By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. learn about the Palace Museum by reading and listening;

2. finish different tasks with the information they get;

3. make plans for a visit in English.

New words and phrases: golden throne, work, works of art, painting, row, hotel, own, row a boat

1. To talk about different palaces in the Palace Museum.

2. To talk about the plan for a day out.

Memory game.

T: Some exchange students are visiting Sunshine Town. Neil is one of them. He took some photos during the visit. Now I’ll show them to you only once. Can you remember what’s in the photos? Are you ready? Let’s go.

T: What are they doing in the photos? And where are they?

T: Well done. You have a good memory. The exchange students have visited some places. But they are still thinking, “What place in Beijing can’t we miss?”

S: The Palace Museum.

【设计意图：通过记忆游戏，让学生迅速进入话题，并引出故宫，为下节了解故宫做好铺垫。】

Step 2 Before-listening

1. Watch a video.

Show the picture of the Palace Museum and play a video with pictures of palaces in it.

2. Have a competition.

T: How much do you know about the Palace Museum? You will be divided into two groups and have a competition. Let’s see which group knows more about it.

(1) Is the Palace Museum square or round?

(2) Who lived in it?

(3) Which two colours are the main colours of it?

(4) What’s at the southern end of it?

【设计意图：通过抢答游戏，活跃课堂气氛，也让学生对故宫有初步了解。在抢答环节中，可让学生不必举手，直接站起回答。】

3. Fast reading.

T: Do you want to know more about the Palace Museum? Let’s read an introduction quickly, and then answer some questions.

       (1) Who lived in the Palace Museum?

       (2) When did the kings live in it?

       (3) Why is it like a treasure box?

4. Listen and answer.

T: Listen to the introduction and answer the fourth question.

(4) What do the numbers mean, 720,000, 10, 52, 9999.5 and 3?