《Reading and vocabulary》优质课教案下载

《Reading and vocabulary》优质课教案下载

2. The most popular place for tourists is the Eiffel Tower, the famous symbol of Pairs.

3. One of the Barcelona’s most famous landmarks is the Church of the Sagrada Familia, which was designed by an architect called Antonio Gaudi.

4. The church hasn’t been finished yet!

5. Their works has influenced other writers ever since. 【Aids】Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagrams

■Procedures

Step 1: Warming up by learning about Europe

European Union: an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he took Britain into Europe"

Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. It is conventionally considered a continent, which, in this case, is more of a cultural distinction than a geographic one. It is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, and to the east by the Ural Mountains and the Caspian Sea Step 2: Before you read

Please go over the word list for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the word, the relationship between its pronunciation and its spelling.

Step 3: While you read

1. Type of writing and summary of Great European Cities

Type of writingA description essayIdea of 1st partPARIS: Paris is the capital and largest city of France, situated on the River Seine. Idea of 2nd partBARCELONA: Barcelona is the second largest city of Spain and is situated on the northeast coast, about five hundred kilometers east of the Spanish capital, Madrid. Idea of 3rd partFLORENCE: Florence is an Italian city which became famous because of the Renaissance, a great artistic movement which began in the 1300s and lasted for three hundred years. Idea of 4th partATHENS: Athens, the capital of Greece, is known as the birthplace of western civilization. 2. A diagram of Great European Cities

3. Complete the article with one word in each blank

Being the capital and largest city of France, _1_is situated on the River Seine. As one of the most beautiful cities in the word Paris is _2_ by more than eight million tourists every year. Barcelona is the second largest city of _3_ and is situated on the northeast coast, about five hundred kilometers east of the Spanish _4_, Madrid. Florence is an Italian city which became famous because of the Renaissance, a great _5_ movement which began in the 1300s and lasted for three hundred years. Athens, the capital of Greece, is known as the _6_ of western civilization. Two thousand four _7_ yeas ago, it was the word’s most powerful city.

Keys: 1 Paris 2 visited 3 Spain 4 capital 5 artistic 6 birthplace 7 hundred4. Answer the reading comprehension questions according to the text

1. The famous symbol of Pairs is _____.

A. the Church of the Sagrada Familia B. the Parthenon C. The Uffizi Palace D. the Eiffel Tower

2. Barcelona is the second largest city of _____.

A. France B. Spain C. Italy D. Greece

3. The Renaissance is a great artistic movement which began in the_____and lasted for three hundred years.

A. 1400s B. 1500s C. 1300s D. 1600s

4. Athens is known as the birthplace of _____.

A. western civilization B. Antonio Gaudi. C. Leonardo da Vinci D. Michelangelo

Keys: 1-4 DBCAStep 4: After you read

1. Copy all the useful expressions into your Expression Book. If possible, make your own sentences with these expressions.