M9U1 other countries, other cultures
Period 4  Word power
Teaching Aims:
1. Improve the students’ speaking ability
2. Enlarge the students’ vocabulary
3. Get the students to know more about the words describing a country.
Teaching Important Points：
1． Learn the words by heart and try to use them
Teaching Different points:
1. How to develop the students’ imagination
2. How to use the new words to solve problems
Teaching Methods:
1. Talking to improve the students’ speaking ability
2. Practice to get the students to master what they’ve learnt
3. Discussion to make every student work in class
Teaching  Aids
1. the multimedia
2. the blackboard
Teaching Procedures
Step1 Revision and Lead-in
      Brainstorming 
• We have learned the passage ‘Canada---land of the maple tree’.
• What subjects are covered in the reading passage ?
• How are these subjects organized ?
Canada---land of the maple tree
• Area
• Climate
• Landscape
• Flora and fauna
• Resources
• Population
• Lifestyle
• Cities
• Language
• History
• Society
• Symbol
Step 2 Discussion
• If we were to write a book about The United Kingdom, what subjects should be covered in the book ?
• Geography
• Area
• Climate
• Landscape
• Flora and fauna
• Resources
• Cities
• History
• Prehistory
• Early inhabitants
• Invasions from Europe
• Post-war immigrants
• Society
• Population
• Language
• Government
• Rule of the monarchy
• Modern politics
• Law
• Education
• Economy
• Agriculture
• Commerce
• Trade and industry
• Manufacturing
• Transport
• Culture
• Religion
• Tradition
• Customs
• Lifestyle
• The arts
• appendix
Step 3  Quiz
• Now lets have a quiz about Britain.
• Let’s see how much do you know about  Britain
Step 4 Learn part B
What is the British commonweath of nations
Step5 Complete part c
Step6 Complete part D
Step8 Homework
1. Remember the words learned
2. Preview Grammar and usage