Period 3 A sample lesson plan for Using Language(FOCUS ON…)IntroductionLanguage is learned to be used in and for communication. So in this section we shall have the students read for the forms of the text, rewrite the text and write profiles, making use of the words, expressions, structures and topic ideas covered in this unit. Objectives■ To help students read the passage FOCUS ON…■ To help students rewrite the text■ To help students write profiles in EnglishProcedures1. Warming up by learning about Lance ArmstrongArmstrong (born September 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. He is most famous for recovering from testicular cancer to subsequently win the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times—1999 to 2005. His success prompted some to nickname the event the "Tour de Lance." In 2002, Sports Illustrated magazine named him their Sportsman of the Year. He was also named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for 2002, 2003 and 2004, received ESPN's ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete in 2003, 2004, and 2005, and won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award in 2003. Armstrong retired from racing at the end of the 2005 Tour de France.2. Reading for forms Read the text FOCUS ON…on page 7 to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, blacken the predicative, darken the connectives and underline all the useful expressions. 3. Copying expressions and making sentencesfocus on…, speed at…, an average speed of…, in one’s teens, concentrate on…,win numerous titles ， become the world's number one, have cancer, fight one’s illness， return to…, achieve one’s goal of… establish the multi-sport event, complete one’s te...
