The Fourth Period
Teaching Aims:
1.Learn and master the following:
(1)Words:plain kilogram clothing chief afterwards widespread rot supply chain willing category
(2)Phrases:in huge numbers from…(time)on/onwards make agreements with die out in turn have an effect on
2.Review Non-finite Verbs and words used to discribe a place.
3.Train the students’ integrating skills,especially writing skill.
Teaching Important Points:
1.Master the following useful phrases:
in huge numbers from…(time)on/onwards
make agreements with die out in turn
have an effect on
2.Learn to write a comparison essay.
Teaching Difficult Points:
1.How to help the students understand the passage better.
2.How to help the students finish the task of writing.
Teaching methods:
1.Revision to consolidate what we’ve learnt in the unit.
2.Fast and careful reading to help the students understand the passage better.
3.Discussion to help the students prepare for writing.
Teaching Aids:
1.the multimedia
2.the blackboard
Teaching Procedures:
Step Ⅰ Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual.
Step Ⅱ Revision
T:Yesterday we reviewed Non-finite Verbs,especially their passive forms.Do you remember that?
Ss:Yes.
T:Very good.Li lin,can you tell us how to change “to do” and “doing” into their passive forms?
S1:The passive from of “to do” is “to be done”,while the passive form of “doing” is “being done”.
T:Can you make sentences with “to be done” and “being done”?
S1:I don’t want to be misunderstood by others.I don’t mind Li Ping being recommended as our monitor instead of me.
T:Well done!So much for revision.
Step Ⅲ Reading
T:In the second period,we talked about the history of the USA.We know that native Americans were the first settlers on the plains of America.Today we’re going to read a passage to learn about the plains of America.Before reading,let’s learn the new words first.(Teacher deals with the new words with the whole class and makes some explanations if necessary.After that,teacher says the following:)
T:Now,please look at the picture on the screen.(Show the picture on the screen.)

T:Do you know what the animal is called?
Ss:No.
T:Its name is bison.It is a type of cattle which used to exist in huge numbers on the plains of America.Would you like to know more about the bison?
Ss:Yes.
T:OK.Please open your books at Page 46.Read the passage quickly and find the answers to the questions on the screen.
(Teacher shows the questions on the screen.)
1.In what ways did the settlers treat the Native Americans unfairly?
2.What caused a big change in the wildlife on the plains?
(A few minutes later,teacher checks the answers.)
T:Well,stop please!Have you found the answers?
Ss:Yes.
T:Li Tao,answer the first question,please.
S2:The settlers killed them,forced them to leave their hunting grounds,broke agreements they had made,forced them onto poor land,and killed most of the bison on which Native Americans had relied for food.
T:Right.Ther second one?Liu Wei,please.
S3:The killing of large numbers of bison changed the whole wildlife chain on the plains.
T:Good.Now,read the passage carefully again and do the exercise on the screen.
(Teacher shows the following on the screen.)
Tick the sentences that are true and correct the false ones.
1.( )The first settlers on the plains were farmers.
2.( )Native Americans willingly gave up land to the settlers.
3.( )The settlers did not deal honestly with the native Americans.
4.( )Settlers ended up with better land than the native Americans.
5.( )Later settlers made use of the bison in the same way as the native Americans.
After reading,first do it by yourself,and then check your answers with your partner.At last,I’ll ch
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