Step 1:

Pre-

listening

1. Warming up.

Get Ss to talk about:

Where is it and what are they?

Think about the question and give some ideas about them.

To stir Ss’ interests and attract their attention.

2. Brainstorming:

Ask Ss to give out some details about these places

Show their prepared materials and give out some useful numbers of them

To prepare for the comparative expressions ways.

Step 2:

While-

listening

1.General comprehension.

Ask Ss to listen to the tape and choose the correct answers.

Listen to the tape and choose the correct answers.

Get general idea about the conversation.

2.Detailed comprehension.

(1) Ask Ss to listen to the dialogue again and choose the correct ones

(2) Ask Ss to read the sentences and try to find out the structures

Listen again and find out the correct ones

Correct the wrong ones

To train Ss’ ability to find the detailed information through listening and reading.

3. Reading.

(1) Get Ss to listen and read the dialogue with the tape.

(2)Read in pairs.

Listen and read.

Read in pairs.

To improve Ss’ reading skills and read for fluency. To know well about the dialogue.

Step 3:

Post-

listening

1. Ask Ss to discuss and find out some sts to describe these two cities and why they choose them.

Read the dialogue and take notes.

Underline the key structure.

Practise and consolidate.

To train Ss’ self-studying ability.

To consolidate the new structure.

2. Summarize the key structure and underline. And intro the transform of adjectives

3. Drillings.

(1) Fill in the blanks Act 2.

(2) Sentence-making.

(3) Dialogue-making.

Do exercises.

Rethinking