Teachingplanfor7BUnit6StudyskillsXXVI.

TeachingobjectivesBytheendofthisclass,studentsareexpectedtobeableto:16.

KnowledgeobjectivesKnowthewordsinadictionaryareinalphabeticalorderfromAtoZ.17.

AbilityobjectivesKnowhowtolookupnewwordsinadictionary.18.

MoralobjectivesLearntouseeverytooltohelplearnEnglishbetterandbetter!XXVII.

TeachingfocusanddifficultpointsMakesurewhatanalphabeticalorderis.Knowhowtolookupnewwordsinadictionary.XXVIII.

TeachingstrategiesTask-basedstrategyXXIX.

TeachingproceduresStep1Lead-in1.

Showashortpassageforstudentstoreadandaskthemtounderlinewordstheydon’tknow.MynameisTonyandIliveinCanada.MymotherisfromKoreaandmyfatherisfromFrance,sowespeakthreelanguagesathome.IthinklanguagesareveryinterestingandIwanttostudyPortugueseandChinese.Butmyfavoritesubjectatschoolisn’tlanguage.It’sMaths.Ireallylikehistory,too.

Ilikesports,especiallysoccerandbasketball,becausetheyarerelaxing.ButIdon’thavemuchtimetoplaythem.IgotomusicclubafterschoolonMondays,IhaveguitarlessonsonWednesdays,andgotolibraryonFridays.ButSaturdaysandSundaysaregreatbecauseIcanplaysports,sleep,andwatchTV.

2.

Askstudentsthequestion:Whatcanwegetfromthedictionary?【Purpose】Makestudentsknowtheimportanceoflearninghowtolookupnewwordsinadictionary.Step2Presentationandpractice1.

Showalistofwordsandaskstudentstofindoutawaytoputtheminorder.2.

TellstudentsthewordsinadictionaryareinalphabeticalorderfromAtoZ.Thishelpsusfindwordsquickly.3.

Askstudentstofinishthefollowingexercisesasquicklyaspossible.b___d

o___q

f___h

w___y

p___rg___i

t___v

k___m

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v___x【Purpose】Helpstudentsknowwhatisanalphabeticalorder.4.

Showthewords“bank”,“ball”and“banana”,askstudentsputtheminorder.5.

Tellstudentsiftwowordsstartwiththesameletter,welookatthesecondletterofthewordwewanttolookup.Ifthefirsttwolettersoftwowordsarethesame,welookatthethirdletter,andsoon.6.

FinishtheexercisesinPartA.【Purpose】Learnmoreaboutthealphabeticalorder.7.

Showadictionaryandtellstudentsthattheguidewordinthetopcornerofeachpageofadictionarycanhelpyoufindthecorrectpagequickly.8.

FinishtheexercisesinPartB.【Purpose】Learntolookupthewordinadictionarywiththehelpoftheguideword.Step3Consolidation1.

Tellstudentslookingupwordsinadictionaryisnottheonlywaytoknowthemeaningsofnewwords,wecanalsotrytoguessthemeaningfirst.Inall,weshoulduseeverytooltohelpuslearnEnglishbetterandbetter!2.

Askstudentstoguessthemeaningofthenewwordsfirst,ifitisdifficulttodothat,theycanlookthemupinadictionary.①

Every

coin

hastwosides!②

No

pains,no

gains!③Find,

translate

andact!④

HowshallI

torture

youtoday?Putyouonthe

rack?

Boil

youinthe

oil?Keepyouawayfromcomputerforamonth?3.

Enjoyabeautifularticle.Studentscanuseadictionaryiftheymetnewwords.

ATalkbetweenGodandBabyAchildasksGod,“Theytellmeyouaregoingtosendmetoearthtomorrow,buthowamIgoingtolivetherebeingsosmallandhelpless?”Godreplies,“Amongthemanyangels,Ihavechosenoneforyou.Shewilltakecareofyou.”“And,”saysthechild,“howamIgoingtobeabletounderstandwhenpeopletalktome,ifIdonotknowthelanguagethatmenuse?”“Thatiseasy,”saysGod.“Yourangelwilltellyouthemostbeautifulandsweetwordsyouwilleverhear,andwithmuchpatienceandcare,youangelwillteachyouhowtospeak.”ThechildlooksupatGod,saying,“AndwhatamIgoingtodowhenIwanttotalktoyou?”Godsmilesatthechild,saying,“Yourangelwillplaceyourhandstogetherandwillteachyouhowtopray.”Thechildsays,“Ihaveheardonearththerearebadmen.Whowillprotectme?”Godputshisarmaroundthechild,saying,“Yourangelwilldefendyou——evenifitmeansriskingherlife.”Thechild,inahurry,askssoftly,“Oh,God,Iamabouttoleavenow,andpleasetellmemyangel’sname!”Godreplies,“Yourangel’snameisofnoimportance——youwillsimplycallherMommy!”【Purpose】Consolidatewhathasbeenlearned.Step4AssignmentPracticelookingupnewwordsinadictionary.【Purpose】Consolidatewhathasbeenlearnedinclass.XXX.

TeachingReflection

ReadingComprehension

AreTheyReal?Everywhereyougo,youwillfindpeoplewhoareinterestedinaliensandUFOs.Thousandsofpeoplesaytheyhaveseenaliens.Manyofthemsayaliensaregrey,shortandthin.Otherssayalienslooklikereptiles.Somepeoplesayaliensareclosetooursize,oratleastsmallerthananelephant!OnEarth,allthingslivinginthelighthaveeyes.Therefore,somepeoplethinkthatalienslivinginlightmusthaveeyes,too.However,theireyesmightnotbeabovetheirnoseslikeoursare!Aliensmaycomefrommorethanoneplanet.TheymaylookdifferentfrompeopleontheEarth.ThousandsofpeoplethinktheyhaveseenUFOs.Peopleoftensaytheylooklikesilver,dish-shapedflyingobjects.Forthisreason,UFOsusedtobecalledflyingsaucers.SometimespeoplearesurethattheyseelightsbeforeaUFOsighting.Allthepeoplesaidthattheflyingobjectsflyfasterthananyman-madeplane.Theycanmoveinanoppositedirectiontothewindandcandisappearquickly.About90%ofUFOsightingscanbeeasily

explained.Peoplehavemistakenkites,aeroplanesoreventheplanetVenusforUFOs.However,thatstillmeans10%areamystery.

I.

Readquicklyforthetopic.Thispassagemainlytellsusabout________.A.flyingobjects

B.aliensandUFOs

C.strangelightsII.

Readquicklyfortheinformationyouwant.(

)1.People_______areinterestedinaliensandUFOs.

A.intheUSA

B.inChina

C.aroundtheworld

D.inWesterncountries(

)2.PeoplecallUFOsflyingsaucersbecause_