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TeachingContents:

This isa passage of an advertising about learning English in Los Angeles.

TeachingObjectives:

（1）Knowledge obj ective

Studentscan know more about the English learning courses and various learningapproaches.

（2）Ability objective

Students'ability to acquire general ideas and detailed information of an advertisingarticle can be improved.

（3）Emotional objective

Studentscan be willing to know more about foreign summer English courses and broadentheir horizons.

TeachingKey and Difficult Points:

（1）Teaching key point

How tohelp students know more about the English learning courses and various learningapproaches.

（2）Teaching difficult point

How tomake students improve their interest in foreign summer English courses.

MajorSteps:

Step 1Pre-reading（4 minutes）

（1）Askseveral students to share their English learning methods.

（2）Askstudents to predict the content of the passage based on the title.

（Justification:It is useful for students to open their minds and make a good preparation forunderstanding the

contentand purpose of this passage.）

Step 2While-reading（8 minutes）

（1）Fastreading

①Skimming

Beforereading the passage for the first time,students should be reminded that theyshould not pay much

attentionto specific words or expressions but all they need to do is to get the mainidea of each paragraph.After

reading,invite some students to tell the class their answers.

②Scanning

Askstudents to read for the second time with the questions on the blackboard.

Q1:Howlong do the courses last?

Q2:Besides learning English,what can we get in the U.S.?

Q3:Whatkind of exciting things can we do in Los Angeles?

（2）Careful reading

Askstudents to read the text for the third time and answer the followingquestions:

①Whatare the advantages of living with local families?

②What'sthe purpose of the passage?

③Whatabout foreign summer English courses?Would you like to take such kind ofcourses?Why or why not?

（Justification:Fast reading is to train students'reading ability for general ideas and basicinformation.Careful

readinghelps to cultivate their comprehending ability.）

Step 3Post-reading（8 minutes）

Studentswill be divided into groups of four.Half of groups are to discuss theadvantages of learning English

abroadand half to discuss the advantages of learning at home.Then,they can have adebate.Finally,the teacher

gives aconclusion and lists useful methods of learning English.

（Justification:This activity is to practice students'speaking and logical thinking abilityand it can also enlighten

studentson proper ways to learn English.）