(Stick on the blackboard a piece of paper with the word puzzle on it.)
(A moment later,ask several students to write down their answers.Cf:The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard.)
T:Do you agree with them? Ss:Yes,they’re quite right.
T:Good.These people are all famous people.Look at the sentences on the cards.What do you find? S:I find that there is an Attributive Clause in each sentence,restrictive or non-restrictive.
T:Yes,you’re a careful girl.This game is also for you to review the Attributive Clause.Read these sentences again and find out the Attributive Clause in each sentence. (A moment later,ask some students to say their answers.) Suggested answers: Across:
1.…,whose name is always linked with his cartoon characters,such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.
2.…,who was born in Germany but spent his last years in the USA.
3.…,among whose big inventions are electric lighting and the motion picture camera. 4.…,whose many great films were City Lights and Modern Times. 5.…,who died in a plane crash in 1997.
6.…,whose famous songs include Blowing In The Wind. 7.…,who discovered the Law of Gravity. Down:
1.…,who lived in China before the Liberation.
2.…,who fought for the freedom of slaves in the USA. 3.…,who was Adam’s wife.
4.…,whose ideas about the future have often become reality,…
5.…,who later bravely fought against the British invasion and saved her country and people. T:We’ve learnt a lot about the Attributive Clause before.We know that it is a very important grammar item,so let’s do some more exercises to consolidate it.Turn to Page 61,and finish Exercise 2 in Grammar part.
(Allow the students a few minutes to finish it and then check the answers.) Suggested answers:
1.The wires with which the machines were connected were very old.
2.Leonardo da Vinci,who was interested in both literature and science,painted the famous“Smiling Mona Lisa”.
3.The pilot with whom we had dinner told us stories about his travels.
4.The four ancient Chinese inventions,which we are proud of,have remained important in human history for thousands of years.
5.Mozart,whose music is well liked by people all over the world,showed his talent in music at a very young age.
6.The photos are kept in that cupboard in which/where we found our parents’ old photos. 7.The country from which this news report is coming is on the other side of the world.
8.One of the first inventions of human beings was the wheel,which we don’t know who first invented.
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T:In this unit,we have learnt a lot about new inventions and famous inventors.Now,let’s do an exercise using what we’ve learnt in this unit to review the Attributive Clause.Turn to Page 61 and finish Exercise 1 in Grammar part,please.Finish them first by yourselves and then you may discuss your answers in pairs.
(A few minutes later,ask some students to read out their answers.Students may have various answers.)
Suggested answers:
1.…can be used at home or in an office.
2.…it is not convenient to use a desktop computer. 3.…businesses are busy.
4.…you can obtain a patent for your invention.
5.…we need something more useful or more convenient to satisfy the needs of people. 6.…invents things.
7.…are both delicious and environmentally friendly./can be eaten. ?Step Ⅲ Word Study
T:As you know,there are a lot of useful expressions in this unit.Let’s do some exercises to review them.
(Show the following on the multimedia and allow the students a couple of minutes to finish it.) Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions.
1.I’m tired__________washing clothes by hand.I’ll buy a washing machine tomorrow.
2.You’ve got to break away__________old thought patterns in order to develop creative thinking. 3.She was telling us about her sick mother when she suddenly broke__________tears. 4.The students like physics classes because the way their teacher teaches allows__________creativity.
5.I don’t want to keep the hen any more;I’ll exchange it__________twenty eggs.
6.During a test,it’s always wise to move on when you get stuck__________a difficult problem and come back to it later.
(A moment later,ask some students to say their answers and then check them with the whole class.Give some explanations when necessary.) Suggested answers:
1.of(be tired of doing sth.) 2.from(break away from…) 3.into(break into tears/a house) 4.for(allow for…)
5.for(exchange A for B) 6.by(get stuck by…)
T:Well done!After class you should read these sentences more to master the use of the phrases in them.Now,let’s do another practice. (Show the following on the multimedia.) Change the form of the following words. trial→__________(v.)
application→__________(v.) produce→__________(adj.) fail→__________(n.)
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involvement→__________(v.) eraser→__________(v.) inspiration→__________(v.) possible→__________(n.) deep→__________(v.)
awareness→__________(adj.) Suggested answers: trial→try(v.)
application→apply(v.) produce→productive(adj.) fail→failure(n.)
involvement→involve(v.) eraser→erase(v.)
inspiration→inspire(v.) possible→possibility(n.) deep→deepen(v.)
awareness→aware(adj.)
?StepⅣ Summary and Homework
T:Today we’ve reviewed some useful expressions and words we learnt before.Also we’ve done some practice to review the Attributive Clause.After class,you should do more practice to master them better.Besides,try to solve the riddles in Part 14 on Page 62.That’s all for today.See you tomorrow!
Ss:See you tomorrow!
?Step Ⅴ The Design of the Writing on the? Blackboard
Unit 18 Inventions The Third Period Walt Disney Albert Einstein Abraham Lincoln Newton John Denver Charlie Chaplin Word puzzle:
The Fourth Period
Teaching Aims:
1.Learn a reading passage to improve the students’ reading ability. 2.Do some writing practice to improve the students’ writing ability. 3.Learn some useful words and expressions. Teaching Important Points:
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1.Improve the students’ integrating skills. 2.Review the Attributive Clause. Teaching Difficult Point:
How to improve the students’ integrating skills. Teaching Methods:
1.Reading and understanding to improve the students’ reading ability. 2.Writing practice to improve the students’ writing ability. 3.Individual or pair work to make every student work in class. Teaching Aids: 1.the multimedia 2.the blackboard
Teaching Procedures: ?Step Ⅰ Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual. ?Step ⅡLead-in and Reading
T:How many of you have a computer at home?Please put up your hands. (Some students put up their hands.)
Good.Most of you have a computer.What do you do with your computer? S:I search for information on the Internet.And sometimes I play games with it. T:Does anybody do anything else with it?
S:I sometimes draw pictures or type something. S:For me,I sometimes send e-mails to my friends. S:I listen to the music. S:I watch football matches. …
T:Do you think the computer is really useful to you?
S:Not exactly.I can also do these things without a computer.I can go to a library to look for the information that I need.But it’s much quicker and more convenient if I use a computer. S:I can listen to the music on a tape recorder. S:I can watch football matches on TV. …
T:You’re quite right.New technology is often used in old ways.Now,please have a discussion in groups of four to complete the chart shown on the screen.
(Show the following on the screen and give the students a moment to have a discussion.) Technology Usage
Computer Used as a typewriter ?———————— ?————————
The Internet Used as a library ?———————— ?———————— —————— ?———————— ?———————— ?————————
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(After a few minutes,ask several students to say their answers.Students may have various answers.) Suggested answers: Technology Usage Computer Used as: a typewriter a projector
a video game player a drawing board
The Internet Used as: a library a TV
a telephone a radio Used to: send e-mails
read news from home and abroad Cellphone Used as: a telephone
a telephone directory a video game player a watch/calendar an alarm clock Used to:
send information to others
T:Well done!Now,let’s read the passage about new technology carefully.Try to find out the answers to the two questions on the screen.After you finish,you may have a discussion in pairs. (The following questions are shown on the screen.)
1.Why are scientific metaphors like “memory”and“cut and paste” useful?How may they limit our thinking?
2.Think of more words we use to talk about computers and Internet.How well do they describe the things or actions they are used for?Are there other words we could use that might be better?
(A moment later,check the answers with the whole class.Students may have various answers to the second question.) Suggested answers:
1.They make it easier for us to understand and use a new tool.They may make it more difficult for us to use the new invention in the best way.
2.Words like:copy,file,delete,lock,enter,return,store ?Step Ⅲ Explanation
T:Now,I think you’ve understood the passage well.Please look at the screen.I’ll explain some expressions that you must master.Please listen carefully. (The multimedia shows the following.) Language Points: 1.sb. be said to be…
e.g.He is said to be a good basketball player when he was young.
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