1、The Fourth PeriodSection B(2a2e)Teaching Important Points【教学重点】Key words & phrases:express,circle,Britain,receive,leader,medical,purpose,prevent,energy,position,victory,enemy,periodat the same time,stopfrom becoming illKey sentences:1.Stonehenge is not only one of Britains most famous historical pla
2、ces 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 verbbeeg:Most historians believe it must be almost 5,000 years old.Teaching Difficult Points【教学难点】Practice
3、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 1Leading in【新课导入】1Greeting2Warming upShow the picture of Section B,picture bAsk:T:What is the alien doing while the man is running?S:Its running after the man.T:Are
4、 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 doesnt.T:Why does the man feel scared?S:The man feels scared because the alien is runnin
5、g after them.3Write down the linking words in your dialogue on the board.Step 2Cooperative inquiry【合作探究】1Finish the task in 2aWork in groups.What do these linking words mean and what are their purpose?Look at the frame in 2a.Match them and learn these words.2Finish the task in 2bLook at the picture
6、in 2b.Ask:Do you know the name of this place?Skim the passage for the main ideas of this passage.Read the passage quickly again.Underline the linking words in the paragraphs and learn how to use them.Read the passage carefully.Say the main meaning of each paragraph.Learn the new words and expression
7、s and show how to use them.3Finish the task in 2c4Finish the task in 2dStudents use proper linking words to fill in the blanks.Get the students to repeat these sentences using another linking word.5Finish the task in 2eStep 3Homework1Read aloud the passage in 2b fluently and learn the new words and
8、expressions in it.2Make sentences with the linking words in 2a.Write them in the exercise books.3Translate the following sentences into English.(1)锻炼能够防止人们生病(stopfrom)。_(2)他能够成功是因为他努力学习。_(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。_Board Design板书设计StonehengeCan Anyone Explain Why It Is There?not onlybut al
9、so,however,because,while,as,but,because,and,butstopfrom becoming illStonehenge is not only one of Britains 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
10、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.