1. Key vocabulary: unbelievable, progress, rapid, unusual, toilet, encourage, social, peaceful, performance, perfect, itself, collect

2. Target language:

　　1) I wonder how much more computer will be able to do in the future

　　2) Watching them prepare the tea with the beautiful tea sets is just as enjoyable as drinking the tea itself

　3. To train students' reading ability

　4. To get students know some knowledge about many kinds of museums.

II. Method Objects in Teaching

　　1) Skimming for details.

　　2) Reading for comprehension.

　　3) Communicative approach.

III. Sensibility and Value

To raise students' interest of learning English.

教学重难点:

　I. Teaching Key Points

1. Key vocabulary: unbelievable, progress, rapid, unusual, toilet, encourage, social, peaceful, performance, perfect, itself, collect

　　2. Target language:

　　1) I wonder how much more computer will be able to do in the future

　　2)Watching them prepare the tea with the beautiful tea sets is just as enjoyable as drinking the tea itself

II. Teaching Difficulties

1) How to improve reading skill.

　　2) To understand the passage and the culture.

教学过程:

Step 1 Greetings and Revision

Look at the pictures and make conversation:

　　A: Have you ever been to...? B: Yes, I have./ No, I haven't.

Step 2 Pre-reading

1. Brainstorm: think of the kinds of museums that you can name.

2. Watch a video. A video about the International Museum of Toilets

3. Talk about the video.

Step 3 Fast reading

Match the words with its meaning and learn some new words.

True or False

　 ( ) 1. American Computer Museum only has information about different computers there.

( ) 2. Ken thinks computers will do more work in the future.

( ) 3. International Museum of Toilets is a very unusual museum.

( ) 4. India has the most advanced toilet.

( ) 5. Linlin didn't know why her grandpa loved drinking and collecting tea set.

Step 4 Detailed reading

　　　Read the passage again and answer the questions.

　　　　1. Which three museums do the students talk about?

　　　　2. What does Ken say about the American Computer Museum?

3. What can we learn at the International Museum of Toilets?

4. Why is the Hangzhou National Tea Museum a nice place to enjoy tea?

5. What do you think is the most interesting thing about each museum?