Teaching Objectives:
　　Students should understand the meaning of reading, master useful expressions and learn more about the present perfect tense.

Language Focus:
　　Useful topic: Surfing, beaches; useful expressions: have been, never, ever, no matter how, neither nor, etc; and other reading skills.

Properties:
　　Tape recorder, topic cards, answer sheet, etc.

Teaching Procedures:
　I. Revision
　　Revise the Present Perfect tense, do the exercise 2 on page 97, ask students answer the questions one by one.

　II. Pre-reading
　　There are many kinds of water sports, such as swimming, paddling, Boogie-boarding, and dragon boat race in China. What water sports have you watch? What kind of water sport you like best, why?

　III. While-reading
　　Before first listening of Surfing, read the questions of exercises 1 on page 98. Prepare their answer sheet. Ask the students bring these questions to listen the tape or video first time. Write their answer if possible.
　　Then play the tape or video once again, ask the students check their answers. And then let them try to give the main sentence of this reading.
　　Open the textbook, turn to page 7. Let Ss find the new words and useful expressions in five parts (each part for each paragraph). Ask them give correct explanation. Make sure everyone is on task. While working, teacher go around the classroom and give help where need. Then show the answers of them. Teacher explains the main sentences, such as Now it is enjoyed by people all over the world; It's neither too hot nor too cold all the year round; etc.

　IV. After-reading
　　Discussing in four parts, talk about San Francisco, Honolulu, Hawaii, Hainan island. After discussion Ss should give Where is it, What it famous for, What water sport are there, etc.

　V. Homework
　　1. Finish exercises 2 on page 98.
　　2. Revise the new words, useful expression and sentences.