I Teaching aims　 :

1. 1. Dialogue presentation : both according to the text and doing the similar dialogues

　 2. Vocabulary : exactly　 ; start a fire ; ashtray　 ;　 dirt ; cave　 ; kangaroo ; thirst ; sunburn　 ; beyond ;

　 3. Experiences in the Australian forest

II Teaching aids 　: tape recorder ; slide show ; computer;multimedia education software

III Teaching main-points　 :

　 1．Dialogue presentation and similar dialogue making

　 2．Vocabulary explanation in real-situation sentences

　 3．Dialogue making with the reason giving after your sentence

IV Teaching crux　　 :

1. 1. beyond ---- not within the bounder of sth one’s influence

eg. Go beyond the mountain and you can find the lake which we have been talking about for a long time .

Physics is beyond my knowledge so far , so you’d better ask sb else about your question .

He was warned not to do anything illegal for he was still not beyond the influence of his enemy .

2. 2. thirst ------thirsty

e.g. To kill the soldiers’ thirst , the general told them that there was an apple forest not far from their march .

　 If you are really very thirsty , you can drink the bottle of mineral water .

3. 3. burn ----burning -----burnt -----sunburn----sunburnt

e.g. If you go swimming in the open air and without a cover over your shoulder , you will get sunburnt .

Can you smell sth burning in the kitchen ?

Do not throw anything out side of the　 car or you may cause a fire to the forest .

V Teaching steps　　 :

Step 1 Revision

1 Check the homework exercises.

2 Find out how much the Ss know about Australia. Choose to ask questions like these:

Where is Australia in relation to China? (South.) Is it a continent? (Yes.) Which language is spoken there? (English, and other languages.) What is the name of the big rock in the centre of the country? (Ayers Rock.) What‘s the capital? (Canberra.) What’s the largest city? (Sydney.) Put any useful notes and key words that arise out of this discussion on the Bb.

Step 2 Presentation

SB Page 13, Part 1. Teach the new words camp, ash, ashtray, valley, etc. Read the introduction aloud. Point out the structure go camping and ask for other examples of activities and sports which use this structure. Write them on the Bb, e.g. go shopping/ swimming/sailing/riding on a horse/boating/climb­ing, etc.

Step 3 Reading

Say Now read the dialogue silently and find out the answers to these questions: How many people are in the party ? Where do they decide to make their camp ? Write these questions on the Bb. Allow the Ss a few moments to carry out the task. Check the answers (Five; In the bush, near a river and some trees). Explain the language points at this time.

Notes:

a you may start: Point out the use of may for possibility.

b You could start: Point out the use of could for possibility.

c dirt track: a rough track which you can drive on

d There is a kangaroo: Kangaroos grow to a large size and are big enough to damage a car badly. Many cars and trucks have bars fitted to the front of the vehicle to protect their headlights (called roo bars; roo is short for kangaroo).

e it‘ll give us some shade = it will provide us with some shade

f What a lovely place!

Point out the structure for exclamations. Remind Ss of the different structures and write them on the Bb:

What a lovely place! What a + ADJECTIVE + SINGLE NOUN!

What a noise!　 What a + SINGLE NOUN

What terrible weather! What + ADJECTIVE + UNCOUNTABLE NOUN!

What tall trees! What + ADJECTIVE + PLURAL NOUN!

g I’m going to go across the river: It would also be correct to say I‘m going across the river.

h Take care. = Be careful.

i You’d better not go inside. = I advise you not to go inside.

Step 4 Dialogue

Speech Cassette Lesson 17. Play the tape of the dialogue for the Ss to listen and follow. Go through the dialogue briefly and make sure the Ss understand it. Australians use the expressions the bush or the outback to describe the wild uncultivated regions of Australia. Other expressions: to go bush-walking (= to go for a walk in the bush); bush fire (= an uncon­trolled fire that bums large areas of the countryside). Play the tape again. This time the Ss listen and repeat. Then let the Ss practise the dialogue in groups. You may wish to ask one group to act the scene in front of the class.

Step 5 Practice

SB Page 13, Part 2. Check the meaning of thirst. Point out that the expressions die of thirst, die from thirst are equally correct. Read the instruction aloud and explain that students have to match the advice on the left with the reason on the right. Get the Ss to work through the exercise orally in pairs. Check the an­swers with the class. With a good class, get Ss to think of other advice (with reasons) for people who are travelling / camping / sailing / walking / climbing, etc. Write these activities on the Bb together with the following cues:

money / equipment / water / food / doctor / medicine / lamps / ropes, etc. Get Ss to work in pairs, then collect suggestions from several pairs. Write the best pieces of advice on the Bb for Ss to copy. Answers:

Make sure you put out the fire properly. You might start a bush fire.

Don‘t walk around without a sun hat. You’ll get sunburnt.

Close the farm gates behind you, otherwise the ani­mals will escape.

Don‘t drive past cars that have stopped in the bush without stopping. They might need help. Don’t drive into the bush without plenty of water. You can easily die of thirst.

Pour water on the ashes. Then you‘ll be sure the fire is out.

Step 6 Workbook

Wb Lesson 9, Exx. 1-3.

Read the dialogue in the Students’ Book again and then ask the Ss to go over the dialogue in Ex. 1. Make sure they know what it is about. Get them to complete it in pairs. Finally call out a few pairs to read aloud the dialogue.

For Ex. 2, first of all, you may ask Ss to give you the Chinese for the phrases in the box. Then let the class work in pairs. Check the answers with the whole class.

Ex. 3 must be done in class and can be set for homework later after class. Allow Ss some time to discuss how to translate these sentences in pairs or groups. Check the answers with the whole class. It is better to have the answers written on the Bb.

Step 7 Consolidation

Get Ss to have a dialogue like the one in Part 1, in groups, with their books shut. Change the situation to a school picnic in China, if you prefer.

Homework

Finish off the Workbook exercises.