高一英语外研版必修4：Module 5 Period1 introduction; Vocabulary and Reading（Module5 A Trip Along the Three Gorges）.docVIP

Introduction Show the students several pictures to lead in new words in this part,such as cliff,peak,slope,valley,etc.Encourage the students to describe what they see.Then use the words in Activity 1 to complete the definitions in Activity 2.After that,give the students a quiz about the Yangtze River,the Three Gorges,which is the main topic in this module.That is the warming up. Vocabulary and Reading Before the students read the passage,let the students imagine if they are going on a trip through the Three Gorges,which of the following topics will they talk about,the boat,the food,life along the river,the scenery,the weather.While reading this passage,pay attention to the writer’s travel route and underline the new words and the details.After first reading,finish questions in Activity 1 and words study in Activities 4 and 5.Then read the passage again,complete the statements about the writer’s journey in Activity 3 and a form with some key words.If time permits,ask the students to retell the text in class;if not,leave it as homework. Grammar Grammar in this module is the revision of modal verbs.This part can be led in by doing some exercises of modal verbs.In this part,we’ll revise the usage of modal verbs,such as can,could,must,have to,should,etc.Modal verbs are important and difficult English grammar points and it is rather confusing.Ask the students to pay much attention to them.In this part,we’ll deal with four activities.First,do some true or false questions in Activity 2 to know how much the students know about modal verbs.In activity 1,the teacher ask the students to complete the sentences from the passage and then answer the five questions given.After that,in Activity 3,ask the students choose the correct answers.Seven sentences are designed.Then,do a further practice based on Activity 3. Listening This is a short listening.The listening material is not long and only two activities are designed.Before listening,the teacher can divide the students into grou