The main activity is1a. 本课重点活动是1a。

Ⅰ. Teaching aims and demands 教学目标

1. Learn some new words and phrases:

communication, quick, keep in touch with, far away, sort, rapid, progress, make progress, already, succeed

2. Go on learning the present perfect tense:

(1)My granny has lived in Beijing for more than forty years.

(2)Beijing has made rapid progress and it has already succeeded in hosting the 2008 Olympic Games.

3. Learn to express the great changes in China by comparing the living conditions in the past with those at present.

4. Tell the students to cherish the life at present and study hard to make China stronger and stronger.

Ⅱ. Teaching aids 教具

新旧北京城的图片/幻灯片/录音机/自己家乡今昔变化的图片

Ⅲ. Five-finger Teaching Plan 五指教学方案

Step 1  Review 第一步  复习(时间:8分钟)

通过开展主题为“我和爷爷奶奶比童年”的讨论活动，引导学生更加珍惜新社会的幸福生活，从而导入本课话题。

1. (检查作业。让学生在小组内交流自己的报告，然后每个小组推荐出一名学生向全体同学汇报。师生互动，谈论爷爷奶奶的童年生活。)

Example:

T:    Who can tell us what your grandparents’ life was like in the past?

S₁:    Let me try. My granny had a hard life during her childhood. Her family was very big and poor. Her parents couldn’t afford an education for her.

S₂:   My grandpa used to be a child laborer…

S₃:   …

T:    Very good. So you should cherish today’s life and study hard.

2. (谈论新社会的幸福生活，感受社会进步。)

T:    What do you think of your life at present?

Ss:   We are living a happy life.

S₄: We have a balanced diet.

S₅: We can wear different kinds of clothes.

S₆: We can also get a good education. For example, we have chances to draw pictures, play the musical instruments and receive some other trainings.