Lesson27:TheDoveandtheOliveBranchTeachingContent:Masterywordsandexpressions:flood,peaceful,raise,symbolOralwordsandexpressions:dove,olive,Adam,Eve,Eden,God,NoahTeachingAims:1.Stimulatethestudents’ideasoflovingourcountry.2.Improvethestudents’spokenEnglish.TeachingImportantPoints:1.Talkabouttheagreementanddisagreement.2.Grasptheobjectclause.TeachingDifficultPoints:theobjectclauseTeachingPreparation:picturesTeachingAids:audiotape,flashcards,picturesTypeoflesson:newlessonTeachingProcedure:Step1.Leadinbydiscussing“Doyouknowthestoryofthedoveandtheolivebranch?”Dividetheclassintogroupofthreeorfour.Discussthequestion.Atthesametime,showthestudentsthepictureofthedoveandtheolivebranchwiththehelpoftheaudiotape.Everyoneinthegroupwritestheiranswersdown.Thendiscussitinthegroup.Choosethebesttoshowinfrontoftheclass.Step2.Listentothetapeanddecidethefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.Noahisagoodman.2.NoahandhisfamilyintheGreatFloodforahundreddays.3.Sincethen,peopleuseapictureofadovewithanolivebranchinitsmouthtoshowtheirloveforpeace.Afterlisteningtothetape,askthestudentstofinishthetaskinclassinoral.Step3.Scanthetextandtellthemainideaofit.Remembertosaywiththeirownwords.Notonewordbyonewordfromthetext.Step4.Readthetextcarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.DidGodthinktherearetoomanybadpeopleintheworld?2.WhatdidNoahdotoescapetheGreatFlood?Finishthetaskinclassinoral.Step5.GroupworkDiscussthefollowingquestionsingroupsofthreeorfour.Whatdoyouthinkbreaksthepeaceinourlife?Whatcanyoudotopreventthishappen?Makealistofit.Thenexchangetheideasingroups.Choosethebesttopresentinfrontoftheclass.Beforethestudentsfinishthetask,theteacherhadbettershowsomenewwordstothemontheblackboard.Step6.Cometo“LET’SDOIT”.Askthestudentstofinishthetaskinformalgroups.First,discusswhetherornotyouthinkthestoryofNoahisreal.Whyorwhynot?WhatdotheythinkoftheGod’sidea?Second,tellotherfamousstoriesaboutmakingpeace.ManystudentsmayknowsomeChinesestoriesaboutmakingpeace.Showsomepicturestohelpthemremindtheoldstories.Manypeoplediedinordertogetapeacefulworldforus.Step7.Homework1.Finishofftheexercisesinactivitybook.2.Writedownyourstoryintheexercisebook.Summary:Remindthestudentstorespectthedeadmenwhodiedintheanti-Japanesewars.ManystoriesalsowritedownsomegreatmenwhodevotedthemselvestothepeaceofChina.Let’srememberthemforever.Withoutthem,wehaven’tthepeacefulworldandthehappylife.
