一：Cultural Corner：the European Union Teaching Contents Cultural corner page9 The General Idea of This Part In this part, we will review what we have learned in this module and learn some information about the European Union.Teaching Aims and Demands
a) get the students to understand the text well and help the students to improve the ability in reading
b) get the students to know about the European Union and stimulate their interest in learning.
c) get the students to learn and grasp the following important useful new words and espreions in the new part: on the other hand; have/has control over sth; little by little; twice as big as…
Teaching Important Points 1.Try to talk with others in English.2.Improve the students’ reading ability by reading the material.Teaching Difficult Points 1.Using the key words and phrases of this module to introduce a country.2.Grasp new language points.Teaching Methods
1.Speaking , reading, discuing and practicing.2.Pair-work or group-work.Teaching Aids 1.the blackboard Teaching Procedures Step 1 Greeting and Lead-in Show some pictures to the students and introduce the general information about the EU
Step 2 Scanning Ask Ss to read the paage quickly and then answer the following questions.Q1.What is the European Union? Q2.How did it start? Q3.How many countries belong to it now? Suggested Answers: A1.The European Union is an organization of European countries. A2.The idea of the European Union began in the 1950s, and more and more countries joined it. A3.In 2004, the European Union increased to 25 members, and the number is still increasing.2.Intensive reading Ask Ss to read the paage carefully and answer the two questions on page 9.Step 3 Understanding（Listen and Discu）
After listening to the tape, ask students to work in group and discu the main idea of each para.Step 4 Language points on the other hand have/has control over; little by little / step by step / side by side / face to face / arm in arm twice as big as…
Step 5 Summary and Homework Summarize what we learned in this leon.Ask Ss to make sentences by using newly-learned phrases.Step 6 The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard
Q1.What is the European Union? Q2.How did it start? Q3.How many countries belong to it now? on the other hand have/has control over; little by little / step by step / side by side / face to face / arm in arm twice as big as…
