1、Unit 6 When was it invented Section A 1a-1c period 1
Teaching aims:
Knowledge goals:
1. Words &expressions
calculator, telephone,invent, invention ……
2. Key sentences
I think the calculator was invented before/ after the computer.
When was it invented?
Who invented it?
Who was it / were t
2、hey invented by?
It was / They were invented by ...
Teaching important points:
Enable the students to express opinions on different inventions.
Teaching difficult points:
the target language
Teaching aids:
PPT, a tape recorder
Teaching Procedures:
Step1: Warming up
1. Show them som
3、e pictures and try to recall the four great inventions in ancient China and then get to know more about inventions in nowadays.
2. Watch a short video about the invention of the telephone.
Step2: Presentation
1. Guessing
Give some riddles and ask students to guess what the inventions are. The
4、purpose is to make them memorize the new words about inventions.
2. Talk about inventions and use the target language to describe them.
I think the calculator was invented before/ after the computer.
3. Listening
Finish 1b, and check the answers.
5. Work in pairs to practice the dialogues.
5、
Step4: Observe
Observe the sentence patterns and them summarize the usage of passive voice.
Step5: Consolidation
Do some related exercises.
Step6: Summary
Summarize the key sentence structures.
When was it invented?
Who was it invented by?
Step7: Homework:
1. Find more information about inventions
2. Memorize the new words and sentences.