Lesson9:HowDoesaPlantGrow?TeachingContent:Masterywordsandexpressions:plant,water,grow,leaf,cover,itselfOralwordsandexpressions:seed,poster,bud,stem,sunshine,pot,soil,rootTeachingAims:1.Letthestudentslovenature.2.Learnmoreabouttheagriculture.TeachingImportantPoints:1.Listentothetapeandcatchthekeywords.2.Talkaboutthepurpose.TeachingDifficultPoints:Themainplantsoftheplants.TeachingPreparation:picturesofplants,seeds,flowers,markersTeachingAids:audiotape;flashcards;picturesTypeoflesson:newlessonTeachingProcedure:Step1.Bringaplanttotheclass.Askthestudents:1.Whatisit?2.Howdoesitgrow?3.Haveyoueverplantedaseed?4.Howdoyouplantaseed?Teachthestudentsthewords:seed,soil,water,plant,grow,leaf.Firstletsomestudentsreadthewordsinclass.Thenaskallthestudentstoreadafterhim.Step2.Listentothetapeandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.DoesWangMeineedwater?2.Whatgrowsintoflowers?3.WhatdoesWangMeiusethegreenmarkersfor?4.Whatdoes“growinto”mean?Step3.Skimthetextandchecktheanswers.Helpthemiftheyneedanyhelp.Step4.Readthetextloudlyinclassinroles.Step5.Listentothetapeagainandrepeatafterit.Step6.Letsomestudentsactthedialogueout.Step7.Cometo“PROJECT”.Workinthreeorfourstudentsinagroup.Eachgroupshouldfinishthetask.Theyneedtoplantaseedinapot.Theycanplantanyseedthathelikes.Afterplantingit,putitinsun.nowwecanobserveiteveryday.Whentheyareplanting,theteacherwalksaroundtheclass.MakesureallthestudentsarespeakingEnglish.Iftheyareintrouble,helpthem.Theteachercanaskthequestionslikethis:Whatareyoudoingnow?Haveyouwateredyourseeds?Whatdoyoucoverwithit?Whenwilltheysprout?Makesurethateverygrouplabelstheirpotswiththeirnamesorgroupnumber(Example:Group1).Youmaywishthavestudentsalsowritethetypeofseedandthedateonthelabel.Everygroupmakesaposterwithpicturesandwords.Describewhattheirplantswillbelike.Whatdotheydo?InstructthestudentstolabeleachpartoftheplantinEnglish.Havethemlabelwhichpartsoftheplantareabovegroundandwhichpartsarebelow.Summary:Bringarealplanttotheclass.Pointtothepartsoftheplantandasksomequestions.Becausethisunitisabouttheplant,wemustfinishtheproject.Ofcoursewecan’tfinishitinaclass.Wecandoitafterclassandcheckthehomeworkinthenextclass.Lesson10:PlantPartsTeachingContent:Masterywordsandexpressions:feed,fed,from…to…Oralwordsandexpressions:sunlight,billion,billionsofTeachingAims:1.Learntodescribehowaplantgrows.2.Learnaboutplantpartsandwhattheyusefor.TeachingImportantPoints:1.Plantpartsandwhattheyareusedfor.2.DescribeitinEnglish.TeachingDifficultPoints:DescribeplantpartsandwhattheyareusedforinEnglish.TeachingPreparation:pictures,aplantTeachingAids:audiotape,flashcards,picturesTypeoflesson:newlessonTeachingProcedure:Step1.Bringarealplanttotheclass.Askthefollowingquestions:1.Howmanypartsdoplantshave?2.Whatdorootsdo?3.Whatisthestemfor?4.Whatareleavesfor?5.Whydoplantshaveflowers?6.Whatpartsdoweeat?LetthemanswerthequestionsinEnglish.Iftheyhavetrouble,helpthemimmediately.Step2.Listentothetapeandletthestudentscompletetheanswerscorrectly.Step3.Readthetextandchecktheanswers.Step4.PracticeLetthestudentstakeoutthepicturestheybringtotheclass.Workwithpartner.Talkaboutthemainpartsofaplantandthemainuseofthem.Iftheyhavedifficulty,theycanlookattheirbook.Step5.Listentothetapeagainandimitateafterituntiltheycanreaditfluentlyandcorrectly.Step6.Letsomestudentsreadthetextinclass.Findthemistakesandcorrectthem.Step7.Homework1.Finishofftheactivi...
