-rEADinG (7 minutEs)

1. Common sEnsE on towrn twinninG.

2. Ask stuDEnts to GivE CxAmplEs oF town twinninG CitiEs.

3. PlAy thE viDEo ABout town twinninG OxForD AnD (;rEnoBlE.&nBsp; WhilE EnjoyinG thE viDEo, stuClEnts

think ovEr thE FollowinG quEstion:"WhAt ArE thE similAriCiEs l)EtwEEn thE two CitiEs?"

( JustiFiCAtion: To FoCus stuDEnts' AttEntion on thE mAin topiC oF thE rEADinG pAssAGE.&nBsp; C.omprEhEnDinG thE nEw worDs CAn hElp stuDEnts to uriDErstAnD thE pAssAGE EAsily. It prEpArEs stuDEnts to unDErstAnD thE topiC AnD proviDEs thEm with thE opportunity to ConnECt somE AspECts oF thE topiC to

thEir knowlEDGE. )

StEp 3 WhilE-rEADinG( 18 minutEs)

1 . FAst rEADinG

Ask stuDEnts to rEAD thE pAssAGE quiCkly AnD thEn ConCluDE thE mAin iDEA oF EACh pArAGrAph.

MAin iDEA:

PArAGrAph l-introDuC:tion-thE similAritiEs BEtwEEn thE two CitiEs

PArAGrAph 2-DEFinition oF town twinninG

PArAGrAph 3-ContEnts oF town twinninG AGrEEmEnts

PArAGrAph 4-FunCtions oF towrn LwinninG AGrEEmEnts

&nBsp;( JustiFiCAtion:&nBsp; To trAin thE stuDEnts' rEADinG ABility oF sCAnninG For thE GEnErAl inFormAtion oF thE pAssAGE. ThE quEstions, whiCh ArE ClosEly rElAtED to thE mAin points oF thE pAssAGE, hElp thE stuDEnts GrAsp its mAin iDEA. )

2. CArEFul rEADinG

(1) Ask thE stuDEnts to rEAD thE pAssAGE CArEFully AnD DECiDE whEthEr thE stAtEmEnts ArE truE or

FAlsE AnD ExplAin why.

①Both sizE AnD populAtion in OxForD AnD GrEnoBlE ArE similAr.

②OxForD UnivErsity is FAmous in thE worlD; HowEvEr, thErE is no univErsity in GrEnoBlE.

③Town twinninG is A nEw iDEA in moDEm timEs.

④Town twinninG AGrEEmEnts EnCourAGE pEoplE to visit AnD ExChAnGE in CulturE AnD EDuCAtion.

⑤Town twinninG AGrEEmEnts ArE usEFul For ForEiGn lAnGuAGE lEArninG.

(2) Ask stuDEnts to work in Groups AnD hAvE A CompEtition to AnswEr thE FollowinG quEstions:

①WhAt ArE thE similAritiEs BEtwEEn OxForD AnD GrEnoBlC?

②Why is thE iDEA oF town twinninG populAr nowADAys?

③WhAt is thE DEFinition oF town twinninG AGrEEmEnts?

④WhAt ACtivitiEs Do thE AGrEEmEnts tAkE to EnCourAGr pEoplE From thE two towns to visit EACh othEr?

⑤Why ArE thE town twinninG AGrEEmEnts usEFul For stuDEnts AnD pEoplE who wAnt to lEAm A lAnGuAGE?

( JustiFiCAtion: In this pArt,thE tEAChEr UqEs thE tAsk-BAsED tEAChinG mEthoD to ArousE thE Enthusi-Asm oF stuDEnts AnD to trAin thEir AnAlyzinG AnD summArizinG ABility.&nBsp; In thE proCEss oF An8wErinG

thE quEstions, stuDEnts' rEADinG skills For thE DEtAilED inFormAtion ArE improvED AnD it will hElp stuDEnts unDErstAnD thE pAssAGE loGiCAlly. )

&nBsp;( 3 ) ListEninG prACtiCE

PlAy thE tApE AnD Ask stuDEnts to rEAD thE pAssAGE AFtEr thE tApE AnD pAy AttEntion to thE pronunCiAtion oF thE worDs AnD sEntEnCEs.

&nBsp;( JustiFiCAtion:ThE listEninG prACitiCE hElps stuDEnts ConsoliDAtE thEir unDErstAnDinG oF thE tExt, )

StEp 4 Post-rEADinG ( 10 minutEs)

GEt stuDEnts to rEtEll thE pAssAGE ACCorDinG to thE outlinE AnD kEy worDs on PPT.&nBsp; Ask stuDEnts to rEtEll BEtwEEn pArtnErs First, thEn Ask two stuDEnts to rEtEll BEForE ClAss.

OutlinE oF thE tExt:

PArAGrAph l-introDuClion-thE similAritiEs BEtwEEn thE two CitiEs.

PArAGrAph 2-DEFinition oF town twinninG

PArAGrAph 3-ContEnts oF town twinninG AGrEEmEnts

PArAGrAph 4-FunCtions oF town twinninG AGrEEmEnts

KEy worDs AnD sEntEnCEs:

OxForD in thE UK AnD GrEnoBlE in FrAnCE ArE similAr in thE FollowinG thrEE AspECts,mEDium-sizED,

univErsity,tourism,populAr,EnCourAGC,ThErE ArE visits AnD ExChAnGEs,stAy in,usEFul...

( JustiFiCAtion: ThE ACtivity oF rEtEllinG thE tExt CArriED out unDEr CErtAin situAtion CAn ACtivAtE thE AtmosphErE oF thE ClAss AnD ArousE stuDEnts' intErEst At thE sAmE timE.&nBsp; It hElps stuDEnts. StrEnGthEn

whAt thEy hAvE lEArnED DurinG this lEsson. )

StEp 5 SummAry AnD HomEwork(5 minutEs)

SummAry: Ask onE stuDEnt to ACt As An AssistAnt tEAChEr to GuiDE othErs to summArizC whAt thEy hAvE lEArnED in this ClAss.&nBsp; AnD thEn GivE A ConClusion ABout this lEsson

HomEwork :

(1) ListEn to thE tApE AnD rEAD thE tExt AlouD.

(2)Ask stuDEnts to sEArCh For morE inFormAtion on thE IntEmEt AnD writE A short pAssAGE ABout

BEijinG's town twinninG City.

(JustiFiCAtion: HomEwork is so importAnt AnD nECEssAry For stuDEnts to mAstEr thE knowlEDGE thEy hAvE lEAmED in ClAss. It will ChECk whEthEr thE stuDEnts AChiEvE thE LEAChinG oBjECCivEs. )

BlACkBoArD DEsiGn:

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Town TwinninG

OutlinE oF thE tExt:

PArAGrAph l-introDuCtion

PArAGrAph 2-DEFinition

PArAGrAph 3-ContEnts

PArAGrAph 4-FunCitions