Unit 6 How long have you been collecting shells?
Period 1 Section A I.Teaching aims and teaching demands:
In this unit students learn to talk about how long you have been doing things.II.Teaching key and difficult points:
A.Vocabulary
collect, inline, marathon, skate, stamp, shell, globe, monster,particularly, run out of, be interested in,last year, times, numbers, How long…? birthday, penguin, hobby, kite B.Target language How long have you been skating? I’ve been skating since nine o’clock.When did you start skating? I started skating at nine o’clock.Students are skating at the Hilltop School.C.Structures Present perfect progreive Simple past tense Present progreive tense III.Teaching methods: Audio-lingual methods IV.Teaching aids: a tape recorder V.This unit is divided into eight periods.
Period2 Section B I.Teaching aims and demands : Students practice using the target language.
1 II.Teaching key and difficult points:
A.Vocabulary stamp, collect stamps, kites, B.Target language ①What does he collect? He collects kites.②How long have you been collecting these kites? Since I was ten years old.③How many do you have?
I have about 35.④I collect shells because they are beautiful.⑤I’d like to collect stamps because they are interesting.Step 1 Grammar Focus
Go through grammar focus with the students together.Step 2 Reading (3a.) Task 1.Read the paage.Task 2.Explain some difficulties by the teacher.① talk to sb.
② raise money
③ the first one to
④ an hour ago ⑤ How long have you been playing Task 3.Find the sentences of the Present Perfect Progreive Tense by students.Step3 Group work
Finish 3b and 4.Step 4.Pairwork 2b This activity reviews and introduces selected vocabulary.Task 1.Ask a student to read the sample answers and then fill in the chart and tell your partner what you collect and what you would like to collect, say why. Task 2.
First read the conversation in the box, then ask students to work in pairs to talk
2 about their answers .Task 3.Have some pairs act their conversations to the cla. Step 5. Listening 2a This activity gives students practice writing the target language and understand it in spoken conversation.Task 1.Read the instructions.Say you will hear three conversations.They are about Bob, Marcia , and Liam and their collections.
First of all, let’s look at some key words.so far 到目前为止
stuffed animals 填充玩具动物
an interesting collection 一个有趣的收藏 theater and movie tickets 电影票
Task 2.Play the recording the first time.Students only listen.Task 3.Play the recording a second time.Ask the students to fill in the table.Then correct the answers.Step 6.Listening 2b Listen carefully.Then check the answers .Step 7 lead in Look at the four pictures and answer the following questions.1.What can you see in the pictures? 2.What are they? Step 8 Reading (3a) 1.Read the paage by students and draw lions connecting each snow globe and its description.
3 2.Explain some difficulties by the teacher.3.Find the sentences of The Present Perfect Progreive Tense.Step9Writing (3b)
1.First ask students to complete the meage according to Activity 2a.2.Check their answers.3.Show a sample meage on screen by a projector and ask students to read by themselves.Step 6 Group work (4a)
Make a survey about everyone’s hobby.Find out how long they have been doing their hobby.Task 3.Teach these words:
1.因为做某事而感谢某人：thanks /thank sb for doing sth.=give/return thanks to sb for doing sth 2.因为某事而感谢某人：thanks/thank sb for sth=thanks to sb for sth 3.事实上：in fact=as a matter of fact 4.我最喜爱的（人、物）：my favorite 5.不得不（客观因素）：have to do sth I had to work for a bo in order to make a living.(为了生存，我不得不为老板工作）
6.一定、必须（主观因素）：must do sth I must work hard.（我必须努力工作） 7.用完：run out of 无意碰到，跑过：run acro 追赶：run after 逃跑：run away
4 自来水：running water 8.使某事由别人做/遭受了……、：have sth/sb+过去分词
I\'m going to have my shoes mended tomorrow.（明天我去补鞋子） She had her hands burned .（她烧伤了她的手） ①使某人做某事：have/let/make sb do sth ②使……处于……、状态：have sb/sth doing sth ③have a good time/a leon/a meeting/a rest/a talk/a swim.....④穿着 ：have on ⑤和某人讲话：have a word with ⑥最好：had better do sth 9.北极熊：polar bears 10.别人：anyone else=anybody else 别的一些事情：something else 别的任何事情：everything else 没有别的事情：nothing else 别的什么事情：what else 11.在某人……岁生日：on one\'s +序数词 birthday
on my seventh birthday（在我7岁生日的时候） 12.到处：be all around
13.带有动物的玻璃器：globes with animals 14.让（使）某人做某事：let/make/have sb do sth 有这种用法的还有一些感官动词：
see sb do sth
hear sb do sth
notice sb do sth
feel sb do sth
watch sb do sth
如果接-ing形式，则表示动作正在进行。 15.顺便说一句：by the way 16.在去……、的路上：on the way(to)....17.挡路：in the way 18.用这种（那种）：in this (that)way 19.在某种程度上：in a way 20.决不：in no way 21.迷路：lose one\'s way 22.喜欢做某事：like to do sth/like doing sth 23.大约两年：about two years 24.告诉关于……、：tell about...25.制作一个……的清单：make a list of ....26.完成做某事：finish doing sth 27.对……感兴趣：be/become interested in....28.每两年：every two years.29.把某物送给某人：send sth to sb=send sb sth 30.停止做某事：stop doing sth 31.停下来做某事：stop to do sth Step 6.Writing
Task 1.Read the instructions.Task 2.Ask the students to write the e-mails on their own.Task 3.Ask some students to read their e-mails to the cla.Step 7Homework 1.Review the vocabulary .
6 2.Write your own conversations about your collections.Period3 Reading and writing I.Teaching aims and demands : Students practice the target language by reading and writing.II.Teaching key and difficult points: A.Vocabulary
the capital of，a city with a very colorful history，in Ruian style，more than，be welcomed by，Chinese history，be far from，be certain B.Target language
① This is an teresting city with a very colorful history.② Since I came to China, I’ve been learning a lot about my family history.③ I think if you study hard, you’ll be able to understand any culture III.Teaching methods: Audio-lingual methods and Control-writing.IV.Teaching aids: a tape recorder V.Teaching procedure Step1 Dictation Step 2 Selfcheck (Part 1) 1.Get students to fill in the blanks and then check their answers.2.Make their own sentences with the words.Step 3 Self check (Part 2) 1.Get students to read the ad.2.Ask students to finish the letter on the own. 3.Check their answers and five some explain.Step 4 Reading: I’ve been studying history in China.Section 1 Before you Read:
Ask students to answer the following questions: ① How mush so you know about history? ② How many Chinese dynasties can you think of? ③ How many famous characters from Chinese history can you think of? ( make a list) ④ Can you think of famous characters from the history of other countries Step 5 Section 2 While You Read: Reading strategy
Let students scan the text quickly to find details that they are looking for.Tell students they can find information quickly without reading the whole text Step 6 Section 3 After You Read:
Ask students to go through the reading again.Then have them complete the sentences below.1.Leo has been teaching in China for_______.2.Some buildings in Harbin are______.3.The _______ welcomed the first Jewish settlers to China.4.In Australia, students usually study _______ and ______ history.5.The more Leo learns about ________, the more he enjoys ______ in China.Step 7 Group work (3b) 1.Divide students into groups of three.2.Show the conversations in 3b on th3e screen.3.Ask students to practice the conversations, then let them make their own conversations according to3b.Step 8 Summary Key words: 1.the capital of …的省会/首都
8 2.with a very colorful history有着非常丰富的历史 3.European influence 欧洲化影响 4.be in…style 具有……的风格 are in Ruian style俄罗斯风格
5.So it was very interesting for me to learn that a lot of Jews came to live in Harbin many years ago.很多年前就有很多犹太人来到哈尔滨居住，这对我来说了解这一历史是非常有趣的。
6.In fact, the first Jews probably came to Kaifeng more than a thousand years ago, and were
welcomed by the Song Emperor.事实上, 最早的犹太人可能一千多年前就来到了开封, 他们受到了宋朝皇帝的热情欢迎。
7.It is + 形容词+for sb to do sth 对于某人而言, 做某事很…… 如: 对你来说完成此工作很容易。 It’s easy for you to finish this work.对外国人来说学中文有点难。
It’s a bit difficult for foreigners to learn Chinese.
8.However, when I heard that I was going to work in China, I started studying Chinese history.
然而, 当我听说我将在中国工作的时候，我开始学习中国历史。 I’ve been studying for over two years now. 我已经学习两年了。 (现在完成进行时) 9 9.For a foreigner like me, the more I learn about Chinese history, the more I enjoy living in China.对于一个象我这样的外国人来说, 了解中国历史越多, 我越喜欢住在中国。 10.the more I learn about Chinese history, the more I enjoy living in China.the +比较级……, the +比较级…… 越……越…… 你学习越认真, 你的成绩就会越好．
The harder you study, the better your grades will be.11.Although I live quite far from Beijing, I’m certain I will be here for the Olympic Games in 2008! quite adv.相当; 十分
quite far from
距离……相当远 certain
adj. 确实的; 无疑的 be certain 确信……, 肯定…… =be sure the Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会
12.自便。You ______ _____ to come and go as you please.13.If you know where she is,please________（告之我） 14.We have_______ （用尽）money to buy the house.15.Tom _______（对……感兴趣） science ten years ago.16.He would like to ______ （交些朋友）in China.17.The poor man had to________（谋生）by begging.
