Unit1Talesofunexplained1stperiodWelcometotheUnitTeachingaims:(1)Getstudentstoconductafreediscussionaboutsomemysteriousandunexplainedphenomenaintheworld.(2)Encouragethestudentstomakefulluseofresourcesandsharetheirimaginativeideaswitheachother.Importantpoints&difficultpoints:(1)Studentsareexpectedtodescribewhattheyhaveknownaboutthepostersandwhattheyareeagertoknowaboutit.(2)Encouragestudentstocommunicatewithclassmates.Teachingprocedures:Step1Lead-in(1)Groupdiscussion:Inyouropinion,whatisthemostbeautifulthingsonecanexperience?Why?(2)AboutElbertEinstein:•WhathaveyouknownaboutElbertEinstein?Whywashesogreat?…•Introducehissayingaboutmysteriesandleadtothetopicofthisunit.Step2Photoobservation1.WhyistheMonaLisaSmiling?IstheMonaLisajustthepainterhimself?2.Onseeingthisphoto,howareyoufeeling?Why?(Revisionoftherelatedvocabularyabouttheemotion.)3.Whathasdrawnyourattention?(Trainstudentstoobservethephotoanddescribeitintheirownwords.)Step3Posters(1)aboutUFOs:WhatdothelettersUFOstandfor?Aretheyreallyfromanotherplanet?Why?Readoutmoreinformationaboutit.(2)aboutYetis:Himalayas---thehighestmountainrangeintheworld;Whydosomepeoplemakegreateffortstoclimbthem?Yeti---AbominableSnowman,half-manandhalf-beast.(3)aboutLockNessMonster:WhereisLockNess?Whyisitfamousfor?WhatdoestheLochNessMonsterlooklike?Asunkenship?Akindofdinosaur?(4)aboutStonehenge:introducesomeinformationaboutStonehengetostudents.(5)aboutpyramids:Wherewerethesepyramidsbuilt,ontheeastcoastoftheNileoronthewestcoast?Whatarethereasons?DoyouthinktheGreatPyramidisawonderinhumanhistory?Oneofthem:theSphinx---Halfhuman,halflion,theSphinxis240feetlongand66feethigh.(Iftimepermits,introducemoreinformationaboutpyramidsthatwehaveknownaboutthem,suchashowwide,howtallandhowheavyanddosomequizzes.)Step4Groupdiscussion:用心爱心专心116号编辑1.Doyoubelieveinunexplainedthingsmentionedabove?Whyorwhynot?2.IfyousawaUFOoramonstersomeday,whatwouldyoudo?Step5Languagepoints1.advanced(adj.);advance(v.)2.runinto3.translationofsomephrasesStep6Homework(1)Surfthenetandlearnmoreaboutworldmysteries.Prepareashortspeech(betterinPowerpoint)tointroducesomethingthatinterestsyou.(2)MakeascalemodeloftheGreatPyramidunderthefollowingguidelinesandbringittotheclass.用心爱心专心116号编辑
