Unit2DNALanguagegoals:Inthisunitstudentslearntotalkaboutabilityandinability,learntotalkaboutthemselves.Newlanguages:IknowwhatIwouldchoose.Whatifyoucouldcombineotheranimalsorplantstomakesomethingnew?NeitherLucynorhermotherisabletospeakGerman.FromyourDNA,scientistscanidentifynotonlybutalsopeoplerelatedtoyou.Difficultpoints:1.Howtoimprovethestudents’readingandwritingabilitiesaccordingtothereadingmaterials.2.Learnaboutclonesintheworld.Teachingaids:computer,video,recorderTeachingperiods:Period1:Lesson9Period2:Lesson10Period3:Lesson11Period4:Lesson12Period5:Lesson13Period6:Lesson14Period7:Lesson15Period8:Lesson16Period1Lesson9What’sa“Horkey”?Teachingcontent:Masterywordsandexpressions:combine,living,liveOralwordsandexpressions:whatif,atthesametimeTeachingaims:1.Teachvocabularywords.2.Targetlanguages:Whatifyoucouldcombineotheranimalsorplantstomakesomethingnew?3.Trainthespeakingandlisteningabilities.Teachingprocedures:Step1.FreetalkDoyouliketomixyourfoodtogetherwhenyoueat?Whatthingsdoyouliketomixtogether?Whatanimalsorplantsdoyoulikebest?Why?Whatanimalswouldyouliketocombine?Why?Step2.PresentationPutupapicturewithcombinedanimalsorplants.Andaskdoyouthinkitispossible?Canyousaysomethingaboutthispicture?Dothesamewithotherpictures.Step3.Let’slearnthewordsfromthetape.Listentothewordsinthislessonforseveraltimes.Askthestudentsreadafteritandimitate.Asksomestudentstoreadthewordsloudlyinclass.Step4.ListeningListentothetapeandanswerthefollowingquestions:WhatanimalsdoesDannywanttocombine?Why?WhataboutJenny?Askseveralstudentstoanswerandchecktheanswers.Step5.Readthetextsilently.Thenletthestudentsreadthetextinclass.Afterawhile,asksomestudentstoreadthetextinfrontoftheclass.Step6.PairworkAsksomepairstoactthedialogue,butremembernottowordforword.Step7.MakeasurveyMakeasurveyaboutwhatanimalsorplantsyourfriendswouldliketocombine?Why?NameWhatwouldyouliketocombine?Why?LeiTianyingMonkeysanddolphinsTheyareclever,theycanclimbandswim.Step8.Homework1.Revisethevocabularywordsinthislesson.2.PreviewLesson10.Period2Lesson10WhatisDNA?Teachingcontent:Masterywordsandexpressions:between,among,exceptfor,notonlybutalso,own,relatetoTeachingaims:1.Teachvocabularywords.2.Targetlanguages:Exceptforidenticaltwins,eachlivingthinghasitsownuniqueDNA.FromyourDNA,scientistscanidentifynotonlybutalsopeoplerelatedtoyou.YouhaveyourownDNA,butitrepeatsthepatternsfromyourparents’DNA.3.Trainthespeakingandwritingabilities.Teachingprocedures:Step1.FreetalkLetsomestudentssayoutwhattheywanttocombine,andtellthereason.Step2.Pre-readingDoyouandthestudentsnearyoulookthesame?Whatisthesame?Arethereanydifferencesbetweenyouandthem?Whatcanscientistsdowith“DNA”?Step3.NewwordsLet’sreadthenewwordsafterthetape.Playagame:guesstheworld.Step4.ListeningListentothetapeandanswerthefollowingquestions:WhatisDNA?WheredoesyourDNAcomefrom?Whatcanscientistsdowith“DNA”?Discussthesequestionswiththestudents.Step5.ReadingAskstudentstoreadthepassageindividually.Readingthewholetextquicklytogetthegeneralideaofwhatitisabout.Foreachparagraphorpartofthestory,studentsfindthewordsorsentencesthatarethemostimportant.Step6.ExercisesDoexercisesontheactivitybook,checktheanswers.Step7.Let’sdoitStudentsdiscussthesewiththeirpartners,thensayoutinclass.Step8.Homework1.WriteapassageaboutDNA,trytotellwhatitis,whereitisfrom,whatthingsyoushowyourparents’DNA?2.Previewlesson11.Peri...
