第一课时 Section A(1a－2d)
Teaching Key Points 【教学重点】
The vocabulary：
square，meter，deep，desert，population，Asia，wall，tour，tourist，amazing，ancient，protect，wide，feel free，as far as I know
Target language：
1.—What's the highest mountain in the world?
—Qomolangma.
2．China is almost as big as the US，and it is the biggest country in Asia.
Teaching Difficult Points 【教学难点】
Use the target language above to talk about geography and nature.
Teaching Aids 【教学工具】
an English book，a tape recorder and CAI
Teaching Steps 【教学过程】
★Step 1 Preview and perception 【预习感知】
Ask the students to read the vocabulary and target language.
Ⅰ.根据句意及首字母提示完成句子。
1．China has the biggest p______ in the world.
2．A lot of t______ visit the Great Wall every day.
3．—How do you p______ yourself when you go out alone at night?
—I will take a knife.
4．The river is not d______．We can walk across it.
5．China is in the east of A______．
Ⅱ.句型转换。
1．Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world.(对画线部分提问)
______ ______ ______ mountain in the world?
2．She is taller than any other girl in her class.(改为同义句)
She is ______ ______ ______ in her class.
3．The Caspian Sea is 1，025_meters deep.(对画线部分提问)
______ ______ is the Caspian Sea?
★Step 2 Consociation and exploration 【合作探究】
Let the students read the book by themselves in order to find out the answers.They can discuss the questions in groups or ask the teacher for help.When they finish the questions，ask some students to check the answers.
★Step 3 Leading in 【情景导入】
Show some pictures of nature.T：Our earth is so beautiful.There are some pictures of the earth.Ask：What's the highest mountain in the world? Let the students listen and repeat.
★Step 4 Pre－task 【准备任务】
Page 49，1a &1b
1．Look at the pictures.Match the facts you know.
2．Ask the students to read it by themselves.
3．Look at 1b.Play the tape and ask the students to listen and complete the sentences.
