Lesson1ModernHeroesTeachingaims:Topractiseextensivereadinginordertounderstandthemainideaofeachparagraphandguessthemeaningofnewwordsfromthecontext.Tousetimelinkers,especiallyadverbsandconjunctionsTorevisetheuseofPastSimpleandPastContinuousTopractiseoralEnglishTeachingdifficulties:Tousetimelinkers,especiallyadverbsandconjunctionsTorevisetheuseofPastSimpleandPastContinuousTeachingAids:computerandcassetteTeachingprocedures:.WarmingupⅠT:whodoyouthinkismodernheroes?S:T:whathavetheydone?Whydoyouthinktheyareheroes?S:T:Whoisit?(pictureisYangLiwei).HaveyouheardofYangLiwei?Howdoyoufeelabouthim?S:T:Ishecalledhero?Whyorwhynot?S:T:showaslideaboutinformationYangLiwei(Born:June21,1965,LiaoNingHeight:168cm;Weight:65kg;Training:1998-2003;Crowned:SpaceHero.HowdidyoufeelaboutChina’sfirstmannedspaceflight?S:ⅡReadingTrueorfalse1.Whenthespaceshipseparatedfromtherocket,Yangcouldn’tfeelthehighgravity.2.YangLiweispokewiththegroundcontrolwhenthespaceshipwascirclingtheearththeseventime.3.ShenahoucanⅤcaughtfirebecauseoftheearth’satmosphere.4.WhenYangLiweiwasdoingitsseventhcircle,heshowedtheflagsofChinaandtheUN.5.YangLiweifelttheshipwasshakingwhenShenzhouVlanded.6.Whenhecamebackfromspace,hefeltverytired.Answers:1.T2.F3.F4.T5.F6.FAfterreadingthetexttheteacherask“Canyousaysomewordsaboutspaceflight?”Answers:capsule,spacesuit,spaceman(astronaut),spaceship,parachute,rocket,helicopter,launch.ⅢFurtherreadingDotheexercise3andtheexercise4ReadthearticleandyoudescribethecourseofShenzhouⅤDotheexercise5Readthroughthequestionswiththeclasssothatstudentsknowwhatinformationtolookoutwhenreadingthetext.Studentsthenreadthetextandanswerthequestions.ⅣFreetalk:WhydoyouthinkYangLiweiisahero?Whatcanwelearnfromhim?ⅤvocabularyDotheexercise5and6.ⅥGrammarGuidestudenttostudyGrammarSummary3,onpage92Dotheexerciseexcise8Studentslookatthesentencesandworkoutthedifferences(PastContinuous,PastSimple)Dotheexercise9and10ⅦLanguageinuseStudentspreparethequestionsfortheinterviewinpairs.Theymayneedtogobacktothetextandgetmoreinformation.TheymayalsouseotherinformationwhichtheycancollectfromnewspapersandtheinternetStudentsroleplayaninterviewbetweenYangLiweiandareporterwiththereporteraskingwhathappened,whatYangLiweididandhowhefelt.ⅧHomeworkReadthearticlespaceheroesonpage32
