ⅠGoals
1) talk about science and technology.
2) Describe things and how they work
3) Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of modern technology.
4) Talk about new inventions
Ⅱ Importances
1) read new words and expressions. Agreement. Obey
disagreement dare
disagree/ remind
2) reading comprehension: life on the Go
3) agreement and disagreement.
That’s exactly what I was thinking. I’m afraid I don’t agree.
Absolutely. I disagree. That’s a good point. You can’t be serious
Ⅲ Difficulties
practise the present continuous passive voice(3)
is/are being +P.P
new functions are being added to the phones.
Michael is being interviewed for the job.
Ⅳ Time: Five periods
Ⅴ Methods
1) listening: asking some questins: what do we call it in English? What color /size/shape is it? How do people use it?
2) Speaking: practicing agreement/disagreement. Making suggestions and giving reasons
3) Reading: ask questions: what did people do at night without electricity? How did they like it? What will you do if electricity is out one night?
4) Reading: 1. guessing the meaning of life on the go.
2. reading passage get the general ideas of the passage.
Ⅵ Teaching process.
The first period
Ⅰgoals
1) Learn the new words and expressions
2) Talk about creativity and to practise problem.
3) Descriptions of everyday object and guessing what is being described..
Ⅱ Importances
1) Listening practice the exercise will be more useful and interesting if you encourage the ss to move beyond the obrious uses of the objects described..
Ⅲ Difficulties:
1) Describe things then get the ss to guess what I am describing.
Ⅳ Teaching process:
Step one: warming up.
Learn the new words and expressions. Play the tape for the ss to listen and repeat. Read the words and expressions correctly.
step two: revision:
talk about some inventors and inventions.
Edison invented some inventions in his life.
Step three: Warming up
Introduction: this activity provides a good opportunity to talk about creativity and to practise problem solving skills.
Instruction: when the ss have solved the problems, ask them how they did it and compare different solutions. Ask the ss what creativity is and if it is possible to learn how to be creative.
Useful things: encourage the ss to think of as many uses as possible. It is not important if the new use is useful. Explain why/ now it will be useful.
Talk box. The emphasis is on having ss explain their choices and solutions.
True or false. Encourage the ss to think of more true or false questions.
Step 4. Listening
Introduction: you will hear description of every objects and are asked to try to guess what is being described.
Instruction: play the tape for the ss to listen carefully and try to guess what is being descried. Discuss how the objects can be used.
Step 5 Feedback. Practise in class
1) Listening in WB exercise
Listen to the tape and fill in the information chart below.
2) look at the space projects below and decide which one is the most useful.
Ⅴ Homework:
Read new words and expressions by heart.
Ⅵ Design of writing:
Unit 9 technology
Object described. Possible uses
1)chopsticks eating. Opening a bottle. Students can think of more creative uses
2) cellphone making phone calls.sending pictures sending e-mail.
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Ⅶ Summary:
The second period
Ⅰ Goals
1) talk about the advantages and disadvantages of a modern technology.
2) Talk about agreement and disagreement.
Ⅱ Importances
Practising one’s opinions, agreement and disagreement, making suggestions
I think… I agree… I don’t think…
Ⅲ Difficulties
agreement and disagreement.
That’s exactly what I was thinking. I’m afraid I don’t agree.
That’s worth thinking about… I would have to disagree with that…
Well, I’m not so sure about that.
Ⅳ Teaching process:
step one: Revision
Get the ss to read the new words and expressions by heart.
Step two: Speaking
Introduction: this group discussion is an opportunity for the ss to practise their ability to express support and challenge an opinion.
Jane wants to buy a cellphone, but before she buys one. She wants to know what her parents and her friend think. You will role-play the discussion.
Instruction: divide the ss into groups and explain that they are going to prepare a role play and have a discussion. Each group member will play one of the roles and must prepare a role card.
1) decide who plays jane will be the group leader.
2) Remind the ss that jane should open the discussion and take turns introducing themselves and stuting their opinion as outlined in 4 and 5
3) Jane opens the meeting by welcoming everybody. She also explains why they are meeting and asks everyone to help her make her decision.
4) Each group member introduces himself/herself and states his or her opinion and reasons.
5) Remind the ss that each group member must try to make the other agree with him or her.
Step three: Feedback. Practice in class
Talking in wb exercise
Instruction: help the ss prepare the lists of advantages and disadvantages. Then write them on the Bb.
Ⅴ Homework
pre-reading life on the go.
Ⅵ Design of writing:
Unit 9
Speaking:
1) I can use a cellphone to call my parents if I’m late
2) I can use a cellphone to call for help
3) I can use a cellphone to stay in touch with my friends.
Ⅶ Summary:
The third period
Ⅰ Goals:
read new words and expressions by heart. Read the passage of life on the go and the use of a cellphone.giving general ideas of each para.
Ⅱ Importances
Read and understand the passage knowing about life on the go.the increasing popularity of cellphones in Chinese society. Cellphones are everywhere and have positive and negative effects on our life.
Ⅲ Difficulties:
Practicing the following language points:
Stay in touch with call for in case (of) according to take over
Break down no matter what no matter where
It seems that clause
Ⅳ Teaching process:
Step one: Revision
1) Get the ss to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of using cellphones.
2) Get the ss to read new words and expressions correctly
Step two: Pre-reading
Introduction: the questions are designed to get the ss to think about the cellphone as an example of inventions that have changed our way of life.
Instruction: first discuss the following questions
1) what did people do at night without electricity?
2) How did they like it?
3) What will you do if electricity is out one night?
Encourage answers and comments that help ss think about the way technology affects our life and thinking.
Step three: Reading life on the go
Introductions the reading discusses the increasing popularity of cellphones in Chinese society cellphones are everywhere and have positive and negative effects on our life.
Intruction:
1. ask the ss to read the first para. Quickly to get the main idea of the text.
2. ask the ss to do the following.
A. try to guess what the next paragraph will talk about .ask the ss what they think and why they think so. Compare different answers.
B. Try to guess what the whole text will talk about .
2) ask the ss to use the answers to write a simple outline of the text. Work in pairs or groups to write the outline.
3) Let the ss read the whole text. Ask them to compare their outline with the text and note any differences.
Step five: Post-reading
1) Discuss the questions in groups. Then report your answers
2) Questions 2 and 3 can be answered by skimming or scanning.
Ⅴ Homework:
Retell the passage.
Ⅵ Design of writing on the Bb.
Unit 9
1) What is the text about?
It’s about the history and development of the Olympic games.
2) Language problems:
Cellphone: mobile phone.
More than: over; not only
Use A as B / use sth to do sth.
Seem+adj./that/ as if…
No matter what= whatever
No matter where = wherever
Ⅶ Summary:
Unit9 The fourth period Language study
I:Goals
Learn to explain words in English
Understand and grasp Grammar ----the present continuous Passive voice
II:Importantances
Practise turning sentences into the present Continuous Passive Voice
They are adding new functions to the phones.
New functions are being added to the phones.
III:Difficulties
change the sentences into questions
Some students are spending as much as 200yuan a month on their cellphones.
IV:Teaching procedures
Step One Revision
Revise the reading Life on the Go .Get the ss to read and retell the passage
Step Two Language study
1 Word study first learn to explain the words in English. Then make sentences with these words . At last write an essay
2.Grammar the present continuous passive voice
The teacher speaks some sentences and asks the ss to act them out.
To form the present continuous passive voice use is /are being done,
Witch givesthe idea that an action is in progress at the moment.
Step 3:Practice in class
1 Change the following sentences into the present continuous passive voice.Ask some ss to write down them on the bb.check the answers.
2 Change the following sentences into questions ,using the present continuous passive voice.first orally,then copy them in your note books.
Step4 Feedback
Practising in wb exercises . Grammar read the whole passage carefully, then complete the passage, using the correct form of the verbs bellows.
Homework: Do Exercise4 on page 135
V: Design of writing on the Bb
Grammar The present continuous passive voice
Form is/are+being+done
1. Money for the broadband project is being collected.
2. How much money a month is being spent on their cellphones?
Summary:
Unit9 The fifth period
I:Goals
Integrating skills Read the passage and answer some questions then write a letter to Q12 in which you explain love and friendship. Understand and grasp the present continuous passive voice.
II: Importances
Read the story about Q12 and imagine that you are one of the ss chosen to solve the problem
III: Difficulties
How to write the letter to Q12 in which you explain love and friendship .tell Q12 about how we think how we feel about each other.
IV:Teaching procedures
Step one Revision
Do wb exercises Ex4 Translate the following sentences into English
Step2 Integrating skills
1 Reading and writing play the tape for the ss to listen to carefully understand the passage answer some questions
1> What is the computer Q12 like?
2> How does it control human beings?
2 After reading the passage .Imagine that you are one of the ss chosen to solve the problem write a letter to Q12 in which you explain love and friendship .Tell Q12 about how we think how we feel about each other. The ss can work individually or in pairs or groups
Steps3 Tips
Good readers know that reading isn’t just about knowing words .it is a way of thinking and guessing the word meanings.
Step4 Checkpoint9
2.Grammar the present continuous passive voice
The teacher speaks some sentences and asks the ss to act them out.
To form the present continuous passive voice use is /are being done,
1)A computer center is being built for the ss.
2)The phones are also being used as cameras and radios
Step5 Practising in class
Integrating skills in wb exercises
Future travel Teleportation
Encourage the ss to think about what a concept is and how it changes or ,in other words, how the way we think about the word interacts with what we know about it.
Homework:Write a letter to Q12
V:Design of writing on the bb
Integrating skills
Ask
1. What is the computer Q12 like?
2. What other suggestions will you make to solve the problem ,if the ss fails?
3. How does it control human beings?
4. What will the earth be like if Q12 understands love and friendship?
5. What is the importance of love and friendship?
Summary: