Unit3 Travel journal 第3课时 教案3 人教版必修1.docVIP

Unit3 Travel Journal Period 3 Using Language Teaching goals: 1. To read the passages A NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS 2. To learn to use the language by reading, listening and speaking Teaching procedures: Step 1. Led-in Show some beautiful pictures of Tibet and warm up by talking about Tibet: Have you ever been to Tibet? Do you want to travel in Tibet? Can you tell me something about Tibet? ﹡(Background information about Tibet: Tibet lies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of the southwest border of China. The average height of the whole region is more than 4,000 meters above sea level, for which Tibet is known as “Roof of the World”. The highest peak of Tibet, also the highest in Himalayas and in the whole world, is Everest Peak, which is as high as 8,846.27 meters above sea level. Although a part of China, Tibet has a unique culture of all its own. It is mainly inhabited by Tibetans, a minority nationality of old and mysterious people. Tourist attractions include the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Jokhang Temple, and a number of Buddhist sacred places. Tibet (Xi Zang in Chinese) is to the south of Xin Jiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Qing Hai Province, to the west of Sichuan, to the northwest of Yunnan and to the north of India and Nepal. Its population of 2.3 million people come from a variety of ethnic groups including Tibetan, Han, Monba and Lhota. Its capital city is Lhasa. Northwest Tibet, mainly Qing Hai plateau, is home to a variety of unusual and unique animals. Across the northern expanse of Tibet, you can see vast grasslands where horses, yak and sheep roam freely. The worlds lowest valley, the Grand Yarlun-tzanpo River Valley lies in east Tibet. It is freezing cold in most time of the year. Most tourists come to visit Tibet only in the warmest seasons, June, July, August and early September.) Step 2. Reading 1. Pre-reading question: What kind of difficulties do you think Wang Wei and Wang Kun will meet in the mountains? 2. Reading and underlining Coll