the third period
teaching aims:
1. review the useful words learned in the last two periods.
2. learn and master the sentence pattern:
a is to b what c is to d
3. master the past participle used as object complement.
teaching important points:
1. the sentence pattern:
a is to b what c is to d
2. the past participle used as object complement.
teaching difficult points:
1. how to help ss to master the important sentence pattern.2. help the students master the past participle as object complement better.
teaching methods.
1. review method to consolidate the useful words learned in the last two periods.
2. explanation and inductive methods to help the students master the past participle
used as object complement.
3. practice to master the sentence pattern:
a is to b what c is to d
4. pair work or individual work to make every student work in class.
teaching aids:
1. a projector
2. the blackboard
teaching procedures.
step i greetings
greet the whole class as usual.
step h word study
t: in the last two periods, we have learned much about architecture. and we"ve
also learned some useful words in the text. now, let"s do an exercise to
review them. look at the screen, please.
(show the following on the screen.)
try to match the words with their meanings.
word
1. nest
2. roof
3. balcony
4. concrete
5. ugly
6. architect
meaning
a. a person who designs buildings
b. an area with a wall or bars around it, joined to the outside wall of a building
c. a strong construction material which is a mixture of stone, sand and water
d. not beautiful
e. a shelter made by a bird to hold its eggs and young
f. the structure on the top of a building to keep the rain out
(a few minutes later, check the answers with the whole class.)
suggested answers:
1→e 2→f 3→b 4→c 5→d 6→a
t: well done! now, i give you four minutes for you to learn the meanings of
the words by heart. i"ll check to see who can recite them correctly and
quickly.
(ss prepare for four minutes and then the teacher may ask some students to
recite and check if they can say the meanings of the words correctly.
t: ok. time is up. are you ready?
ss: yes.
t: good. xiao li, what"s the meaning of“nest”?
s: it means “a shelter made by a bird to hold its eggs and young”.
