Unit 3 What were you doing when the UFO arrived ?
Teaching goals :
1. Words : barber shop , well , bathroom , accident , earth , silence , playground , around , strange , kitchen , modern , follow , shirt .
2. when , while 引导的时间状语从句。
3. 学习过去进行时态。
4. 利用知识谈论过去发生的事情。
5. 复习过去式,学会讲故事。
6. 了解一些自然科学知识和社会科学知识。
Important and difficult points:
1. when , while 引导的时间状语从句。
2. 学习过去进行时态。
Teaching aids : a tape-recorder , cards .
Period 1
Teaching procedures :
Step 1 Leading in
1. Greetings and free-talk .
2. Check the homework .
3. Dictate the words in Unit 2 .
Step 2 Pre-task
SB Page 18 , 1a .
1. Point to the sentences .Read the sentences .Explain what each one means .
2. Look at the picture .Point out the six people .Match the statements with the people in the picture .
3. Check the answers .
4. Practice reading .
Step 3 While-task
SB Page 18 , 1b .
1. Read the instructions .Make sure the Ss understand what they should do .
2. Look at the dialogue in the picture .
Explain : 过去进行时态的构成: was / were + doing .
用法:表示过去某一时刻或某一段时间正在进行的动作,一般用时间状语来表示。
I was standing in front of the library when the UFO arrived .
3. Play the tape twice . Circle the correct responses .
4. Check the answers .
Step 4 Post-task
Talk about what people were doing when the UFO arrived .
Step 5 While-task
SB Page 19 , 2a .
1. Read the sentences .Make sure the Ss understand what they mean .
2. Play the tape twice .Order these statements .
3. Play the tape again ,correct the answers .
SB Page 19 , 2b .
1. Read the instructions .
2. Play the recording .Write “when” or “while” on each line .
3. Play the recording again ,correct their answers .
Notice: when / while
※ When comes before a quick action that happens only once .The word “while” comes from an action that continues for some time .
Step 6 Post-task
SB Page 19 , 2c .
1. Point ort the picture .Ask what each person is doing .
2. Groupwork : Ask “What was …doing when the UFO arrived ?”
3. Ask a group to say its conversation to the class .
Step 7 Grammar Focus
Review the grammar box by asking some students to read the sentences .
Homework :
1. Go over the words in this unit
2. 用介词或介词短语填空。
① They were talking the phone .
② I was the barber’s chair .
③ The boy was walking the street when a UFO landed .
④ I had a very unusual experience Sunday .
⑤ The alien visited the Museum Flight .
教学后记:
Period 2
Teaching procedures :
Step 1 Leading in
1. Greetings and free-talk .
2. Check the homework .
Step 2 While-task
SB Page 20 , 3a .
1. Read the instructions .
2. Read the e-mail by the Ss first .Number the pictures in the correct order .
3. Explain something .
4. Practice reading and listen to the tape .
SB Page 20 , 3b .
Cover the story .Look at the pictures and take turns to tell the story . I think this activity is hard to most of the students .
If necessary , do it as homework .
SB Page 20 , Part 4 .
What were you doing at these times last Sunday ?
1. Read the sample dialogue in the box .
2. Look at the table .Read the times for the Ss .
3. Pairwork : Talk about what they were doing at different times .
4. Write down your answers .
5. Practice reading .
Step 3 Post-task
Make an interview .
Interview two classmates in your class and write down their answers .Begin like this :What were you doing at … ?
I was … .
Homework :
Cover the story in 3a .Try to retell the story .
教学后记:
Period 3
Teaching procedures :
Step 1 Leading in
1. Greetings and free-talk .
2. Check the homework .
Step 2 Pre-task
SB Page 21 , 1c .
1. Look at the pictures .Please say something about the picture .
2. Read the sentences and explain the new words .
3. Match the sentences with the pictures .
4. Check the answers .
Step 3 While-task
SB Page 21 , 2a & 2b .
1. Read the things in the chart below .They will help Ss to guess what you will heard .Hear six things in the chart .
2. Play the recording the first time .Ss only listen .
3. Play the recording a second time .Check the phrases they hear on the recording .
4. Listen again .Pay attention to the persons who did each thing in the chart above .Match the phrases with the persons .
5. Play the tape again and correct the answers .
Step 4 Post-task
SB Page 21 , 2c .
Pairwork : Read the sample dialogue in the box .Talk about the people in activity 2a .S1 begins a sentence with the word “while” ,S2 complete the sentence .
① While John was walking to school , he saw a cat in a tree .
② While John was climbing the tree , a man saw him .
③ While the man was calling the police , a woman called the newspaper .
④ While the newspaper reporter was taking photos ,the cat went up the tree again .
Ss can say them out by themselves .
Homework :
SB Page 23 , Selfcheck , Parts 1and 2 .
教学后记:
Period 4
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Leading in
1. Greetings and free-talk .
2. Check the homework : Correct the answers .
Step 2 Pre-task
SB Page 22 , Part 3 .
1. Read the instructions ,pointing to the article and the list of questions .
2. Scan the passage for the main idea .
T: Who found Linda’s dog ? (the police officer’s dog )
3. Read the questions by the Ss .Make sure they understand them .
4. Play the recording .Ss listen carefully .
5. Write answers to the questions .
6. Practice reading .
7. Correct the answers .
Step 3 While-task
SB Page 22 , 4a .
1. Read the instructions .
2. Look at the pictures .Discuss in groups .
3. Ask students to explain what is happening in each picture .
4. Complete the work on their own .Remind them to use times in their stories .
5. Share their stories .(If someone can’t finish it in class ,do it as homework .)
Step 5 Post-task
SB Page 22 , 4b .
1. Read the instructions .
2. Read the times .
3. Pairwork : One is the police officer ,the other is the bicycle thief .Begin like this :
A: Where were you at … ?
B: I was in the park .
A: What were you doing there ?
B : … .
4. Show the role-plays to the class .
Homework :
1. Finish Selfcheck , Part 3 .
2. 运用过去进行时态when / while 来描述上个星期日两人不同的动作,写出五个正确的句子 。
Time
Action
Linda
Me
8:00 am
read English
play football
12:00 am
have lunch
read newspaper
2:00 pm
have a rest
play computer games
4:00 pm
play basketball
sleep
6:00 pm
do homework
watch TV
教学后记:
Period 5
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Leading in
1. Greetings and free-talk .
2. Check the homework .
Step 2 Pre-task
SB Page 24 , Groupwork .
1. Arrange the Ss in small groups .Ask them to look at the pictures and talk about the events .Encourage students to say how historical events affected their lives .
2. Tell the Ss to help each other with vocabulary they might need and don’t know .
Step 3 While-task
1. Reading strategy :The title can be helpful for you to understand a text .It is also a good idea to read the first sentence of each paragraph before reading .
2. Read the title ,which gives an indication of the content of the reading .Think of one question they think might be answered in the reading .
3. Play the recording , Ss listen .
4. Ask Ss to read the story out to the class .
5. Ask Ss to comment on whether their questions in the previewing stage were answered .
Step 4 Post-task
SB Page 25 , 3a .
Read the four events and match them to the correct dates .When finished ,ask Ss to swap their book with a partner for correction .
Homework :
Write about an event that you remember well .Give dates and say why you remember it ,and what you were doing at the time when you heard the news .
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