1、Unit 8 It must belong to Carla.Section B(3a-Self Check)Teaching Aims1. 语言能力:推断奇怪的声音可能是什么并说明理由。2. 文化意识:认识到生活中常有难以了解全貌的事情发生,初步培养坦然面对并根据已有信息做出合理推测的能力。3.思维品质:能从不同角度解读语篇,推断语篇中奇怪的声音来源,做出合理的判断。4.学习能力:能运用情态动词表示推断写一写社区里的谜。Teaching Difficulties用情态动词表示推断写一则谜。Teaching Aidsmultimedia courseware or other realia t
2、hat the T needs for teaching Teaching ProceduresTipsStep 1 Warming up Show the picture of Section A 3s to Ss. Ask them if they still remember what the article in 3a was talked about and peoples opinions toward the strange noises.Step 2 Presentation & PracticePre-writing3a Ask Ss to read the article
3、in 3a in page 59 again and complete the chart.Ask Ss to read the article on page 59 again to refresh their memories. In small groups of four, get them to come up with various ideas on what might have caused the noises and why. Tell Ss that they can let their imaginations run wild. The only condition
4、 is that they need to be able to give reason why they think something made the noise. Tell Ss that they should think of more practical reasons rather than something mystical.While-writing3b Ask Ss to look at the newspaper headline and finish the article about the strange happenings.T can allow Ss to
5、 do this activity as a group project. Ask Ss brainstorm on how to complete the article. Once they finished writing the article as a group, get Ss to think about how to lay out the article as a newspaper article. If possible, T can provide each group a large-enough sheet of paper so they can write th
6、eir article on it. Remind Ss that English newspaper articles usually follow a column-format, and bigger news stories have an accompanying pictures. Post-writings When the groups submit their articles, T can select two or three well-written or well-designed ones to put on the classroom notice board.S
7、elf CheckExercise 1 Ask Ss to fill in the blanks with must, might or cant.Answers: 1. cant 2. could / might 3. must 4. might 5. cantExercise 2 Ask Ss to look at the chart and write sentences. (Tip: T should encourage Ss to write more different sentences.)Answers: 1. It cant be Mikes. He doesnt like
8、to watch movies.1. It cant be Todds. He doesnt eat sweet food.2. It must be Jessicas. She likes taking photos.3. It cant be Annies. She doesnt like to cook.4. It must be Mikes. He likes to play tennis.5. It cant be Jessicas. She doesnt like to run.Step 3 Summary & Homework Summary Ask Ss to do the e
9、xercises from PPT P14-15.Homework Preview 1a-1c in Unit 9. Do the exercises in students book.Teaching ReflectionThis is the period for writing practice. In this period, we help the students to review the unit and tell them how to write the story. Before the students write, they talk about the story so that they have enough expressions to use. Then they learn what are in the first, second and third part of the article. That is to get the students to write what they have learned in listening, speaking and reading. Teach them how to use linking words to make their sentences longer.3