Ⅰ. Teaching objectives and demands:
1. After the learning of this unit the students are supposed to master the following words and expressions:
Change one’s mind; anyhow; argument; misunderstanding; ashamed; counter; disappointment; indeed; secondhand; remark; delight; to one’s delight; obviously; tear; burst into tears; envy; understanding; on board; leak; on the point of; take charge; fiercely; will; crazy; carpet; cheek; comb; curtain; cushion; fan; fountain; tight; lip; scold; shoulder; feather; steadily; definite;
2. The students required to understand and also be able to use the daily expressions in communication (apology):
I’m sorry.
I apologize I shouted at you.
Please excuse me for quarrelling with you.
I don’t mean to be rude.
3. Grammar: Revise the verb tenses.
4. Language use: the students are got involved in listening, speaking, reading and writing practice to improve their language use abilities.
5. Ethic teaching: after learning this unit, the students are supposed to learn something from the little boy of his persistence in doing everything.
Ⅱ. Time arrangement:
This unit is going to be finished in 7 teaching periods, including a unit test and a supplementary listening test.
Ⅲ. Key and difficult points of this unit:
1. Grammar: the use of the different verb tenses
2. Words and useful expressions
3. Daily expressions in communication
4. Listening and writing practice
Lesson 29
Ⅰ. Teaching objectives and demands:
1. Students are required to master the following words and useful expressions: change one’s mind; anyhow; argument; misunderstanding; ashamed
2. Students are supposed to master and use the everyday English for communication (apology)
I’m sorry.
I apologize I shouted at you.
Please excuse me for quarrelling with you.
I don’t mean to be rude.
3. Language use: Manipulate listening, speaking practice for the students to use the language.
Ⅱ. Teaching aids: tape recorder; slide show
Ⅲ. Key points:
1. Dialogue presentation
2. Vocabulary and grammar usage in real-situation dialogues
3. Daily expressions in communication
4. Learn the expressions used in a restaurant
Ⅳ. Teaching procedures:
Step 1. Revision
(1) Check the homework exercises of the previous unit.
(2) Revise the expressions of saying sorry to others.
Step 2. Presentation
SB Page 43, Part 1. Tell the students that we are going to learn a dialogue between Jane and Kate about how to express apology.
Step 3. Listening
Now listen to the dialogue and find out this information:
① Who thought they would go out to have a dinner? (Jane)
② Who apologize in the end? (Jane)
Pick out some students to answer the questions loudly to the rest of the class.
Step 4. Reading and explanations
Now get the students to read the dialogue in pairs and underline the difficulties and the key points that they think. Explain some of the language difficulties if any and if necessary.
Step 5. Practice
SB P45, Part 2. Tell the students this part is compiled to practice expressing apology. Tell the students to work in pairs to match the two parts to form sentences and then choose the right answers in Column B. After they have finished, get some pairs to read their answers to the rest of the class.
Step 6. Workbook
Workbook Lesson 29, Exx.1~3. Get the students to do the exercises individually and then check the answers with the students.
Answers: See Wb P101.
Homework
(1) Finish off the exercises of Lesson 29 in the workbook.
(2) Preview the next lesson if the students have time.
Ⅴ. Evaluation of teaching:
Lesson 30 A man of great determination (1)
Ⅰ. Teaching aims:
1. After learning the text, the students are required to master the following words and useful expressions: counter; disappointment; indeed; secondhand; remark; delight; to one’s delight; obviously; tear; burst into tears; envy; understanding
2. Revise the grammar: revise the tenses
3. Get the students to read the text using the following reading skills: skimming scanning and note taking.
Ⅱ. Key points: 1.Words and grammar 2. Reading comprehension
Ⅲ. Teaching methods: Reading: skimming scanning and note taking.
Ⅳ. Teaching procedures:
Step 1. Revision
(1) Check the homework exercises.
(2) Revise the daily expressions in communication of Lesson 29.
Step 2. Pre-reading discussion
Get the students to talk about the picture and ask what do they think happened in the story and where the story probably happened.
Step 3. Skimming
Now get the students to read the text and answer the following questions:
① What was the boy looking for and what was his problem?
② How many times did the boy fail to get a book?
③ How did the bookseller and the writer each offer to help the boy?
④ What did the boy say to the writer when he got some help from him?
Step 4. Scanning
Now get the students to read the text and choose the best answer to each question on P102 in the workbook. Do the work with the class. Answers: See Wb P102.
Step 5. Comprehension
SBP45, Part 2, tell the students to talk about the eight questions to have a deep understanding of the text. The students are divided into groups of four to choose one of the topics to talk about. After they have finished, some students are picked out report their opinion to the rest of the class.
Step 6. Language points
(1) Secondhand ---not new or sth that has been used before
E.g. The book I have now is a secondhand for at that time I got no enough money to afford a new one.
Please do believe me for the information I presented before you is the firsthand news which is worth believing.
(2) Miss (v.) ① to remember in one’s mind
② lost or can’t be found any more
③ didn’t catch up with
E.g. I missed my first teacher very much for it is him who helped me to realize the importance of study.
I came back to my office after work to look for my missing key to my bike.
Be quick or you will miss the early bus which means you will be late for school and be criticized by you teacher.
I can’t lend my dictionary to you for it has been missed. ()
(3) Repay: to amend for or to give sth back to sb for what he has done (usually sth wrong, or sb has helped you before and now you want to express you appreciation.)
E.g. Believe it or not, sooner or later I will repay you what you have helped me today.
He is working very hard now, and I know that someday in the future the society will repay him for his great contribution to the society.
(4) Determine -----determination ----be determined to do
E.g. Determination is one of the most important requirements to success.
Once he is determined to do sth, he will not stop in the middle until he really succeeded.
(5) Left him standing (here standing is present participle used as adverbial)
e.g. How can you leave your child standing there crying for such a long time without doing sth to help him.
In the past, bosses usually kept their workers working for them over 12 hours a day with very little pay.
The student made a big mistake in class, so the teacher had him standing for 10 minutes to let him know about what he shouldn’t do in the period of class.
Step 7. Retelling
SB P45, Part 3. Tell the ss to work in pairs to tell the story to your partner using indirect speech.
Step 8. Workbook
Get the students to do the wb exercises individually and then check the answers with the class. Answers: See Wb P102.
Homework
(1) Finish off the exercises of Lesson 30 in the workbook.
(2) Revise the key points of this lesson.
Ⅴ. Evaluation of teaching:
Lesson 31 A man of great determination (2)
I. Teaching objectives (the students are supposed to master the following items and conduct the following practices):
1. Words and useful expressions: on board; leak; on the point of; take charge; fiercely; will; crazy; carpet; cheek; comb; curtain; cushion; fan; fountain; tight; lip; scold; shoulder; feather; steadily; definite
2. Grammar: Revise the verb tenses
3. Reading practice: reading and discussion and grammar practice
4. Ethic teaching: after learning this unit, the students are supposed to learn something from the little boy of his persistence in doing everything.
Ⅱ.Key points: grammar and useful expressions
Ⅲ.Teaching methods: Reading - practice
Ⅳ.Teaching procedures:
Step 1. Revision
(1) Check the homework exercises.
(2) Revise the key points of the previous lesson.
Step 2. Presentation
Tell the students that this lesson will continue to tell the story about the boy that we learned in the previous lesson.
Step 3. Scanning
Tell the students to read the text carefully and answer the questions on the workbook P103, Ex.1 of Lesson 31. They are expected to grasp the important information of the text. Do orally with the class. Answers: See Wb P103.
Step 4. Language points
Tell the students to read the text and underline the language points. Talk about the language difficulties with the students.
(1) be on the point of doing sth: be about to do sth very soon .
e.g. When the owner of the house came in , the thief was on the point of escaping from the window .
Just on the point of losing the game, he made up his mind once more to continue and in he end he really succeeded.
(2) take charge : take the power of controlling sth.
e.g. That person isn’t fit for his office , we’d better find another suitable person to take charge to help to increase our factory’s production .
(Phrases about “charge”: in charge of; in the charge of;)
(3) will ( n.) : determination
Where there is a will, there is a way.
The secret of his success is his courage, determination and iron will.
(4) double(v.) : to increase by two times
e.g. In order to double our factory’s production , we introduced another modern production line into our factory.
Workers’ salary was soon doubled because of the increase of the company’s production, and at the same time, workers’ working activity is also doubled.
Step 5. Practice---- grammar revision
SB P47, Part 2~5, Tell the students to do the exercises about the vocabulary and verb tenses in groups and tell each other why the tense is used in the situation, After they have finished, some eloquent students are asked to report to the rest of the class.
Step 6. Workbook
Workbook Lesson 31, Ex. 2~3. Get the students to do the exercises and then check the answers with the students if time permits.
Homework
(1) Finish off the exercises of Lesson 31 in the workbook.
(2) Revise the grammar of verb tenses.
Ⅴ. Evaluation of teaching:
Lesson 32
Ⅰ. Teaching aims and demands
1. Provide the chance for students to have a listening practice
2. Revise the grammar with the students: verb tenses
3. The students are required to practice the words and useful expressions in Checkpoint 8.
Ⅱ. Key points: 1. Grammar; 2. Listening 3. Useful expressions.
Ⅲ. Teaching methods: Listening - practice
Ⅳ. Teaching procedures
Step 1. Revision
(1) Check the homework exercises.
(2) Revise the previous two lessons about the man of great determination.
Step 2. Listening
(1) Pre-listening: Tell the students turn to Page 140 and read the instructions to get a gist of the listening passage.
(2) While-listening:
① Play the tape for the students to answer the questions. ② Check the answers with the students.
(3) Post listening activity: get the students to talk about the listening passage.
Step 3. Checkpoints
Go through Checkpoint 8 with the students. Get the students to make up sentences using the useful expressions if time permits.
Step 4. Practice
SB P48, Part 2. Read the instructions and get students to fill the blanks with an appropriate word from the brackets. Check the answers with the class. Answers: See P48.
Step 5. Writing
SB P48, Part 3. Read the instructions and tell the students to develop a paragraph using the information given below. Assign the work as their homework.
Step 6. Workbook
Workbook Lesson 32. Ex. 1~2. Get the students to do the exercises and then check the answers with the students. Answers: See Wb P104.
Homework
(1) Finish off the wb exercises of Lesson 32.
(2) Revise the key points of this unit.
(3) Writing: See Step 5.
Ⅴ. Evaluation of teaching: