Unit 2 Heroes Content Unit 2 lesson 1 Modern heroes Students will Practice reading in order to understand the main idea of each paragraph Guess the meaning of new words from the context Practice the reading skills of skimming and scanning Learner outcomesStudents will be able to get the main idea of the whole passageMaterials Slides & text bookactivitiesBrainstorm the things to China’s first manned spaceshipSkim the text to match the paragraphScan the text to find the answer of each queationsFinish the words excerciseStep by stepSteps Teacher’s activitiesStudents’ activitiesTeaching purposeStep 1Pre-readingShow the photos and brainstorm the things to China’s first manned spaceship.Look at the photo and think out the related words .Lead into the topic.Arouse the students’ interest.Step 2While –reading1.Ask the students to skim the whole text and match the 1.Skim the text and match the paragraphs2.scan the text and Train the students’ reading skillsparagraphs with the headings.2.Ask the students to answer the questions on page 22 find the answers to the queations.Step 3Post-readingAsk the students to work in pairs and do an interview with each other by using the helpful phrases.work in pairs and do the interview .Train the students’ speaking ability.Step 4Words-checkingAsk the students to try to recall the new words in the text.Fill the blanks.To check the words remembrance..Step 5Assigning homeworkExercise 7 on page 22Write down the homework.
