Period 1

I． Teaching Aims:

1. Review the Simple Present Passive Voice and to learn the Present Continuous Passive Voice

It is used for…/ It is being used for…

2. Develop the students’ listening skill by creating an information gap and stimulating their desire to discover things

II． Important points:

1.Words and expressions

2. The Moral Focus: Creative Thinking

III． Difficult points:

the Present Continuous Passive Voice

what ever, where ever, however, whenever, whoever

the usage about dare

IV． Teaching Aids:

A tape recorder, a toothpick, gloves, a sock, a plastic bag , pictures or objects of some daily things like chopsticks, a cell phone, a CD player, a MP3, a computer, a refrigerator, a mirror, a satellite receiver etc.

V． Teaching Procedures:

Step 1 Warming up

Talk about something that is seemingly common and trigger the students to discover something unique by observing carefully and thinking lively.

Create a proper learning environment and get the students geared for the oncoming classroom activities

Brainstorming

Present objects: a toothpick, a sock and a plastic bag

Provoke the students’ thinking by encouraging them to think of the new uses of the above objects

Be ready to accept any offered answers

Try to involve as many students as possible

Step 2 Pre-listening

1. Show pictures of some daily things including one or two but not all of the objects that are to be described

2. Prepare the students for the listening by encouraging them to discover what are being described

Step 3 Listening and Identifying

1. Listen to the tape and identify what is being described.

2. Talk about the possible uses of the described things.

3. Ring a bell to the Simple Present Passive Voice

Step 4 Talking and Guessing

Group work

Divide the whole class into several groups

Think about the objects we use in our daily life.

Describe two or three of the objects to the other groups and see if they can guess what you are describing.

Remember not to make it too easy to guess

Take turns to do the describing and guessing

Use the following structures and questions to help with the description and guessing

It is used for….

It can be found….

It is often seen….

They are made of(from)…

This thing can be put ….

What does it look like? What is it used for?

What is it made of? Who usually uses it?

How do people use it? How does it work?

When is it used? Where do you usually see it ?

Step 5 A Discussion

1. Work in groups of six

2.Discuss about the good impact of one of these things.

3.Each group member contributes some notes to the reporter of the group

4.Report to the whole class

Step 6 Listening in WB

Listen to the tape and fill in the information chart below.

Compare the information with the partner

Step 7 Pair work

Work in pairs.

Look at the space projects below and decide which one is the most useful.

Put “1” in front of the most useful project and “5” in front of the least useful.

Compare answers with the other pairs and explain your choices

Step 8 Summary

Summarize the good impact of all the things described and mentioned.

Think about the potential problems with the things described and mentioned

Suggest solutions to the problems

Homework

Prepare for the talking part in Wb

Period 2

I. Teaching Aims:

Learn phrases and sentences of expressing agreement and disagreement (Absolutely. /That’s exactly what I was thinking. /That’s a good point./ That’s just how I see it./ That’s worth thinking about./ I disagree. /I’m afraid I don’t agree. /Well, it depends. /Well, I don’t know. /Well, I am not sure about that…)

II． Important points:

1. words and expressions

2. To learn how to state one’s points clearly.

3. Moral Focus: Communication and Cooperation

III． Difficult points:

1. Useful expressions for agreement and disagreement

2. Learn the art of persuading

IV． Teaching Aids:

a set of multi-media teaching system, some episodes from Family Album, USA and Mr Bean, some role cards…a toothpick, a sock, a plastic bag , chopsticks, a cell phone etc.…

V． Teaching Procedures:

Step 1 Warming up

Draw the students’ attention by identifying the following statements.

1. The word “boat” can be spelled using four letters from the word “automobile”.

2. 11minutes past 5 o’clock is 48 minutes before 6 o’clock.

3. If you turn a left-handed glove inside out , it will fit on a right hand?

Step 2 Problem Solving

1. Discuss in groups of three about the possible problems with things mentioned the previous day

Examples: chopsticks, car, air-conditioner etc.

2. Provide solutions to all these problems and share opinions with other groups

3.Tolerate different opinions from other groups

Step 3 Listening and Speaking

1.Describe one or two of the teacher’s stressful situations

2. Encourage students to give solutions

3.Exchange ideas with other students

Step 4 Speaking and Acting

Discuss about Jane’s problem and express opinions

Jane wants to buy a cellphone. Before she buys one, she asks her parents and her best friend what they think.

Work in groups of four

Decide which role each group member should play

Take a few minutes to prepare the role cards

Report your decision to the class when you have finished the discussion

Step 5 Looking and Learning

1.Watch some episodes from Family Album, USA and Mr Bean

(《走遍美國》和《憨豆先生》的幾組鏡頭)

2. Recognize more ways of expressing opinions

( Oh, I do so agree. Absolutely right. Definitely. I guess so. I can’t agree with you there. Not really. Not exactly. No way….)

Step 6 Describing and Deciding

1. Encourage the students to disclose their problems by asking

What troubles you most?

What is your problem?

What is your worry?

What upsets you?…

2. Get them to know where to find help by asking

To whom do you usually turn for help?

Where can your problems be possibly solved?

Who can most probably serve as a helper?

(Possible answers: Psychology Center, Hotline Service, Chatting Room, A Radio or TV Chitchat Programs…)

Step 7 Thinking and Judging

Lead the students gradually to the Unit Topic Technology by asking

What do you know about technology?

Why does the government pay so much attention to the development of technology?

Why is technology so important to people’s life?

In what way has it changed or improved people’s life?…

Homework

Profound understanding the positive effect of technology on individuals, nations and even the whole globe by surfing the internet and collecting related information

Hunt for caring stories hailed by technology and share the stories with other students in the next class.

Period 3

I． Teaching Aims:

1. To have a general understanding of how technology has changed the way people live

2.To get a rough idea of the Present Continuous Passive Voice

II． Important points:

1. Words and expressions

2. Present Continuous Passive Voice

3. the Moral Focus: Love & Caring

III． Teaching Aids: a tape recorder, the multimedia teaching system, etc.

IV． Teaching Procedures:

Step 1 Warming up

Greetings

Students’ description of some new inventions accompanied with photos downloaded from the internet

Step 2 Story Sharing

1. Share the caring stories hailed by technology

2. Comment on such stories

Step 3 Presentation

1. Comments on the great impact brought by technology and life in a technological time

2. Discuss these questions with a partner before reading

Have you ever used a cell phone? Do any of your classmates have cell phones?

How is the way we live today different from life in the past?

How have inventions and new technology changed our way of life?

Why are things like cell phones, computers and TV so popular?

What invention do you think is the most important in the human history?

Step 4 Pre-reading

Read the headline and guess the meaning of “Life on the Go”.

What information do you expect to find in the text?

Scanning

Which country does the girl in the passage come from? How do you know?

What is the other example that is being used to support the idea?

Step 5 Reading

Read the first paragraph and answer the following questions

What new invention is being discussed?

What kind of people are being talked about in this passage?

Read the whole text for through understanding and fill out the outline of the text

An Outline of the Text

Wang Mei is an example of Chinese teenagers who have cell phones.

Cell phones can be used for many things.

For Example:__________________________________________

Cell phones also cause problems.

In school___________________________________

At home____________________________________

There are several reasons why teenagers like cell phones.

1)__________________________________________

2)__________________________________________

3)__________________________________________

Wang Mei explains why she likes her cell phone and what she uses it for.

Step 6 Post-reading

Answer the following questions.

Why do some schools not let students use cell phones? Do you agree?

Why do teenagers like cell phones so much?

Wang Mei says that cell phones are the most useful inventions ever. Do you agree?

Which invention do you think is the most useful? Why?

What does the title “Life on the go” mean?

What is the writer’s attitude toward this problem? How do you know?

Step 7 An Activity

Find out how many students have phones in the class

Interview one of them and find out what his or her phone is like. These questions may help you do the interview

What type of phone do you have?

When and where did you buy it?

Who gave you the financial support?

Why do you want to have a phone?

What is your parents’ opinion?…..

Describe the phone and explain the reasons to the whole class

Step 8 A Project

Design your own cell phone. You work for a company that makes cell phones. Your manager wants you to design a new model to increase the sales among Chinese high school students. Work in groups and draw your model.

Advertise your model

These questions may help you do the job

What colour is it?

What size is it?

What shape is it?

What material is it made from?

What features does it have?

How much will it cost?

Let the students make their own choices with reasons available

Homework

Review the words and expressions we have just learned.

Period 4

I. Teaching Aims:

1. To encourage the students to pick out the useful phrases on their own like throughout the world, stay in touch with sb., call for help, in case of emergency, have fun, be cool etc..

2.To fulfill Word Study in the form of a Memory Competition press teenager remind dare emergency dial obey throughout calendar

3.To enable the students to formulate the rules of the Present Continuous Passive Voice ,test out the rules and finally refine their interlanguage

II. Important points:

1. Words and expressions

2. the comprehension of the intergrating skills text.

III. Difficult points:

Practising and using the Present Continuous Passive Voice

IV. Teaching Aids: A tape recorder, a cassette etc.

V. Teaching Procedures:

Step 1 Warming up

Word Game

Work in pairs and make new words

How many words can you make by moving the sides of the box?

S I D R

C O A T

A T O E

P R E M

Examples: STOP ROOM SOAP DATE etc

Step 2 Presentation

Listen to the text again and enable the students to pick out on their own useful words , phrases and sentences

Useful Words Useful Phrases Useful Sentences

emergency stay in touch with sb New functions are being added to the phones

… … …

Talk about the reasons why these words, phrases and sentences are worth their attention

Step 3 Word Study

Match the words and phrases with the meaning on the right

(See Word Study, page 61 )

A Memory Competition

Books closed.

Two Groups Group 1: Girls Group 2: Boys

Two boys and two girls act as secretaries

The group which gets more guesses wins.

Step 4 Grammar

Read the text again and try to identify the sentences that have the similar structure

Words and images are being sent throughout the world.

They are being used as cameras and radios, and to sent e-mail or surf the internet.

New functions are being added to the phones….

Let the students formulate the rules of the Present Continuous Passive Voice through careful observation

Step 5 Pair Work

Test out the rules and get feedback through peer interaction by putting the following into the Present Continuous Passive Voice and change the following sentences into questions, using the Present Continuous Passive Voice (see page 61)

Step 6 An Interview

After studying in the new school for a couple of months, you come across some problems with both your study and your life. In your opinion, the school should put more money in improving both the classroom facilities and dormitory facilities. Therefore, you go to see the headmaster and talk about your personal problems or even complaints.

An Interview

One student act as the headmaster and the other as the student suffering from the problems. The interview takes place in the Headmaster’s office.

Hopefully the student can use such structures as

I am being given too much homework.

We are always being highly controlled by the teachers

Not enough opportunities are being offered to us students

At night, I am frequently being disturbed by the noise from the nearby construction site. …

Personal opinions are to be concluded:

More teaching facilities are being needed

Air conditioners should be added to the dorm in case of hot and humid weather.

A telephone and a computer are also needed…

. Review the expressions of agreement and disagreement

Step 7 Writing

Write a letter to the Headmaster describing the heavy burden given by the school and complaining about the poor studying and living conditions. Personal opinions and suggested solutions are supposed to be included

Put your letter in the Headmaster’s Letter Box

Homework

Finish Part 1&2, p136 in WB

Period 5

I. Teaching Aims:

1. To impress the students with the great impact of technology

2.To use the words and phrases to describe things

(press, teenager, remind, dare, emergency, dial, obey, throughout, calendar, throughout the world, stay in touch with sb., call for help, in case of emergency, have fun, be cool….) To think about the problems caused by technology

II. Teaching Aids:

A cellphone, pictures of a robot and computer, the multi-media teaching system, etc.

III. Teaching Procedures:

Step 1 Warming up

Enjoy some well-selected MTVs

Comments on the producing of these MTVs and the use of new technology

Impress the students with the great impact of technology by displaying Hi-tech achievements.

Ask the students to imagine the future inventions

Step 2 Language Input

Read the passage and think what is missing in this future world?

Imagine that you are one of the students chosen to solve the problem. Write a letter to Q 12 in which you explain love and friendship. Remember that Q12 is a computer that does not understand how human beings feel and what human life is like. Tell Q12 about how we think, how we feel about each other, and try to give examples of love and friendship

Tell your classmates about the examples that you are going to use

A Letter to Q12 Love is the Everlasting Topic of the World. The following may help you with the writing

Step 3 A Design

Work in groups of five.

Work out some regulations for the communities to keep the teenagers away from the Cyber Cafe.

Step 4 Tips for reading

Learn to become a smart reader

Look at page 63 and read these tips. Help the students get better ways in dealing with reading comprehensions.

Step 5 Talking

Modern technology helps us do many of the things we want to do. But technology can also cause problems. What are the advantages and disadvantages of modern technology?

Work together with your partner. Write down the advantages and disadvantages of the following inventions.

Items Advantages Disadvantages

Cellphones 1.Cellphones help us keep in touch with friends and family.

… 1.Using a cellphone is expensive.

2.Overusing it may disturb our work.

…

Robots … …

Computers … …

Discuss about the advantages and disadvantages of modern technology with the help of the lists.

Homework

Finish off the Wb exercises of this unit.

Go over the whole unit and the grammar focus.