unit4 unforgetable experiences[上学期]

Teaching Design For Unit 4
Unforgettable experiences
一．教学目标
1)语言知识：
单词：理解、内化、运用以下生词：seismograph; iceberg; King Tut; // roar; fright; crack; // bookworm; couch potato; workaholic;// Buddha; agent等，扫除听读障碍，重点掌握一些传神动词：advance; seize; sweep; swallow; drag; pull; flow; shake; strike; struggle等。
词组：get on one’s feet; tree after tree
语法：复习和运用定语从句用于描述人、物及事件。
2)语言技能：
听：听懂一个关于不幸经历的小故事，抓住时间、地点、人物、发生的事件。
说：能用得体语言描述人、物、事件，并且有一定的逻辑。
读：Scanning, skimming, careful reading, generalization; inference等阅读微技能训练。
写： 能运用First, Next, Then, Finally简要且富有逻辑地描写自己的一次难忘经历。
3)学习策略：学生一定程度形成自主学习，有效交际、信息处理、英语思维能力。
4)情感态度：学生能在多种英语学习情景中分享自己的幸与不幸，体验用英语交流的成功与喜悦，以及培养合作精神、互助精神。
二．教学重点和难点
重点：1. 课文中出现的重要动词,如:advance, seize, sweep, swallow, strike, struggle, drag, flow, shake, 及词组 get on one’s feet, pull oneself, tree after tree etc.
2. 用关系代词who, that, whom, whose等引导的定语从句 .
3. 用副词 first, next, then, finally 来描述一场难忘的经历.
难点: 能用得体的英语表达自己，描述过去的难忘经历。
3． 教学方法
运用任务型教学途径采取“P---T---P”自主学习立体模式：（Pre-task----Task-cycle----Post-task）。
四.教材重组
1. 口语课：Warming up，Speaking and Talking (P103);
2. 听力课:Listening,Listening(p103);
3. 阅读课:Pre-reading ,Reading，Post-reading;
4. 语法课:Language study , Practicing(P104-105);　　
5. 写作课：Integrating skills（p27-28）　
6．泛读课：Reading（p106-108）
五．分课时教案
The First Period Speaking
Step I Revision
Activity 1 Introduction Guess
Let one of the group introduce others in his group to let the other groups to guess, the introduction must be a sentence, using the Attributive Clause—who or whose
(Game Rule: Each introduction will only be guessed once ,if no one get the answer, the introducer should declare the student’s name.)
Activity 2 Finish the sentences ,using who, that,where
1. A raft is a small boat that you can use to paddle down rivers and streams.
2.Whitewater rafting is done on rivers and streams where the water moves quickly.
3. A time machine is a machine that/which lets you travel in time.
4.Noah Webster was an American writer who published the first American dictionary in 1828.
5. Chuck Noland is a businessman who is always so busy that he has little time for his friends.
Step Ⅱ Warming-up
Open your books , turn to page 22 and look at the pictures. Do you know who or what they are What made them unforgettable What can you see in Picture 1 Yes. He was a famous scientist who made the earliest seismograph in 132. Please repeat my sentence. Good. Next, have a discussion on these pictures to see if you can get the answers to them. Then we will check the answers together, don’t forget to use the Attributive Clause.（Collect their answers.）
Step III Talking (Workbook page 103)
Who was Howard Carter You know beside the body of the king, they found many valuable things. Imagine you find an important tomb in China. Now open your books at page 103 and read the instructions. Do you understand what you will do
Ok, now you prepare it with your partner. Make up your dialogue according to the hints on the book. After you are ready, please come to the front and act it out.
Well, you’ve done a good job.（If students find it difficult to retell,they can do the following ）Now, the dialogue has been rewritten into a short story, fill in the blanks with “First, next, then and finally.”
I was digging in the fields when I stuck something. First I thought it was a rock, but then I saw that it wasn’t just a rock, but a part of a wall. Next we dug around it very carefully, until we found a wall and a door made of wood. We were all excited. We went in. Then I realized we had made an important discovery. Finally we decided to leave them as they were and called the police. In the end, some scientists and the village leader came, and they told us we had done a good job.
Step IV Speaking
Deal with the speaking part on page 23. First read some sentences for the Ss to listen and match with the pictures. The sentences are as follows.
1. The girl whose leg was broken in the earthquake was taken to hospital.
2. Anna who is playing tennis used to take swimming lessons with my sister.
3. The old man whose house is on fire is shouting for help.
4. The little boy whose eyes are blue is holding a dog.
Ask the Ss to read the sample dialogue on page 23 and split them into three groups to create a dialogue about one of the three pictures.Be sure to use the expressions on the book. Then present them.
The second period Listening
1.Listening (p21) Part 1
Step1:Before listening,let the Ss guess the possible answers to the following questions according to the situation: (group work)
1) When did the earthquake happen
2) Where was the man driving when it happen
3) What was he going to do
Step2: Listening to the tape to get the correct answers to the above questions.
Step3: Listening to the tape to put the following into the right order.
　( 5 ) 1. I stopped the car and at the same time the road fell onto the cars in front of me.
( 2 ) 2. I saw the cars in front of me start to move from side to side.
( 1 ) 3. I had finished work and then gone to the Post Office.
( 3 ) 4. I slowed down ,then my car started to shake.
( 4 ) 5. I drove even slower, then the road above started to fall down.
2.Listening (p21) Part 2
Step1: Listening to the second part to choose the best choices
1.Which part of his body hurt badly ( C )
A.The bottom parts of his legs B.The bottom parts of his hands.
C.The bottom parts of his legs and feet.
2.What could he hear below him ( B )
A. Nothing B. Shouts and noise C. The noise of cars
3.How long had he been in the car ( A)
A.14 hours B. 40 hours C.4 hours
Step2: Listening to the tape again to fill in the blanks in your book
.3.Listening(p103)
Do according to the demand on the book.
The third period Reading
Pre-reading:
1. What natural disasters do you know
2. If you were caught in the flood, what would you do
First… Next… Then… Finally…
Fast-reading:
1.Who were caught in the flood 2.What was the end of the story
3.The word “rescue” in the title means(A):
A.save or get away from danger B. being hurt or dead because of danger
Careful reading:
Task 1 : Read the text again and do the multiple choices.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT true ( D )
A.Flora was so surprised by the coming water that she couldn’t do anything.
B.Jeff and Flora were saved by holding onto the chimney.
C.The garden was completely destroyed by the water.
D.It was Flora who first found the flood.
2.How did they try to escape Put the follow sentences in right order. ( A )
(1) Jeff dragged Flora towards the house after the first wave swept her down.
(2) The third wave struck the house and the whole house moved.
(3) Flora heard somebody shouting and saw Jeff running.
(4) They got to the steps after fighting against the second wave.
(5) The water was upon Flora before she could think more.
(6) In the end, they climbed onto the chimney and saved their lives.
A. (3)-(5)-(1)-(4)-(2)-(6) B.(3)-(6)-(2)-(1)-(4)-(5)
C. (3)-(4)-(5)-(2)-(6)-(1) D.(3)-(2)-(6)-(4)-(5)-(1)
3. This passage mainly describes ______ in a terrible flood. ( D )
A. a seaside house B. a beautiful garden
C. a strong chimney D. two people’s unforgettable experience
Task 2 Search some key words from the text to describe the flood, their struggle and feelings.
places flood reaction feeling
first in the garden roar, advance wave, shout run surprisedpuzzled
+next on the way to the house sweep, swallow, flow seize, drag ,go down, open, pull ,look into, hold, struggle frightened
then inside the house strikemove updestroy climb, cry hopeful
Task 3 Cloze test
What an unforgettable day! At the moment Flora was so surprised at the big _1_ of water which was advancing quickly towards her in her garden that she couldn’t move. Jeff rushed to seize her arm and they ran together to the house. _2 they got to the house, the waves _3_ them down twice. Jeff pulled Flora up with a lot of difficulty, _4_ onto a tree that grew against the wall. The water, _5_ was cold as ice and flowed faster than a river, was above her knees. They looked into each other’s faces, _6_.
The chance of being rescued was slim(微小). They opened the door to the hall and got the chance to climb _7_ to the second floor. The water moved up like a sea. Flora started crying. The house would fall down!
They had to find the 8_ because it would stand. Jeff looked out of the window. Tree after tree _9_. The garden was completely destroyed, swept away by the wild water. A terrible noise went through the house. Before the whole house went down in the _10_, they saw the chimney.
1. A. group B. collection C. mass D. crowd
2. A. Before B. After C. Until D. Once
3. A. cut B. swept C. pulled D. went
4. A. cracking B. flowing C. holding D. catching
5. A. which B. it C. that D. where
6. A. frightened B. surprised C. relieved(松口气) D. excited
7. A. downstairs B. upstairs C. above D. under
8. A. tree B. hall C. tower D. chimney
9. A. swept away B. swallowed C. went down D. pulled down
10. A. storm B. flood C. earthquake D. fire
The fourth period Language study
Task 1. Word puzzle
I. Find out words that describe the flood and fighting against the flood in the puzzle.One of them has been found out.
Task 2 Judge the different meanings of “advance” or “strike” in the following sentences:
1.The hunter advanced toward the bear carefully.
2.A month has passed but the project has not advanced.
3.He worked so well that his boss advanced him to a higher position.
4.The date of the meeting was advanced from June 10 to June 3.
5.The boy struck the pig with a stick.
6.The workers were striking for higher pay.
7.Typhoon Swan struck Hainan, killing 20 people.
8.On New Year’s Eve, we waited for the clock to strike.
Task 3 Talking about people and things, using Attributive Clause
First, let students find out some words about things quickly like clock,homework, coat,chocolate,bag, flood, fire, etc from the exercise of word study and describe them as the following example (pair work): A clock is a machine that/which tells time.
Second, let students find out some words about persons quickly such as teacher, parents, doctor, mother, child, soldier and thief and describe them like this (pair work):
A teacher is a person who/that teaches you how to learn.
Task 4 Multiple choice
1. — A ship makes me unforgettable after I saw a famous movie.
— Do you mean the ship, Titanic, ______ sank after hitting an iceberg
A. who B. which C. whose D. where
2. — Do you know Zhang Heng
— Is he the man _______ made the earliest seismograph in 132
A. who B. he C. whose D. which
3. Flora, _______ garden was swallowed by the flood, was crying.
A. who B. that C. whose D. where
4. On the top of Leshan, there is a really big Buddha, in front ________ Wei Bin took photos of us.
A. its B. on which C. from which D. of which
5. — Three young school boys were ______ by the water when swimming on a hot afternoon!
— What a bad accident!
A. swallowed B. swept C. got D. caught
6. The lamplight ______ out through the heavy fog, which gave travelers a light of hope.
A. struggled B. dragged C. turned D. found
7. On October 17th, 1989 a strong earthquake _____ San Francisco and killed over 100 people.
A. advanced B. took place C. struck D. seized
8. Look, the baby lion, which was just born two days ago, is trying to ______ its feet.
A. get on B. get onto C. get up D. get in
9. Trees ______ badly during the terrible storm.
A. pulled B. shook C. destroyed D. flowed
10. Tree after tree was ______ by the water, which must have been three metres.
A. cut up B. cut down C. cut off D. cut in
Task 5 Put the Chinese into English to complete the following sentences.
1.The climate _ (that/which) scientists all over the world are worrying about (全球的科学家们在担心的) is becoming warmer and warmer.
2.We feel as if the earth were in the greenhouse that/which is made of glass (由玻璃做成的).
3.The scientist whose research is about greenhouse gases (他的研究是关于温室气体的) is doing an experiment.
4.We find it hard to find an interesting place where it is not too hot _(那里天气不会太热的) in Africa.
5.People who live in the desert (生活在沙漠地区的)lead a hard life.
6.Pollution, which brings man terrible disasters (给人类带来重大灾难的), is said to be one of the main causes of global warming.
Task 6 Finish the exercises in the text.
The fifth period Reading and Writing
Step 1 In our daily, many things are unforgettable. They are worth writing down. For example, a disaster; a war; a match; a speech; a film; a famous person; a talk with somebody; a trip; etc.For me, going on a trip is really unforgettable because it is exciting and there are a lot to see in our motherland. In the text,during the first week of May, three boys went on a holiday to Sichuan. Read and find what made them unforgettable. (Buddha in Leshan; Monkeys on Mount Emei.)
read the text and answer the questions with your partner
1.Who had a trip 2.Where and when did they go
3.Why did they choose the place 4. How did they go
5. What did they do and see there 6. What did they feel about about this trip
:Step2 Retell the trip to Sichuan with the help of the following table (Pair work)
Eventsorder
First found…decided …called…took…
Next Got up…climbed…
(the first day) took photos …
Then(the second morning) Climbed…touch…
Step 3 Find the sentences with the following meaning:
1) 我找出一些成都附近名胜的照片。
2) 我接着打电话给一旅行社，我在报纸上发现它的号码。
3) 我们带了几瓶水，一些苹果和橘子，装入我的包里。
4) 我们先去乐山，在那里我们一直爬到山顶看佛像。
Step 4 Disscuss
What article about an unforgettable expeience is considered as a good one
Step 5 Writing
Now do groupwork. Each group is made up of four students.The students sitting in the front line turn back and sit face to face.First,discuss your own unforgettable experiences ,next,decide which student’s experience is worth writing,then ,arrange your tasks in the writing: one student to tell,one student to write,the others to help, finally, correct your group’s article.
1.First, quickly write down 20 short sentences about your trip, with the help of questions in the text.
2.Next, students try to put the sentences in order, using “First, Next, Then, Finally”
3.Then, students write the story, using linking words and relative pronouns.
Step 6 作文展示、交流评价（同伴评价，课堂集体评价，教师评价）
The sixth period Extensive Reading
Finish the reading (p106-108) according to the demand of the book
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