TheSixthPeriodTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriodInthisperiod,wearegoingtodealwiththedifficultpoints:speakingandwriting.TeachingAims1.Improvethestudents’speakingability.2.Improvethestudents’readingandwritingability.TeachingImportantPoints1.Encouragemoststudentstoexpresstheiropinions.2.ReadanemailfromanAmericanstudenttowriteareply.TeachingDifficultPoints1.Howtomakethestudentstryspeaking.2.Howtowriteashortpassageaccordingtosomematerials.TeachingMethods1.Practiceandpairworkorgroupwork.2.Fast-readingtogetsomeimportantinformationforwriting.TeachingAids1.ataperecorder2.themultimedia3.theblackboardTeachingProceduresStep1GreetingsandRevision(Greetthewholeclassasusual.Reviewtheadjectivesendingin-ingand–ed.)T:Whatdidwelearnyesterday?Ss:Theadjectivesendingin-ingand–ed.T:Yes,that’sright.Let’sreviewthembymakingupastory:everyonehasachancetoshowusyoursentenceifyoulike.Remember:yoursentencesshouldcontainatleastanadjectiveandfollowthelastsentence.Iwillgiveyouthebeginning.Areyouclear?S:Yes.T:Inmodernsociety,thereisamovingstory.S:Aboyfromapoorfamilyinthemountainsgetsveryexcitingnews.S:Thatis,hecangooutthemountainstoseemoreabouttheattractingworldandrealizehisdreams.S:Butthenheisdisappointed.S:Howcanhewalkoutthesemountains?Heispuzzled....(Theteachertriestogiveasmanychancesaspossible.)Step2SpeakingT:Justnow,youshowedmeabeautifulstory.Iwasmovedbythestory,atthesametimeIwasexcitedaboutyourcourageandgoodimagination.Inordertogiveanotherchancetospeak,Iwillleadyoutoarelaxingtopic.PleaseturntoPage7.LookatthephotosfromaUShighschoolbrochureandtrytodiscussandanswerthequestions.(Theteachershowsthefollowingonthescreen.)1.Istheschoolsimilartoyourschool?Explainwhyitisorisn’t.2.Dostudentsatyourschooldothingslikethis?3.WhatsimilaritiesordifferencesdoyouknowaboutAmericanandChineseschoolsystem?(Thestudentsshouldbegivenenoughtimetodiscussthem.)Suggestedanswers:1.No,itisn’t.BecauseChinesestudents’workisharderthanstudentsinAmericanschool,sotheyhaveaverylittletimetotakepartinallkindsofafter-schoolactivities,suchassurfingInternettolookupinformation,playingfootball,basketball,baseballandtabletennis,sittingonthegrasslandchatting.2.Yes,theydo.Butonlysometimestheydo.3.Differences:(1)Theschoolyear(学年)andtheschool-time(上课时间)arelongerinChinA.(2)AlmosteveryonewithahighschooldiplomahasachancetogotouniversityinUSA.(3)ThestudentshavemorechancestotakepartinsocialactivitiesinAmericanschools.(4)IntheAmericanschoolsystem,thestudentsarehopedtobemorecreative.Similarities:(1)Beforegoingtouniversity,thestudentshavetofinish12yearstudying.(2)Thestudentsneedtochooseatleastoneforeignlanguage.(3)Theschoolyearisdividedintotwosemesters.Step3ReadingT:OK.Ithinkitisenoughforspeaking.PleaseturntoPage8andreadtheemailindividually.Whilereading,thinkaboutthequestionsonthescreen.1.Whoiswritingtheemail?2.Whyisshewriting?2.Whatdoessheremember?Answers:1.Martha,an16-year-oldgirlfromNewYork.2.Shewantsteenagerstotellherabouttheirmemoriesoftheirfirstyearatprimaryschool.3.Thesmellofwallpaint;Molly,herfriend;MissSharp’ssmile.T:Let’sreadthewholepassagetogether,Iwillexplainsomesentencestoyouifnecessary.1.MyfavoritesubjectsarehistoryandSpanish.我最喜欢的课程是历史和西班牙语。(1)Theword“favorite”isUSspellingwhileinBritainthespellingis“...