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课件网) Unit 6 Travelling around Asia Cross-curricular connection 英语沪教版七年级上册 Learning objectives 通过本课时学习，学生能够： 1. 了解与指南针相关的知识，掌握表达不同方位的词汇； 2. 运用指南针在地图上读取方位信息，制定旅行路线； 3. 学会整合地理和英语知识，认识到不同学科之间的紧密联系和相互促进关系，运用不同学科的视角和方法去解决实际问题。 重点 重点 Look and answer What are the four great inventions of ancient China gun powder printing paper making compass Watch and answer What did Zheng He use the compass for in the video He used the compass for navigation. Look and learn The first compass was invented in China, and the points of the compass are still very important in everyday life. We use them when we read maps and give directions. What does the modern compass look like needle Observe and predict Look at the picture and the title of the passage. Then predict what it is about. The compass and the map This is a compass. It’s got four points in a cross, like this: . The points of the compass are north, east, south, and west. The red needle points north. We can add more points to the compass. These points are in a cross like this: . North-east is between north and east. Its symbol is NE. What do N, W, E, S and NE, SE, SW, NW mean on the compass needle Read and answer Read the passage about the compass and answer the questions. The compass and the map This is a compass. It’s got four points in a cross, like this: . The points of the compass are north, east, south, and west. The red needle points north. We can add more points to the compass. These points are in a cross like this: . North-east is between north and east. Its symbol is NE. What do N, W, E, S and NE, SE, SW, NW mean on the compass 1. Which direction does the red needle point 2. What do N, W, E, S and NE, SE, SW, NW mean on the compass It points north. Check your answer What do N, W, E, S and NE, SE, SW, NW mean on the compass N north S south W west E east NW north west SW south west NE north east SE south east Free talk Work in groups. Use a compass and talk about the positional relationships between people or objects in the classroom and yourself. Then, share it with the class. The blackboard is to my north. There are windows on both my east and west sides. Lily is to my southwest. ... Look, read and fill Look at the map. Then use compass directions to complete Mrs Li’s route. Mrs Li is a school bus driver. She drives the same route every day. We can describe her route with compass points. She starts at the bus station. Then she drives north to bus stop D. She goes (1) _____ to bus stop A and passes Happy Supermarket on the way. Then she goes (2)_____ to bus stop B. After bus stop B, she goes (3)_____ and passes Yangguang Junior High School. Then she goes (4)_____ to bus stop J. After that, she drives (5)_____ to bus stop H and passes the Renmin Hospital on the way. After bus stop H, she goes back to the bus station. eas ... ...
