Unit 7 Period 1
教学内容
Getting ready （p.97），Reading（pp.98-99），Vocabulary C1.（p.100），Comprehension D1，
D2（p.101）
教学目标
语言知识
认识赫尔理解单词unknown，astronaut，receive，hill，loud，bush，quiet，round，damage，crash，frightened，discover，terrible，fear，creature，feather，wonder，line，refuse，spread，mark和短语keep quite，because of，in fear；认识单词alien，explore。
语言技能
根据上下文语境猜测词义。
情感态度
激发对未知世界的兴趣。
教学重点
了解主阅读篇章的主旨大意，学习核心单词和短语。
教学难点
根据上下文语境猜测词义，通过标题预测文章内容。
教学过程
Step 1 阅读 Getting ready 板块的图文，了解单元话题。
学生观察教材第97页的卡通图，阅读Hi 和Lo 的对话，回答下列问题。
Where are Hi and Lo? (They are on another planet.)
What is Lo worried about? (He is worried about their safety.)
What does Hi think of the planet? (He thinks it is quite safe there.)
What do you think of the planet?
学生认读和理解单词unknown，creature。
学生回答问题：Do you want to travel to another planet? Why?。
Step 2 开展“头脑风暴”，了解主阅读篇章的背景知识。
学生观察What do you know about ...？部分练习A的图片，然后回答下列问题。
Do you think there could be other forms of life in space?
Do you think aliens have visited the Earth?
What might these creatures look like?
Do you think they might be friendly or friendly or unfriendly?
学生认识单词alien。
学生两人一组，讨论What do you know about ...?部分练习A中的句子是否正确。 学生认读和理解单词receive。
Step 3 运用略读和预测策略，预测主阅读篇章中故事发展的情节。
学生观察主阅读篇章中的插图，猜测篇章内容，并回答问题：What’s the passage mainly about?。学生认读和理解单词hill，bush，round，damage；认识单词crash。
学生阅读教材第99页的第一段，观察主阅读篇章的插图和标题，尝试运用预测策略，猜测Before you read 部分练习B中问题可能的答案。
Step 4 阅读主阅读篇章，完成Comprehension 部分的练习。
学生在阅读完主阅读篇章后，凭记忆作答 Comprehension 部分的练习D1。然后再回
到篇章中核查相关信息。学生认读和理解单词loud，quite，frightened，discover，terrible，
fear，feather，wonder，line，refuse，spread，mark和短语keep quite，because of，in fear；
认识单词explore。
学生先浏览Comprehension 部分练习D2中的三个问题，再阅读主阅读篇章，找到相
关信息后再作答。学生认读和理解单词astronaut。
学生在文中找出相关的证据来印证他们的观点。如：
For Question 1:
“They were very ugly. They had some hair, but they didn’t have any feathers,” said Tina.
The children spread their wings and flew to school together.
For Questions 2 and 3:
It was tall,with a round head and a silver body.
“It looks strange,” he said, as he looked at the word “EARTH”.
Step 5 深入理解主阅读篇章的内容。
学生阅读全文，找出斜体部分的代词所指代的对象。
She looked out of her window ... (Tina)
It suddenly dived towards the ground. (The yellow light)
They heard some voices speaking a strange language, ... (Tina and Tom)
It was standing next to a long spaceship. (The astronaut/ The first astronaut)
It discovered them and made a terrible noise! (The second astronaut)
They were very ugly. (The aliens)
It looks strange. (The lines/ The marks)
“It looks strange,” he said, as he looked at the word “EARTH”. (Tina and Tom’s dad)
Step 6 完成Vocabulary 部分的练习C1，巩固核心单词和短语的含义。
回家作业
模仿录音的语音、语调，朗读课文。
抄写单词和短语：unknown，alien，astronaut，receive，hill，loud，explore，bush，
quiet，round，damage，crash，frightened，discover，terrible，fear，creature，feather，
wonder，line，refuse，spread，mark；keep quite，because of，in fear。
思考问题：Do you believe aliens are real? Why or why not?，并为自己的观点搜集论据。
完成《练习册》第98页Vocabulary和第105页Reading A的练习。
Unit 7 Period 2
教学内容
Reading（p.99），Vocabulary C2（p.100），Comprehension D3（p.101）
教学目标
语言知识
巩固主阅读篇章中核心单词和短语的运用。
了解科幻故事这类题材的文章特点。
语言技能
以实际为线索复述主阅读篇章的故事。
学习策略
通过概括主阅读篇章的段落大意，理解主阅读篇章的内容。
情感态度
能客观、辩证地看待外星人这个话题，不过于担忧。
教学重点
理解主阅读篇章的故事情节，巩固核心单词和短语。
教学难点
根据图片、关键词，以时间为线索复述主阅读篇章的故事。
教学过程
Step 1 回顾主阅读篇章，检测核心词汇的掌握情况。
全体学生朗读主阅读篇章，朗读时应注意语调。
学生运用通过上下文语境猜测此意的策略，完成Vocabulary 部分的练习C2.
学生尝试翻译Vocabulary 部分练习C2的短文。
学生完成下列词汇练习。
discovered frightened quiet refused unknown
feathers line received terrible wonders
Simon wonders why he always loses in games against Eric.
When the dinosaur appeared in the film, all the children felt frightened.
Why do all birds have feathers? Scientists say they help the birds keep warm.
I feel terrible today. I lost my key this morning and had my wallet stolen this afternoon.
Jason refused to take my advice and failed the exam.
There are still many unknown places in the world that people haven’t visited yet.
Please draw a line in the middle and divide the square into halves.
Be quiet, please. Let’s begin class.
I received a letter from my e-friend Jill last week.
Who discovered America? Was it Christopher Columbus?
教师也可将上述词汇练习设计成纵横填字游戏或首字母填空供学生完成。
Step 2 复习动词的过去式。
教师将下列在主阅读篇章中出现的过去式是不规则变化的动词抄写在黑板上或制作成PPT呈现，学生说出这些动词的过去式。如：
Base form
Past tense
Line
wake
see
hear
say
hide
keep
be
be
make
run
tell
have
draw
spread
fly
woke
saw
heard
said
hid
kept
was
were
made
ran
told
had
drew
spread
flew
1
2
3
7
10
11
11
14
15
16
17
18
21
25
25
Step 3 深入理解主阅读篇章的内容。
学生阅读主阅读篇章的第二至第五段，然后两人一组讨论并回答以下问题。
Why was Tina sure something had landed in the forest near the hills? (Because she saw a yellow light in the sky and it suddenly dived towards the ground.)
What did Tina and her brother do the next day? (They explored the forest after school.)
When did they reach the forest? (At 6 p.m.)
What did they hear? Did they understand it? (They heard some voices speaking a strange language. They didn’t understand it.)
What did the alien look like? (It was tall, with a round head and a silver body.)
How did Tina and Tom feel when they saw the alien? (They felt frightened.)
Who discovered Tina and Tom? (Another alien.)
What did the children do after that? (They ran away in fear.)
学生阅读第六至第八段，并观察主阅读篇章的插图，然后判断下列句子的正误。
The children thought the aliens were very beautiful. (F)
The aliens had no hair or feathers. (F)
Tom found something written on the spaceship. (T)
The children knew the meaning of the words on the spaceship. (F)
学生阅读第九至第十段，然后回答下列问题。
How did the children go to school? (They flew to school.)
What kind of creatures were the children? (Birds.)
Where did the spaceship come from? (The Earth.)
Step 4 概括主阅读篇章各部分的段落大意。
学生再次阅读主阅读篇章，然后概括每部分的段落大意。如：
Part 1 (Paragraph 1): Tina saw something unusual at midnight.
Part 2 (Paragraph 2-5): Tina and Tom explored the forest and found two aliens.
Part 3 (Paragraph 6-8): Tina and Tom told their father what they saw and he refused to believe them.
Part 4 (Paragraph 9-10): Tina and Tom’s father looked at the piece of paper with the
word “EARTH” on it.
Step 5 根据图片和关键词提示，以时间顺序复述主阅读篇章的故事。
学生根据图片和关键词提示，复述主阅读篇章的故事。教师给出下列关键词提示。
At midnight, a yellow light
The next morning, explore
At 6 p.m., reach
The next morning, tell their father
Step 6 完成Comprehension 部分的练习D3.
学生根据课前搜集到的相关论据，以小组为单位，讨论Comprehension 部分的练习D3.
回家作业
根据时间线索，复述主阅读篇章的故事。
把小组讨论Comprehension部分练习D3的结果整理发言稿。
完成《练习册》第106至107页Reading B，C的练习。
Unit 7 Period 3
教学内容
Talk time（p.106），Listening（p.102），Speak up（p.106）
教学目标
语言知识
认读和理解单词desert，tent，knife，explain和短语landing site，
as soon as possible，agree with，disagree with。
掌握表示同意和不同意的表达方法。
语言技能
巩固根据所听语段内容获取和记录关键信息的听力技能。
能够准确地表达自己的观点。
学习策略
与同伴合作，相互发表各自的观点。
教学重点
巩固根据所听语段内容获取和记录关键信息的听力技能。
教学难点
在实际情境中表示同意或不同意他人的观点。
教学过程
Step 1 回顾主阅读篇章的内容，检查回家作业的落实情况。
学生根据时间线索，复述主阅读篇章的故事。
学生根据主阅读篇章的内容填写两份岛国警察的报案记录。
Report 1
Name: Tina
Time: The day before yesterday, at (1) midnight
Place: Flat 7, Floor 20, Tall Building
Other people: None. I was alone.
Report: I (2) woke up and looked out of the window. In the sky, I saw
(3) a yellow light . The light dived towards the ground and then
I saw (4) a red light . I heard (5) a loud noise too. I think something landed (6) in the forest near the hills.
Report 2
Name: Tina
Time: Yesterday, at (7) 6 p.m. .
Place: The forest near the hills
Other people: With (8) Tom.
Report: We flew to the forest. Then we walked around. We heard (9) some
voices speaking a strange language , so we hid behind some
bushes. We saw (10) an alien . It was talking but we could not
understand it. It was very ugly. It had a round head and (11) a
silver body . It had some hair but it did not have (12) any
feathers .We saw the aliens’ (13) spaceship . It was damaged.
There was something written on the spaceship. It was not like
our writing. The writing was like this: EARTH. Then
(14) another alien appeared in front of us. It made a terrible noise
so we ran quickly away.
Step 2 学习Talk time部分表示同意与不同意的表达方法。
学生朗读 Talk time部分卡通图中的对话。
学生两人一组朗读下面的对话。
Tony: I think aliens must be more intelligent than humans.
Jenny: I don’t agree.
Tony: But if they could fly to the Earth, their spaceships must be faster than our.
Jenny: I agree with you. Their technology must be more advanced than ours.
学生 根据上面的对话回答下列问题。
What is Tony’s opinion about aliens? (Tony thinks aliens must be more intelligent than humans.)
What does Tony think of aliens’ spaceships? (Tony thinks aliens’ spaceships must be faster than ours.)
Does Jenny agree that aliens must be more intelligent than humans? (No, she doesn’t)
Does Jemmy agree that aliens’ spaceships can travel faster than humans’? (Yes, she does.)
学生学习下列这些表示同意的表达。
Yes, indeed.
Yes, (that’s) exactly what I think.
I agree totally/ one hundred per cent/completely.
That’s just what I was going to say.
I think so.
Yes, that’s right.
How true!
学生学习下列表示不同意的表达。
I’m not so sure about that.
Do you really think so?
I’m a bit surprised you said that.
Well, that’s a matter of opinion.
I wouldn’t say that.
学生讨论练习A中提供的话题。
教师提供更多的话题供学生编制对话。如：
We will live with aliens in the future.
We can control aliens.
UFOs do exist.
Aliens do exist.
Crop circles were created by people.
A spaceship crashed at Roswell.
People will be able to meet aliens from other planets in the future.
Step 3 学习Listening 板块的内容。
学生了解听力任务的背景。
学生观察练习A的图片，了解图片传递的信息。学生认读和理解单词 desert 和短
语landing site。
学生阅读练习A中的地图和练习B中的笔记，预测需填写的内容。
教师播放两遍录音。学生完成练习A和练习B。学生可以自己决定先做或后做哪个
练习。
教师和学生集体校对答案。
学生根据练习A中的地图和自己的笔记内容以 Captain Troy 的口吻复述他对Gus
和Liz 发出的指令。
若学生程度相对较好，教师可以要求学生两人一组，假设自己是Liz和Gus，思考
并讨论前晚母舰降落地点的路线，并邀请部分学生汇报并陈述理由。
Step 4 完成Speak up部分的任务，运用和巩固表示同意与不同意的表达方法。
学生根据图片认读和理解单词tent，knife。
学生了解下列任务的注意点：
在挑选物品之前，他们必须要确定行进的线路。
如果他们想要经过特定的区域，就有可能用到特定的物品。如：desert-water，forest-knife 等。
在确定路线时应尽可能第避免危险，经过尽可能少的方格。
学生认读和理解单词explain 和短语 as soon as possible，agree with，disagree with。
学生两人一组，分别扮演两名字航员Liz和Gus。教师可提供下列表达供学生在讨
论中使用。
Offering suggestions:
Let’s ...
I suggest that ...
Why don’t we ...?
What about ...?
Accepting suggestions:
Yes, that’s a good idea.
We need ... because we must ...
Rejecting suggestions:
No, we don’t need to take that.
We don’t need ... because ...
学生一边讨论一边完成下面的表格。
Thing
Reason
Agree/Disagree
Liz
Gus
学生确定了五件物品后，教师要求他们将这五件物品按重要的程度排序，并说明
这种排序的理由。并可提供下面的句式供学生参考。如：
Fellow students,
We have decided to carry these five things. Firstly, we will carry ... because ...
Secondly,... Thirdly, ... Then, ... Last,... Have you got any questions?
回家作业
抄写单词和短语：desert，tent，knife，explain；as soon as possible，agree with，
disagree with。
列出如果去外星球你最想带的五件物品，并陈述理由。
完成《练习册》第102至第103页Listening和第104页Speaking的练习。
Unit 7 Period 4
教学内容
Writing（pp.107-108）
教学目标
语言知识
认读和理解单词pleased。
语言技能
根据图片、提示词和示例写一则故事，描述两名迷路的宇航员在外星
球上的神奇经历。
了解科幻故事的写作特点与方法。
学习策略
利用图片，通过发挥想象，完成科幻小故事的撰写。
通过合作学习，相互批改作文，共同进步。
教学重点
通过合理想象，写一则故事，描述描述两名迷路的宇航员在外星球上的神奇经历。
教学难点
了解科幻故事的写作特点与方法。
教学过程
Step 1 学生了解写作任务的情境。
学生观察练习A中的图片，思考当Gus和Liz即将达到母舰的那一刻，发生了哪些事情，并回答下列问题。
Whom did Liz and Gus see when they arrived at the landing site?
What did they look like?
What did they probably want to do?
What did Captain Troy probably say to them?
Step 2 展开想象，构思文章内容。
学生两人一组，根据练习B选项框中的词条，展开合理想象，思考Liz采取了什么方法对待这些外星人，并完成下表。
Idea
Reason
Result
Step 3 根据提示，完成短文。
学生阅读练习B中的示例，回答下列问题。
What did Liz to do? Why? (She started to sing because she wanted to show the people of Bird World that she was friendly.)
What was her voice like? (Beautiful.)
What did the people of Bird World start to do? Why? (They started to sing too because they liked her song.)
学生模仿示例，完成练习C中的短文。学生认读和理解单词pleased。
学生完成写作后，教师要求同桌的学生交换文章，相互检查文章中的错误，并提出改进意见。
学生分享优秀习作，听教师讲评。
Step 4 展开合理想象，补充故事情节。
学生根据教材第102页练习 A 中的地图、教材第106页 Speak up 部分的物品和下面的提示，发挥想象，写一篇短文描述Liz和Gus离开坠毁的宇宙飞船，达到母舰的整个过程。教师可提供短文的开头和结尾。如：
walk into the forest
set up the tent
make a fire
reach the lake
see some dangerous animals
throw their lunch boxes at the animals
cross the desert
Liz and Gus picked up their things and set off for the landing site. They only had two days to reach the mother ship.
First, they walked into the forest. They walked for one day. At night, they set up the tent to have a rest. It was cold at night, so they used the matches to make a fire. They ate some food and then went to sleep. The next day they woke up early and moved on.
They walked out of the forest and reached the lake. Near the lake, they saw some dangerous animals. The animals came towards them. Liz and Gus felt frightened. They threw their lunch boxes at the animals. The animals stopped to eat the food. Gus and Liz ran away.
They could not get across the river because they didn’t have a boat, so they decided to cross the desert. They walked for another day and drank all their water.
Finally, they got to the mother ship before dark.
回家作业
抄写单词和短语：pleased；be pleased to do sth.。
完善自己的作文。
完成《练习册》第108页Writing的练习。
Unit 7 Period 5
教学内容
Grammar（pp.103-105）
教学目标
语言知识
连词as，since和because的含义和用法。
用because of陈述理由。
语言技能
能够在具体的情境中正确使用原因专业从句或用because of陈述原因。
学习策略
主动探究，善于发现语言的规律并能运用规律举一反三。
教学重点
掌握because和because of的区别。
教学难点
在实际运用中正确使用原因状语从句。
教学过程
Step 1 学习由as，since或because 引导的原因状语从句。
学生学习下列句子，并划出句子的连词。
I’m going to North Country Park because I want to go cycling.
I’m going to North Country Park as I want to go cycling.
I’m going to North Country Park since I want to go cycling.
学生阅读教材103 页的引言和例句，并学习Things to remember部分的内容。
教师组织一次全班的接龙活动。要求第一个学生说出一句陈述句，第二个学生提
出一个why开头的特殊疑问句，第三个学生用because开头陈述一个原因。如：
S1：I like pizza.
S2：Why does she like pizza?
S3：Because it’s delicious.
S4：I’m going to Australia next week.
S5：Why is he going to Australia next week?
S6：Because he is going to visit his uncle there.
S7：I often do some reading in the library.
S8：Why does she often do some reading in the library?
S9：Because it’s quiet there.
...
学生完成 A 部分的练习。
学生用because，as或since将下面各组的两个句子连接起来。
Mr Wang told us to leave school at 2:30 p.m. The storm was coming. (Mr Wang told us to leave school at 2:30 p.m. because/as/since the storm was coming.)
Everyone was running quickly in the street. That was the last bus. (Everyone was running quickly in the street because/as/since that was the last bus.)
I couldn’t get into the flat. I forgot to bring my keys. (I couldn’t get into the flat because/as/since I forgot to bring my keys.)
We had to change our clothes. We were all wet from the storm. (We had to change our clothes because/as/since we were all wet from the storm.)
I felt my Chinese textbook at school. I was in a hurry. (I felt my Chinese textbook at school because/as/since I was in a hurry.)
I went to bed early. I felt quite tired today. (I were to bed early because/as/since I felt quite tired today.)
Simon was not able to solve the problem. It was too difficult. (Simon was not able to solve the problem because/as/since it was too difficult.)
I did not go to Tom’s birthday party. I was not invited. (I did not go to Tom’s birthday party because/as/since I was not invited.)
Step 2 学习because of陈述理由。
教师出示两句例句，帮助学生理解这两句句子的区别。
Tim didn’t go to school yesterday because he was ill.
Tim didn’t go to school yesterday because of his illness.
学生阅读教材第105页的引言和例句，然后完成Working out the rule部分的内容。
学生完成B部分的练习。
学生补全下列问题的答案。
Why was Ben nervous?
Ben was nervous because of the TV cameras.
Why did he have to speak so loudly?
He had to speak loudly because of the hold noise.
Why didn’t she buy that dress?
She didn’t buy that dress because of the high price.
Why were you late?
I was late because of the terrible traffic.
Why did they move from the city centre to the countryside?
They moved from the city centre to the countryside because of the air pollution.
Why are you wearing such a heavy coat?
I am wearing such a heavy coat because of the cold weather.
回家作业
根据所给中文补全句子。
Li Ming didn’t go out for a walk because of ______. （天下大雨）
Li Ming didn’t go out for a walk because ______.（天下大雨）
Li Ming won’t go to the meeting because ______. （他生病了）
Li Ming won’t go to the meeting because of ______. （他生病了）
完成《练习册》第99至第101页Grammar的练习。
Unit 7 Period 6
教学内容
More practice（p.109）, Culture corner（p.112）, Study skills（pp.110-111）
教学目标
语言知识
认识单词incident，wife；了解UFO。
了解科幻小说的相关知识。
语言技能
掌握从文章中寻找证据的阅读技能。
学习记听力笔记。
学习策略
利用符号和缩写来记听力笔记。
教学重点
根据补充阅读篇章的信息，掌握从文章中寻找证据的阅读技能。
教学难点
掌握记听力笔记的技能。
教学过程
Step 1 学习More practice板块的内容。
学生根据主阅读篇章的插图猜测篇章的大致内容。教师介绍UFO的含义，即：unidentified flying object。
学生略读补充阅读篇章，然后回答下列问题。
What’s the passage mainly about? (It’s about a famous UFO incident in the US.)
Did the four people have the same opinion? (No, they didn’t.)
学生完成练习A。
学生再次细读篇章，找出下列划线部分所指代的内容。
He told me not to talk to anyone about this. (line 10) (Major Marcel.)
Suddenly we saw a silver spaceship on the side of the hill. (line 15) (person D and his/her parents.)
... it had come from space. (line20-21) (A rocket.)
学生判断下列引述的说话者。
Hey, Mum! Dad! Quick! Come and look at this!
Thanks for calling me. I’ll come out to your farm right now.
Wow! Did you see that? It was going really fast.
学生判断下列句子的正误。
The writer thinks that all of the witnesses told the truth. (F)
There was a war near Roswell at that time. (F)
William Brazel did not tell anyone about the metal. (F)
William Brazel said some alien spaceship crashed in Roswell. (F)
Everyone knows that an alien spaceship crashed in Roswell. (F)
学生以小组讨论的形式完成练习B。
Step 2 学习Culture corner板块的内容。
教师出示若干本书籍（包括科幻小说）的封面，让学生分类。
学生阅读 Culture corner板块的图文，然后回答下列问题。
What is science fiction? (It is a popular kind of story found in many books, comics and films.)
What is The War of the Worlds about? (It’s about aliens from Mars attacking the Earth.)
Who wrote the book? (The English Writer, H.G. Wells, who is called the “Father of Science Fiction”.)
What did the people in America think when they heard the story on the radio in 1938? (They thought it was real.)
Step 3 学习Study skills 板块关于记听力笔记的方法。
学生思考并回答问题：What do you usually take down when you listen to a passage or
conversation?。然后，说说他们自己在完成听力练习时是如何记笔记的。教师将学生的回答罗列在黑板上。
学生阅读教材第110页的引言，然后回答下列问题，
What do you need to take down while listening? (The key information.)
Can you give some examples? (Names, times, number, thoughts or ideas.)
学生阅读教材第110页的示例，然后回答下列问题，学习如何正确记录听力笔记。
What do we need to pay more attention to while listening? (Wh-questions.)
What else can we use when we take notes? (Symbols and short forms.)
学生阅读教材第111页的Top tip 部分。教师播放录音，学生运用记听力笔记的技
巧做好适当的记录并完成练习A。
学生根据练习A中的记录完成练习B。
教师和学生集体校对答案。
Step 4 Self-assessment板块关于单元学习情况的自我评价。
回家作业
用摘录药店的记笔记方法，介绍一本科幻小说的梗概。
选择性完成《练习册》第109至112页Integration的练习。
