1、Module 2 Traffic Jam Brief Statements Based on This Module Introduction The topic in this module is “Traffic Jam”.This section introduces to us the vocabulary of all kinds of transportation and it includes three activities.To begin with,the teacher may ask the students a few questions,such as “How d

2、o you usually get to school.” Or you may present to the class the pictures of all kinds of means of transportation.The teacher may then have a brainstorm of means of transportation in the class with the help of the pictures.To activate the atmosphere of the classroom,the teacher may encourage the st

3、udents to compete with one another in speaking out the means of transportation they are familiar with.In Activity 2,the teacher may encourage the students to carry out a survey among the class about what kinds of transportation they use in their daily life.The students may use the questions in Activ

4、ity 3 to make up a dialogue about a traffic jam.Finally,the teacher may ask some good ones to present their dialogue to the class.Reading and Vocabulary The main idea of this passage is about Getting Around in Beijing.First the teacher may ask the students to read the text quickly and grasp the main

5、 idea.After reading it,the students may work in pairs 1 / 24 exchanging their ideas on the question “ Who might find the information useful.” The teacher may then elicit the answers from the whole class.In Activity 2 the students may be encouraged to ask and answer questions in pairs to deepen their

6、 understanding of the text.As for Activity 3 the teacher may list the new words or ask the students to find the new words in the course of reading.First make the students guess from the whole context the meanings of these new words,and make some explanations if necessary,which is of great help in de

7、epening their impression of the new words.Then the students may do the exercises on their own.If the class is good enough,the following methods are better:book closed,the teacher speak out the definitions of some new words and the students speak out the new words.In this way,not only the students li

8、stening ability is trained,but also their memorization of the new words is consolidated.Time permitting,some exercises of consolidation are needed.For example,the teacher tells the students a sentence containing a certain new word and encourage the students to retell and at the same time point out t

9、he new words in the sentence.Besides,in the teaching of reading,the teacher can organize different reading activities according to the content of the text on purpose to train the above reading strategies and help them develop good reading habits from the very beginning.Function 2 / 24 The function o

10、f this module is “giving advice”.First the teacher may ask the students to read the sentences listed and encourage them to find out the sentence structures of expressing giving advice.In Activity 2 the teacher may first pair the students to discuss the issue,and come up with a list.Finally call back

11、 the answers.If several pairs have chosen the same city,try to open a discussion about whether they think the advice is good or not.If everyone has chosen the same city,you may wish to make a board list of the advice and discuss it.To raise the atmosphere of the whole classroom,you may act as the ro

12、le of a tourist and divide the students into two groups and make them act as the role of the guides.The guides give advice to the tourist and the guide who raises more advice will be the winner.Listening and Speaking In this part the studentslistening and speaking abilities are trained.First the tea

13、cher may encourage the students to read the four topics and tick the topics they think they will talk about.This is actually a pre-listening activity,which can stimulate the background information from the students.The next step is to listen and check whether their predictions are true.In Activity 2

14、,there are five pictures.In dealing with this part the teacher had better encourage the students to ask and answer questions according to the pictures.And then the tape is played for the students to check their answers.Activity 3 and 4 may serve as a 3 / 24 consolidation.Vocabulary Some compound wor

15、ds used to describe urban transportation are introduced in this section.It is suggested that more compound words should be introduced.The teacher may first list the compound words and then ask the students to read aloud the words after himself or herself.To make the students more familiar with the s

16、tructure of these compound words,the teacher might as well elicit the word formation in the students.And if necessary,the teacher may add some.Ask the students to do Activity 1 and 2.Finally,call back the answers from the whole class,having one student read the definition and another provide the com

17、pound word.Pronunciation The pronunciation in this module is liaison.The teacher may choose a short paragraph from the passage and then ask them to find the liaison words themselves.After that you may play the tape for the students to listen and check their answers.Grammar The grammar in this module

18、 is Imperatives.The teacher should try to acquaint the students with the definition of Imperatives.The Teaching Procedures are as follows:first the teacher may list the meanings of each sign on the blackboard and then make the students to match the signs 4 / 24 with the meanings.To make them aware o

19、f definitions you d better choose the functions from the sentences listed.Activity 2 is an applied activity.To deal with it the teacher may prepare some pictures beforehand for the students to talk about the meanings of some traffic signs.Activity 3 is a combination of speaking and grammar.Through t

20、his part not only will the students speaking skills be trained,but also they will have a better understanding of the positive form and the negative form of imperatives.To make the students clear about it.The teacher had better give the students some exercises for a consolidation.Speaking Combined wi

21、th the listening section,this part broadens the topic of this module.It is suggested that this part should be dealt with after listening.In Activity 2 the students are requested to use why not to make suggestions.In dealing with this part the students may work in pairs,one saying the sentences in th

22、e text and the other saying a related sentence using the sentence structure ”Why not ？ ” .Activity 3 can be a preparation for Activity 4.Two students work in pairs talking about the traffic problems in their city.To activate the atmosphere of the class,a competition may be carried out.The problems c

23、an be taken down for the subsequent discussion,in which the students worked in groups of four putting forward the solutions to the questions they have raised in Activity 3.The key words had better be written down.Finally,the teacher may ask 5 / 24 some representatives to report to the whole class th

24、eir methods and suggestions to improve the traffic problems.Writing This section is closely related to the topic of this module.Activity 1 is actually a pre-activity,which has two roles.It is very helpful for the students to acquaint themselves with the vocabulary and sentences related to the topic

25、of this module.Besides,the providing some questions make them know what to write themselves.This activity can be divided into the following steps:the students read the passage and answer the questions individually;work in pairs asking and answering questions;the teacher raises the last question to i

26、nspire the students with the structure of the passage.Before writing the teacher had better make the students read the passage once more.Ask them to plan their writing by listing the problems and possible solutions.They may exchange work with a partner for peer-checking of language,structure and con

27、tent.Time permitting,the teacher may ask a few good ones to read their work to the whole class.Everyday English This section requests the students to make sense of the four English expressions listed.First encourage the students to do this activity individually and then check with a partner.Call bac

28、k the answers from the whole class,having one students read the original sentence,and another the paraphrase.To consolidate this section the teacher may say some 6 / 24 sentences or phrases similar to the ones they learned in this part and then ask the students to paraphrase them.Cultural Corner The

29、 passage in this part introduces to us the Congestion Charge the London government adopted in order to lessen the stress of traffic problems.To start with,the teacher may ask the students some questions.With the questions in mind,the students may read the passage quickly.In answering them,the teache

30、r may divide the students into a few groups.The Teaching Procedures can be planned according to the level of the students and the time permitted.If the students are good enough and the teaching time is abundant,activities can be carried out fully in class.Otherwise,some Teaching Procedures may be om

31、itted or done after class.Task The task of this module is to complete a poster giving advice to visitor to a city or a town.The teacher may encourage the students to ask and answer questions using the questions listed in the text book or even come up with their questions themselves.They had better t

32、ry to set as many questions as they can and provide solutions.The solutions may be written down in the form of key words for the writing of the poster.Remind the students to use proper modifiers to make the poster more attractive.The better ones may demonstrate their works to the whole 7 / 24 class.

33、Module File This part is a summary as well as a self-assessment of this module.It may help the students to know whether they have mastered the main points or not.If time permits,the teacher may have a revision of this module by analyzing this part and consolidate it with some exercises.Five periods

34、for teaching Period 1:Introduction;Reading and Vocabulary Period 2:Function;Listening and Speaking Period 3:Vocabulary;Pronunciation;Grammar Period 4:Speaking;Writing;Everyday English Period 5:Cultural Corner;Task;Module File Period 1 Introduction;Reading and Vocabulary The General Idea of This Peri

35、od The topic in this module is “Traffic Jam”.The Introduction introduces to us the vocabulary of all kinds of transportation and it includes three activities.To begin with,the teacher may ask the students a few questions.Or you may present to the class the pictures of means of transportation.The tea

36、cher may then have a brainstorm of means of transportation in the class with the help of the pictures.To activate the atmosphere of the classroom,the teacher may encourage the students to compete with one another in speaking out the means of transportation 8 / 24 they are familiar with.In Activity 2

37、,the teacher may encourage the students to carry out a survey among the class about what kinds of transportation they use in their daily life.The students may use the questions in Activity 3 to make up a dialogue about a traffic jam.Finally,the teacher asks some good ones to present their dialogue t

38、o the class.This part may serve as a warming up of the passage,of which the topic is Getting Around in Beijing.First the teacher may ask the students to read the text quickly and grasp the main idea.After reading it,they may work in pairs exchanging their ideas on the question “Who might find the in

39、formation useful.” The teacher may then elicit the answers from the whole class.In Activity 2 the students may be encouraged to ask and answer questions in pairs to deepen their understanding of the text.As for Activity 3 the teacher may list the new words or ask the students to find the new words i

40、n the course of reading.First make the students guess from the whole context the meanings of these new words,and make some explanations if necessary,which is of great help in deepening their impression of the new words.Then the students may do the exercises on their own.If the class is good enough,t

41、he following methods are better:book closed,the teacher speak out the definitions of some new words and the students speak out the new words.In this way,not only the students listening ability is trained,but also their memorization of the new words is consolidated.Time permitting,some exercises of 9

42、 / 24 consolidation are needed.For example,the teacher tells the students a sentence containing a certain new word and encourage the students to retell and at the same time point out the new words in the sentence.Teaching Important Points Encourage the students to talk about means of transportation.

43、Help the students make sense of the whole passage. Teaching Difficult Points Lead the students to talk in class actively. Deal with some difficult Language Points. Teaching Methods Individual work,pair work to get every students to participate in class.Teaching Aids Some pictures,multimedia & a blac

44、kboard. Three Dimensional Teaching Aims Knowledge and Skills Make the students master some new words. Encourage the students to participate in class actively.Make sure the students make sense of the passage. Process and Strategies Train the students speaking ability through individual and pair work.

45、 Train the students reading skills. 10 / 24 Feelings and Value Through the teaching of this period know about the present situations of traffic in cities at home or abroad.Meanwhile,their sense of environment and civic virtue will be aroused.Teaching Procedures Step 1 Lead-in T:Good morning,boys and

46、 girls. Ss:Good morning,Sir. T:Today we are going to learn Module 2 Traffic Jam.Here I have a question for you.Would you like to tell me how you usually get to school every day？S:I usually get to school by bike. S:By bus. T:Good.And can you name some other means of transportation.S:Motorbike. S:Boat

47、. S:Taxi. T:Very good.Anything else. S:Truck. S:Underground. S:. The teacher lists the names on the blackboard.Explain some new 11 / 24 words.bike truckboat busunderground coachhelicoptermotorbiketaxitrolleybusT:Do you know the word “coach” . S:Would you please explain it to us. T:Of course.Look at

48、the picture.Can you describe it in simple English.S:Let me try.Is it a long distance bus. T:Kind of right.It is a bus,usu.with a single deck,carrying passengers over long distances.In old times,it refers to a large four-wheeled carriage pulled by horses and used for carrying passengers.T:Please look

49、 at another one.What is it.Would you like to describe it. S:I think it is quite like an electric bus. T:Quite right.It is a bus powered by electricity from an overhead cable.Its name is “trolleybus”.T:Now that you have known so many means of transportation,please match some of the words with their d

50、efinitions.Show the following on the screen. 1.It s a bus used for long distances. _ 2.It s got two wheels and its fast. _ 3.This bus is connected to electric wires. 12 / 24 _ 4.You must pay to use this car. _ 5.This is the suburban railway.Its usually under the city._ 6.It s slow,cheap and has two

51、wheels. _ The teacher check their answers. Suggested answers: 1.coach2.motorbike3.trolleybus4.taxi5.underground6.bike T:All of you did very good jobs. T:Now with your partners carry out a survey by asking and answering questions concerning means of transportation.For example,which means of transport

52、ation do you prefer.Do you always take a bus to school.After that you may complete the following chart using ticks.Show the following on the screen. I travel by Bike Bus Motorbike Taxievery daysometimesoftenneverTrolleybus Undergroundtrain T:Now you may discuss with your deskmates the following ques

53、tions: 13 / 24 Show the following questions on the screen. 1.Have you ever been stuck in a traffic jam. 2.Where were you doing. 3.How long were you in the jam. 4.What did you do then. 5.If you haven t met a traffic jam,can you imagine what will happen in it.T:After the discussion you may organize yo

54、ur answers into a short passage of a traffic jam.After a few minutes call back their answers. Step 2 Fast reading T:Just now we talked about a traffic jam.Now lets come to the passage in Reading and Vocabulary.Read the passage and say who might find the information useful.After a while. S:I think th

55、e tourists to Beijing will find it useful.T:Very good. T:Read the passage quickly again and find the answers to the following questions: Show the following on the screen. 1.How easy is it to find a taxi in Beijing. 2.What color are most taxis. 14 / 24 3.Whats the problem with buses. 4.Which is the b

56、est bus for tourists. 5.How many people can get in a minibus. 6.What are the advantages of the underground. 7.When does it close at night. 8.What can you visit in a pedicab. After a few minutes check their answers. Suggested answers: 1.Raise your hand,and a taxi appears in no time. 2.They are red. 3

57、.They are often very crowded. 4.The 103 bus. 5.12 people. 6.It s fast and convenient. 7.It closes at 11:00 pm. 8.They narrow alleys of old Beijing. T:Good job.While reading,you must have come across some new words.Can you guess the meanings of them.Please read the passage once more.This time please

58、read it carefully and then match the words in the box with their meanings.Step 3 Vocabulary 15 / 24 T:While reading you have learned some new words,right.Please read the words on the screen after me.Pay particular attention to the words where the stress doesnt fall on the first syllable:destination,

59、receipt,return and around. Show the following on the screen. cab destinationreceipt returnn. route rush hour seatfareget aroundpassengerpermitn.singlen. T:Now you may read the passage quickly again and try to make sense of the words according to the context.The sentences on the screen may be of help

60、 to you.Match them with the words or phrases.1.to go from one place to another 2.a person who uses public transport 3.a ticket for a two-way journey _ _ _ 4.the road the public transport service uses regularly_5.the busiest time of day 6.the price of a ticket 7.a ticket for a one-way journey 8.the p