Unit 1 The world of our senses
Period 1 Welcome to the unit
Teaching goals
Enable the students to talk about the functions of people?s five senses and give example of any people who have made great achievements even if they have lost one of their senses. Help the students learn how to describe the functions of the people?s five senses and give example of any people who have made great achievements even if they have lost one of their senses with the target language in this unit. Teaching important points
Talk about the functions of people?s five senses and the relations between them. Teaching difficult points
How to describe people who have made great achievements even if they have lost one of their senses. Teaching methods
Discussion, listening and speaking. Teaching aids
A tape recorder, a projector and a computer. Teaching procedures and ways
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Unit 1 The world of our senses
Period two Reading
Teaching goals
Enable the students read a story about a woman lost in the fog.
Help the students learn how to analyze the elements of a story and learn the reading strategy of a story.
Teaching important points
Help the students to read a story about a woman lost in the fog. Teaching difficult point
How to identify the elements of a story. Teaching methods
Listening, skimming, scanning and discussion.
Teaching aids A tape recorder, a projector and a computer. Teaching procedure and ways Step1 self-study 自主学习：
一、词汇认知：预习教材第2—3页，在文中找出下列单词和短语，并写出他们的中文意思。 1.mist(L2)______________ 2.forecast(L3)_______________ 3.once(L7)________________ 4.fare(L8)___________ 5.observe(L14)____________ 6.rest(L16、51)______________ 7.narrow(L21)_________ 8.approach(L22)___________ 9.beat(L25)__________________ 10.still(L29)___________ 11.stare(L33)______________ 12.rare(L53)________________ 13.that far(L11)___________________ 14.in sight(L20)____________________ 15.wish for(L28)___________________ 16.watch out for(L37)__________________ 17.come to one?s aid(L50)_________________ 18.in relief(L50)_______________________ 二、fast read
1. What is the story about? A young _____________ lost in the _____ 2. Where did Polly live? At _______ _______ Street 3. Who helped Polly？_________________________________
Step2 groupor pair work 合作探究：
Reading Strategy
1.a plot 2.main characters 3.a certain time period 4.a place 5.a problem to be solved 6.a climax or a surprising ending ___ Listening and rading “Fog”，（T or F）： ( )1.The fog was very thick in the morning.
( )2.When Polly got to Green Park, the weather turned out to be fine. ( )3. Polly got to Green Park by train.
( )4. The old man carried an umbrella in his hand.
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( )5. After arriving at home, Polly invited the old man to her home for a rest and he agreed. Reading 3
( )1. The man who helped Polly out of trouble was_____.
A. an old man who always gets lost in the heavy fog. B. the man who watched Polly on the train C. a man who would do something bad to her. D. a blind man who?s tall, helpful and grateful. ( )2. When did Polly?s experience happen?
A. In the early morning when it was still dark outside. B. In the afternoon when Polly was on her way back home. C. On a foggy night when everybody had to take a train. D. At lunch time when Polly was out buying some lunch.
( )3. The writer mentioned the two unnamed men in order to show that ______. A. Polly was in danger. B. they wanted to help her. C. they would do something bad to her. D. Polly was too nervous. ( )4. The story is mainly developed_______.
A. in spatial(空间的) order. B. in time order.
C. from least to most important. D. from most to least important.
Stpe3 presentation
Ask some members of some groups to give their answers to the class.The others or the teacher gives some comments.
Step 4 practice 达标练习：课文回归
When Polly left home that morning, the city was already covered in a grey mist. After work, she (1)s_____________out into the fog and wanted to take her usual bus. But the fog is too thick for the _____that she was being watched by a tall man in a dark coat. While the rest of the passengers were getting out, she (5)g _____ at the faces around her. The tall man was (6)n _____ to be seen. When Polly got out of the station, the fog lay like a thick, grey cloud. There was no one in (7)s _____ . As she walked along, she heard the sound of footsteps, but by the time she reached the corner of the street, the footsteps were (8)g ______ . Suddenly Polly felt a rough hand brush her face and she heard a man?s voice in her ear saying ?Sorry?. She could feel her heart (9)b _______ with fear. To her surprise, the man (10)t______________out to be a kind blind man who wanted to help people in the fog.
bus to run (2)____________far. As Polly (3)o____________the passengers on the train, she (4)s
Step 5 Homework
1.反复朗读课文。
2.完成学案导练P53 的练习题.
3.预习下一课时的导学案，自学本文中重要语言点.
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Unit 1 The world of our senses Period three Reading (2)
Teaching goals:
Help students understand fully of the text.
Deal with some difficult sentences and useful language points
Teaching important and difficult points:
mastering the use of some of language points: in sight, wish for, reach out, watch out for, pay back, be frozen with, be related to, be linked to, make sense, make the most of, can?t help doing,
Teaching methods reading,practice Teaching aids
Multi media and blackboard. Teaching procedure and ways: Step 1 check the answers
Ask some students to write the answers of their homework on the BB. Check their answers with the class as a whole, discuss the hard ones.. Step 2 self-study 自主学习：
一. 在课文第一段（1---5行）中找到下列单词或短语，并译成中文。
1.fog warning(L1) ___________ 2. left home(L2) ___________ _ 3.covered in a grey mist(L2)___________ _ 4. at lunch(L3) 5.forcast(L3)__________ _ 6.a thick fog(L3)__________ __ 7. left work(L4)________ 8. stepped out into __________ 9.wondered ____________ _ 10.running___________ 2. Ask the students to read aloud the first and two paragraphs by themselves.
Step 3 group work language points：
1.【原句】(L2)When Polly left home that morning, the city was already covered in a grey mist. 波莉离开家的那天早晨，这座城市已笼罩在灰白色的雾气中。 cover用法探究:
①She covered her face with her hands. 她用她的双手 __ 她的脸。
②It took them four days to cover 150 miles. 花了他们四天时间才 _____ 150 英里。 ③How many pages have you covered? 你已经 ___ 多少页？ 【归纳小结】
cover 的意思分别是：① ; ② ; ③ .
2.【原句】(L5) she wondered if the buses would still be running wonder译为___________________________，后常接宾语从句。
① I wonder who she is. 我 她是谁。
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