Module4ThenaturalelementsUnit4AvisittotheSpaceMuseum1Languagefocus:Usingnouns/nounphrasetoidentifypeople,animals,events,objectsandactivites.e.g.planet,Earth.Usingdefinitearticlestorefertoacosmicobject.e.g.theSun.Usingthepresentcontinuoustensetodescribeanactiontakingplaceatthetimeofspeaking.e.g.MissGuoandherstudentsarewatchingaslideshowintheSpaceMuseum.Languageskills:ListeningRecognizedifferencesintheuseofintonationinquestions,statements,commands,andrespondappropriately.Understandthespeaker’sintention,attitudeandfeelingsthroughhis/herchoiceanduseoflanguage,gesturesandfacialexpressionSpeakingUseappropriateintonationandstress,andvaryvolume,toneofvoice,andspeedtoconveyintendedmeaningsandfeelings.Useappropriateregisterswhenspeakingtofamiliarinterlocutorssuchasteachersandpeers.Openaninteractionbyelicitingaresponsebyaskingquestionsorprovidinginformationonatopic.Maintainaninteractionbyacknowledging,agreeingordisagreeing,replying,askingquestions,addingorgivingexamples,explainingandusingformulaicexpressionswhereappropriate.Maintainaninteractionbyaskingandrespondingtoothers’opinions.ReadingScanatexttolocatespecificinformationbyusingstrategiessuchaslookingatheadingsandrepeatedwords.Materials:Student’sBook7Bpage82Workbook7Bpage45Pre-taskpreparationLanguagelearningactivity(Thissectionaimsatprovidingstudentswithopportunitiestopractisethelanguage/vocabularyneededorbecomefamiliarwiththebackgroundforthetaskthatfollows.1.AskstudentsiftheyhavebeentotheSpaceMuseum.AskthemwhattheysawattheSpaceMuseum.InvitestudentstotelltheclassabouttheirexperiencesattheSpaceMuseum;whattheysaw,whattheydidandwheretheywent,etc.2.Askstudentswhattheyknowaboutthesolarsystem.Askthemquestionslike:Howmanyplanetsarethereinoursolarsystem?Whataretheirnames?3.Introducethenamesofthenineplanetstostudents.Makesurestudentscanpronounceandspellthenamescorrectly.4.Studentsworkinpairstowritethenamesoftheplanetsinthecorrectorder;startingfromtheplanetclosesttotheSuntotheplanetfarthestfromtheSun.Getstudentstodiscussinpairs.5.Whenstudentshavecompletedthetask,haveafewpairsgivetheiranswerstotheclassandthewholeclasscheckstheanswerstogether.6.Studentsworkingroups.Inviteeachgrouptochooseaplanetinthesolarsystemtheywouldliketoknowmoreabout.Encouragestudentstogotolibrarytofindoutsomeinformationontheirchosenplanet.Askstudentstosharetheirfindingsinclass.ConsolidationWorkbookpage452Languagefocus:Usingadjectivetomakecomparisons.e.g.Jupiteristhelargestplanetinoursolarsystem.Usingprepositions/prepositionalphrasestoindicateposition/place/directione.g.WhichistheclosestplanettotheSun?Languageskills:ListeningRecognizedifferencesintheuseofintonationinquestions,statements,commands,andrespondappropriately.Listenforspecificinformation.Understandthespeaker’sintention,attitudeandfeelingsthroughhis/herchoiceanduseoflanguage,gesturesandfacialexpression.SpeakingUseappropriateintonationandstress,andvaryvolume,toneofvoice,andspeedtoconveyintendedmeaningsandfeelings.Openaninteractionbyelicitingaresponsebyaskingquestionsorprovidinginformationonatopic.Maintainaninteractionbyacknowledging,agreeingordisagreeing,replying,askingquestions,addingorgivingexamples,explainingandusingformulaicexpressionswhereappropriate.ReadingReadwrittenlanguageinmeaningfulchunks.Recognizerecurrentpatternsinlanguagestructure.Materials:Student’sBook7Bpage83Cassette7BandacassetteplayerW...
