Unit 9 By the time I got outside, the bus had already left.The Sixth PeriodⅠ.Teaching Aims and Demands1.Knowledge Objects(1)Verbsrush, realize, invite, show up, stay up.(2)Write an article according to the pictures given.(3)V ocabularyhomework, look, costume, empty2.Ability Objects(1)Train the students to use these verbs correctly:rush, realize, invite, show up, stay up.(2)Train the students’ writing skill.3.Moral ObjectsHave you ever had a similar Sunday with Ming? Tell your own story to your classmates.Ⅱ.Teaching Key Points1.Help the students have a self check on the key words and target language of this unit.2.Practise using these verbs: rush, realize, invite, show up, stay up.3.Review the new vocabulary introduced in this unit: homework, lock, costume, empty.4.Direct the students to write an article according to the pictures given.Ⅲ.Teaching Difficult Points1.Help the students make sentences with the verbs.2.Direct the students to write an article with the pictures given.Ⅳ.Teaching Methods1.Teaching by providing sample sentences.2.Teaching by describing the pictures.Ⅴ.Teaching AidJust the blackboard.Ⅵ.Teaching ProceduresStep I Revision1.Revise the contents in the three articles in Activity 3a on page 72 by asking the question below Questions(1)What did a radio program announce in 1938?(2)What had happened by the time the authorities revealed the story was a hoax?(3)What did a reporter announce on April Fool’s Day?(4)What had happened by the time people realized that the story was a hoax?(5)What did a famous TV star once do on April Fool’s Day?(6)What was the ending of the last story?2.Ask three different students to read the articles.3.Dictate the following words:announce, convince, panic, authority, reveal, spaghetti, describe, hoax, thrill, flee/fled/fled.Step ⅡPart 1This activity focuses on vocabulary introduced in the unit.Focus attention on the box.Invite a student to read the vocabulary words at the top.You are asked to fill in the blanks with the words.In some cases, you may need to use another form of the word, for example, adjusting for tense or subject/verb agreement.Ask students to fill in the blanks on their own.Check the answers.Five students each reads a sentence, filling in the blanks.The rest of the students check their work.Answers1.realized 2.rush 3.stay up 4.invite 5.show upAsk students to make their own sentences with the words, preferably sentences that are meaningful.Move around the room.Collect a few students’ answers with mistakes on the blackboard.Along with the students’ help correct the mistakes.Suggested answers1.As soon as the bell rang, the students rushed to the playground.2.By the time he got to the office he realized that he had locked all his keys at home.3.Mr.Green invited his good friends to have a big dinner at home last Sunday.4.We have to finish the task before the boss shows up.5.Jack stayed up very late last night.He couldn’t wake up on time this morning.Step ⅢPart 2This activity provides writing practice using the target language.Have the students look at the seven pictures.Tell the children that the pictures are connected to each other in an order.Ask: What is happening to Ming?Get the whole class to read the instructions.Then ask the students to describe each picture in order.Write some useful sentences on the blackboard.For example, for the first picture, help the students to say Ming wakes up at 10:00 and thinks she is late for school.The sentences can vary.After describing each picture, ask the students to write a story about Ming’s day on their own.Walk around the room offering language support if needed.After a while, ask a few students to tell the class about Ming’s day.Let the rest of the class help correct the mistakes that they may have made.Tell them to exchange their articles with their partners and help each other correct the mistakes.Ask the students to rewrite their articles to make the articles perfect after class.A sample answerMing woke up at 10:O0 o’clock in the morning.She thought that she must be late for school.So she got up and rode a bike to school was empty.She was the only one there.Then she realized that it was Sunday.Her good friend, Han Mei, came to see her after she had got home.Ming told Hah Mei the whole story happened in the morning earlier.It made Han Mei laugh a lot.Ming went to her grandparents’house with her parents.They had dinner together and talked happily.Ming watched TV in the evening and she went to bed at 10:00.Step ⅣPart 3This activity focuses on the new vocabulary introduced in this unit.Call the students’ attention to the box.Have them look at the four groups of words.Get the students to read the instructions together.Ask them to circle the words that don’t belong in each group.The first one has been given as a model.Ask some students to tell their answers to the class.Check the answers with the whole class.Answers1.homework 2.lock 3.costume 4.emptyStep ⅤJust for Fun!This activity provides reading and speaking practice with the target language.Call the students’ attention to the cartoon pictures.Tell them to see what happens.Ask the students to read the sentences under the pictures together.Then ask the children what is, funny about this cartoon.Help the students to answer like this: The boy saw the clouds and he felt the rain long before he got home.He should have realized much sooner that he had forgotten his umbrella.Step ⅥSummaryIn this class, we’ve practiced using some verbs and we’ve written an article based on the pictures given.At last, we enjoyed a funny cartoon.All of you have done very well!StepⅦHomework1.Revise all the language points in this unit.2.Finish off the exercises on pages 36~38 of the workbook.3.Make another more sentence with each verb below, rush, realize, invite, show up, stay up.4.Rewrite the article.Step ⅧBlackboard DesignUnit 9 By the time I got outside, thebus had already left.Self checkThe Sixth PeriodAnswers to Activity 1:1.realized2.rush3.stay up4.invite5.show upSample answers to Activity 1:1.As soon as the bell rang, the students rushed to the playground.2.By the time he got to the office, he realized that he had locked all his keysat home.3.Mr.Green invited his good friends to have a big dinner at home lastSunday.4.We have to finish the task before the boss shows up.5.Jack stayed up very late last night.He couldn’t wake up on time thismorning.。