The Fourth Period—Section B(2a－2e)

 Teaching Important Points　【教学重点】

　Key words & phrases：

　express，circle，Britain，receive，leader，medical，purpose，prevent，energy，position，victory，enemy，period

at the same time，stop…from becoming ill

　Key sentences：

　1.Stonehenge is not only one of Britain's most famous historical places but also one of its greatest mysteries.

　2.Another popular idea is that Stonehenge might be a kind of calendar.

　3.Most historians believe it must be almost 5，000 years old.

　Key structure：

　modal verb＋be

eg：Most historians believe it must be almost 5，000 years old.

 Teaching Difficult Points　【教学难点】

　★Practice making inferences and the use of linking words.

 Teaching Aids　【教学工具】

　A tape recorder，CAI or multimedia courseware.

 Teaching Steps　【教学过程】

★Step 1　Leading in　【新课导入】

1．Greeting

2．Warming up

Show the picture of Section B，picture b．Ask：

T：What is the alien doing while the man is running?

S：It's running after the man.

T：Are they running at the same time?

S：Yes，the alien is running while the man is running.

T：Yes，not only the man is running but also the alien is running.Do both of them feel scared?

S：The man feels scared but the alien doesn't.

T：Why does the man feel scared?

S：The man feels scared because the alien is running after them.

3．Write down the linking words in your dialogue on the board.

★Step 2　Cooperative inquiry　【合作探究】

1．Finish the task in 2a

①Work in groups.What do these linking words mean and what are their purpose?

②Look at the frame in 2a.Match them and learn these words.

2．Finish the task in 2b

①Look at the picture in 2b.Ask：Do you know the name of this place？Skim the passage for the main ideas of this passage.

②Read the passage quickly again.Underline the linking words in the paragraphs and learn how to use them.

③Read the passage carefully.Say the main meaning of each paragraph.Learn the new words and expressions and show how to use them.

3．Finish the task in 2c

4．Finish the task in 2d

①Students use proper linking words to fill in the blanks.

②Get the students to repeat these sentences using another linking word.

5．Finish the task in 2e

★Step 3　Homework

1．Read aloud the passage in 2b fluently and learn the new words and expressions in it.

2．Make sentences with the linking words in 2a.Write them in the exercise books.

3．Translate the following sentences into English.

(1)锻炼能够防止人们生病(stop…from)。

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(2)他能够成功是因为他努力学习。

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(3)长城不仅是中国历史上的一个奇迹(wonder)，而且是中国人的骄傲。

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 Board Design　板书设计

Stonehenge—Can Anyone Explain Why It Is There?

not only…but also…，

however，because，

while，as，but，

because，and，but

stop…from becoming ill

Stonehenge is not only one of Britain's most famous historical places but also one of its greatest mysteries.

 Teaching Reflection　【教学反思】

　　　In this period，the most important thing is reading.It is a good time to train the students' ability of reading quickly and efficiently.While reading，students should learn to catch the main and the most important ideas as quickly as they can.They must learn some new words and new language items.They practice the use of linking words.They need to learn some long sentences in the reading passage.

After reading，we do some oral practice and discuss some questions to check how well the students learn from the passage.