师:Morning, boys and girls!
生:Good morning, teacher! Nice to meet you!
师:Nice to meet you too. Look! Who are they?
生:They are Miss Lee, Jenny, Danny and Li Ming.
师:Yes, they are our old friends. Where are they? Do you remember?
生:They are in Beijing.
师:Okay, thank you. Yes, you are right. And where did they go in Beijing? Who knows?
生:They went to the Palace Museum.
师:Is he right?
生:Yes.
师:Okay. And how old is the Palace Museum? Who knows?
生:It is six hundred years old.
师:Yes, that is very old. What else do you know about the Palace Museum?
生:It's red and yellow.
师:Wow, it is very beautiful, right? Okay, thank you. And where else did they go? Have a try.
生:They went to Tiananmen Square.
师:Do you agree with him?
生:Yes.
师:What did they do on Tiananmen Square?
生:They flew a kite.
师:But can Danny fly a kite?
生:No, Danny can't fly a kite well.
师:Okay, thank you. And where are they going now? Can you guess?
生:They are going to the Great Wall.
师:Wow, you are so clever. So today, let's have a story. This story is named A Visit to the Great Wall. Okay, very good. Boys and girls, do you know about the Great Wall? What do you know about it?
生:The Great Wall is about six thousand kilometers.
师:Wow, that is very long. What else do you know about it?
生:The Great Wall is two thousand years old.
师:That's very old. Boys and girls, you know so much about the Great Wall. Now let's talk more in this story. So what do you want to know about this story? Do you have some questions?
生:Who is in the story?
师:Oh, you want to know the people in this story. That is a good question. What else?
生:How do they go to the Great Wall?
师:Oh, how do they go there? What's your guess?
生:Maybe by bus.
师:Good try. Thank you. What else do you want to know?
生:How do they feel?
师:Hmm, we will talk about it later. What else?
生:When do they go to the Great Wall?
师:Oh, you want to know the time in this story. That's wonderful. Okay, boys and girls, now let's watch the story and try to find these answers.
(播放故事内容后)
师:Boys and girls, have you found these answers? Now let's answer question number one. Who knows?
生:Today.
师:Is she right?
生:Yes.
师:Okay, you are so clever. Thank you. You found out it's today. Look, where are they now?
生:They are on the Great Wall.
师:Very good. And what do they want to know about the Great Wall? Now you can read the two pictures and underline the answers to the two questions. Number one: What do we call the Great Wall in China? Number two: How old is the oldest part of the Great Wall? Now you can read and underline.
(学生阅读并找出答案后)
师:Boys and girls, answer for number one.
生:In China, we call the Great Wall the Ten - Thousand - Li Great Wall.
师:Wow, you did a great job. Do you agree with him?
生:Yes.
师:Let's see. Who can read this sentence again?
生:The ten thousand lee great walk.
师:But please pay attention to “th” in “thousand”. Try to read again: The Ten - Thousand - Li Great Wall.
生:The Ten - Thousand - Li Great Wall.
师:That's better. Now, let's read together: The Ten - Thousand - Li Great Wall. Very good. Boys and girls, why do we call it the Ten - Thousand - Li Great Wall? Do you know?
生:Because the Great Wall is very long. It's about twelve thousand li. So we call the Great Wall the Ten - Thousand - Li Great Wall. The Great Wall is about six thousand kilometers, that is twelve thousand li.
师:Wow, your idea is great. You mean the Great Wall is extremely long. Now, let's watch a video about the long Great Wall.
(播放视频后)
师:Boys and girls, is it difficult for us to walk along the whole Great Wall?
生:Yes.
师:Now let's answer number two. Who can answer?
生:The oldest part is more than two thousand years old.
师:Is he right?
生:Yes.
师:Let's see. Now, let's read together: The oldest part is more than two thousand years old. Great. Look, how old are these parts of the Great Wall? Number one, who can say it?
生:This part is about two thousand years old.
师:That's wonderful. Maybe it is the oldest part of the Great Wall, right? Number two.
生:This part is about six hundred years old.
师:And it's in Beijing. Maybe number three.
生:This part is about six hundred years old.
师:Yes, very good. Boys and girls, is this part in Beijing?
生:No, it's not in Beijing.
师:It's in Gansu and it's also very old, right? During so many years, why did people build the Great Wall in different places? Who can tell me?
生:It can protect us to be safe.
师:Yes, that is one reason to protect us. That's very good. Any other ideas? Have a try.
