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1、Unit 3 What were you doing when the UFO arrived?.Analysis of the Teaching Material1.Status and FunctionThe topic of this unit is about interesting events.In this unit students learn to talk about past events and tell a story.Such topic is interesting,so it is helpful to raise the learning interests

2、of students.(1)In the first period Section A opens with a picture.This picture introduces the target language for students to practice the new language.All activities in this period introduce the key vocabulary and the target language.Activity 1c provides guided oral practice.Students can improve th

3、eir listening and speaking skills.(2)In the second period all activities provide listening and speaking practice.Students can improve their listening and speaking skills by doing these activities.At the bottom of this page,there is a grammar focus box.It provides students with a clear revision of th

4、e adverbial clauses with when and while.(3)All activities in the third period provide reading,writing and speaking practice using the target language in this unit.Pairwork and groupwork present an opportunity for students to measure their vocabulary production against their comprehension and encoura

5、ge students to use times to discuss their own experiences.Students can improve their integrating skills.(4)Section B introduces new vocabulary while recycling the target language presented in Section A.In the fourth period all activities give students a chance to remember more vocabulary words.And a

6、lso students can have an oral practice using the target language.(5)Students can improve their reading skill by doing Activity 4 in the fifth period.Activity 4a gives students a chance to practice writing a story using the target language.Activity 4b lets students practice their speaking and listeni

7、ng skills in role plays.(6)Self check section helps students review all key vocabulary as well as new grammar items.It ends with a cartoon using the target language in an amusing way.(7)In the last period of this unit Ill deal with the reading.All activities in this period encourage students to use

8、the reading strategy for comprehension.This can help students improve their reading skill and ability of understanding.In this period students will learn about some different customs in different countries.This helps students know about different cultures in different countries.2.Teaching Aims and D

9、emands(1)Knowledge ObjectsIn this unit students learn to talk about past events and tell a story.(2)Ability ObjectsTo improve students ability of listening,speaking,reading and writing.To improve students ability of communication.To improve students ability of integrating skills.(3)Sensibility and V

10、alueTo enable to cooperate with other students,help each other and complete the tasks together.To be able to learn about the customs in different countries.3.Teaching Key PointTo be able to master the key vocabulary words and the target language in this unit.4.Teaching DifficultyTo train students ho

11、w to use the target language correctly in speaking and writing.5.Studying WaysTo teach students to use context.To teach students how to make role playing.Language FunctionsTalk about past events.Tell a story.Target LanguageWhat were you doing when the UFO arrived?I was sitting in the barbers chair.T

12、he barber was cutting my hair.While he was buying souvenirs,a girl called the police.StructuresAdverbial clauses with when,while.Questions and statements with past progressive.Past tense.Vocabularybathroom;bedroom;kitchen;UFO;alien;barbers chair;cutting hair;climbing;jumping;land;get out of;take off

13、;in front of;scared.Recyclingshop,store,library,supermarket,museumTV station,souvenir,policesmoothie,cat,boy,girl,reportercalled,took a photoeating lunch,shoutingamazing,crowded.Learning StrategiesUsing context.Role playing.Teaching TimeSeven periods.The First Period.Teaching Aims and Demands1.Knowl

14、edge Objects(1)Key vocabularyUFO;cut hair;sleep late;get out of(2)Key structuresWhat were you doing when the UFO arrived?I was standing in front of the library.(3)Listening practice.Pairwork.2.Ability ObjectTo train students ability of telling a story.3.Sensibility and ValueTo be interested in commu

15、nicating in English.Teaching Key PointsKey vocabulary.Key structures.Listening practice.Teaching DifficultyPairwork.Teaching MethodsWatching and describing methods.Oral practicing method.Teaching AidsA recorder.A projector.Paints or markers and large paper for a class mural.Teaching ProceduresCStep

16、Greet the class and check the homework.CStep Show the new words on the screen.Teach the new words.Read the new words to students and ask students to repeat.CStep Section AAsk one student to leave the room and wait outside the door.Then ask different students to start doing different things.One stude

17、nt can walk around the room.Another can look out of the window.A third can stand on his or her chair.Ask all three students to continue doing what they are doing without stopping and then ask the student outside the door to come in.Ask the student outside the door to come in and sit down.Then ask th

18、e three students who were walking around the room,looking out of the window,and standing on a chair to sit down.Ask the first student who was doing an action,What were you doing when (Student A) walked in?Help him or her to answer (supplying the whole answer if necessary),I was walking around the ro

19、om when (Student A) walked in.Ask the class to repeat,He (She) was walking around the room when (Student A) walked in.Repeat this with the second and third students who were doing actions:I was looking out the window when (Student A) walked in.Ask the class to repeat,He (She) was looking out the win

20、dow when (Student A) walked in.The third student says,I was standing on a chair when (Student A) walked in.Ask the class to repeat,He(She) was standing on a chair when (Student A) walked in.Ask some other students the question,What were you doing when (Student A) walked in?They may answer,I was sitt

21、ing here when (Student A) walked in or I was talking to Carlos when (Student A) walked in.CStep 1aThis activity introduces some key vocabulary.First read each sentence to the class and ask students to repeat it.I was in the bathroom.I was in my bedroom.I was in front of the library.I was in the kitc

22、hen.I was in my barber shop.I was in the barbers chair.Then ask students to look at the picture.Point out the six people and read the letter next to each one.Get students to write the letter of each person in the write-on line in front of each sentence.Correct the answers.Answers1.d 2.b 3.a 4.c 5.e

23、6.fCStep 1bThis activity gives students practice to understand the target language in spoken conversation.In this activity first tell students that were going to hear a recording of a reporter talking to some people.Then ask students look at the phrases after each letter in this activity.Get student

24、s to listen carefully and circle the phrase that tells what each person was doing.Ask students to pay attention to the sample answer.Play the recording for the first time.This time students only listen.And then play it a second time.Students circle the correct phrases this time.Then check the answer

25、s.Answersa.standing in front of the libraryb.sleeping latec.cooking dinnerd.getting out of the showere.cutting hairTapescriptReporter:So,what were you doing when the UFO arrived?Girl 1:Well,I was standing in front of the library.Boy 1:I was sleeping late.Woman 1:I was cooking dinner.Reporter:How abo

26、ut you?Man 1:I was getting out of the shower.Man 2:And I was cutting hair.CStep 1c PairworkActivity 1c provides guided oral practice using the target language.Point out the example in the sample dialogue.Ask two students to read it to the class.Sa:What was he doing when the UFO arrived?Sb:He was sle

27、eping late when it arrived.T:Good.Sit down,please.Now work with your partner.Start by reading the conversation in the box with your partner.Then look at the other people in the picture and have conversations about these people.Use the words and phrases from Activity 1b.T:Understand?OK.Begin,please.As students talk,move around the room checking their work.Offer language support.At the end ask several pairs of students to s