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M3 U1 The world of our sensesPeriod I-Reading comprehensionWelcome to the unit & readingLearning Aims In this period youll learn to describe feelings, weather and interpersonal relationships.youll get to know the main idea of the story and be able to retell the story.Youll master some important language points.【Activity procedures】学生学习活动教师组织教学方案 Reading FogActivity 1 Fast reading 1Activity Aim：make Ss have a brief understanding of the passage2Teaching Method：students-centered practice Step 1.Warming up. Answer the following questions:1. What would happen if you lost one or two of your senses?2. Do you believe in people having the sixth sense?3. Do you believe that our senses have strange functions?Step 2. Reading strategy: read a story There are different types of stories. Stories have basic elements as follows: (5Ws) What happened; When it happened ; Where it happened; Why it happened; Who was involved in the event. A story with a climax or a surprise ending is usually more eye-catching. Step 3. Fast reading: Go through the passage as quickly as they can and try to find answers to the following questions: 1. What is the story about? 2. What was the weather like outside the station? 3. How could the old man tell that Polly was young?Activity 2 Detailed reading 1Activity Aim : make Ss get some details of the text2Teaching Method: students-centered practice Step 1.Go through the passage carefully to finish the following True or False questions: 1. When she got to Green Park, the weather turned out to be fine. 2. Polly got to Green Park by train. 3. The old man carried an umbrella in his hand. 4. At first Polly thought the old man couldnt see her face because he was blind. 5. After arriving at home, Polly invited the old man to her home for a rest and he agreed.Step 2.Choose the best answer to each question: 1. What was Pollys destination when she got on the bus? A. London Street B. King Street C. Green Park D. The Tower 2. Why did Polly feel her heart beating with fear? A. Because she didnt know where to go. B. Because she knew where the man is. C. Because she didnt know what happened. D. Because she thought the man might offend her. 3. Who helped Polly go home? A. The conductor B. The tall man on the bus C. The man who brushed her face D. The old blind man 4. Why did the blind man help Polly? A. Because she wanted to go home with her. B. Because she asked him to come in and rest for a while. C. Because she wanted to pay back the help he had received before. D. Because she had no one to help.Activity 3 Consolidation1Activity Aim：make Ss master the text structures2Teaching Method：students-centered practice Task- based readingA Helpful Blind ManRoute to Pollys HomePollys ExperienceAt the bus stationThere were no buses to King Street because of the thick 1_, but she could take the 2._ to Green Park.On the way to Green ParkPolly observed the passengers around her and felt a tall man 3._ her.Along 4._StreetI. Polly heard footsteps getting 5._ to her and felt a rough hand 6._ her cheek.II. Polly 7._ her way and an old man showed up to help her. The man was blind and the fog didnt affect his 8._.On the way to King StreetI. The blind man chatted with Polly and 9._ her to her house.II. The blind man didnt 10._ for a while, but continued to help those who were lost.Activity 4 Summary 1.ActivityAim: review what we have learned this class2. Teaching Method ：students-centered practiceIn the morning Polly found the city was already in a grey mist. In the afternoon when she left work and 1 _ out, the weather had become quite 2 _. She wondered if the buses would still be running. She walked quickly towards her 3 _ bus stop. After hearing Pollys destination (目的地), the bus conductor advised her to take an 4 _ train to Green Park and take a taxi home from there.As the station entrance was 5 _, she had to set off towards Park Street. As she walked along, she heard the sound of footsteps after her. At the corner of the street, she felt a rough hand 6 _ her face and then the man moved away. After a short while she heard the sound again. Polly found it was an old man and she told him she was 7 _. The old blind man held her hand 8 _ and told her not to worry. The old blind man led Polly home and refused her invitation because he would be off to 9 _ back the help that people gave him when it was 10 _. Activity 5 Discussion1. Activity Aim : practice oral English and writing 2. Teaching Method: students-centered practice 1.What is the personality(性格特点) of the old man?2. What can we do to help those disabled like the old blind man?Homework :Recite the summary carefully and fluentlyM3 U1 The world of our sensesPeriod Language Points【Learning Aims】1. Learn some useful words and expressions2. 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【Activity procedures】1. Activity Aim：Enable students to master important words, phrases and sentences 2. Teaching Method：Explanation by teachers Step1 Key words 1. sign n. 记号,符号;迹象;招牌 v. 签名，签字；打手势 E.g. The teacher made a sign to us to be quiet. ( ) A red sky at sunset is a sign of good weather. ( ) Dark clouds are usually a sign of rain. ( ) She signed with the company. ( )2. observe vt. _ n. observe sb. do / doing sth. observe that. observe the rules observe Christmas E.g. The police observed him _(enter) the bank with a short-gun. The boy was observed _(cheat) in exams. This law must _. (严格遵守)巩固运用 1) Though having lived abroad for years，many Chinese still _ the traditional customs. A.perform B.possess C.observe D.support 2) Is there any news for the missing boy? Yes, he was observed_computer games at eight oclock yesterday in a net bar. A. Play B. played C. to playD. playing3. glare vi. / n. Cf: stare glanceE.g. The young lady _ at the man _ at her and was so angry that she _at him. Tom _ at the newspaper and handed it to me. (匆匆一看) Mary looked at me, and her _ softened.(n.怒视/敌意缓和了) 巩固运用1) It is rude to _people like that.2) Mother was very angry when she knew her son had told a lie and _him.3) He_ the clock and hurried away. 4) Crusoe _ the footprint, full of fear. 4. approach vt. 靠近，接近；着手处理 / n. 靠近；方法; 入口，通道E.g. Snow announced the approach of winter. ( ) I tried a different approach_ the problem. （ ） The time for graduation_(即将来临). 他悄悄地靠近房子。 _ On _（靠近)them, we saw it was a mother monkey with her baby.巩固运用 1) _ the city center, we saw a stone statue of about 10 metres in height. A. Approaching B. Approached C.To approach D. To be approached 2) After class they will discuss the_ to the study of physics.A. approaches B. means C. methods D. Ways5. hesitate vi. _ adv. _ n. hesitate to do sth. hesitate about / at / in / over sth. / doing sth. without hesitation E.g. 当被提问时，他们在回答前总是犹豫不决。 _ When coming across difficulties,_.(毫不犹豫向老师求助) I didnt hesitate for a moment about taking the job. Without any hesitation, he jumped into the river to save the drowning child. 6. anxious adj. _ n. be anxious about be anxious for be anxious to do. 急切要做. feel anxiety about 担心,担忧 渴望成功 _E.g. 考试总是使一些学生感到忧虑。 _ When children travel alone, _ .(父母担心他们的安全) 我们都渴望成功。_ 7. grateful adj. 因.感谢某人 E.g. 作为孩子, 我们应该感谢父母为我们所做的一切. _Step2 Important phrases Translate the following phrases 1. 步入2. 观察某人做.3. 瞥一眼, 匆匆一看4. 看得到, 在视力范围之内5. 出发6. 即将来临, 靠近7. 盼望某人做.8. 跟着来, 和.一起9. 使某人挪不动脚步10. 犹豫不决做.11. 伸出(手)12. 抓紧某人的手臂13. 盯着看, 凝视14. 留心, 小心; 密切注意15. 在十字路口16. 因.感激某人17. 来帮助某人18. 宽慰, 缓解; 如释重负19. 出发, 动身20. 给某人机会做.21. 偿还; 回报22. 穿过, 通过. ; 使.明白/ 被理解 Step3 Important sentences 1. Once out in the street, she walked quickly towards her usual bus stop. once conj. 一旦.就 该句是状语从句的省略结构，相当于Once _ out in the street. Once, if, when, while, until, unless, although等引导的从句，当主从句的主语一致，且从句中含有系动词be的某种形式时，从句可以省略主语和be。E.g. 他一旦到达，我们就开始。 _ _(一旦出版), the dictionary will be very popular. Once _(catch), he will be punished. Once_(find) somewhere to live, Ill send you my address. He often makes mistakes when _(speak) English. 巩固运用 Fill in the blanks:1. Once_ (work) out, the plan must be carried out.2.When _ (tell) the truth, he lost his mind.3.Unless _(make) the most of, time will not be enough.4.First aid, if properly_ (do), can save a persons life.5.I wont go to the party unless_ (invite).2. The truth is that it is too foggy for the bus to run that far. 1) The truth is that. that 引导的_从句，that无意义，不可省略。 E.g. The reason _ he did not come is _ he was ill. The problem is _ we have run out of money. 2）too+ adj. / adv. (for sb.) to do sth. 太.而不能 E.g. 这本书太贵了，我买不起。 _ 要赶上第一班车，对我们来说太晚了。 _ _(太紧张了回答不出来), he stared at the floor. 3) that far that adv. _ A fog this bad is