Unit3TalesoftheunexplainedWelcometotheunittocultivatestudents’priorknowledgetotrainstudents’abilityoffindinginformation,collectingandreorganizingittoprovidestudentswithsufficientchancestocommunicatewiththeteacherandwitheachothertohelpstudentsenlargetheirvocabulary,especiallythoserelatedtothetopicsThetopicswearegoingtodealwithinournextperiodarenotonlyveryinterestingandattractive,butabitmysteriousaswell.Theyarebeyondourknowledge.Eventheadvancedscienceandtechnologyoftodaycannotoffersatisfactoryanswers,soIrecommendifwe’dliketodiscussthesetopics,itisbestforallofustomakepreparationsfirst,eitherbysearchingforinformationontheInternetorlookingupbackgroundinformationinsomebooks.Besidescollectinginformation,youhavetonotedownyouranswers.It’llbemoreconvenientforyoutoreportbackyouranswersifyoudoso.PreparationsforWelcometotheunit

Whatkindsofprogramsdoyouprefertowatchinyoursparetime?programsentertainmentandrecreationfunandamusementexcitementandthrilling……?

Welcometotheunitprogramsaboutscienceandtechnologybroadcastthelatestnewsathomeandabroadreportandanalyzethecurrentsituationscommentontheglobaleconomyandfinancesrelatedtosportsandmusicintroducedifferentlocalcustoms……Areyouinterestedinaprogramcalled‘Discovery”?Areyoucuriousaboutmysteries?Haveyoueverthoughtofexploringsomeofthemysteries?Dothefivepictureshavesomethingincommon?Ifso,whatarethey?(unexplained;nosatisfactoryanswers;mysterious;noevidence．．．．．．）Howdoyoufeelaboutthem?Areyouabitcurious?Teacher:WhatinformationhaveyougotaboutUFO?StudentA:...……Teacher:DoyouthinkstudentA’sintroductioninteresting?Whatabouttheinformationyou’vegot?Istheresomethingdifferent?StudentB:………

(Picture1)HaveyoueverreadsomereportsaboutUFOinChinese?Areyouinterestedinit?Isitreallyfromanotherplanet?WhatdoesUFOstandfor?ForwhatreasonsdoyouthinkUFOvisitsourplanet?UFOsareunidentifiedflyingobjects,butnoonereallyknowswhattheyare.ThechancesforseeingaUFOaregreaterforthosepeoplewholiveinsmalltownsorinthecountryandareoutsidelateatnight.UFOscomeinallshapesandsizes.Someareonlysmallspotsoflightthatmoveinstrangepatternsacrossthenightsky.Somecanbeseeninthedaytimeareoftendisk-orsaucer-shaped.(Picture2)WhereisHimalayas?What’stheweatherlikethere?Whydosomepeoplemakegreateffortstoclimbit?Yetiisreportedtobehalf-manandhalf-beast,haveyouheardofit?Doyouthinksomeclimbers’disappearancehavesomeconnectionswithYeti?TheyetiisahumanlikemonsterwhoissupposedtoliveintheHimalayas,thehighestmountainrangeintheworld.Severalsightings,mainlyoffootprints,havebeenreportedbywesternerexplorersthroughouttheyears.Yetnoneofthemhavebeensupportedwithevidenceinanyway.

(Pictures3,4and6)StonehengeandthepyramidsofEgyptarebothculturalrelics.Wherearethepyramidsbuilt,ontheeastcoastoftheNileoronthewestofit?Whataretheirreasons?DoyouthinktheGreatPyramidawonderinthehumanhistory?Ihaven’theardofStonehengeortheNessMonster.Theyareabitnewtome.Whataboutyou?Wouldyoubeinterestedindiscoveringmoreaboutthemsomeday?Onthe21stDecember1933,theDailyMailcarriedthefollowingheadline:"MonsterofLochNessisnotaLegendbutaFact."Thehunter,MAWetherallsaid:"Itisafourfingeredbeastandithasfeetorpadsofeightinchesacross.Ijudgeittobeapowerfulsoftfootedanimalabout20feetinlengthIamsurethatitcanbreathelikeacrocodilewithjustonenostriloutofthewater."NotmuchisknownaboutKhufu.Thetombhadbeenrobbedlongbeforearcheologistscameuponit.AnyinformationaboutKhufuwastakenwiththeobjectsinsidethetomb.Heisthoughttohavebeentherulerofahighlystructuredsocietyandhemusthavebeenverywealthy.Hewasburiedaloneinthishugetomb.Hiswivesmayhavebeenburiednearbyinsmallermastabas.

Howdidthesestonesstandupright?Thetruthisnobodyreallyknows.Itrequiredsheermusclepowerandhundredsofmentomoveoneofthese,theheaviestofthemweighingprobablyabout45tons.TherearesomewonderfulmythsandlegendsandyoucanhearthemontheaudiotouratStonehengeinninedifferentlanguages,English,French,German,Dutch,Spanish,Italian,Swedish,RussianandJapanese.老師在課前一定要有明確的任務(wù)說明和安排，可以讓學(xué)生事先了解這節(jié)課須完成的教學(xué)目標(biāo)和教學(xué)任務(wù)。提倡先讓學(xué)生就每個(gè)單元的話題尋找相關(guān)信息,并且鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生把尋找后的信息重新表達(dá),即激勵(lì)學(xué)生用自己的語言組織信息。對(duì)于基礎(chǔ)薄弱的學(xué)生,建議老師在布置任務(wù)前有針對(duì)性地分組合作完成。讓英語基礎(chǔ)差的學(xué)生能在優(yōu)秀同學(xué)的帶領(lǐng)下做點(diǎn)力所能及的事務(wù)。讓他們覺得自己能參與到活動(dòng)中來，幫助他們逐步樹立信心。４.在上課時(shí)，要留有充裕的時(shí)間讓學(xué)生討論、發(fā)言，互通有無，交流信息。要充分調(diào)動(dòng)每位同學(xué)的積極性。５.學(xué)生在討論和交流的過程中，老師可以有的放矢地加以引導(dǎo)，讓學(xué)生的討論更加全面、具體；老師還可以利用黑板這一傳統(tǒng)教學(xué)工具，對(duì)于一些重點(diǎn)詞匯簡要進(jìn)行整理和歸類。Reading1.tohelpstudentscomprehendthewholearticleandsuccessfullycompletealltherelevantexercises2.toenhancestudents’readingability3.tohelpthemequipwiththefollowingskills,suchaslearninghowtopredictthecontext,gettingthemainideafromthepassage,identifyingandlocatingdetailedinformation,identifyingwhichstatementsarefactsandwhichareopinions,guessingthewordmeaningsfromthecontext,learninghowtomakeinferencesetc.4.toteachstudentssomeusefulteachingstrategybyacombinationofexplicitexplanationsandconcretepracitice.Proceduresforabasicreadinglesson:

Introductionandlead-inFirsttask(pre-reading)TaskstofocusongistTaskstofocusonspecificdetailsTasksrequiringmorecomprehensiveunderstandingTasksfocusingonindividuallanguageitemsFollow-ontaskClosingIntroductionandlead-ininterestthelearnersinthetopicinitialdiscussionofkeythemesmakinganexplicitlinkbetweenthetopicofthetextandstudents’ownlivesandexperiencesfocusonimportantlanguagethatwillcomeinthetextFirsttask(pre-reading)

predictionfromsomeextractedinformation(eganillustration,keywords,headlines,etc)readquestionsaboutthetextstudentscomposetheirownquestionsTaskstofocusongistguessthetitleputeventsinthecorrectorderchecktextagainstpredictionsmadebeforehandTaskstofocusonspecificdetailsansweringquestionsaboutspecificitemsofinformationmakinguseofinformationinthetexttodosomething(makeasketch,filloutaform,findoutwhichpictureisbeingdescribed,etc)TasksrequiringmorecomprehensiveunderstandingcomprehensionquestionsdiscussionofissuessummarizingofargumentscomparisonofviewpointsTasksfocusingonindividuallanguageitemsvocabularyorgrammarexercisesuseofdictionariesworkingoutmeaningofwordsfromcontextFollow-ontasksrole-playdebatewritingtaskpersonalization(Haveyoueverhadanexperiencelikethisone?)ClosingdrawingthelessontoaconclusiontyinguplooseendsreviewingwhathasbeenstudiedandwhathasbeenlearnedTypicalcharacteristicofthiscourse-bookReadingmaterialReadingstrategy?Readingtitle‘Boymissing,policepuzzled’?Aboyismissingandthepolicearepuzzled.Questionsrelatedtothetitle:Areyoucuriousaboutwhythewriterusesanincompletesentenceasthetitle?Doyouknowit’safeatureofanewstitle?Whataresomeotherfeaturesofanewstitle?

Focusingonthetitle:Whatkindofinformationcanyoupredictfromthetitle?FocusingonthearticlethefirsttimereadingfinishPartADoyouthinkalltherelevantandimportantinformationisinthefirstparagraph?Isthereanyrelationshipbetweenthefirstparagraphandthefollowingparagraphs?PartA

Whatisthearticleabout?Whoismissing?DothepoliceknowwhathappenedtoJustin?Thearticleisaboutamissingboy/UFOsandaliens.JustinFosterismissing.No.thesecondtimereadinglocatedetailedandspecificinformationPartC1WheredoesJustinFosterlive?WhydidJustin’smothergotobedearly?WhatsportsdoesJustinplay?WhattimedidthewitnessesseeJustinwalkinghome?HelivesinDover,NewHampshire.Becauseofaheadache.Heplaysbaseball.At10.45p.m.DoesJustinhaveanybrothersandsisters?Whatcolourwerethealiens?Whoelsehasbeentakenbythealiens?Whoisinchargeofthecase?Hehasasister.Theywerewhite.MavisWoodhasbeentakenbythealiens.DetectiveSamPetersonisinchargeofit.MainPointsSupportingdetailsJustinFoster

wentmissing.MrsFosterthought__________________.MrFosterwassurprised______________.JustinFoster_______________________.ThepolicefoundthatJustinreturnedhome.Justin’sfriendssaid__________________.Witnessessaid_____________________.Kellyheard________________________.Theboywastakenawaybyaliens.Kellysaw__________________________.Kellyheard________________________.MavisWoodsaid____________________.photosofaliensdiagramforself-evaluationofthereadingcomprehensionJustinFosterstrangeobjectsAt8p.m.______________________At10.45p.m._________________________At11p.m._________________________After11p.m.,hewasheard______________Thenextmorning,hewasfound__________itsappearance

itsinsideshapecoloursizepost-readingactivities

1AskstudentstoretellthestoryaccordingtothediagramonPage8.2Askstudentstogiveanendingtothestory.Thoughthepolicehavemadeeffortstoinvestigatethecase,howJustinwasmissingremainedamystery.Washereallyseizedbyaliensorwerethereanyotherreasons?Iftimedoesn’tpermit,theteachercanassignthisactivityashomework.Alltheendingsareacceptable.3AskstudentstoturntheirattentiontothequestionsinF.Letstudentsdosomespeakingpracticeaccordingtothesample.

Readingstrategy‘howtoreadanewspaperarticle’?titlethefirstparagraphthefirstsentenceinthefirstparagraphthefollowingparagraphstitle‘Boymissing,policepuzzled’keywordsinthefirstparagraphthemostimportantinformationfromthefirstsentencethelessimportantinformationinthefollowingparagraphsWordpower1.toenlargestudents’vocabularywiththehelpofthecontext,picturesorbyteachingthemsomerulesofwordformation2.toprovidestudentswithchancesofapplyingsomenewwordstopracticaluse3.tobuildupaneasyandcomfortableatmosphereandhelpstudentstoalleviatetheburdenandpressureofvocabularyaccumulation

Vocabularyextensionspaceexplorationspaceexplorationwordsrelatedtospace:universestarplanet(EarthMarsJupiter…)solar/lunarsystemgalaxy…wordsrelatedtoexploration:spaceshipman-madesatelliteastronautrocketspacestationHowcanasatellitebesentintospace?Isiteasytobecomeanastronaut?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutspaceexploration?……theprocessofspaceexplorationThefirstartificialsatellitewaslaunched.PeoplecouldorbittheEarthin1961.Photosaretakenandsamplesarecollectedfromtheplanet.Grammarandusage1.toexplaintothestudentsbasicrulesandstructuresofgrammaritems2.tomakestudentsfullyunderstandtheessencesofgrammaritemswiththesimpleEnglishexplanations3.tohelpstudentsstrengthengrammarknowledgewiththeaidofmakingcomparisonsbetweensomegrammaritemsandapplyingthemtopracticaluseGrammarandusageAreyoufamiliarwiththepresentperfecttense?Canyoumakesentencesusingpresentperfecttense?Trytoinventarealsituationinwhichpresentperfecttensecanbefitin.Ifyouareaskedtoexplainorteachthetensetoyourfellowclassmates,whatkindsoftipswillyougivetothem?Doyouknowaboutthedifferencesbetweenpresentperfecttenseandpasttense?Doyouknowaboutthedifferencesbetweenpresentperfecttenseandpresentperfectcontinuoustense?Task1.toteachandinstructstudentssomespecificprocedureswhentryingtoachieveagoal2.tomakestudentsbeawareoftheappropriatewaysofperformingeachindividualprocedureandmastertheskills3.tomakesurestudentshaveopportunitiestocombinetheskillstheyhavelearnedwithreality4.toaidstudentstochooseandorganizetheinformationtheyhavegotandhelpthemcompletetheirproducts5.toenhancestudents’overallabilitiesandimprovetheirintegratedskillsTaskConductingasurveyInordertoconductasurvey,whatkindsofthingsshouldwetakeintoconsideration?Howdowecollectinformation,bysurfingthenetorbymakingaquestionnaire?Canyoutellmehowtoconstructaquestionnaire?Arethereanyrulesforustofollow?Whenaquestionnaireiscompleted,whatshouldwedowithit?Doyouknowhowtoconductaninterview?Doyouthinkitimportanttointerviewpersonsinappropriateways?I’matalossaboutalltheinformationI’vegotfromtheinterview,canyougivemesomesuggestions?What’sthepurposeofanalyzingstatistics?……project1.toprovidestudentswithsomeotherinformationrelatedtothemainthemeoftheunitandtrainstudentstoidentifytherelationshipsbetweenthetitleandtheparagraphs,thecohesionsbetweenparagraphs.2.tofamiliarizestudentswiththeoutlineofthearticle3.tomakeeverystudentrealizetheimportanceofhis/herresponsibilityafterthey