8AUnit3ReadingII.doc

8A Unit3 Reading II Teaching aims: 1. To know some famous places in New York. 2. To grasp the main idea of this article according to the key words and context. 3. To grasp some basic skills of reading. Teaching steps: Step 1.预习交流与检测 一、翻译下列短语 1、网上旅行 2、欢迎来到 3、在的顶部 4、成千上万的 5、在的中央 6、一天的辛苦工作 7、在的南端 8、听说 9、因为而出名 10、自二十世纪早期以来 11、关于就说这么多了 12、充满 13、帮助某人做某事 14、点击这个图标 15、世界著名的贸易中心 16、在除夕之夜 17、穿过黑暗 18、在网页的底部 二、Ask some questions of the article 1. What places did we visit on the website in last lesson? 2. Where would you like to go after a days work? 3. Whats Broadway famous for? Step 2 课堂展示与交流 Language points 1. Have you noticed the “Tour” icon at the top of the page? at the top of ... 在……的顶部 e.g. 山上有座塔。There is a tower ____________ the hill. 2. Just click on it, and you can visit Asia, Africa, … click on ... 点击…… e.g. 点击这个图标。_____________ this icon. 3. Wall Street, the world-famous trade centre, is here at the southern end of Manhattan Island. 1) world-famous世界著名的，举世闻名的 e.g. 姚明是世界著名的篮球运动员。Yao Ming is a ________________ basketball player. 2) at the southern end of... 在……的南端 I. south (n.) + ern = southern（adj.） 以此类推：north + ern = northern west + ern = western east + ern = eastern at the end of...在……的尽头，末尾；后接时间、地点名词。 e.g. 这个月末 at the end of this month 在路的尽头 at the end of the road 4. Further on is Times Square. further on 更进一步，再向前 e.g. 再向前一英里 a mile further on further 是far的比较级，除了表示“更远”以外，还可以表示“进一步”。 e.g. 深造 further study 进一步的信息 further information 5. Every year, thousands of people gather here on New Year’s Eve. 1) gather vi. 聚集 e.g. 医院门口聚集了很多人。 A lot of people ____________ at the gate of the hospital. on New Years Eve 在新年前夕 e.g. 在平安夜 on Christmas Eve 6. It’s exciting to see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness. 1) Its exciting to see ... 看到……很激动 Its + adj. + to do sth. 做某事怎么样 e.g. 对我来说按时完成这么多的工作很困难。 Its ___________ me _______ so much work on time. 2) see sb. doing 看见某人在做某事 e.g. 我刚才看见很多孩子在操场上打篮球。 I _______ many children __________ basketball on th