师:Okay. Good afternoon, boys and girls.
生:Hello, teacher.
师:You can call me Miss V. I will have a very interesting lesson with you today. Do you know “interesting”?
生:Yeah.
师:Can you read the name of the class?
生:An interesting country.
师:That's right. Let me write it down. We're gonna learn something about an interesting country. Follow me: interesting, interesting.
生:Interesting, interesting, interesting.
师:And “country”, country.
生:Country, country.
师:What is “country”? Can you tell me in English?
生:Country is国家。
师:“国家” 是英文吗?In English, please.
生:Okay. We know we come from China. That's right. China is a country.
师:Country, country. What other countries do you know?
生:Australia.
师:Oh, yes. You know Australia. And you, try.
生:Japan.
师:Hmm, Japan.
生:Italian.
师:Italy, not Italian. Italian is the people who live in Italy. We call them Italian. All right, Italy.
生:Canada.
师:Canada, that's right. One more.
生:America.
师:America, yes. Boys and girls, I think you know a lot of countries' names, like China, Canada, Japan. But these are only names. Do you know these countries well? Maybe yes, maybe no. For the first time, we're gonna play a game about some countries. Look, here's the game. It's actually a PK game. I will ask a boy and a girl to come here and try to guess the country. You, the one who describes, can say “You will see blah blah blah in this country” or “You will eat blah blah blah in this country” or something else. Understand? I will show you some pictures about the country. Now, first, a boy and a girl, who can come here?
生:(一男一女上台)
师:You just face the other students. Don't look at our screen. No peeking. Okay, you guys look at the first one. Who can say something?
生:You will see Kobe in this country.
师:Are you sure? Kobe. Do you have any idea? Do you know who Kobe is?
生:A boy, do you know who is Kobe?
生:Um, he is a basketball player.
师:Yeah. Where does he come from? Do you know?
生:I don't know.
师:Never mind. More hints. Who can say “You will see bird in the country”?
生:You will see what?
师:You will see bird in the country. That's right. You can see some kind of bird. Can you say more about the bird? What kind of bird? If you can't say, you can show us.
生:I don't know.
师:Who can act this bird?
生:Hmm, he can fly and it's so cool. There are so many in this country.
师:Ah, yes. In this country, there are so many this kind of bird. It's very big, it can fly, it's very strong, and it usually can catch small animals like snakes. Do you have any idea?
生:Eagles.
师:You will see eagles in this country. Any idea?
生:England.
师:England. Yes or no?
生:No.
师:Okay, let's just pass this one. Actually, look, just turn around. Look, which country?
生:USA.
师:USA, that's right. Now, ready, number two. Go.
生:You can eat fresh in this country. You can eat what? Fresh.
师:This is actually fish and chips. Any idea? Maybe more hints. You try.
生:The Israelite from here, Elizabeth. Elizabeth is from this country. Elizabeth is a queen.
生:England.
师:England. Yes or no?
生:Yes. We can also say the UK. That's right. Okay, girl, one point. Alright, next one.
生:You will see panda.
生:China.
师:Okay, girls are faster. Next one. This one, you will eat fish in this country.
生:You will eat fish in this country.
生:Sushi in this country. Japan.
师:Japan. That's right. Yes or no?
生:Yes.
师:Ah, did you see this picture? Do you know the recent news about this country discharging river wastewater? Yes or no?
生:Yeah.
师:That's the country. This country did that. Is that good?
生:No.
师:No, so bad. Next one.
生:You will see kangaroo in this country.
生:Australia, Australia, Australia.
师:Yes or no?
生:Yes.
师:This is Australia. So who wins? Girl.
生:Yeah.
师:Big hands for the girl. Thank you. You can go back. Boy was just a little bit slow, but girl wins. Look, this is the country, Australia. Let's try: Australia, Australia.
生:Australia, Australia.
师:Today we will mainly focus on this country, Australia. Do you know this country very well? You know you will see kangaroos in the country. Anything else?
生:Koala.
师:Yes, you can see koalas. What is koala?
生:(回答)
师:Yes or no?
生:Yes.
师:You will see koalas in this country. Now, I have something for you to judge. I will show you some facts about Australia. If it is right, you say “yeah”; if it is not right, you say “no”. Understand?
生:Okay.
师:Are you ready?
生:Yeah.
师:Let's go. First one, this is the national flag.
生:No, no, no.
师:So look, this is the national flag. This is the UK's national flag. Next one, you will see a lot of kangaroos.
生:Yeah.
师:And Australian lobsters are very famous.
生:Yeah, yeah, yeah.
师:Next one, it is hot in December. Do you know December is 12月?It is hot in December.
生:(有的说yeah,有的说no)
师:Someone said yeah, someone said no. Let me show you. This one is yeah. I will tell you later. And this one, Sydney is the capital city.
生:(有的说yeah,有的说no)
师:Oh, you're not sure. This one is no. Alright, next one, the Great Barrier Reef is an amazing place.
生:Yes.
师:This is sure. Yes. Look, this is the Great Barrier Reef. Do you know this place? What do you think of this place?
生:It's beautiful.
师:Yes or no?
生:Yes.
师:Look at the Great Barrier Reef. It's so blue. Actually, you can see all kinds of fish in the Great Barrier Reef. We can see some corals in the Great Barrier Reef. What is coral?
生:(回答)
师:That's right. You can see some corals in the Great Barrier Reef. It's an amazing place. So that's the Great Barrier Reef. Now, boys and girls, you know something about Australia, but some facts, like the capital city, the weather, you're not sure. In this lesson, we will find out more about Australia.
师:We're gonna learn with some kids. Look, these kids are also trying to find out about Australia. First, boys and girls, let's listen and find out what the story is about. Here are three options: A. Ways to find out about Australia; B. The nice food in Australia; C. The interesting thing in Australia. What's the story about? You have to listen.
师:(播放听力内容)The children will learn about Australia next week. They want to find out about this country before the lessons. I'll ask my e - friend in Australia. She can send me some photos. I'll ask Mr Green. He comes from Australia. I'll read about Australia on the internet. I'll go to the library and look for books and magazines about Australia at home. Lu Tao is reading about Australia. You will find many interesting things in Australia. Do you like animals? You will love our kangaroos and koalas. Sport lovers will like Australian football games because they are very exciting. You will also like Sydney. It is a beautiful city. Many people visit it every year. People in Australia welcome visitors. Come and visit Australia today.
师:So that's the story. Now can you tell me which one do you choose? What's the story about? A, B, or C?
生:C.
师:Yes or no?
生:Yes.
师:Oh, yes. But only C? Anymore?
生:B.
师:B, the nice food in Australia. What nice food did you hear?
生:(沉默)
师:You didn't hear any nice food. Actually, we should choose A and C. The story is about ways to find out about Australia and also about the interesting thing in Australia. Now, what are the ways and what are the interesting things? For this time, we gonna read the story carefully and find out. But look, we have some blanks here and also some blanks here. Boys and girls, you need to read both the pictures and the words. Try to complete it. Remember, pictures can help you. Now, everybody take out your stories and your pen and try to complete the story. Go.
师:(学生阅读填空过程)
师:When you have problems, you can ask our teachers.
师:Let's check. Liu Tao says “I will read about Australia on the... ”
生:Internet.
师:Nice try. Internet. Let's try: Internet.
生:Internet.
师:Yes, we can read something on the internet. The last one, “I'll go to the library and look for books and... ”
