ColourStudyskillsTeachingaims:Tounderstandthemeaningofscanning.Toknowhowtoscananarticletolookforthekeyinformation.Tograspsomecommonmethodsofreadingcomprehension.Teachingsteps:Step1Revision1.Atpresent,manypeoplewouldrather______inthecountrybecausethereis_________pollutioninthecity.(2013,宿迁）A.live;moreB.tolive;lessC.live;lessD.tolive;more2.—Doesredlookgood______me?—Yes.Youlookbeautiful______thisreddress.A.on,inB.in,onC.on,onD.in,in3.—Bob,pleasetellme________________.—InSouthHillSchool.(2013,宿迁）A.wherewillthematchbeheldB.wherethematchwillbeheldC.whenwillthematchbeheldD.whenthematchwillbeheldStep2FreetalkGetthestudentstotalkaboutthetopics:Whatmethoddoyouusuallyusewhenyoudoreadingcomprehension?Step3Presentation1.Tellthestudents:Whenwedoareadingcomprehension,wecanskimthearticleandfindoutthemainideaofthearticlefirst.Thenweusuallyscanthearticletolookforthekeyinformationthatwillanswerthequestions.2.Introducefourdifferentmethodsofwriting.(1)Scanningmeansmovingoureyesquicklyoverthetexttolookforspecificinformationsuchasfactsandnumbers.Wedonotneedtoreadeveryword.Instead,welookforthekeyinformationthatwillanswerourquestions.(2)Scanningisoftenusedwhenweread:●the"What'sonTV"partinthenewspaper●abus/traintimetable●aguidebook3.DotheexerciseonPage31.MillieisreadinganEnglishmagazinearticletofindoutwhymanyboysandgirlsdressindifferentcolours.ScanthearticletohelpMilliefindtheanswers.Keys:1.Goodweather.2.Becausethesewerethecoloursofhealthyfood,suchasstrawberriesandapples.3.Thepowertodriveevilspiritsaway.4.Theycamefrompinkroses.Step4PracticeScanthearticletofindtheanswerstothequestions.1.Whentherobbercameoutofprison,whatdiddetectivesdo?2.WhatdidJohnnybuy?3.CoulddetectivesfindoutwhatJohnnywoulddo?4.Couldtheinspectorfindthemoney?Canyouguess?DetectiveWorkAbankrobberstolealotofmoney.Hewascaughtandsenttoprison,butthemoneywasneverfound.Whenhecameoutofprison,theywatchedhimtoseewhathewoulddo.Hereisthedetective,reportingtotheinspector."Yes,sir,IfoundJohnny.Ifollowedhimallaroundthetown,butfrankly,Icouldn'tmakeanythingoutofwhathebought.Here'sthelist,shirt,heavycrowbar,boxofchocolates,shovel,heavyhammer,bunchofflowers.Theinspectorsaid,"Good.Thathelpsmealot.Doyourememberhowwewatchedhimhelpinghisneighbor,oldMrs.Judsontocoverherbackyardwithcement?Step5Languagepoints1.…babyboysaredressedinblue…此处dress为动词，意为：装扮，打扮，给……穿。dress还可用做名词，意为：连衣裙，套裙。例如：Youlookniceinthisreddress.你穿这件红色连衣裙很好看。2.Thecolourbluewasoncebelievedtohavethepowertodriveevilspiritsaway.bebelievedtodosth.表示“据相信做……”。如果后面的动作已经发生，则用完成时表示，也就是tohavedone形式。类似的用法还有：beconsideredtodosth和besaidtodo。Step6Homework•Learnhowtolookforthekeyinformationthatwillanswerthequestionquickly.•Previewthenextlesson.
