hear. Play the recording. (Audio Track 2-5-11). Check answers. 5. The Marfa mystery lights Direct Ss’ attention to the title. What will they hear? What might “Marfa” be? Point out that the capital letter shows it’s a proper name. Direct Ss’ attention to the question What do you think causes mysterious lights in the sky? In addition to those shown, elicit as many answers as possible from Ss and write them on the Bb. Present the new words and have Ss read aloud after you. Answer any questions about vocabulary. With the class, go over the list of questions. Tell Ss to listen and number the questions in the order they are asked during the interview. Play the recording. (Audio Track 2-5-12). Check answers. Have Ss read the statements. Explain that all these statements are false. Tell Ss to listen again and correct the statements. Play the recording. (Audio Track 2-5-13). Check answers. Tell Ss to listen again and write answers to the questions. Play the recording. (Audio Track 2-5-14). Check answers. Step 3 Pronunciation (5 minutes) Third person singular in the present tense 1. Have Ss read the sentences and underline the verbs, noting that each ends in -s. Explain that the -s ending has a different sound in different words. Demonstrate the different sounds for -s. Tell Ss to read each sentence again and select the correct -s sound for the verb. 2. Pair work: Tell Ss to listen and check their answers. Play the recording. (Audio Track 2-5-15). Check answers. Have Ss practice the sentences in pairs. Step 4 Speaking & Communication (40 minutes) 1. The Dodd Diamond Ask Ss what they say when talking about how likely something is in English. Direct their attention to the useful expressions for talking about possibility and impossibility. Have them say the expressions aloud. Introduce the situation. Tell Ss they will hear two detectives discussing the theft of a diamond. Have Ss listen and answer questions. Play the recording. (Audio Track 2-5-16). Check answers. Pair work: Tell Ss to listen again and pay special attention to the intonation. Play the recording. (Audio Track 2-5-17) Have Ss practice the conversation in pairs. Ask them to imitate the speaker’s intonation. When all pairs have finished, invite volunteers to present their role plays to the class. Ask Ss to write 6 statements about themselves. Explain that some of the statements should be false. Guided speaking. Role play: Have Ss read their statements to a partner. The partner must say if the statements are true or false. Encourage Ss to use the expressions of possibility and impossibility when discussing the statements. Have Ss listen to the model conversation. Play the recording. (Audio Track 2-5-18) Invite a pair to present their dialog to the class. 2. The Lindbergh Kidnapping Pair work: Introduce the topic. Ask Ss if then know of any famous cases of kidnapping. Tell Ss they will read about the Lindbergh kidnapping. Have Ss read the information. Ask Ss to discuss the events in pairs and to say if they think Bruno Hauptmann was the kidnapper. Finish by eliciting and writing the key events on the Bb. Ask Ss to read the profiles. Ask Ss to consider which people they think are the most suspicious. Elicit ideas as a class and write any difficult or new vocabulary on the Bb. Pair work: Have Ss work in pairs to discuss who they think might have committed the crime. Remind Ss to use the useful expressions for possibility and impossibility and to refer to the model conversation. Play the recording. (Audio Track 2-5-19) Finish with a whole-class discussion of the Lindbergh case. Lesson B Mysteries and strange events Step One Global Viewpoints Mysteries and strange events (25 minutes) 1. Before You Watch Direct their attention to the pictures and the words above them. Have them match the words with the pictures. Check answers. Have Ss read the sentences. Direct their attention to the underlined words and the definitions. Ask the to match the definitions with the underlined words. Check answers. 2. While You Watch Explain to Ss that they are going to watch several people talking about mysteries and strange events. Before playing the video, have Ss read the mysteries and strange events in the right column. Tell Ss to match and watch the mysteries and strange events to the names. Play the video. (Video Track 2-5-1) Check answers. Watch the interviews again. Tell Ss to watch and circle the correct words. Play the video again. (Video Track 2-5-1) Check answers. Have Ss watch Agnes and Calum talking about their strange events. Tell Ss to watch and fill in the blanks with the words they hear. Play the video. (Video Track 2-5-2) Check answers. Step Two City Living Elementary, my dear Tara! “Preview”(10 minutes) Introduce the main and minor characters to Ss. 教学重点 难 点 1. Introduce the situation. Talk about theft! Ask Ss if they ave had anything stolen. What happened? How did they feel? Was the theft caught? Have Ss look at the pictures and read the story line aloud or to themselves. Have Ss comment on whether they think crime in this video is serious or not. Explain that Tara is investigating the crime in a humorous way. Note the pronunciation of the word “criminal”, under the fifth picture, is to show that the word does not have the same meaning as normal. This is an example of irony. 2. Have Ss use the information from the pictures and captions to complete the sentences. Check answers. Step Three City Living Elementary, my dear Tara! “While You Watch”(40 minutes) 1. Before viewing, have Ss read the sentences so they know what to watch and listen for. Tell Ss to watch and number the sentences from 1 to 6 to put them in order. Play the video. (Video Track 2-5-3) Check answers. 2. Give Ss time to study the pictures and questions. Ask Ss to watch and then write the answers to the questions. Play the 1st episode of the video. (Video Track 2-5-4) Check answers. 3. Give Ss time to study the picture and script. Ask Ss to watch and fill in the blanks with the words they hear. Play the 2nd episode of the video and allow time for Ss to answer the questions. (Video Track 2-5-5) Check answers. 4. Give Ss time to study the picture and script. Ask Ss to watch and fill in the blanks with the words they hear. Play the 3rd episode of the video and allow time for Ss to answer the questions. (Video Track 2-5-6) Check answers. Play the 3rd episode of the video again. (Video Track 2-5-6) Then ask Ss to act out the lines of the script as a class. Step Four City Living Elementary, my dear Tara! “After You Watch” (15 minutes) 1. Read the useful expressions dialogs aloud,emphasizing the expressions in blue. Encourage students to look at the words and the conversations around the expressions before matching the expressions to the definitions. Check answers. 2. Dictation: Tell Ss to listen to the summery of the City Living story and fill in the blanks with words they hear. Play the video. (Video Track 2-5-20) Check answers. 重点: Lesson A Speaking, Communication 难点： Lesson B Video Course 讨 论 练 习 作 业 1. Review: Oral practice: to talk about possibility and impossibility (pair work or group work) 2. Preview: Unit Six 教 学 后 记
按教学单元编写教案的格式 12, 13 周 次 章节名称 授课方式 教 学 目 的 教学方法 教 学 要 求 Unit six The mind 时 间 2014年5月8,15日第3-4节 教学 时数 4 By learning this unit, the student should be able to express degrees of certainty in English fluently. communicative approach; use the CAI software 理论课（√ ）、实践课（ ）、实习（ ） By learning this unit, the student should be able to express degrees of certainty in English fluently. Lesson A Listening and Speaking How’s your memory? Step One Vocabulary Link (10 minutes) 1. Direct Ss’ attention to the picture. Explain that this is a college or school reunion. Discuss the topic of reunions. Ask Ss if they ever meet up with old classmates. Present the vocabulary highlighted in blue within the speech bubbles. Explain that your memory is part of your 教 学 mind that remembers things, and your memories are thoughts about past event. 内 容 2. Have Ss work in pairs. Tell them to follow the model conversation. (Audio Track 2-6-1) Then ask them to ask and answer the questions. They should use the underlined words in their answers. Remind them to (可附另页) refer to the model conversation for help. Check answers. Step 2 Listening (35 minutes) 1. Study tips Present the situation. Explain that Ss will hear some tips on learning new vocabulary. Tell Ss to listen to the 1st part of the conversation and circle the correct word. Play the recording. (Audio
