高中英语(译林牛津版)必修二教案(江苏) 《Unit 1 Tales of the unexpected 1》

【关键字】设计单元：Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained板块：TaskThoughts on the design:本节课是以提高分析数据图表能力、加强英语实践应用能力为目目标实践教学课。

实践应用教学应当“有层次”先模仿后独立完成。

Teaching aims:After learning this period, the students will be able to know how to analyse statistics that gathered from questionnaires, and how to draw conclusions and make recommendations through the statistics.Teaching procedures:Step 1 Lead-inWe analyze the statistics gathered from a number of questionnaires before we use the information to write a report. Make sure that students know what can be obtained through analyzing the statistics. They can draw conclusions and make recommendations. Thus, they can discover what people are interested in, what they are doing or they want to do. Encourage students to think of more conclusions and recommendations about the example sentence.Conclusions1. Many students know how to use an English dictionary.2. Some students like to use an English dictionary.3. An English dictionary is very useful.4. It’s easy to get an English dictionary.5. More …RecommendationEvery student who is studying English should have an English dictionary.Step 2 PresentationExample 1Read the pie chart about students’ after school activities and analyse the statistics. And draw at least three more conclusions and make another three recommendations.[Explanation]Statistics:•65% of the students usually do reading after school•14% of the students do sports after schoolConclusions:•... is the most popular activity for ...•Only a few students enjoy ...•Most students do not ...Recommendations:•... should have more sports facilities•I suggest ...• ... had better ...Example 2Read the pie chart about students’ hobbies and interests and analyse the statistics. And draw at least three more conclusions and make another three recommendations.Conclusions:1. The second most popular activity for students in the school is surfing the Internet.2. Only a few students in the school like reading.3. Most students in the school don’t like dancing.Recommendations1. The school should help the students understand how to use the Internet for study an research.2. The school should find ways to get the students interested in reading.3. School social events should not include dancing , because most students simply are not interested in it.Step 3 Writing a reportIn this part, students are asked to write a report about the possibility of starting a school book club after analyzing the statistics. They will first read ta chart, which give statistics about students’ favorite sports, and a report, which gives conclusions and suggestions after analyssing the statistics. Then they will write a report on starting a book club to get students interested in reading.Let students work in groups. Draw conclusions and make recommendations from statisticsby making a list.Sample:On teachers’ book page 21.Step 4 HomeworkWrite a report according to what they have discussed.此文档是由网络收集并进行重新排版整理.word可编辑版本！。

Unit 1《Tales of the unexplained》Teaching plan for Task of B2U1Conducting a surveyMini-task1 What is a questionnaire?T: Today we are going to learn Task of this unit. As we all know, in our daily life and study, we may meet all kinds of questions and problems. For example, we may have new words in our reading. Class, please discuss with your partners and find their ways to solve this problem.T: Good. To know the meaning of a new word, we can look up the dictionary, ask the teacher for help and guess its meaning.T: Again, if your teacher asks you to write a report about the usual ways to find the meaning of a new word, what can you do to collect some useful information?Ss: We can ask our partners what are the ways they use to find the word meaning.T: Yes. To collect information we need, we can ask people do some questions and answers. Sometimes we can ask people to tell us whether they agree or disagree to a sentence or a statement.This is called a survey. The questions and statements you ask in your survey are called a questionnaire. There are two kinds of questionnaire. One is in the form of statements, the other is in the form of questions. The following are two examples:Questionnaire (1) shopping habitsTick your level of agreement with the statement below (A stands for Agree, D for Disagree, and N for Not sure). 1 I go shopping in supermarkets. A口 D 口N口2 I go shopping once a day and spend more than $15 each time. A口D口N口3 I have gone shopping at Smith’s. A口 D 口N口4 When I go shopping, I always go with my friends who live near my house that is near a shopping center. A口 D 口N口5 I go shopping frequently. A口 D 口N口6 I buy I new top every month. A口 D 口N口Questionnaire (2)Best Book ClubPlease tick the appropriate boxes or write your answers in the blanks.1. How old are you?Below 15口15-20口over 20 口2. What membership do you belong to?group membership 口single membership 口student member 口3. How much have you spent on books in the last six months?$0-10口$11-20口$21-30 口over 30 口Mini-task2 What is a good questionnaire?T: In order to collect the information you need, you have to offer people a well-designed questionnaire. A good questionnaire can help you a lot. Next we will study another questionnaire carefully and learn how to design a good questionnaire.A questionnaire about English LearningPlease tick your level of agreement with the statements below (A stands for Agree, D for Disagree, and N for Not sure).1. I started to learn English seven years ago and I have learned it very hard.A 口D口N口2. When I have questions that I can’t find the right answers, I often ask my friends who are happy to help me. A 口D口N口3. I don’t like learning English grammar. A 口D口N口4. After class, I always do exercise first. A 口D口N口5. I have learned more than 300 new words. A 口D口N口6. I havea very big Webster. A 口D口N口T: Now we study the first statement. Class, please discuss it with your partner and see anything improper in it.S: The first statement should be divided into two parts. We can ask one piece of information at a time.I started to learn English seven years ago. A 口D口N口I have learned it very hard. A 口D口N口T: (Deal with the other 5 statements in the same way.)The second is too long and too difficult. Change it into: When I have questions, I often ask my friends to help me.The third statement is a negative sentence. Change it into: I like learning English grammar. Word “exercise”has several different meanings in statement 4. Change it into: After class, I always do English exercise first.In statement 5, we need to add the time reference. I have learned more than 300 new words this term.Most of the students don’t know what a big Webster is in statement 6. Students know the Oxford Dictionary. So change it into: I have a very big Oxford Dictionary.T: The following questionnaire is a good one:A questionnaire about English LearningPlease tick your level of agreement with the statements below (A stands for Agree, D for Disagree, and N for Not sure).1. I started to learn English seven years ago. A 口D口N口2.I have learned English very hard. A 口D口N口3. When I have questions, I often ask my friends to help me. A 口D口N口4. I like learning English grammar. A 口D口N口5. After class, I always do English exercise first. A 口D口N口6. I have learned more than 300 new words this term. A 口D口N口7. I have a very big Oxford Dictionary. A 口D口N口T: From the above questionnaire we learn a good questionnaire must obey the following 6 rules:1. ask a piece of information at a time.2. use short and simple sentences.3. avoid negative sentences4. Use precise language.5. Give specific references.6. Make sure people have the necessary knowledge to answer.Mini-task3 Improve a questionnaire.T: By now we have learned what is a good questionnaire. Please open your books at Page XX and we will use what we have learned to improve the questionnaire of shopping habits. Please discuss in Group of 4, point out which rule each statement fails to follow. Then one of your group will report your answer to the class. (Group discussion)Suggested answer:3; 1; 6; 2; 5; 4.Mini-task4 Complete a questionnaire.T: Just now we improved a questionnaire in the form of statement. Now we will study another one in the form of question. Please find it on Page XX.T: Firstly, we need to study the questionnaire and improve it, for it is not well designed. Please discuss it with your partner and make it a better one. (Pair work)(Collect students’ answer)Suggested answer:1. Question 2 should be divided into 2 questions.(1) How did you find out about Best Book Club? newspapers口magazines口friends口Internet口TV口(2) When did you the club? 2000 口2001口2002 口2003 口2. Question 4 needs time reference. Add “in the last six months” to it.3. In Question 6, the sentence in the brackets is too long. Chang it into(Please specify)T: Secondly, let’s listen to the tape and check whether we are right.(Listen to the first part of the dialogue and check the answer.)T: Thirdly, we will listen to the second part of the dialogue and get what else the boss wants to add two new items to the questionnaire. Please write down the two items and I will ask one or two of your complete the questionnaire.Suggested answer:9 Are you interested in a mystery book club?Yes口No口10 How much would you spend on mystery books each month?Less than￥50口￥51-100 口￥101-150 口￥over 150口Mini-task5 Conduct a survey (assignment).T: Today we learned what a questionnaire is, what a good questionnaire is. We also improved and completed some questionnaire. After class, please design a questionnaire of students’ interests and try to know which activity is the most popular among the students. .。

Unit 1 Tales of the unexplainedPeriod 2 Language points of Reading一．【设计思想】本节课为阅读课的第二课时，重点是在复习课文内容的基础上学习课文中出现的一些重要词汇和句型等，培养学生的语言运用能力。

通过真实语境学习重要语言点的用法，并配以相关的练习。

二．【教学目标】By the end of this class, the students will be able to1. learn some useful words, expressions and some sentence patterns.2. put what they have learned into practice.三．【教学重难点】1. Understand the text better.2. Master the usage of some words and phrases.四．【教学环节】【课堂导入】Enjoy the following sentences and underline where you think it should be paid attention to.1. However, since Mrs. Foster thought that Justin was spending the night with a friend, she assumed that Kelly was having a bad dream, and sent her back to bed.2. When Justin did not show up for lunch the next day…3. “It’s happened to me!” said Mrs. Mavis Wood.4. The aliens took me abroad the UFO so that they could do research on me.5. Luckily, they returned me home without any injuries.6. When asked about the possibility that Justin was taken by aliens, Detective Sam Peterson, who has taken charge of the case, told journalists, “Sometimes people make up such amazing stories. There’s really no hard evidence that aliens took him.”7. So, while we have not dismissed the idea, we are looking into other possibilities as well.8. We will not give up until we find out what happened.【预习检查】熟读课文，划出下列短语并识记：1. run into_____________2. 发生在某人身上___________________3.加紧对…的搜索___________________4.失踪______________________5.引发兴趣________________________6.在空中______________________7.go straight to______________________ 8. 播放CD______________________9. 醒来；唤醒______________________ 10. pull back the curtains______________________11. a flash of light______________________12. have a bad dream__________________ 13. send her back to bed__________________14. work on______________________15. 报警_________________________ 16. take me aboard theUFO_____________________17. 在我身上做实验________________18. without anyinjuries______________________19. 编造这样令人惊叹的故事______________________20.确凿的证据_____________________ 21. on earth____________________22. continue to defend his research____________________【课堂教与学】体会课文中下列每句话中的语言点的用法，可查阅工具书。

单元：Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained板块：Word powerThoughts on the design:1. Learn to read a passage of something about outer space explorati on；2. Enlarge the vocabulary by learning about some words about outer space and space exploration.Teaching objectives:1. Understand the meaning of the speech made by the scientist.2. Learn some new words about outer space an d space exploration.Teaching procedures:Step 1Lead- inThink about the following questions：1. Whether UFOs really exist has puzzled US for a long time. Have you ever thought about exploring space one day?2. Are you interested in making discoveries in space?3. What achievements have humans made so far in space exploration?4. Who was the first man to travel in space?5. When did the first man land on the moon? And how?6. What do you know about him?While focusing on the questions above, please pay attention to some other new words related to spac e, such as astronaut, spaceship／space shuttle, etc. Give students more information about the history of space exploration and the history of the space shuttle.Step 2 Vocabulary learning1. Read the speech given by a scientist in Part A and tell the main ideas of the passage.In 1957 launch of the first artificial satelliteSince 1959 Spaceships have been sent up into spaceIn 1961 Yuri Gagarin trav elled in space for the first time.In 1969 Neil Armstrong landed on the moon.2. Ask students to guess the words from some pictures.(launch pad, launch tower, launch shuttle, rocket, astronaut, spacesuit, spacewalk, space station, tracking ship)These words are new to students, so ask them to have a discussion by answeringthe following questions:(1) Space exploration began with t he launch of the first artificial satellite.What does “launch” mean? What word can be used to replace “artificial”?What about the word “man-made”?(2) How can a space shuttle be sent into space? Can it fly into space by itself?3. Read the second part of the scientist’s speech and complete Part C individually according to the instruction s. We’ll then check the answers.Answers: 1 astronaut 2 Outer space 3 space shuttle 4 rockets 5tracking ship 6 space station 7 spacewalk 8 spacesuitsTo check students’ reading comprehension by raising the following questions：1) What will happen to the rockets after the shuttle has been sent to space?2) Where will the astronauts do their research?3) Why can’t they remove their spacesuits?Summary of the paragraph: ask students to complete the process of spacewalk.Step 3 Vocabulary extension1.Ask students to focus on Part D and consider the question of what our universeis made up of and then ask students to complete it individually.2.Ask students to complete a paragraph based on the picture.Answers: 4: the Sun 2: the Milky Way 6: the Moon 5: the EarthStep 4 Homework:1. Try to remember these new words about space and space exploration.2. Read more about space expl oration after class.3. Preview Grammar.。

牛津译林版高中英语必修二Unit 1 Tales of the unexplaine 教学设计人类科技发展到今天,早已能够上天下海。

那么人类是否已无所不能了呢?还是让我们先去看一看百慕大三角再下结论吧！We like to consider ourselves the superior race, and we are. It's truethat we are getting to know more and more, and we actually live in “theinformat ion age”．Our human vanity (虚荣心) makes us believe that wereally have to know everything！Surprisingly, we do not have this ability. The question “What ishappening in the Bermuda Triangle?” is the very proof (证据) ．Where is the Bermuda Triangle located? The mysterious triangle is believed to be situated between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico, where too many unusual events have happened.On December the 5th 1945,five U．S. military planes took off from Florida on a clear day only to disappear over Bermuda. Furthermore, some other disappearances took place：in 1947,an American C54 plane simply disappeared at 100 miles from Bermuda；At 80 miles, a Star Tiger plane disappeared in 1948.Even Columbus had trouble in Bermuda. Some of his journals were about the strange happenings there：“the waters are changing their color” and “compasses are going wild”．Maybe it's why it is called the Devil's triangle or the Atlantic cemetery (公墓)．Many hypotheses were stated in order to explain the strange events. In spite of these attempts, the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle remains unsolved.Some people get to say that maybe aliens are involved in it. Other imaginative scientists relate the happenings in Bermuda to Einstein's theory, saying that the missing ships and planes are translated to another dimension of space and time and taken into another world.Maybe we will just have to wait to go to Heaven and ask the one who made it. The answer will surely be a satisfying one！【诱思导学】1．What did the Columbus' journals tell us?2．What do you think the underlined word probably mean in the 6thparagraph?3．Why is the Bermuda Triangle called the Devil's triangle or the Atlantic cemetery?【答案】 1.It told us there were some strange happenings in Bermuda triangle.2．It probably means “guesses”(推测；猜测)．3．Because there have been many planes and ships disappearing over and in the Bermuda Triangle.Period ⅠPreviewing(教师用书独具)●教学目标本课时主要是通过学生对学案所给出的内容的学习,了解本课文中所出现的词汇,初步了解课文以及相关的背景知识,对下一堂课课文的全面理解起到一个铺垫作用。

Unit 1 Tales of the unexplainedReading教案●教学目标1. 知识目标通过本课的学习，了解新闻故事的文体特点。

2. 能力目标掌握新闻故事的阅读策略，即体裁本位阅读策略----倒金字塔式，预测策略，细节阅读策略图表填充、聚焦问题，观点态度阅读策略等学习策略。

3. 情感目标学生能够用英语与小组同学合作交流，用英语表达对自己本文的观点、态度。

●重点难点重点：了解文章体裁，学会运用阅读策略分析、理解文章。

难点：阅读技能的训练与提高，对新闻故事的复述或续写。

●教学步骤Step1 Lead-in (2minutes)Warm-up questions:1. Let’s enjoy some pictures about newspapers.2. Do you often read newspapers? (often, seldom …)3. How do you select the news you like to read, by taking a look at its title or by beingattracted by its colorful pictures?【设计意图】选择Teens报纸上面的不同话题，拍摄图片制成PPT播放，从视觉上激发学生对阅读新闻报道的兴趣，再通过设疑提问从思想上激发学生的阅读动机，激活学生已有的相关知识。

Step2 Reading strategy(4minutes)I’m sure you want to know what really happened in the news story to check yourimagination, but before reading the story, I should tell you how a news story is organized so that you may catch the important information in it more easily.1. What are the features of a news story?● It is usually written in an inverted pyramid format.●The broadest (最广泛的), most general information is given first, and then the supporting details (论证性细节).2. The structure of a news story● the title: to give a general idea of the news●the first paragraph: to give the main topic and the most important facts like when,where, who, what, why and how about the event;●the second paragraph: to give more important facts●the following paragraphs:to give detailed but less important background information3. Application of reading strategyAsk the students the following questions1.)Can you tell me the feature of this news title? (The title of a news story is usually incomplete, attractive, exact and direct … )2.) Can you complete the title? (“A boy is missing, and the police are puzzled”)3.) What information can you get from the title? (how/when/where was the boy missing?; why are the police puzzled?)So use your imagination and guess what happened in the story. Where or how was the missing boy? (leaving home / kidnapping(绑架) / murder / drowning (溺水) / being taken away by aliens)Work with your partner and then share your story with the rest of the class.【设计意图】引入阅读策略——倒金字塔式，为学生搭建支架；引导学生从阅读新闻的标题开始运用策略，根据残缺的标题对文章内容做出预测。

●Task Conducting a surveyThis section consists of a series of activities which provide you opportunities to learn and practise your language skills of listening, reading speaking and writing. Your ability to analyze problems is supposed to be improved. The Task section is divided into three steps, each of which is preceded by a skills building activity. By going through the three steps, you will learn how to design a questionnaire, how to conduct an interview, how to analyze statistics and how to write a report which includes conclusions and recommendations based on the survey.Skills building 1: Completing a questionnaireThis part tells us how to design a questionnaire. Six rules are given to let you know the style of the language used in a questionnaire, so the questions and statements do not cause any confusion. You ought to know what a questionnaire is, and what the purpose of questionnaire is. Please go over the six points on page 12 so that you will know how to design a questionnaire. You are expected to know that questions or sentences should be accurate and succinct. Finish the exercise about the questionnaire about people's shopping habits. And give your reasons why you think these statements are not properly constructed.Answers:1 32 13 64 25 56 4Step 1: designing a questionnaire1. Please work in pairs on the questionnaire for a survey of a book club on page 13. Read over Part A, the questionnaire, and identify the three inappropriate questions/statements in it, and correct them according to the rules on page 12.2. Listen to the first part of the tape and check their corrections of the questionnaire.3 Listen to the second part of the tape and finish designing the questionnaire in Part A.TapescriptPart 2Boss:Now, this year we're going to start a new mystery book club. So, can you add two more questions?Question Number Nine, are you interested in a mystery book club? Question Number Ten, howmuch would you spend on mystery books each month?Employee: Let me take them down. Nine, are you interested in a mystery book club, question mark.Boss: Oh, don't forget to add ‘yes’ and ‘no’ with a box beside each of them, so that club members can choose their answer.Employee: OK. And ten, how much would you spend on mystery books each month, question mark. Is that right?Boss: Right. Don't forget to provide answers under the question.Employee: OK. The answers could be less than ten yuan, ten yuan to nineteen yuan, twenty yuan to twenty-nine yuan, and no less than thirty yuan.Boss: Good.Employee: Anything else that you want me to do?Boss: Can you give me the new questionnaire tomorrow?Employee: Sure.Answers:B 9 Are you interested in a mystery book club? Yes [ ] No [ ]10 How much would you spend on mystery books each month?less than ￥10 [ ] ￥10—19 [ ]￥20-29 [ ] no less than ￥30 [ ]Skills building 2: greeting others and making introductionsLearn how to greet others in an appropriate manner first and then you will know how to introduceyourselves and say what you intend to do and why. Practise a dialogue in pairs at the end, using theskills you have learned in this part.1. How do you greet each other or your teachers on the way to school in the morning?Please go over Point 1 on page 14.2. What do you say when you first meet someone? How do you introduce yourself to others?Go over Point 2. You will conduct an interview after the introduction.3. Work in pairs, one as a member from the school magazine, the other as the student whose articleis to be included in the next issue of the school magazine. Talk about the writer's plan for the article.You may begin like this:Student 1: Good morning/afternoon. My name is.. I'm a member of our school magazine. I'd like to ask you a few questions if you don't mind.Student 2: Certainly not. What do you want to know?You may talk about the following things, such as Justin Foster's disappearance, visits to some highschools in the USA or hobbies and interests of high school students, etc.Possible exampleStudent 1:Good morning/afternoon.Student 2:Good morning/afternoon.Student 1:My name is ... I'm a member of our school magazine. I'd like to ask you a few questions if you don't mindStudent 2:Certainly not.Student 1:I know you are going to write an article for the next issue of our school magazine. Could you please tell me what you're going to talk about?Student 2:I will talk about what our students usually do after school.Student 1: Oh, it must be very interesting. Can you tell me something more about your article?Student 2:Yes. I designed a questionnaire for a survey about what the students in our school like in their spare time...Step 2: conducting an interviewIn this part, you will conduct an interview about Best Book Club in pairs, using the questionnaireyou have revised on page 13. In this way you can practise the speaking skills you have learned inSkills building 2. You can gather statistics from a number of questionnaires after conducting somesurveys.1. Read Part A on page 14 to make sure you know what to do. Then work in pairs to role-play aninterview between a club employee and a club member. At the same time, finish the questionnaire onpage 13. You can begin like this:Club employee: Hello.Club member: Hello.Club employee: My name is ... I'm a staff member in this club. I know you're a member of our club. Would you mind if I ask you some questions?Club member: Of course not.2. Work in pairs to go over Part B on page 15. This time, one of you will be the boss of the club, the other the employee of the club. The employee will tell the boss the club member's answers to the questionnaire. Use the questions in Part B to create a dialogue.Skills building 3: analyzing statisticsYou’ll learn here how to analyse statistics that are gathered from questionnaires, and how to draw conclusions and make recommendations through the statistics. Try to improve your abilities of analysing and solving problems in the activities.1. Go over the two points on page 16. Make sure you know what can be obtained through analyzing the statistics from questionnaires. Through analysis, you can draw conclusions and make recommendations. Thus, you can discover what people are interested in, what they are doing or they want to do. Try to think of more conclusions and recommendations about the example sentence. Here’s some examples for conclusions: Many students in our class know how to use anEnglish-Chinese dictionary. Many students like to use an English-Chinese dictionary to help them learn English. And some example for recommendations: It is a good idea to use an English-Chinese dictionary in studying English.2. Read the pie chart about students' hobbies and interests and analyse the statistics. Draw at least three more conclusions and make another three recommendations.Answers:Conclusions:2. The second most popular activity for students in the school is surfing the Internet.3. Only a few students in the school like reading.4. Most students in the school do not like dancing.Recommendations:2. The school should guide students in surfing the Internet.3. The school should find ways to arouse students' interests in reading.4. The school should take measures to make more students become interested in dancing.Step 3: writing a reportWrite a report about the possibility of starting a mystery book club after analysing the statistics. Read the three charts first to get the statistics. Then draw some conclusions and make recommendations. At last write a report to the boss about their findings.1. Work in groups and discuss the statistics on page 17. Draw conclusions and make recommendations from them by making a list.AnswersStatistics:1. Mystery books members are interested in: 39%2. Number of people interested in a mystery club: 81%3. Monthly amount of money members willing to spend on mystery books:Below￥10 23% ￥10--19 42% ￥20—29 30% no less than ￥30 5% Conclusions: Many people are interested in a mystery club and about 77% of them would like to spend more than10 yuan on mystery books per month.Recommendations: A mystery book club can be started.2. Write a report according to what you’ve discussed.Possible exampleThe Possibility of Starting a Mystery Book ClubConclusions drawn from the statistics:From the statistics, we can determine that about 39% of the members in our book club are interestedin mysteries. About 81% of the people who answered the questions are interested in a mystery bookclub. About 77% of them are willing to spend more than 10 yuan on mystery books every month. Ofthese people 5% would spend no less than 30 yuan and 30% would like to spend 20-29 yuan. So Ithink more people than we expected are interested in mysteries. They are willing to read books aboutmysteries.Recommendations based on the conclusions:We can start a mystery book club and many people will join it.。

Unit 1《Tales of the unexplained》Welcome to the UnitDescriptionIn this section, students will be asked to talk about the following phenomena, including traces of UFO, real existences of Yeti and the Loch Ness monster, reasons for building Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid and disappearances of ships and planes in the Bermuda. All these have a common characteristic, that is, no evidences or proofs have been provided to explain the mysterious phenomena. Students are expected to make full use of resources and share their imaginative ideas with each other by participating in all the activities.Suggested teaching proceduresBrainstorming1 ( before taking up the task)The teacher assigns students a task, that is, all of them are required to surf the net or refer to some reference books, in English or in Chinese to get some information about UFO, Yeti, the Loch Monster, Bermuda, Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid. The activity can be conducted like this: The topics we are going to deal with in our next period are not only very interesting and attractive, but a bit mysterious as well. They are beyond our knowledge. Even the advanced science and technology of today cannot offer satisfactory answers, so I recommend if we’d like to discuss these topics, it is best for all of us to make preparations first, either by searching for information on the Internet or looking up background information in some books. Besides collecting information,you have to note down your answers. It’ll be more convenient for you to report back your answers if you do so.2 ( focusing on the pictures )a Ask students to read the instructions and focus on the six picturesand illustrations individually first. The teacher can arouse their interest by asking them the following questions:Do the six pictures have something in common? What is it?(unexplained; no satisfactory answers; mysterious; no evidences…)Can scientists explain these phenomena?How do you feel about them? Are you a bit curious?b Ask students to think of as many expressions as possible to answerthe above questions, encourage them to make up sentences and report back their answers. The teacher can share the following sentences with students.They are mysterious because no satisfactory answers have been offered to explain their reasons.Though these mysteries have puzzled people for a long time, people show great interest in them.People feel puzzled due to their mysteries.c Ask students to report back the information they have collected. Asstudents have been required to prepare for the topics, their answers might be various. The teacher can vary the activities according to students’responses. If possible, some answers students provide canbe used as a prompt for a class discussion. For example:Teacher: What information have you got about UFO?Student A: ... ……Teacher: Do you think student A’s introduction interesting? What about the information you’ve got? Is there somethingdifferent?Student B: ………This activity can be conducted flexibly.d Ask students to have a discussion about the topics by exploring some other activities. In order to conduct them more conveniently, the teacher can arrange numbers from left to right, from top to bottom first. For example:(Picture 1) Have you ever read some reports about UFO in Chinese? Are you interested in it?Is it really from another planet? What does UFO stand for?For what reasons do you think UFO visits our planet?(Picture 2) Where is Himalayas? What’s the weather like there?Why do some people make great efforts to climb it? (hobby;dream; challenge themselves; make discoveries; overcome …) Yeti is reported to be half-man and half-beast, have you heard of it?Do you think some climbers’disappearance have someconnections with Yeti?(Pictures3, 4 and 6) Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid of Egypt are both cultural relics.Where is the Great Pyramid built, on the east coast of the Nile or on the west of it? What are its reasons?Do you think the Great Pyramid a wonder in the human history?How was the Great Pyramid built?I haven’t heard of Stonehenge or the Ness Monster. They area bit new to me. What about you? Will you be interested inmaking discoveries about them when you grow up?(Picture 5) While talking about picture 4, the teacher can show a map to the students and point to them clearly where Florida andthe Bermuda Florida are on the map.Are there any monsters in these areas?Why do ships or planes disappear in this area? Do you think it is too mysterious?Suppose there is a ship equipped with the latest scientific equipment and it can make contact with scientists on landat any time, do you think it will be possible to solve themysteries?Sharing information1 Pair students up first. Let different pairs focus on differentquestions. If possible, the first question can be adapted easily like this:Do you believe in UFOs? What may be the explanations of UFOs?—— Aliens from space without a doubt—— Military test craft without a doubt——Some UFOs are alien, some are test craft—— UFOs are evidence of human space travel—— UFOs are neither alien nor test craft—— UFOs don't existEncourage students to express their agreements or disagreements about it.2 Ask different pairs to summarize their answers and then report themback.Sample answers1 Like any other intelligent and rationale person, I have a firm belief in UFOs. In fact, I have seen a few myself. UFO stands for Unidentified Flying Object, that is, an object, apparently moving in the sky, that we cannot identify. However, if you ask me whether I believe spacecraft carrying visitors from outer space, I would say ‘no’. I do not believe it.2 The continent of Antarctica was discovered in 1818. A map known as the 'Piri Reis' Map, a genuine document made in Constantinople in 1513, clearly shows the continent of Antarctica. How could this have been possible if Antarctica was not discovered until 300 years later? Antarctica was supposed to have been covered by ice for the last million or so years, but samples taken from sediment deep beneath Antarctica in 1949 revealed that great rivers had once flowed in Antarctica until about 6000 years ago.3 I’m always interested in the stories of UFOs and aliens. And I hope I will have the chance to meet one some day. If it really happens to me, I will ask questions such as ‘who or what are you?’ ‘Where are you from?’‘How long does it take to travel from your place to our planet?’ I wil l try my best to communicate with them, discovering what their life is like and why they come to the earth.Resources(Picture 1) The following is a description from a witness: The light was travelling west to northeast. They were saying it then changed direction from west to southeast. There was no colour, just bright light like a large spotlight. At first my husband thought it was a helicopter with a spotlight, but there was no noise. It seemed to move in a slow, steady speed. From my perspective it ch anged direction at the last moment.’ For more information, you can surf the following web-site:/~geibdan/framemst.html(Picture 2) The Yeti has lived in the Himalayas as a mystery for many years. Known as "the rock living animal" in Sherpa, and as "the abominable snowman" in the west, the sightings of Yeti have been reported since the late 1800s. The following website gives you more information /(Picture 3) Loch Ness is a vast and beautiful body of water. Although Nessie was sighted as far back as the 6th century AD, it is the modern day sightings that have attracted the public imagination. For more information you can surf the following website : /livecam/ (Picture 4) The huge three-sided section of the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Florida, did not receive its famous nickname until 1964, but reports of strange happenings there, or nearby, have been recorded for centuries. The following website tells you more: /Tidings/myths/bermuda.html(Picture 5) Stonehenge is surely Britain's greatest national icon, standing for mystery, power and endurance. Its original purpose is unclear to us, but some have guessed that it was a temple made for the worship of ancient earth god or goddess. For more information, you can surf the following website: /earthmysteries/EMStonehenge.html(Picture 6) The Great Pyramid of Khufu is a typical example of the knowledge and experience of all previous pyramids, and it is the only surviving member of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World. The following website tells you more: /buildings/Great_Pyramid.html ReadingDescriptionThe article is a news story about a boy’s strange disappearance. Though a lot of efforts have been made to investigate the case, it still remains a mystery. How to read a news article is designed and presented. All the activities are involved with checking and enhancing students’ reading abilities. Students are expected to gain an overall understanding of the article and learn to read in different ways according to the type of the article.Suggested teaching proceduresLead-inAsk students the following questions by having them focus on the title of the article ‘Boy missing, police puzzled’.Does the title arouse your interest when you read it? Can you complete the title?From the title what information can you get? And what else do you want to know? For example:‘boy missing’ ( How / When / Where was the boy missing? )‘police puzzled’( For what are they puzzled? / What are the police going to do with the boy’s disappearance and how?)Are you curious about why the writer uses a non-complete sentence as a title? Do you know it’s a feature of a news title? What are the other features of a news title?Can you guess what details may be covered in the following news story? Reading comprehension1 Before asking students to skim the passage, let them look at the newsphotographs first and describe as much as possible what is happening in the photograph. And then let them find answers to the questions in A.Answers 1 The article is about a missing boy / UFOs and aliens.2 Justin Foster is missing.3 No.2 Ask students to recall the question in Lead-in and ask them if they have got specific answers to “How / When / Where was the boy missing?” The teacher can guide students to pay attention to the first paragraph, as all the relevant information is in the first paragraph. Tell them the first paragraph gives the main topic and most important facts. The followings are all covered.When and where was the boy missing?What caused the boy’s sudden disappearance?How old was the boy?Why do people show interest in his disappearance?3 Ask students to scan the article again and locate specific informationaccording to C1 and C2. The first three questions in C1 check somebackground information about Justin while Questions 4 and 5 check students’comprehension about aliens. C2 requires students to identify some details to support the main points of the story. Ask students to complete the exercises individually and check them as a class. If there are disagreements, welcome them. The teacher can ask students to distinguish between facts and opinions about Justin Foster.Answers C1 1 He lives in Dover, New Hampshire.2 He plays basketball and baseball.3 He has a sister.4 They were white.5 Mavis Wood has been taken.6 Sam Peterson was in charge of the case.C24 Ask students to self-evaluatehow well they understand and comprehend the article with the following exercise. This step is optional and the teacher can conduct it flexibly.strange object (UFO)5 Have students pay attention to the different features of each paragraph The next morning, he was found ___________________.with the following activities.a Ask students to conduct a discussion about how they usually choosewhether the news article is worth reading or not and what methods theyuse in their reading. The following question can be used to begin withthe activity first.As is known to all, newspapers play an important part in our daily life.Whenever or wherever you are, you can be informed of the latest newsby reading a newspaper. From your own experience, how do you usuallyselect the news you’d like to read, by taking a look at its title orby being attracted by its colourful pictures?Encourage students to express their own opinions and their reasons.b Ask students to tell the differences between the first paragraph ofthe article and the following paragraphs. The teacher can begin likethis:Compared with the following paragraphs, does the first paragraph serve as the most important one in the article?c Ask students to read the Reading strategy of how to read a newspaperarticle. Tell students both the title and the first paragraph that iscalled the Lead play a key role in their understanding of a news article .6 Ask students to complete D and E individually. The meanings of the wordsin D are not difficult for them to identify after students have readthrough the passage twice. E is a diary written by Kelly. It requiresstudents to understand the letter first and then write down the missingwords to make it meaningful.AnswersD 1a 2d 3h 4b 5f 6g 7e 8cE (1)bad (2)favourite (3) aliens (4)creatures (5) nightmare (6) Justin(7) not (8) puzzled (9) witnesses (10) murderedPost-reading activities1 Ask students to retell the story according to the diagram on Page 8.The teacher can write down some key words or phrases on the blackboard or the overhead projector for students to refer to if they are in trouble.2 Ask students to give an ending to the story. Though the police havemade efforts to investigate the case, how Justin was missing remaineda mystery. Was he really seized by aliens or were there any other reasons?If time doesn’t permit, the teacher can assign this activity as homework.The teacher can begin like this:All the people are concerned about Justin’s disappearance. What do you think might have happened to him?Was he in danger? If he were taken away by aliens, how would they treat him?All the endings are acceptable.3 Ask students to turn their attention to the questions in F. Let studentsdo some speaking practice according to the sample.Resources1 Newspaper articles are often seen as shortened forms of news report that gives full information. The lead----- the first paragraph of a news story plays the most important part in the understanding of the whole story. It is usually a one- or two- sentence summary of the particular event being reported, because so much information are usually put into a small space, and some complex sentences are generally used in the first paragraph. Theheadline and first paragraph effectively summarize the story’s content. The teacher can encourage students to read English newspapers. There are several advantages of using a newspaper to improve our English. A newspaper is inexpensive, easily obtained and the materials are authentic. Besides, understanding the news stories rely on the students’ knowledge of social and cultural experience. Newspapers mirror our national values, habits and preferences. Newspaper reading is more like the overall improvement of students’abilities than being simply informed of new information. Students will find time and efforts devoted to understanding the social and cultural materials rewarding.2 Following are some newspaper activities the teacher can utilize in their teaching:a Encourage students to read the newspaper daily. Ask them what articlesthey find interesting and read and discuss those articles with them.b Read newspaper coverage of a major news story and watch the same storypresented on television. Talk about the differences between reading newspapers and watching television news.c Read the newspaper for issues that have some direct effect on students’families. Locate news stories and opinions in editorials, letters to the editor and editorial columns. Ask students which facts are most important and which opinions are closest to theirs.d Review TV and movie schedules, discussing which shows and movies areappealing and why. Compare reviews with those written by media critics.e Ask students to find persuasive letters to the editor. Identify anddiscuss the author’s style and tone. Encourage studnets to respond with their own letters to the editor when they encounter ideas with which they disagree.。

【关键字】教案Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained课题Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained 课型复习教学目标明确学习的目标,把握考点,突破单词,重点句式重点重点单词与短语难点单词与短语教法及教具教学过程教学内容个案调整教师主导活动学生主体活动List en and learn:Listen to the wor dlist a nd try to learn the words and phrasesby heart.◆Step 1:◆Step 2: Personal show●Task 1: Give the following words’ Chinese meaningstep up加紧,加强,促进 due to由于,因为show up 出现,露面,现身look into 调查;检查belong to 属于make one’s way to 前往,到…去take charge of负责,接管 make up编造,捏造,杜撰tale n.故事,传说witness n.目击者,证人νt.目击,assume vt. 假定;认为construction n. 施工;建筑物possibility n.可能性evidence n.证据enthusiastic adj.热情的;;满腔热枕的 mystery n.神秘,神秘的事物或人di scount n. 折扣tournament n. 联赛;锦标赛attack vt. & vi.攻击,进攻reserve n.（动植物）保护区;储备vt. 预订;保留;existence n.存在survive vi.&vt. 生存;挺过(难关)●Task 2: Translate the following words（本项学生版已去除）adj. 困惑的,茫然的 puzzled n.动物; （具有某种特征的）人creaturevi. 发生occur n.案件,具体情况,实例casevt. 不予考虑; 解雇;解散dismiss n.基地,大本营;底部;基础vt. 以…为基础basen.陈述;声明statement n.幽默humourvt.组织,筹备,安排,处理organize n. 奖,奖品,奖金vt. 授予,奖励awardvt. 使确信,使相信convince n.力量,力气strengthStep 3: Text reading Listen to the text and then finish thefollowing sentences●Task 1: Fill in t he blanks according to the text1. This incident ___________________ (已引起人们的极大关注) due to reports of strange lights in the sky and of alien visits around the time the boy disappeared. (has received great interest)2. That's _______ (为什么) it is called a UFO! (why)3. Witnesses also say they ______ Justin _____ (看到……正走向) his house at 10:45 p.m.. (saw; walking towards)4. ______________ (正站在里边) lots of strange creatures with white教学过程教学内容个案调整教师主导活动学生主体活动skin and large black eyes. (Standing inside)5. The aliens ______ me (把……带走) aboard the UFO _____ (以便于) they could do research on me. (took me; so that)6. __________ (我一直没有睡好) since I returned home. (haven'tbeen sleeping well)7. Mr Foster was _____ that night ___ (投入)his roadconstruction job, and was not home when these events _________(发生). (working; on; occurred)8. T here’s really __________ (没有…确凿的证据) that alienstook him. (no hard evidence)9. So, while we are ______(调查) other possibilities as well.We will not _______ (放弃)until we find out what happened.(looking into; give up)●Task 2: Task-based reading阅读课文, 完成下表。

●Grammar and UsagePresent perfect tense1. Use different methods to present the present perfect tense. Here are some ideas:1) Please look at the screen. Pay attention to the different forms of the verbs:2) Let’s complete the following sentences, in which the predicate part is missing.We_____(study) English for about five years.They_____(live) in the south since their daughter was born.I_______ (read) your article three times. It's well written.The student________(finish) her homework already.Eric__________(go) back to his hometown today.Answers: have studied have lived have read has finished has gone3) Read the following sentences and point out what tense or tenses are used in them and the reasons why they are used.We have studied English for about five years. We began to study it five years ago.They moved to the south in 1990 and have lived there since then.The student is doing her homework. She hasn't finished it yet.Eric left home last year and has just come back.2. We may wonder why some verbs can't be used in the present perfect tense. Let’s read the following sentences, and try to find different usages of some verbs.Justin has been away from home for several days. He disappeared last Friday.They bought this house three years ago and they have lived here since then.My brother went to see my grandpa last week. He has visited him three times this month.So you see when an action happens over a period of time that began in the past and continues to the present, the present perfect tense is often used. When an action happened at a definite time in the past, the past simple tense is often used.3. Read Points 1 and 2 on page 8 to make sure why the present perfect tense is used in these two sentences.4. Go over Point 3 on page 8 to learn what time expressions can be used with the present perfect tense. Pay attention to the different usages between already and yet, or for and since.5. Read Point 4 on page 8 to learn that the present perfect tense can be used in a situation where the action was completed only a moment ago. In this case, just is used.6. Go over Points 5 and 6 on page 8 and note that when we want to express a repeated action, we use the present perfect tense with the time expressions once/twice/three times ...7. Let’s read the diary entry and then complete it using the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.Answers:(2) saw (3) has visited (4) loves (5) hasn't visited (6) has swum (7) has never met(8) has dived (9) has found (10) hasn't found (11) Has, beenSummary of The Present Perfect tense:1.We use the present perfect tense to talk about things that happened in the recent past, but areconnected to the present.Daniel has lived(live) in Beijing since he came to China.(Connection with the past: Daniel came to China. Connection with the present: Daniel is living in China.)2.We use the present perfect tense to talk about something that started in the past, and is stillhappening now.came has lived________________________________________past now future3.We use the present perfect tense to talk about actions that were completed only a short time ago.I went to Egypt in 1986. I went to Egypt in 2004.I have been (be) to Egypt twice.4.We can also use the present perfect tense for repeated actions.Has it ever snowed(snow) in Hong Kong?No, it has never snowed(snow) there.5.We use the present perfect tense when the exact time of an action is not clear or important. We useit with time expressions such as: already, ever, for, just, lately, never, recently, since, yetNotes:1. We use already for affirmative statements and yet for negative statements and interrogativesentences.2. We use for + a period of time and since + a point of time.3. Structures connected with the present perfect tense:1) It is (has been) +a period of time +since-clause.2) This (That/It) is the first (second…) time + that-clause (present perfect tense).3) This (That/It) is the only ) … + that-clause (present perfect tense).4) This (That/It) is the best/ finest /most interest ing … + that-clausePresent perfect continuous tenseHere we will look at two situations in which the present perfect continuous tense is used. Note how the tense is formed and try to understand how the tense is used in sentences. We will practise forming verbs in this tense and complete sentences.1. We sometimes use the present perfect continuous tense to talk about actions that started in the past and are still continuing, or have just finished but are still connected to the present in some way. For example,I've been waiting for an hour and he still hasn't turned up.I'm so sorry I'm late. Have you been waiting long?2. Go over Points 1 and 2 on page 9 to understand this tense better.3. Go over Point 3 to see how the tense is formed.4. Fill in the missing words. Pay attention to the verb form in the example given in the first picture (all the verb forms here are the present perfect continuous tense, except for the one in Sentence 5). It is a trap and does not require the present perfect continuous tense.Answers:(2) have been talking (3) have been taking (4) have been watching (5) have seen (6) have been writing5. Do with Part C1 on page 82 in Workbook to become familiar with the present perfect tense and the present perfect continuous tense.Present perfect or present perfect continuous?1. Go over Point I on page 10 to identify why the two different tenses are used in the two sentences.In the first sentence, the present perfect tense is used, which means that the action read isn't continuing, and Li Jia knows what the book is about now. In the second sentence, the present perfect continuous tense is used, which means that the action read is still continuing.2. Go over Point 2 on page 10. Note that the present perfect continuous tense can't be used with time expressions such as twice or how many times, because in this tense the action is continuous, not stopped and then started again.3. Go over Point 3 on page 10 to define the meaning of a state verb or an action verb. Note that a state verb doesn't mean an action, so it can't be used in a continuous tense.4. Note that the present perfect continuous tense can't be used when the words always, never, yet, already or ever are used in a sentence.5. Finish the two exercises on page 11.Answers:A (1) heard (2)been doing (3) been researching (4) been doing (5) started (6) done (7) read (8) found (9) started (10) been doing (11) been makingSample answers:B 1. He has been waiting at an underground station.2. They have been traveling in a UFO. It looks like a saucer. (Answers may be various.)3. They probably have talked to animals or plants on the Earth as well as creatures on other planets. (Answers may be various.)4. They have visited Mars, Venus, Jupiter and some other planets. (Answers may be various.)6. Do with Part C2 on page 82 in Workbook to have one more chance to practise the usage of the two different tenses.ConsolidationI. Relative items in recent y ears’ college entrance examinations:1. My friend, who ____ on the International Olympic Committee all his life, is retiring next month.(2006浙江)A. servedB. is servingC. had servedD. has served2. John and I ________friends for eight years. We first got to know each other at a Christmas party. Butwe ________each other a couple of times before that. (2002北京春季招生)A. had been; have seenB. have been; have seenC. had been; had seenD. have been; had seen3. With the rapid growth of population, the city ________in all directions in the past five years. (2003北京春季招生)A. spreadsB. has spreadC. spreadD. had spread4. --How long ________at his job? --Since 1990. (2003北京春季招生)A. were you employedB. have you been employedC. had you been employedD. will you be employed5. How can you possibly miss the news? It ________on TV all day long. (2004 北京春季招生)A. has beenB. had beenC. wasD. will be6. Now that s he is out of a job, Lucy ________going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet. (2004 北京高考)A. had consideredB. has been consideringC. consideredD. is going to consider 7.--How are you today? (2000全国高考)--Oh, I ________as ill as I do now for a very long time.A. didn’t feelB. wasn’t feelingC. don’t feelD. haven’t felt8. I _______ Ping-pong quite well, but I haven’t had time to play since the new year. (2001全国高考)A. playedB. will playC. have playedD. play9. I wonder why Jenny ________us recently. We should have heard from her by now. (2002全国高考)A. hasn’t writtenB. doesn’t writeC. won’t writeD. hadn’t written10. Although he has lived with us for years, he ________us much impression. (2004上海春季招生)A. hadn’t leftB. didn’t leaveC. doesn’t leaveD. hasn’t left11. The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945, and their power ________increased enormously eversince. (2004上海高考)A. isB. wasC. has beenD. had been12. She has set a new record, that is, the sales of her latest book ________50 million. (2004福建高考)A. have reachedB. has reachedC. are reachingD. had reached13. More patients ________in hospital this year than last year. (2004江苏高考)A. treatedB. have treatedC. had been treatedD. have been treated14. --The window is dirty. --I know. It ________ for weeks. (2004广西高考)A. hasn’t cleanedB. didn’t cleanC. wasn’t cleanedD. hasn’t been cleaned15 Years ago we didn't know this, but recent science ______ that people who don't sleep well soon get ill.(2005广东高考)A. showedB. has shownC. will showD. is showing16. The coffee is wonderful ! It doesn’t taste like anything I _____ before. （2005全国卷I）A．was having B．have C．have ever had D．had ever had17. My brother is an actor. He _________ in several films so far. （2005浙江卷）A．appears B．appeared C．has appeared D．is appearing18. I ____ in London for many years, but I’ve never regretted my final decision to move back toChina. (2006重庆)A. livedB. was livingC. have livedD. had lived19. Although medical science ____ control over several dangerous diseases, what worries us is thatsome of them are returning. (2006江苏)A. achievedB. has achievedC. will achieveD. had achieved20. I won’t tell the student the answer to the math problem until he ____ on it for more than an hour.(2006湖北)A. has been workingB. will have workedC. will have been workingD. had workedII. Translation1 我已经看了说明，但我还是不理解。