M2U1Teachingplan.doc

M2U1 Teaching plan(Reading I)Teaching aims 1. Gain an overall understanding of the passage by using the reading strategy. 2. Train your cooperating ability and arouse your curiosity about the unexplained things in the world.Teaching key points 1. The reading strategy of reading a newspaper article. 2. The main points and supporting details of the article.Teaching difficult points How to use the reading strategy to read a news article.Teaching methods Free discussion, presentation and consolidation, etc.Teaching aids A projectorTeaching proceduresStep I Greetings and presenting teaching aims(1)1. Watch a video about UFO. 2. Greet the whole class as usual.3. T: Now please look at the screen and understand the teaching aims of this period.(1).Gain an overall understanding of the passage by using the reading strategy. (2).Train your cooperating ability and arouse your curiosity about the unexplained things in the world.T: Are you clear?S: Yes.Step II Lead-in(4)1. Discussion (3)T: Whats this?S: UFO.T: What does it stand for?S: Unidentified flying objects.T: Good! Here is some information about UFO. Please read it by yourself. Since youve known something about UFO, do you believe in the existence of UFO? Why? Ok, you can discuss the question with your partners. 2. Complete the title (1)T: It is reported that a boy is missing, who is taken away by aliens, do you believe it? Lets learn the article and find the truth.Present the title of the article.T: Do you find anything special of this title?S: Yes.T: Ok. As we know, this article is a news, therefore the title is _.S: Incomplete.T: Good. Now can you complete the title?S: A boy was missing, and the police were puzzled.Step III Preview checking(2)T: Before coming to the article, lets check your preview first.Answer the three following questions.1. What is the article about?2. When was Justin last seen?3. Who is in charge of the case?Suggested answers:1. The article is about a missing boy.2. Friday night.3. Detective Sam Peterson.Step IV Self-study and presentation(16)1. T: All of you have done a good job. Now please open your books and turn to Page 3. Read the reading strategy and then fill in the blanks. Read it out.Title/the leadto give the broadest, most general informationthe first paragraphto give the main idea and most important facts(“who” “when” “where” “what” “why” “how”)the second paragraphto give some important facts that are not included in the leadThe following paragraphsto introduce new but less important background information2. Read the 1st paragraph and find the general information.Who: a fifteen-year-old boyWhat: went missingWhen: three days agoWhere: In Dover, New Hampshire(新罕布什尔州，多佛市)Why: reports of strange lights & reports of alien visits3. T: As weve learnt the general information of the article. Now if you want to know the details of the story, please read the rest paragraphs carefully. Then please finish task 1. (5)(1). What did Justin do with friends last Friday?(2). What color are the aliens according to the Kelly?(3). What does Kelly think happened to her brother?(4). What happened to Mrs. Mavis Wood?(5). What do the police think about the accident?Suggested answers:(1). He went to play baseball with two friends.(2). The aliens had white skin and large black eyes.(3). She thinks the aliens took her brother.(4). She was taken away by aliens, too.(5). They dont know yet what happened to Justin.4. T: Now please read the whole article again and find the supporting details for each main point below. (Task 2)(6) (1). Justin Foster went missing. (2). Justin returned home.(3). The boy was taken away by aliens.Main pointsSupporting detailsJustin Foster went missing.Mrs. Foster thought he was spending the night with a friend.Justin Foster didnt show up at the family lunch the next day.Main pointsSupporting detailsJustin returned home.Justins friends said Justin went home after the game with them.Witnesses said they saw Justin walking towards his home at 10.45 p.m.Kelly heard him put on his favourite CD in his room. Main pointsSupporting detailsThe boy was taken away by aliens.Kelly saw a large spaceship flying outside.Kelly heard Justin shout.Mavis Wood said that the aliens took her away so that they could do research on her.Step V Consolidation (17)1. Now, well go on to do some exercises. Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (at least one word). (7) Justin has been (1) _ for two weeks now. I miss him a lot. Im worried that something bad has happened to him. Im sure he came home that night at around 11 p.m. I heard him (2) _ his favorite CD. I wonder where the (3) _ with large black eyes have taken him. Mavis, who was a (4) _, told me that creatures from outer space took her away a few years ago. They did some (5) _ on her. The whole experience was very (6) _, just like a nightmare(噩梦）but at least they returned her home. I hope they will return Justin soon. Detective Sam Peterson, who has (7) _ the case, said that maybe people (8) _ such amazing stories. While the police hadnt (9) _ the idea, they would (10) _ other possibilities as well. Suggested answers:(1)missing (2)put on (3)aliens (4)witness (5)research (6)frightening(7)taken charge of (8)made up (9)dismissed (10)look into2. Discussion and writing (10)T: All the people are concerned about Justins disappearance. What do you think might have happened to him? Please give an ending to the story.Step VI Summary and assignment(5)1. Ask one or two students to summarize todays lesson.2. Make an assignment: today we have learnt to use specific reading strategy to read a newspaper article, after class, please read the article on your paper and pose some questions by yourself according to the reading strategy. (eg: who, what, why, when, how)Read the following passage, and find related information as fast as possible. What: When: Who: Where： Why:Swimming star dropped from team after driving offenseOlympic swimming champion and world record holder Sun Yang has been suspended from the national team after being detained for driving without a license, the Chinese swimming sports administrative center announced on Wednesday. The sports governing body made the decision o