Unit 7 A man who never gave up
Lecturer: Cheng Wenjun
Title: Lesson 25 (the1st period)
Teaching aims:
1. Learn to talk about the new inventions orally.
2. Understand the whole lesson and read it fluently.
3. Master the following materials:
Words: able, neatly, own
Phrases: be able to, keep working on it, change the world more, the second most useful invention
Sentences: I’m trying to get it to write more quickly.
Which of these would you most like to own?
Learn the use of the infinitive: (1) as object,（2）as the object complement, (3) as adverbials
Emphasis and difficult points:
1. The main points --- (1)&(2) in the teaching objectives
2. The difficult points:
(1) get sth. to do sth.
(2) the difference between “be able to” and “can”
(3) the second most useful invention: the combination of the ordinal number and the superlative degree.
(4) Try to understand its structure “Which of these would you most like to own?”
Teaching imagination:
1. Rewrite the dialogue into an article to develop the Ss’ analysis abilities
2. Develop the Ss’ thoughts by discussions
Teaching aids: A tape recorder; the Bb.
Teaching procedure:
Step 1 Revision
Go over the names of some inventions.
T: Well, we know Edison was a great inventor. He invented a lot of things all his life. Nowadays, there are more and more inventions.
What inventions do you know?
(Light, telephone, television, radio, computer, …)
Step 2 Read and say
David try to invent something today. What does he want to invent?
Let’s go on to learn Unit 7, Lesson 25.
Part 1
Listen to Part 1 and answer the following questions.
1. What is David doing?
2. Why is he doing that?
3. Does it work?
Teach: (1)get it write more quickly让它写得更快。 Get sb. to do sth.
(2)be able to 与 can的区别
时态：be able to 用于不同的时态；can只有原形过去形式
意义：be able to 能做某事；can有更多的意思，如：表示允许；表示猜测
(3)neatly adv. Write neatly; put the books on the shelf neatly
(4)keep doing sth.= not give up doing sth.
(5) work on sth. 从事…
Ask the Ss to read and act it.
Step 3 Ask and answer
Part 2 of Page 31
T: David wanted to invent a new pen. If he can, that is a new invention.
The inventions have changed the world a lot.
Which inventions do you think have changed the world more?
Then show the four old inventions.
Look at page ii and talk about it. Ask and answer in pairs by using the questions in Part 2.
(Teach: change the world more; the second most useful invention;
Which of these would you most like to own?; own = have = have got)
Step 4 Workbook
Some inventions’ names are very long, so people usually have a short way to call them.
Let’s open our workbook and do Ex. 1
Step 5 Conclusion
1. Some key words: be able to; neatly; keep working on it; the second most useful; own
2. Some key sentences:
I’m trying to get it to write more quickly.
Which of these would you most like to own? etc.
Homework
1. Workbook ex. 2 &3
2. Recite Part 1
Lecturer: Cheng Wenjun
Title: Lesson 26 (Two lessons) (the 2nd period)
Teaching aims:
1. Read the passage and try to understand it.
2. Make sure to finish Ex.1 in the workbook.
3. Master all the teaching materials.
4. Read the whole lesson fluently and the pronunciation and intonation should be right.
Words: spirit, inventor, invention, pupil, build, print, track, frighten, frightened, safety, telegraph, lifetime
Phrases: try out, at the age of, rush out, New Jersey
Sentences: 1. Thomas Edison thought that no matter how difficult something seemed, he could find the answer.
2. He said he thought more of a person who has one idea and makes it work than of a person who has a thousand ideas but doesn’t do anything about them.
Emphasis and important points:
1. The main points ---- (1)&(2) in the teaching objectives
2. The difficult points.
A. was always trying out 过去进行时，表示过去常常做某事。
B. so …that… 如此…以致…
C. thought more of…更看重… think a lot of …对…有很高评价
Teaching imaginations:
1. Analyze the text by Edison’s different ages.
2. Make the Ss familiarize the content of the text by retelling the passage and correcting the sentences.
3. Make a contest of reading
Teaching aids: A tape recorder; the Bb.
Teaching procedure:
Step 1 Revision
A): (Oral)
What was David trying to do? Why?
What was his idea?
B): Make sentences with the following phrases:
1) get sb. to do sth. 2) be able to & can 3) write neatly 4) keep working on it
C): Talk about the inventions with the following sentences
1. Which inventions have changed the world more than others?
2. Which of the inventions do you think is the ….
3. Which of the inventions would you most like to own?
Step 2 Presentation
There was a great inventor who invented more than one thousand things.
Who is he?
Show the pictures of Edison and his inventions.
Step 3 Pre-reading
Talk about Edison and answer the questions in Part 1.
Show the questions with Slide 4.
Introduce something about Edison (Slide 5)
(Learn: spirit; the spirit of a school; in good spirits)
Step 4 Reading
A: Play a game: Guess the word by sentences to learn new words.
B: Read the whole text quickly then answer the questions of Ex 1 of Page128.
C: Analyze the text by different ages.
Paragraph 1 Edison was a great inventor. He never gave up.
Paragraph 2--4 Talk about Edison’s childhood.
Explain some key phrases:
*have nothing to do with; have something to do with
*find sb. to do sth.
*build…for sb.
*at the age of 12=when he was 12
*on the railways tracks
*rush out
*carry him to safety; in safety
*so… that …;
eg: He was so frightened that he couldn’t move=He was too frightened to move.
He was so tall that he could reach it.= He was tall enough to reach it.
*open up
*lifetime; in his lifetime
Practice reading and try to retell it with the given words.
Paragraph 5-6 Talk about something about Edison at age of 22 and his thought.
Explain some key words:
With the money … most of his lifetime
*think a lot of= think much of
*think more of …than of…
Step5 Exercises:
Choice, fill in the blanks, correct the wrong part of the sentences.
Make a contest to read the text
Homework
1. Wb. Ex. 3
2. Retell the story
Lecturer: Cheng Wenjun
Title: Lesson 27 (the 3rd period)
Teaching aims:
1. Master the use of the infinitives
2. Try to understand the whole passage and read it fluently.
3. Master the following materials
Word: graduate Phrase: turn down
Sentences: I hope to…
I plan to…
Grammar: The infinitives:
(1)as the object， （2） as the object complement ， (3) as adverbials
Emphasis and difficult points:
1. The main points---(1) and (2) in the teaching aims
2. The difficult points: the use of the infinitives
Teaching imagination: Master the use of the infinitive by exercises.
Teaching aids: A tape recorder; the Bb.
Slide contents:
Slide1 Teaching aims;
Slide 2 some words of retelling lesson;
Slide3-5 Some practice about the infinitive.
Teaching procedure:
Step 1 Revision
Go over Lesson 26.
1).T: We know Edison was a great inventor. But he was in school for only three month.
Why? What did he do when he was 10121622?
Let the Ss recall the contents of the above questions.
2) Try to retell lesson 26 with the given words.(Slide 2 )
Step 2 Presentation
T: Edison was a great inventor. How about you?
What do you want to be after you leave school? Discuss it.
(Teach: graduate= leave school)
Step 3 Discussion
Part1 of Page 33.
Let the Ss read through the questions and answers.
Then let them work in group asking each other.
Explain: “hope to……/want to…../plan to….” The infinitive is used after them as the object.
Step 4 Read and say
Listen and answer the following questions.
1. What’s wrong?
2. What do they want to do?
Read after the tape.
(Teach : turn down关小声; turn up 开大声; be sorry about sth.)
Point out that the infinitives in Part 2 are used as object complement.
Do Ex 1 of Workbook 27
Step 5 Practice
Part 3 of Page 33
Let the Ss look at Part 3 and find out what are the infinitives used as?
Read and learn: make a strange noise
Point out that the infinitives in Part 3 are used as object complement.
Do Ex 2 of Workbook 27
Step 6 Ask and answer
Part 4 of Page 33
Read through the questions and the answers
Then let the Ss guess the use of the infinitive.
Make out the use of the infinitives as adverbials
(Read and learn: keep himself busy.)
Have the Ss ask and answer in pairs.
Step 7 Invent something
Part 5 of Page 33
Discuss to come up with an idea for an invention
Then write down what they talked about their inventions in English.
Step 8 Workbook
Show some kinds of exercises about the infinitive to practice(Slide 3-5)
Homework
Do Ex 3 in the Ss’ exercise books.
Lecturer: Cheng Wenjun
Title：Lesson 28 (Two lessons) (the 4th period)
Teaching aims：
1. Master the use of the infinitives
2. Try to understand the whole lesson and read it fluently.
3. Master the following materials
Words: healthily, clearly, frustrate, frustrated, wonder, worth, confidence
Phrases: be worth sth. have confidence in sb.
Sentences: It’s not a very good line.
Tomorrow if possible.
Sometimes you may even wonder if it’s really worth it.
Emphasis and difficult points：
1. The main points-(1) and (2) in the teaching objectives
2. The difficult points: 1). be worth sth. 2). have confidence in sb.
3). wonder +句子
Teaching imaginations: 1. Let the Ss make own dialogues to develop their skills.
2. Let the Ss learn to make conclusions by themselves.
Teaching aids: A tape recorder, the Bb.
Slide contents: Slide1: Teaching aims
Slide 2: The use of the infinitive and some exercises
Slide 3: The words of Ex3 of Workbook 27
Slide4: The questions of the listening
Slide5: Checkpoint 7
Slide6: Some types of exercises
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Revision
1. The use of the infinitive (Slide2)
2. Workbook ex. 3 (Slide3)
Step 2 Listening
Page 34, Part 1
Read through the questions on Slide 4.
Listen to the tape twice and answer the questions.
Show the answers and then read after the tapes.
Try to master some sentences.
Step 3 Match and write
Page 34, Part 2
Ask the students to match the infinitives and the adverbs and make new dialogues.
Ask several Ss to share their dialogues.
Write one of their dialogues in their exercise books.
Step 4 Read and act
Page 34-35 of Part 3
T: Here’s a dialogue between Tina and Ann.
Ask “What’s wrong with Ann’s CD player?”
(It’s broken)
Let the Ss practice the dialogue in pairs.
Get them to make up and act out new dialogues based on model in the SB.
Step 5 Poem
Page 35, Part 4
Listen to the tape. Ask several Ss to translate the poem.
Explain some words
1. frustrate, frustrated
2. wonder+句子
3. be worth sth. doing sth.
4. have confidence in sth sb.
Make a contest to see who reads best.
Step 6 Checkpoint 7 (Slide5)
Go through Checkpoint 7 and discuss the problems in groups of four.
Share the problems and the answers.
Do some exercises(Slide6)
Step 7 Workbook
Do all the exercises in the workbook.
Homework
Do Ex 6 in exercise books.