A teaching plan for Unit 3，Module4

一、Teaching materials:

Unit 3 Language in use (Module 4 Life in the future)

二、Targets for this period:

The students can use “will” to express their own wishes

To summarize and consolidate “will” and the new vocabulary

To talk about the prospect of one’s own school

三、Key points:

Key structure-will + V.原形 ; adj. + n.

四、Teaching methods:

Task-based approach, formal and interactive practice

五、Teaching aids

Blackboard, handouts

六、Teaching arrangements:

Step One Warming-up (Homework)

1. Have the students talk about life in the future in pairs.

2. Ask the students to translate some sentences by using will or be going to

e.g. Everyone will have a small car.

We are going to buy a small car on Sunday morning.

Teachers won’t write on a blackboard with chalk.

There is going to be a football match next week.

There will be heavy rain and strong winds.

Step Two Presentation:

1. Language practice: Go through the examples with the students.

2. Make sure that students understand the difference between the “will” future of this module and the “be going to” future of the previous module.

1) The “will” future is used here to talk about the possible for the distant future.

2) The definite plans made for the future of the “be going to” form.

Step Three Drilling (Activity 1 & 2)

1. Read through the example with the class.

2. Ask the students to write the questions individually, then peer correct with a partner.

3. Ask the students to ask and answer in pairs.

4. Circulate and monitor students’ production, particularly the intonation of the questions

1) Will students use pens and paper? No, they won’t. They’ll use computers.

2) Will students read books? No, they won’t. They’ll read on the Internet.

3) Will students go to school to have lessons? No, they won’t. They’ll study at home.

4) Will teachers send emails to students? Yes, they will.

Step Four To put the adjectives in the correct places in the sentences (Activity 3)

1. Read through the example with the class.

2. Make sure that the students understand that the adjectives in these sentences need to go before a noun, and they must choose the correct noun.

3. Ask the students to insert the adjectives individually, then to check with a partner.

1) New cars will be small.

2) Machines will do heavy work in factories.

3) People will have long holidays.

4) There will be strong winds in spring and autumn.

5) We’ll speak good English.

6) Flying in large planes will be cheap.

Step Five To put the words and phrases into the correct columns (Activity 4)

1. Read through the words.

2. Pay attention to the multi-syllable words with the stress on other syllables than the first.

Climate: bad weather, hot summer, strong winds, warm winter

Technology: cable TV, computer, satellite TV

Jobs: dull jobs, heavy work, interesting jobs

Transport: expensive fuel, large planes, small cars

Step Six To translate the sentences into English.

1. 每一個人將通過郵件方式把作業發送給老師。

Everyone will send their homework to the teacher by email.

2. 將來有學校嗎？

Will there be schools in the future?

3. 學生將通過電腦與老師交談。

Students will talk with their teachers on their computers.

5. 老師們將不用粉筆在黑板上書寫。

Teachers won’t write on the blackboard with chalk.

6. 搭乘大型飛機的飛行將會很便宜。

Flying in large planes will be very cheap.

7. 將有暴雨和強風。

There will be heavy rain and strong winds.

9. 人們將每周工作三天，所以他們將會有很長的假期和許多空閑時間。

People will work three days a week, so they will have long holidays and lots of free time.

10. 加熱我們的房子將會更便宜。

It’ll be cheaper to heat our house.

11. 我們舒適的家將會冬暖夏涼。

Our comfortable homes will be warm in winter and cool in summer.

12. 機器將會在工廠里干重活。

Machines will do heavy work in factories.

Step Seven To design the dream school (Module Task)

1. Ask the students to think about their dream school and make notes about them in the appropriate column.

2. Tell the students to appoint a secretary, and brainstorm their ideas, which the secretary notes down. They should note everything that is said.

3. Ask the groups to design a rough sketch of a poster for “Our dream School”. Tell them to think about lettering, layout, passage and illustrations.

4. Display some posters and ask the students to tell the classmates about his or her dream school.

Homework:

1. To review Module 4 and copy all the words and expressions in P156

2. To finish Module4, 點中典 & 輕巧奪冠

Blackboard designing

Unit 3 Language in use

There be Cp: be going to

1. Everyone will have a small car.

2. We are going to buy a small car on Sunday morning.

3. Teachers won’t write on a blackboard with chalk.

4. There is going to be a football match next week.

5. There will be heavy rain and strong winds.

Adj. + n.

1. New cars will be small.

2. Machines will do heavy work in factories.

3. People will have long holidays.

4. There will be strong winds in spring and autumn.

5. We’ll speak good English.

6. Flying in large planes will be cheap.