Step three Speaking

1. Language Input：Well, everybody is now asked to make a culture capsule with a size of 2×2 metres, which will be sent into space so that anyone who finds it will understand who we are. You can select five things that represent Chinese culture, but do remember that you cannot put any living things in it. Also you may include in the capsule a short message of about two sentences in any language, but remember that those who find it may not understand the language. Meanwhile please give the reasons for your choices. The following expressions may be helpful to you.

 

 

【Model】

SA：In my opinion we could put in ….

SB：That sounds a great idea. And I'd like to choose ….

SA：Sorry, I don't think that's the best choice.

SB：Then what about …?

……

2. Now divide the class into groups, each group discuss the project, trying to agree on the same five things. Each group select one student to finish a report and then ask some groups to report in front of the class..

Step four Useful Expressions --- Making suggestions

1. Language Input：In our everyday life, we quite often ask our friends or relatives for advice or suggestions on what to do or what not to do. And in English there're several ways of giving advice or making suggestions.

 

 

Step five Dialogue Production

[T will provide certain situations, asking the Ss to work in pairs to make dialogues.]

Situation A：Two friends are discussing what to do in the coming weekends.

【Model】

A: It's said that there's going to be a wonderful film “Heroes”. Why not go to the cinema?

B: I'm afraid I won't. I have seen it twice.

A: What do you suggest doing, then?

B: Would you like to go out for an outing?

A: I'd like to, but it's going to rain in the next two days.

B: What a pity! Have you considered going to the library?

A: Good idea. Let's meet here at 8 o'clock tomorrow, shall we?

B: Sure.

Situation B：Jessica is poor in English. She is asking her friend, Susan for advice.

【Model】

Jessica: My English is poor. I wonder what I should do.

Susan: You should remember as many English words as possible.

Jessica: OK.

Susan: And you need to have more listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Jessica: It sounds nice, but I still don't know what to do.

Susan: I'm not certain, either. Why don't you ask Mr Wang?

Jessica: That's a good idea. Let's go together.

Susan: All right.

Step six Post-speaking

Workbook p. 121 “Talking”：Divide the whole class into four groups, each group taking the part of an expert, a businessman, villager A and villager B, while the monitor takes the role of the village leader. Ask the Ss to discuss the problem. Each group leader and the monitor prepare a report which is asked to report to the whole class.

Homework

1. Write a report about the culture capsule.

2. Practise ways of making suggestions.

3. Preview “Reading”.

Teaching Procedures for the 3rd Period

Step One Warming-up

1. Greeting.

2. Comment on the Ss’ report about the culture capsule.

3. Go over the ways of giving advice or making suggestions.

Step Two Pre-reading

1. Language Input：Throughout the world, there're many well-known cities, and quite a few of them are particularly great. Some of the cities are well received by the people, and some others have in or around them a number of famous cultural relics. Now let's have a free discussion about the following questions:

① Some cities, like Paris and Beijing, are called great cities of the world. In your opinion, what makes a city great?

② What are your favorite cities?

③ What cultural relics are there in the place where you live? How important are they?

Step Three Reading

1. Scanning Ask the Ss to read the passage quickly, finding out where they have the problem understanding the whole story. Discuss the problems in pairs first and in groups later. Deal with some common problems in class.

2. Vocabulary Ask the Ss to complete the sentences with the right words from the passage. (Workbook p. 122 )

3.True or FalseAsk the Ss to listen to the tape while looking at the sentences on the screen, making a decision about whether the following statements are true or false.

 

 

4. Skimming Ask the Ss to read the passage more carefully and find the topic sentence for each paragraph. Meanwhile the teacher may ask the Ss to answer some detailed questions.

Questions：① Where do people usually build a city? Why?

② What were the palaces like?

③ What were the palaces used for after the Czars' rule over the city ended?

④ What did the Germans do as they leftthe city?

⑤ Was it easy for the people of St Petersburgh to rebuild the city? And why?

⑥ What did the people do to bring the city back to life?

5. Reading aloud Play the tape and ask the Ss to read along in a loud voice.

Step four Post-reading

1. Ask the Ss to discuss the following questions in groups:

① Why do people think St Petersburgh is a great city?

② Why was it so difficult for people to rebuild the old palaces?

③ What did people use to help them rebuild the city?

④ Why are the people of St Petersburgh heroes?

Step five Interview

Ask the Ss to work in pairs, playing the role of a newspaper reporter and a citizen of St Petersburgh and finally invite some pairs to act out their interview in the front.

【Model】R-- reporter C--citizen of St Petersburgh

R: Good morning, I'm from Shaoxing Daily. May I ask you several questions?

C: Sure.

R: When was your city built and and who built the city?

C: ……

Step six Debate

Divide the whole class into two groups, asking them to collect as much information as possible according to the following situation (topic).

Discussion

With the fast development of economy, many parts of our old city is being rebuilt.In the area where you live, the city government plans to pull down quite a few low old buildings and put up some high buildings. There is an old building, which dates from the Ming Dynasty and in it there’re a lot of famous carved paintings.

Do you think it necessary to pull down this old building or to leave it as it is?

Step seven Summary and homework

1. Summarize the passage and ask the Ss to retell the story.

2. Finish off the exercises on p. 46 “Word study”-2 and p.123 “Vocabulary”-2.

Teaching procedures for the 4th Period

Step one Warming-up

1. Greeting.

2. Ask individual Ss to retell the story.

3. Check the homework, giving some explanation if necessary.

Step two Lead-in

1. Ask the Ss to find out the sentences from the passage that they think read most beautiful or sound sweetest.

2. Enjoy the sentences Ss pick out, especially the sentence：“We will not let our history and culture be destroyed, and we will do everything we can to save our city! ”

Step three Reading

1. Scanning Ask the Ss to read the passage on page 124 and finish the following two exercises shown on the screen.

▲Fill in the blanks with the words from the passage

1. The word which has similar meaning to “finish” is ________.

2. ________ means to go or run quickly.

3. The word ________ means to save.

4. A ________ is a place where people worship ( v.崇拜) the god.

5. To ______ large areas means that water covers large areas.

6. If something is needed, it is ________.

7. When you are seriously ill, your life could be ________.

8. When you see people eating breakfast, you can say “They are ________.”

9. The water of a river, a lake or a sea is called ________.

10. To go up or to get higher means to ________.

【KEYS】1.complete 2.To rush 3.rescue 4.temple 5.flood 6.necessary 7.in danger 8.at breakfast 9.waters 10.rise

▲ Fill in the blanks with proper words.

1. A dam was built.________ a result, the water level of the lake rose ________ 63 meters.

2. They decided to move the temple stone ________ stone.

3. About 20～50% of the electricity which Egypt needs is produced ________ the water

rushing ________ the base of the dam.

4. Each stone was marked ________ a number and then all the stones were carried to the new

place.

5. The old temple, which dates ________ about 1250 BC, will be moved to a new place.

6. The experts are trying to find ways of rescuing the animals ________ danger.

7. Many fields will be covered ________ the waters of the new lake which will be finished

________ the end of this year.