2016年04月20日
The Fourth Period
Teaching Aims: 1.Review the useful expressions in this unit. 2.Do some exercises to review the Modal verbs expressing“guess”. 3.Do some reading and learn something about plays. 4.Do some writing and learn to make up plays. Teaching Important Points: 1.Read the text and learn the differences and similarities between TV shows,computer games and plays. 2.Learn to write plays in English. Teaching Difficult Point: Improve the students integrating skills——reading skill and writing skill. Teaching Methods: 1.Fast reading to go through the reading material. 2.Discussion in pairs to answer the questions. 3.Discussion in groups to finish the writing task. Teaching Procedures: Step
Ⅰ. Greetings Greet the whole class as usual. Step
Ⅱ. Revision T:Yesterday we learnt the Modal verbs which express“guess”.Who can tell me which modal verbs are used to express“guess”? S1:Ill try.I think“can,may,must”can be used to do so. S2:“could”and“might”can also be used to express guess. T:You are quite right.Now please look at the screen.Lets do the exercise on it.You can prepare it for a few minutes first.Then well check the answers. (Teacher shows the exercise on the screen.) Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences: 1.I thought you__________like something to read. So I have brought you some books. A.ought B.might C.could D.must 2.—That man must be Sarahs husband. —No,he __________be her husband.She is still single. A.cant B.mustnt C.may not D.ought to 3.Peter__________come with us tonight,but he isnt very sure. A.must B.may C.can D.will 4.—What__________it be? —It__________be a mail box,for it is moving.It __________be a car. A.can;cant;must B.can;can;must C.can;mustnt;must D.must;mustnt;can 5.—Look,someone is coming.Guess__________. —Jack.Hes always on time. A.who can it be B.who he may C.who he can be D.who it can be Suggested answers:
1.B 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.D Step Ⅲ.Reading T:I often watch TV shows.Some of them are very instructing.I can learn a lot from them.Do you watch TV shows? S3:Id like to watch them,but I have no time,because I have a lot of homework to do.I only watch TV on Saturday or Sunday. T:S4,do you often see a film or a play? S4:Sometimes I go to see films with my classmates.Seldom do I go alone.But I dont like to see a play. T:What else do you like to do in your spare time? S4:I like reading and playing football.First of all,I like playing computer games best.… T:Today well learn a new text.Now open your books on Page 15.In this text Mrs Brown says that plays are like TV shows and computer games.Please read it quickly and find out their similarities. Suggested answers:
1.TV,plays and computer games all have charecters playing different roles and acting out a story. 2.TV shows and plays both tell a story.We can watch actors perform the action of the story and they also speak lines written like the dialogue in a play. T:OK.You are right.In the text,perhaps there are a few sentences which are hard to understand.Look at the screen.