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Module2 Unit 1 Project:Telling about an unexplained mysteryPeriod ITeaching Aims l Get the students to know the general idea of the passage.l Improve the students ability of reading comprehension.l Improve Ss ability of writing.l Get Ss to cooperate with others.【Activity procedures】学生学习活动教师组织教学方案Activity 1 Fast reading 1. Activity Aim: make Ss have a brief understanding of the passage2. Teaching Method: students-centered practice Skim the text and answer the following questions:1) In which year were Yetis seen?2) Where have Yetis or similar creatures been seen?3) What has been reported about Yetis?4) What do scientists think of Yetis?Activity 2 Detailed reading 1. Activity Aim: make Ss get some details of the text2. Teaching Method: students-centered practice Step1 Read the passage quickly and decide whether the following statements are True(T)or False(F)1 There are no Yetis in the world according to the report. ( )2 Yetis ran with an amazing speed. ( )3 Footprints of Yetis are similar to those of human. ( ) 4 Yetis possibly lived in Asia about 3000,000years ago. ( )5 Scitists have solved the mystery. ( ) Keys: F T F T F Step2 Choose the best answers: 1 Which of the following is not the description about Yetis? A. hairy B. large C. very fierce D. thick black fur 2 Which of the following is right ? A .Yetis often attack the local villagers. B. Scientists doubt whether there are Yetis. C. An American mountain climber said he saw a Yeti in 1998. D. Dr Krantz believed that Yetis lived in Asia 3，000years ago.3 The author thinks the story about Yetis_. A doubtful B believable C romantic D funny 4 This passage is perhaps taken from_ A. scientific reports B. a history book C. a magazine entitled “Animal World” D. a magazine entiled“Hunans and Nature”Keys:C C A A Activity 3 Consolidation1. Activity aim: make Ss master the text structures2. Teaching method: students-centered practiceTask-based readingYeti The Yeti is said to be an animal (1)_ as a human being does. The Yeti has (2)_ black fur with a huge body. Yeti tracks are 33 centimetres (3)_, which are (4)_ to those of Bigfoot.The Wild Man The Wild Man is (5)_ to have been seen several times. The creature ran fast, which (6)_ the engineers who ran after it. So far, no hard evidence that it (7) _has ever been found.(8) _ towards these creatures Dr Grover Krantze is (9)_of their existence. Scientists hope to (10)_the mystery one day.Keys: 1 walking 2 thick 3 long 4 similar 5 reported6 amazed 7 exists 8 Attitude 9 convinced 10 solveActivity 4 Retelling1. Activity aim: review what we have learned this class2. Teaching method: students-centered practice Try to retell the passage. Period II Language points【Teaching Aims】 1. Help students to learn some useful words and expressions2. Enable students to master some important language points3. Make use of the important words, phrases and sentences flexibly【Teaching Procedures】学生学习活动教师组织教学方案【活动一】1活动目标：培养学生自学的能力2活动方式：学生练习I Translate the following phrases1. be enthusiastic about 对.热情 2. base.on / be based on 以.为基础3. There exists / existed . 有., 存在着.4. disagree with. 不同意.5. be appropriate for. 对.适当6. award sb. sth. / award sth.to sb. 颁发给某人某物7. report doing sth. 报道做 8. human being 人类9. attack villagers 袭击村民 10. in length 长度 11. make copies of sth. 复制 12. have the tracks examined 检测足印13. be similar to 和.类似14. dozens of reports 大量的报道15. run after 追赶 16. move with amazing speed and strength 以惊人的速度和力量移动17. belong to 属于 18. convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事19. be linked to 和.有联系20. make ones way to 朝.方向去, 前往.21. have the chance to. 有机会做.22. see sth. with ones own eyes 亲眼看II Read the following sentences fluently 1. The Yeti is said to be a large, hairy animal that walks on two feet like a human being.2. There have been dozens of reports that people have seen a Wild Man in the Shennongjia Nature Reserve in western Hubei Province, China.3. Large tracks have also been discovered which some people say belong to the Wild Man.4. He became convinced they exist.5. He believed that these creatures are linked to a common ancestor, an animal that lived in Asia some 300,000 years ago.【活动二】1活动目标：让学生掌握重要语言点并能在练习中活用2活动方式：学生读背，老师做适当讲解1. exist vi. existence n. come into existence 开始存在，成立 There exists / existed . 有., 存在着. E.g. Man cant exist without air. There used to exist a temple.2. disagree vi. disagreement n. agree vi. agreement n. arrive at / come to / reach an agreement on sth. in agreement with agree with同意（某人、某人的话、某人的活动或决定等）；与.一致; (气候、食物等)适合. agree to 同意(计划、建议等) agree on 就. 达成协议 E.g. I disagree with what you said. The date for the next meeting was agreed on. The food here doesnt agree with me. I couldnt agree more.3. dozen n. num. / a / many/ several + dozen + n. (pl.) num. + dozen +of + these / those/ the / ones + n. (pl.) dozens of 许多 by the dozen 按打计算 E.g. I bought two dozen books from the bookstore. We need three dozen desks. I want five dozen of these eggs. I have been there dozens of times. The eggs here are sold by the dozen. 4. strength n. strengthen v. strong adj. Cf: strength 力量，力气；强项 power 政权，权力；（物理性的）动力，能量 force 力量，武力，暴力；影响力 energy 能量，活力，精力 Fill in the blanks: Knowledge is power. You are always full of energy. Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his strength. He has to do so owing to the force of public opinion.5. belong vi. (无进行时和被动语态) belong to E.g. The book belongs to me. Where have you put the dictionary belonging to Tom.【考题链接】 Professor Li keeps telling his students that the future _ to the well-educated. A. belongs B. is belonged C. is belonging D. will be belonged6. convince vt. convincing adj. convinced adj. convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事 convince sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事 persuade sb. to do sth. convince sb. that. 使某人相信 E.g. He convinced me of his honesty. Ive been trying to convince Tom to come with me. Youll need to convince them that you are appropriate for the job.【考题链接】Scientists are convinced _ the positive effect of laughter _physical and mental health. A. of; at B. by; in C. of; on D. on; at 7. The Yeti is said to be a large, hairy animal that walks on two feet like a human being. sb. / sth. be said to be. / do ./ be doing./ have done. 这一结构是由It is said that. 句型结构转变而来的。 与此类似的句型结构有：It is believed/ reported/ thought/ known that. sb. / sth. be believed/ reported/ thought/ known to be. / do ./ be doing./ have done. E.g. He is said to go abroad for further study next month. John is said to have been