Unit10Whenwasitinvented?

TheFirstPeriod

Ⅰ．TeachingAimsandDemands

1．KnowledgeObjects

(1)KeyVocabulary：invent

(2)TargetLanguage

Whenwasthetelephoneinvented?

Ithinkitwasinventedin1876.

2．AbilityObjects

(1)Teachthestudentstousethenewwords.

(2)Trainthestudentstotalkaboutthehistoryofinventions.

(3)Trainthestudents'listeningandspeakingskillswiththetargetlanguage.

3．MoralObjects

Manyimportantinventionshavechangedtheworldalot.Doyouknowtheinventorsofthem?Andwhenweretheyinvented?

Ⅱ．TeachingKeyPoints

1．KeyVocabulary：invent

2．TargetLanguage

Talkaboutthehistoryofinventions.

Ⅲ．TeachingDifficultPoints

1．Trainthestudentstotalkaboutthehistoryofinventions.

2．Trainthestudentstounderstandthetargetlanguageinspokenconversation.

Ⅳ．TeachingMethods

1．Listening.2．Groupwork.3．Pairwork.

Ⅴ．TeachingAids

1．Ataperecorder.

2．Somepicturesorrealobjectsoftheinventions.

Ⅵ．TeachingProcedures

StepⅠRevision

1．RevisethelanguagepointsinUnit9.AsksomestudentstosaysomethingaboutTinaandthestorieshappenedonAprilFool'sDay.EncouragethemtousethePastPerfectTense.

2．Checkthehomeworkbyaskingsomestudentstosharethesentencestheymadewiththeverbswiththeclass.

StepⅡ1a

Thisactivityreviewsvocabularyandintroducesnewvocabularywhichcanbeusedtotalkaboutinventions.

Readtheinventionstothestudents.

Callthestudents'attentiontothefivepictures.Tellthestudentsthatallofthesethingswereinventedinthelast150years.Pointtoeachpictureandletthestudentstellwhatitis.

Haveseveraldifferentstudentsguessandwritethedatesontheboard.

Asktheclasstorepeatthequestionsandanswerslikethis.

T:Whenwastheputerinvented?Classrepeat.

Ss:Whenwastheputerinvented?

T:Good.NowTom,whatisyourguess?

S1:1965.

T:OK.Tom,repeatafterme.Theputerwasinventedin1965.

T:Class,pleaserepeat.

Ss:Theputerwasinventedin1965.

Repeattheprocesswithseveraldifferentinventions.

Tellthechildrenthattheywillfindouttherealdatesaftertheypletethelesson.

Havethestudentslookattheexampleconversationinthebox.Asktwostudentstoreadthisconversationtotheclass.

A:Ithinkthetelephonewasinventedbeforethecar.

B.Well,Ithinkthetelephonewasinventedafterthecar.

Readtheinstructionsagaintothestudents.Remindthemtoremembertheinventionsfromfirsttolast.

Thenhavethestudentstalkaboutthefiveinventionsingroupsoffour,usingthesampleconversationasamodel.

Askseveralgroupstotelltheclasstheiranswers.Therestoftheclasslistentothemandshowtheyhavedifferentanswersbyraisingtheirhands.

Inthenextactivityyouwillfindouttherealdates.

StepⅢ1b

Thisactivitygivesstudentspracticeinunderstandingthetargetlanguageinspokenconversation.

Getthewholeclasstoreadtheinstructiontogether.

Callthestudents'attentiontothefiveinventionsinthepicture.Askfivestudentstosaythenamesofthem.

Thenaskthemtoseethefivedateswithablanklineinfrontofeach.

We'lllistentoagirlandawomantalkingaboutthefiveinventions.Theywilltalkaboutwhentheywereinvented.Listencarefullyandmatchtheinventionsandthedates.Writethecorrectletterinfrontofeachdateasthesamplegiven.Askthemtohavealookatthesampleanswer.Tellthemtheanswerinfrontof1876isd.Thatmeansthatthetelephone,whichisletterd,wasinventedin1876.Playtherecordingthefirsttime.Thestudentsonlylistenandtrytocatchthemainidea.

Playtherecordingasecondtime.Letthestudentsmatchtheinventionsandthedates.Checktheanswersbyaskingseveraltosaytheanswerstotheclass.

Ifsomeoftheanswersarehardtogetforthechildren,tellthemnottoworryandtheywillmakeitnext.

Thenplaytherecordingagain.Pauseaftereachsentenceandletthestudentsrepeat.Forsomedifficultsentences,getthestudentstorepeatseveraltimes.Besurethattheymakeeverythingclear.

Answers

d1876a1885e1927c1971b1976

StepⅣ1c

Thisactivityprovidesguidedoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.

ReadtheinstructionsandpointtothelistofdatesinActivity1b.

Youwillbetalkingaboutthedatesthingswereinventedwithapartner.

Callthestudents'attentiontotheexampleinthebox.Askapairofthestudentstoreadthisconversationtotheclass.

SA:Whenwasthetelephoneinvented?

SB:Ithinkitwasinventedin1876.

Writetheconversationontheblackboard.Thengetthestudentstopracticeinpairs,usingtheinformationinActivity1b.Tellthemtodoitlikethis:

StudentA,coversthedates.StudentsB,asksStudentAwhenthethingsinthepictureabovewereinvented.Thenchangerolesandpracticeagain.

Askseveralpairstosharetheirconversationswiththeclass.

StepⅤSummary

Inthisclass,we'velearnedtotalkaboutthehistoryofinventionswithpassivevoice.We'vealsodonesomelisteningpracticeinunderstandingthetargetlanguageinspokenconversation.Andwe'vedonemuchoralpractice,usingthetargetlanguage.

StepⅥHomework

1．WriteouttwoconversationsinActivity1a.

2．Writeouttwoconv