Class Type: Reading and writing class, 1 period

Teaching Contents: Oxford and Grenoble are town twinning. They have some similarities. Town twinning agreements are useful and helpful for people to visit and exchange between cities of different countries.

Teaching Objectives:

(1) Knowledge objectives

① Students will be able to understand the main idea and some details of the passage.

② Students will abe able to say something about town twinning.

(2) Ability objectives

①Students will able able to use reading methods such as skimming, scanning and careful reading during the process of understanding of the passage.

② Students can improve the abilities of reading and writing.

(3) Emotional objective

Students can get more interested in English culture.

Teaching Key and Difficult Points:

Understand some knowledge about town twinning and retell the passage.

Teaching Aids: multi-media, blackboard Teaching Procedures:

Step 1 Warming up and lead-in (5 minutes)

( 1 ) Greeting.

(2) Lead in the topic by playing a video about "Beijing city and New York are town twinning" and ask students to have a free talk:

① What is the relationship between Beijing and New York

② Why can the two cities become town twinning

(Justification: Attract students' interest to learn this lesson and lead to the main idea of the text.)

Step 2 Pre-reading (7 minutes)

( 1 ) Common sense on town twinning.

(2) Ask students to give examples of town twinning cities.

(3) Play the video about"Oxford and Grenoble are town twinning". While enjoying the video, students think over the following question: "What are the similarities between the two cities "

(Justification: Focus students' attention on the main topic of the reading passage. Comprehending the new words can help students to understand the passage easily. It prepares students to understand the topic and provides them with the opportunity to connect some aspects of the topic to their knowledge.)

Step 3 While-reading (18 minutes)

( 1 ) Fast reading

Ask students to read the passage quickly and then conclude the main idea of each paragraph.

Main idea:

Paragraph 1--introduction--the similarities between the two cities

Paragraph 2--definition of town twinning

Paragraph 3--contents of town twinning agreements

Paragraph 4--functions of town twinning agreements

(Justification: Train the students' reading ability of scanning for the specific information of the passage. The questions, which are closely related to the main points of the passage, help the students grasp its main idea.)

(2) Careful reading

① Ask students to read the passage carefully and decide whether the statements are tree or false and explain why.

a. Both size and population in Oxford and Grenoble are similar.

b. Oxford University is famous in the world; However, there is no university in Grenoble.

e. Town twinning is a new idea in modem times.

d. Town twinning agreements encourage people to visit and exchange in culture and education.

e. Town twinning agreements are useful for foreign language learning.

② Ask students to work in groups and have a competition to answer the following questions:

a. What are the similarities between Oxford and Grenoble

b. Why are the idea of town twinning popular nowadays

c. What is the definition of town twinning agreements

d. What activities do the agreements take to encourage people from the two towns to visit each other

e. Why are the town twinning agreements useful for students and people who want to learn a language

③Listening practice

Play the tape and ask students to read the passage after the tape and pay attention to the pronunciations of the words and sentences.

(Justification: In this part, the teacher uses the task-based teaching method to arouse the enthusiasm of students and to train their analyzing and summarizing ability. In the process of answering the questions, students' reading skills for the detailed information are improved and it will help students understand the passage logically. The listening practice helps students consolidate their understanding of the text.)

Step 4 Post-reading (10 minutes)

Get students retell the passage according to the outline and key words on PPT. Ask students to retell between partners first, then ask two students to retell before class.

Outline of the text:

Paragraph 1--Introduction--the similarities between the two cities

Paragraph 2--Definition of town twinning

Paragraph 3--Contents of town twinning agreements

Paragraph d--Functions of town twinning agreements

Key words:

Oxford in the UK and Grenoble in France are similar in the following three aspects: ... medium-sized ...university ... tourism ... popular ... because ... encourage ... There are visits and exchanges ... Visitors ... stay in ,.. a big party , ... useful ... because ...

(Justification: The activity of retelling the text is carried out under certain situation, which can activate the atmosphere of the class and arouse students' interest at the same time. It helps students strengthen what they have learned during this lesson.)

Step 5 Summary and Homework (5 minutes)

Summary: Ask one student to act as an assistant teacher to guide others to summarize what they have learned in this class. And then give a conclusion about this lesson.

Homework:

( 1 ) Listen to the tape and read the text aloud.

(2) Ask students to search for more information on the Internet and write a short passage about Beijing's town twinning city.

(Justification: Homework is so important and necessary for students to master the knowledge they have learned in class. It will check whether the students achieve the teaching objectives.)

Blackboard Design:

Outline of the text:

Paragraph 1--Introduction

Paragraph 2--Definition

Paragraph 3--Contents

Paragraph 4--Functions

Key words:

Oxford in the UK and Grenoble in France are similar in the following three aspects: ... medium-sized ...university ... tourism ... popular ,.. because ... encourage ... There are visits and exchanges ... Visitors ... stay in ...a big party ... useful ... because ...Teaching Reflection.