Unit 1 Women of achievement1. Target languagea. achieve, achievement, condition, welfare, institute, connection, campaign, organization, entertainment, inspire, support, devote ... tob. Watching a family of chimps wake up is our first activity of the day. P2 Everybody sits and waits while the animals in the group begin to wake up and move. P2But the evening makes it all worthwhile. P2... we see them go to sleep together in their nest for the night. P22. Ability goalsa. Learn Warming Up, and know how to tell the great women and the famous women.b. Learn the way to describe a person from what the person did, whatshe/he looks like and so on.3. Learning ability goalsTeach Ss how to describe a person.Teaching important pointsa. By reading A protector of African wildlife, students can learn from Jane Goodall in at least two aspects:b. Ask students to answer these questions:1) What made her a great success?2) What should we learn from Jane Goodall?Teaching difficult pointsLet everyone believe that all of us can become Jane Goodall.Teaching methodsInspiration, Questioning and Discussion.Teaching aidsA computer, a projector and a recorder.The first period readingProceduresStep I. Warming upWarming up by describingGood morning, class. Today we are going to read about A PROTECTOR OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE. But first, Td like to know if you have ever heard of women like Elizabeth Fry, Soong Chingling, Jane Goodall, Jody Williams, Joan of Arc and Lin Qiaozhi. Now turn to page 1, look at the photos, read the captions and describe to your neighbor the women in focus. Who is she? What is she? What did she do to benefit the world?Warming up by discussingHi, every one. How did you spend your winter vacation? Did you read any books? Did you read any women of achievement? What makes a woman of achievement? Now in pairs discuss the women on page one. Which of these women do you think is a great woman? Give reasons for your choice.Warming up by reading aloud and translatingNice to see you back at school, boys and girls. As you have all prepared lessons before class I shall ask six of you at random to read aloud and translate the captions under the photos on page one. Zhao Yanfei, would you try reading aloud and translating the first caption?Well done! Next lefs have Ju Xiaohong do the second one.Step II. Pre-reading1. Looking and sayingWork in pairs. Look at the photos and the title A PROTECTOR OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE and predict the contents of the text. When you are ready, join another pair and compare your predictions and the clues that helped you to make the predictions.(Key: From the photos and title I guess that the text tells about a woman scientist who is working in Africa to protect the wildlife there. She studies a family of chimps, delivers a speech on their behaviour, arguing for them to be left in the wild and protected.)2. Talking and sharingWork in groups of four. Tell your group mates what you know about wildlife protection. Then the group leader is to stand up and share your group idea with the class.(Key: I am from Group 3. We think that Jane is a woman of achievement. For shehas helped people understand how much chimps behave like humans. Because of her we know that it is better for the animals to be left in the wild or in the special places set up for them.)Step III. Reading1. Reading aloud to the recordingNow please listen and read aloud to the recording of the text A PROTECTOR OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE. Pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence. I will play the tape twice and you shall read aloud twice, too.2. Reading and underliningNext you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.3. Reading to identify the topic sentence of each paragraphSkim the text and identify the topic sentence of each paragraph. You may find it either at the beginning, the middle or the end of the paragraph.(Key: 1st paragraph: Our group are all going to visit the chimps in the forest. 2nd paragraph: Nobody before has fully understood chimp behaviour. 3rd paragraph: For forty years Jane Goodall has been helping the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals.)4. Reading and transferring informationRead the text again to complete the table, which list what Jane does to protect African wildlife.What does Jane do?As you have read the text times, you can surely tell which sentences are difficult to understand. Now put your questions concerning the difficult points to me the teacher.Step IV. Closing downClosing down by doing exercisesTo end the lesson you are to do the comprehending exercises No. 1 and 2.2. Closing down by having a discussionDo you agree with Jane's ideas? Why or why not?(Key: I agree with Jane's idea, because leaving the animals in the wild is the only good way to protect them. The animals belong to the forest, just as we belong to the civilized world. ) What do you think is the best way to protect wildlife? (Key: I think the best way is to understand and respect the life of animals. Setting up special places where they can live safely is important and effective)Closing down by retelling the story of Jane GoodallI shall write some key words and expressions on the board. You are to retell the story of Jane Goodall according to these words.(Key: visit the chimps, watch the chimps, understand chimp behaviour, argue for..., set up special places)The second period Learning about LanguageAimsTo help students learn about subject-verb agreement.To help students discover and learn to use some useful words and expressions. To help students discover and learn to use some useful structures.ProceduresStepl. Warming upWarming up by discovering useful words and expressionsTurn to page 4 and do exercises No. 1, 2 ,3 and 4 first. Check your answers against your classmates5.Step II. Learning about grammar1. Reading and thinkingTurn to page 2 and read with me the text of A PROTECTOR OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE. As you read on, pay attention to the forms of sentence predicates and the subject-verb agreement shown in the sentences. (For reference: Our group are..., Watching a family of chimps is..., Nobody before has fully understood...)2. Doing exercises No. 1 and 2 on page 5Turn to page 5. Look at the two sentences: Our group are all going to visit the chimps in the forest. And Our group includes six boys and five girls. Have you noticed any difference between them? Yes. If the word “group " refers to different members, use a plural verb. If the word “group” is considered as a whole, use a singular verb. Now fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given verbs inbrackets on page 5. And then go on to do Exercise No. 2 on the same page, that is, fill in the correct verb form in the letter.Step III. Ready used materials for Subject-verb agreementWe all know these meanings of "agree," but when we talk aboutsubject-verb agreement, we're talking about something different:matching subjects and verbs according to number. That is, when youhave a singular subject, you have to match it with a singular verb form:The boy plays. When you have a plural subject, you must have aplural verb form: The boys play.In short, simple sentences, you should have no problem withagreement. You can hear the problem: The boys plays. When it'swrong , it just sounds funny. However, there are four potentialproblem spots that you need to watch carefully:Reversed sentence orderThe normal pattern for English sentences is subject-verb. However, there are a few situations where this order is reversed (like this sentence):o There are snacks on the laundry-room table.o Where are they?o On the table are the goodies!See how the subject comes after the verb in each of these? If you can remember how to locate subjects and verbs, you shouldn't blunder into mistakes when writing reversed-order sentences."-body," "-one," and "-thing" wordsThe correct term for these words is indefinite pronouns, but if you remember them as "-body," "-one," and "-thing" words, you'll probably be able to spot them more easily. You only need to know one thing: if a word has one of these endings (like everybody, everyone, anyone, anything, etc.), it is always singular! You can also include each, either, and neither in this group.Look at the following:1. Everyone is going on a picnic.2. Each of the boys is taking his own lunch.3. If anyone drops something to eat, I'll grab it before he can pickit up.You shouldn't have problems with these if you simply memorize the endings of words that are always singular.NOTE: We said that either and neither are always singular; however, if you have two subjects in an either . . . or or neither... nor construction, getting the agreement right may give you fits. To get it right, just locate the subject closest to the verb and make the verb agree with it:o Either the mailman or the construction workers arecausing Peggy to bark like crazy.o Neither the dogs down the street nor the one next doorpays any attention.Compare this with the following: o Either the construction workersor the mailman is causing Peggy to bark like crazy.o Neither the one next door nor the dogsdown the street pay any attention.IV. Closing down by doing a quizTo end the period you are going to take a quiz on subject-verb agreement.The third period Using Language(AGOOD EXAMPLE FOR ME)AimsTo help students read the passage A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR ME.To help students to use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing.ProceduresStep I. Warming upRead aloud to warm up: Let3 4 5s warm up by reading aloud to the recording of the text A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR ME.Step II. Guided reading1. Reading and translatingRead the text A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR ME and translate it into Chinese paragraph by paragraph. Li Wenqin. You are to do paragraph 1, please2. Reading and underliningNext you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.For listening turn to page 7 and be ready to do exercises No. 1,2 and 3.5. ActingNext we are going to put the text A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR ME ON STAGE. Now Zhu Qing and Zhang Qiang, plesase!Step III. Guided writing1. Writing an imagined dialogueGroups 1 and 2 are going to write an imagined dialogue between Lin Qiaozhi and you. You may begin like this: Hello, doctor. I need your help. ...2. Writing a descriptionTurn to page 8 and follow the direction to write a description of a woman's character. You may use the information, structures and expressions from the unit.Step IV. Further applyingFinding informationGo to the library to read or get online to search in order to find more information on wildlife protection. Take notes of your finding and report to your group mates next Monday morning.Writing lettersWrite a letter either to Jane Goodall or Lin Qiaozhi, telling her about your life and hope.Acting a text playTurn the article A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR ME into a text play. Choose your part and rehearse for the School Art Festival next month.Step V. Closing downClosing down by filling a form3 Doing exercisesNow you are going to do exercises No. 1 and 2 on page 6 following the article.ListeningMake use of the text and others to fill in form.Closing down by describing a personTo end this period, I am going to have two of you stand up to describe to the class a person whom he admires. Who likes to speak first?The fourth period ListeningStep 1Show the picture of the birth of boys and girls in China. Then show another picture of the jobs of themStep 2 ListeningListen to the tape and do the true or false exercises1. Girls often leave school earlier for family reasons.2. When there is very little money, the school often prevents girls from training.3. Girls don't have a chance to run a company.4. When women have children, they have to stop work.5. Men have more chances to get to the top of their career than women.6. Men can do whatever they like.Then ask them to answer the questionWhat three problems do women have which do not apply to men?Step 3 Listening textHand out the listening materials to the students , Listen to the tape and ask them to complete the passage , after three times ,encourage some students to read the passage with the right answers.Step 4 Listening on P41Introduce the war between France and Britain. Then mention the important woman: Joan of ArcAsk the students to listen to the tape and Answer the questions1. Why did Joan have to dress up as a man to become a soldier?2. Why did the Church not like Joan acting as a man?3. Why did France not win a war against the English before Joan became a soldier?4. Why did Joan help the French army to fight better even after her death?5. How was she honoured after her death?At last show them the listening material and get some students to read itUnit 2 Working the landTeaching aims:1. Target Languagea. Words and phrasessunburn, struggle, super, expand, circulate, equip, export, rid ... of, be satisfied with, lead a ... life, search for, would rather, thanks to, with the hope of, rather than b. Important sentencesThis special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields. PIOHe cares little about spending the money on himself or leading a comfortable life. PIO2. Ability goalsEnable Ss to learn more about agriculture, countryside and farming. By talking they can exchange their experience with each other. By reading they will realize the role that agriculture plays in human life. In fact this world faces a serious problem—starvation. So after reading the passage about Dr Yuan students will know the importance of his achievement to man. Of course they will learn from Dr Yuan some noble character.3. Learning ability goalsHelp Ss learn how to describe Dr Yuan Longping including his personality. Teaching important pointsa. Help to comprehend the text and grasp the main idea of the text.b. Grasp the usage of some words and expressions.c. How to help students make up their minds to make contributions to motherland in the future like Dr Yuan.Teaching difficult pointsa. How to help students learn more about agriculture.b. Help students really master the usage of words and expressions.Teaching methodsTalking, questioning-and-answering activity and reading.Teaching aidsA tape recorder, a projector and a computer.Teaching procedures && waysThe first period ReadingStep l.Greeting and Revision1. Greet the students as normal.2. Revise the warming up with the following questionHow do you think to grow our main food—rice?--- l)First, the farmers plow the field. They have to make the soil loose enough to plant crops.2) Second,grow some young plants3) Third, they insert the young plants into the loose field.4) At last ,they will get the harvestStep 2 Pre-reading1 Ask the following questions1) .What's the main food in Canada and USA:--- potatoes and bread2) .What is the main food in South America:--- corn/maize3 )What is the main food in Southeast Asian countries:--- rice2 Show the students some pictures and ask the questionWhat is happening to these people in East Asian and Southeast Asian countries? Then show more news like that:International Facts on Hunger and Poverty (2002)1) Every 8 seconds, a child somewhere in the world dies from starvation.2) More than 800 million people in the world suffer from malnutrition (营养不良)・・・799 million of them are from the developing world. More than 153 million of them are under the age of 5.At last ask the students to discuss:If you had the chance to do something to help end hunger in the world, what would you do?Encourage the students to tell their opinions, Then give a conclusion:The only way to solve the food shortage problem is to increase the output of the grain crop per land area through the advancement of science and technology.3. lead the students to pay attention to the peopleYuan Longping Ask : What doyou know about him?-------- Father of Hybrid RiceThen lead to the topic of the reading passage. A Pioneer For All PeopleStep 3 ListeningListen to the tape, try to find out some information of the hero.Name _____________Age _________________Job _________________Education __________AchievementHobbies ___________Step 4 Fast readingRead the passage quickly and answer the true-or- false questions•l.Dr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist.• 2. Dr Yuan's kind of rice is the most suitable for China9s farmland.• 3 .Dr Yuan would rather work than relax.• 4. Dr Yuan has dreams when he is asleep and also when he is awake.• 5. Dr Yuan enjoys a simple life than most rich and famous people. Step 5 Careful readingRead each paragraph and answer the following questions:Para 1:1 .What dose Dr. Yuan look like? Why?2.What is his achievement?Para 2:1. Why did Dr. Yuan want to increase the rice output when he was young?2. How does he help rid the world of hunger?Para 3.41. What kind of life is Dr. Yuan leading?2. What is Dr Yuan's dream?Step 6 Skimming:find out the main idea of each paragraph.Step 7 Homework1 .Learn the poemThe Peasants9 LotLi Shen (772-846)Farmers weeding at noon, Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray, Due to their toiling day?2. Finish the exercises in Learning about Language.3. Retell the text in about 150 words.Notes:a. Use the first person to retell the story.b. Try to use the proper conjunctions.The second period Learning about Language (The -ing form as the Subject & Object)AimsTo help students learn about The -ing form as the Subject & Object.To help students discover and learn to use some useful words and expressions. To help students discover and learn to use some useful structures. ProceduresI. Warming upWarming up reading aloud the text A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Language is learned in context. So let's first review the text learned yesterday by reading it aloud. Try to force out your English slowly and clearly.II. Discovering useful words and expressionsIn pairs do the exercises 1,2 and 3 on pages 11 and 12. You must finish them in 5 minutes.III. Learning about grammar3. Read and identifyRead the text about Yuan Longping again, paying attention to the sentences which use the -ing form as the subject and object.In the sentence Wishing for things, however, cost nothing, “the -ing is used as subject.It can be also used as object of the sentence. For example: Yuan Longping likes playing his violin.4. Consolidating by do exercisesTo consolidate your understanding you will be given 10 minutes to go over exercises 1,2,3,4 and 5 on pages 12 and 13. You may just write on your text book. I mean the student's book you are working by.III. Ready used materials for The -ing form as the Subject & Object) 语法学习——动名词1. 动名词作主语1) 名词直接放在句首作主语。
