冀教版英语九年级下全册教案

UNIT1

GENERALOBJECTIVES

Inthisunit,thestudentslearninterestingfactsabouttheOlympicsandthe

interestingEnglishthatdescribesthem!Thestudentsusethislanguagetocompletethe

unitproject:aclassroomOlympics.TheunitincorporatesarticlesaboutChineseathletes,

designedtointerestChinesestudents.Italsoreviewssports-relatedvocabularythat

thestudentslearnedinLevels1through4,andextendsthatvocabularyincludingnew

verbsandcommonexpressions.

词汇掌握词汇modern,gold,record,event,twentieth,close,race,seem,tie,eat,volleybal

1,abletennis,luck,tennis,believe,guest,such,ble,great,practise,

dream,age,victory,include,result,none,few

接触词汇ancient,meaal,shaooting,athlete,silver,broke,sprint,freestyle,

swimmer,spectator,design,rope,sit-up,push-up,diving,dive,

diver,platform,springboard,champion,coach

词组和winagoldmedal,upanddown,theothers,setaworldrecord,jumprope,doone's

语言知识句型best,giveup,believein,beableto,atage13,catchupwith...,DreamTeam

Goodluck!Thankyou!Thesametoyou.

功能意念WishesandCongratulations希望和祝愿

语法DirectSpeechandIndirectSpeech直接引语和间接引语

听1.听声接近正常语速、熟悉话题的语段，识别主题，获取主要信息。

2.听懂简单故事的情节发展，理解其中主要人物和事件。

3.根据连续的指令完成任务。

说1.根据提示给出连贯的简单指令。2.引出话题并进行简单的交谈。

3.在教师的帮助下或根据图片用简单的语言描述自己或他人的经历。

4.在教师的指导下参与角色扮演活动。5.在上述口语活动中使用正确的语音、语调。

语言技能读1.连贯、流畅的朗读课文。

2.从简单的文章中找出有关的信息，理解大意。

3.根据上下文猜测生词的意思。

4.理解简易读物中的事件发生顺序和人物行为。

写1.能简单描述人物或事件。

2,能用词组或简单句为自己创作的图片写出说明。

3.能写出简短的文段，如简单的指令、规则。

4.能在教师的帮助下或以小组讨论的方式起草和修改作文。

学习策略了解•些奥林匹克运动发展史及一些中外著名运动员的简况

情感态度1.在学习中敢于用英语表达自己的看法。

2.培养学习英语的兴趣和学好英语的信心。

3.乐于接触并了解异国文化。

4.通过小组活动培养合作精神，并通过互相评价激发学习兴趣。

5.在学习英语歌曲和练习绕口令中培养学习兴趣。、

文化意识了解一些奥林匹克运动的发展史及一些中外著名运动员的简况。

SPECIFICOBJECTIVES

Lesson1:Higher,Faster,Stronger

LESSONSTRUCTURE

CLASSOPENING

IntroducethetopicforUnit1.Predictfrompicturesorteachakeyword.Askthe

studentstopredictorguesstheunittopic.Thenask"Whoisonduly?”.Inthisactivity,

teachercanask:Whatdayisittoday?What'sthedatetoday?Whatseasonisit?What's

theweatherlike?What，sthetemperature?Astudentorapairofstudentscantalkabout

thedayoftheweekandthedate.Theycandescribethecurrentweather.

KEYSTEPS

Step1:Asktheclasstodiscussthequestionsin〃ThinkAboutIt〃.

Step2:Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedthereadingasrequired.Askifthey

haveanyquestionsconcerningthetext.Encourageotherstudentstotrytoanswerthe

questions.Todeterminestudents，levelofunderstanding,askquestionssuchas:

Wheredoesthetitleofthereading“Higher,Faster,

Stronger"comefrom?

What'stheChineseword(s)fortheOlympics?

WhatdoyouknowabouttheOlympics?

Step3:Therearesomenewwordsinthereadingwhosemeaningsyoumayhavetobriefly

explainordemonstratetothestudentsinordertosmooththeirwayinlisteningtothe

audiotapeandunderstandingthereading.Selectoneortwosentencescontainingkeywords

orphrasesandaskifanyonehasfiguredoutthemeaning.Ifastudentrepliescorrectly,

askhimorhertosharethesrategiesusedtopuzzleoutthemeaning.Remembertogive

lotsofpraiseforagoodtry,evenifit'swrong.

Hereisasuggestedlistindifferentgroups:

Places:Greece,Athens,Sydney,MexicoCity,LosAngeles

Time:ancient,modern,BC(BeforeChrist),AD(AnnoDomini-intheyearoftheLord,

orsinceChristwasbom)

Medals:gold,silver,bronzeSportsandevents:race,sprint(ashortrace),long

jumping,shooting

Step4:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhilelookingatthe

text.

Step5:Dividetheclassintosmallgroups.Haveeachgroupdiscussthehistory,sports

andevents,andfamousathletesoftheOlympics.Summarizethemaininformation

fromthereading.

Step6:Havetheclass'playagametohelpthemreviewsportsvocabularythatthey1earned

intheelementaryprogram.See"Games"atthebackofthisteacher'sguidefor

instructionsforplaying“QuestionToss."Formtwoteamsandusethecategory“sports.〃

Step7:Cometo〃Let'sDoIt.〃Analternativegameis/zCharades."Dividetheclassinto

severallargegroups.Ineachgroupstudentswilltaketurnsmimingasportsactivity

andtheotherstudentswilltaketurnsguessing.

Instructthegroupstochooseatimekeeperandscorekeeperandorganizetheorderin

whichtheywillplay.(Theymayneedtodrawstrawsorusesomemethodofdividingtasks

fairly.)Answersshouldbespecificandbothgivethenameofthegameanddescribethe

action.

CLASSCLOSING

Belowisthesuggestedhomeworkforthislesson.Aimtogivestudentsaboutthirty

minutesofhomework.Useyourdiscretionindecidinghowmuchreadingorhowmany

exercisestoassignashomework.Baseyourdecisiononstudents，progress.

•thefirstreadinginthereader

•theremainingexercisesintheactivitybook

•thenextreadinginthestudentbook

Lesson2:SwimmingforGold

LESSONSTRUCTURE

CLASSOPENING

Forideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see"TeachingTechniques/7atthebackof

thisteacher，sguide.

KEYSTEPS

Step1:Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedthereadingasrequired.Askif

theyhaveanyquestionsconcerningthetext.Encourageotherstudentstotrytoanswer

thequestions.Selectoneortwosentencescontainingkeywordsorphrasesandaskif

anyonehasfiguredoutthemeaning.Ifastudentrepliescorrectly,askhimorherto

sharethestrategiesusedtopuzzleoutthemeaning.Remembertogivelotsofpraise

foragoodtry,evenifit'swrong.Cometo"ThinkAboutIt.〃

Youmightaskifstudentsunderstandthedifferencebetweensecond,minuteandhour.

(Therearesixtysecondsinoneminute.Therearesixtyminutesinonehour.)

Step2:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhi1elookingatthe

text.

Step3:Cometo〃Lct'sDoIt.Dividetheclassintosmallgroups.Haveeachgroupdiscuss

thereadingandsummarizetheinformationaboutZhuangYongandherteammates.Ifthere

istime,askeachgrouptosharewhattheyknowaboutwell-knownChineseswimmers.

CLASSCLOSING

Belowisthesuggestedhomeworkforthislesson.Aimtogivestudentsaboutthirty

minutesofhomework.Useyourdiscretionindecidinghowmuchreadingorhowmany

exercisestoassignashomework.Baseyourdecisiononstudents'progress.

•thesecondreadinginthereader

•theremainingexercisesintheactivitybook

•thenextreadinginthestudentbook

Lesson3:AreYouanAthlete?

LESSONSTRUCTURE

CLASSOPENING

Forideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see"TeachingTechniques"atthebackof

thisteacher，sguide.

KEYSTEPS

Step1:Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedthereadingasrequired.Askif

theyhaveanyquestionsconcerningthetext.Encourageotherstudentstotrytoanswer

thequestions.Toaidstudents,understanding,youcouldplayagametodemonstratethe

meaningsofsomenewwordsinthereadings.Ifpossible,arrangestudentsinacircle

intheclassroom.Haveoneortwostudentvolunteersstandinthemiddleofthecircle.

Whenyousayawordorterm,thevolunteer(s)demonstratetheaction.Ifpossible,bring

someping-pongracketsandballs,abasketball,ajumpingropeandasoccerbal1tothe

classroom.

Hereisalistofwordsandtermstochoosefrom:

linewalk,ping-pongbounce,balltoss,jumprope,jumpandcount,sit-ups,push-ups,

longjump,ballkick,running,soccer,gymnastics,basketball,volleyball,

swimmingTrytomakethisactivityfun!

Step2:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhilelookingatthe

text.

Step3:Dividetheclassintogroupsofthree.Askeachgroupmembertotakeoneof

thethreeroles(Brian,JennyorDanny)andactoutthefirstreading,includingthe

speechbubbles.Encouragethestudentstousetheirimaginationtocreateandimprovise.

Step4:Cometo"Project1."Beginunitproject1.Thisprojectcancoverthreelessons.

Thestudentswillworkingroupstoplanandcarryoutafitnessprogramfortheirclass.

The“TeachingTechniques"sectionatthebackofthisteacher，sguideprovides

suggestionsforintroducinganewproject.Onesuggestionfollows:

•Showthestudentsapictureofanathletewhoisverystrongandfit,suchasa

trackandfieldstar,aweightlifterorabasketballplayer.Postthepictureonthe

wall.Then,showthemahumorouspictureoracartoonofapersonwhoisnotveryfit

orstrongtryingtodosomethingphysicallikerunorjump.

Tackupthesecondpictureabouttwometresawayfromthefirst.Explainwhata

continuumis.Thisoneisascalefrom'veryfit〃to〃notatallfit.”

Pointtotheathleteandasktheclass:Isthisyou?

Pointtotheotherpictureandasktheclass:Isthisyou?

Pointtoseveralplacesalongthecontinuum.Studentswillrespond"yes"or〃no.〃

•Askseveralstudentstoshowhowfittheyare.Askthemtocomeupandshowwhere

theyareonthecontinuumforfitness.,Dividetheclassinto,fivegroups.Instruct

thegroupstobrainstormactivitiesforafitnessprogramthatcouldbecardedoutin

theclassroom.Pointoutthattheactivitiescanbefunorserious.However,allstudents

mustbeabletoperformthem(Activitiesmustnotbetoodifficulttodo.Activities

mustbesafeforallstudentstodo.)

•Asaclass,choosefiveactivitiesfortheclasstocompletefromthebrainstormed

lists.Continueunitproject1.Studentscontinueworkinginthesamegroups.

•Assignoneactivitytoeachgroup.Instructthemtobeginplanningtheiractivity.

Groupsshouldchoosearecordertotakenoteswhiletheyplan.Walkaroundthegroups

andencouragethemtousetheirEnglishskiIlsasmuchaspossible.Askquestionsto

ensuretheyunderstandthetask:

Whatwilltheathletesdo?

Whatequipmentwillyouneed?

Howwillyoukeepscore?

Howwillyoumeasuretime?

Studentscontinueworkinginthesamegroups.

•Groupscompletetheiractivityplans.Thentheydecidewhowi11doeachtask.Some

membersbegintomakeaposterdescribingthestepstocompletetheactivity.Theposter

willbepartoftheirfitnessactivitystation.Somemembersbegintogatherormake

equipmentneededfortheactivity.

•Remindgroupstomakenotesonhowtheywilltimeandscoretheiractivityandwho

willdoit.

•Askallofthegroupssetuptheirfitnessstations.Studentswhoarenotkeeping

scoreortimingshouldgotoeachofthefitnessstationsandcompletetheactivities.

AllofthestudentsmustpractisetheirEnglishvocabulary,particularlythemastery

phrases:"Goodluck!....Thankyou."and〃Thesametoyou!”

Concludeunitproject1.

,Askallofthegroupssetuptheirfitnessstations.Studentswhoarenotkeeping

scoreoftimingshouldgotoeachofthefitnessstationsandcompletetheactivities.

Al1ofthestudentsmustpractisetheirEnglishvocabulary,particularlythemastery

phrases:"Goodluck!....Thankyou.〃and"Thesametoyou!”

•ffthereistime,askthescorekeeperstosharetheresultswiththeclass.This

willbeagoodopportunityforthemtousecomparativeandsuperlativeadjectives!

CLASSCLOSING

Belowisthesuggestedhomeworkforthislesson.Aimtogivestudentsaboutthirty

minutesofhomework.Useyourdiscretionindecidinghowmuchreadingorhowmany

exercisestoassignashomework.Baseyourdecisiononstudents'progress.

,thethirdreadinginthereader

•theremainingexercisesintheactivitybook

•thenextreadinginthestudentbook

Lesson4:GoodLucktoYou

LESSONSTRUCTURE

CLASSOPENING

Forideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,See"TeachingTechniques〃atthebackofthis

teacher1sguide.

KEYSTEPS

Step1:Askthestudentsiftheyhavepreviewedthesongasrequired.Selectoneortwo

sentencescontainingkeywordsorphrasesandaskifanyonehasfiguredoutthemeaning.

Ifastudentrepliescorrectly,askhimorhertosharethestrategiesusedtopuzzle

outthemeaning.Remembertogivelotsofpraiseforagoodtry,evenifit'swrong.

Step2:Dividetheclassintotwogroups.Haveeachgroupreadthesongaloudasapoem,

onelineatatime.Ifyoulike,youcouldaskonegrouptoreadthelinesandtheother

toactoutwhatisbeingread.Thiswilltellyouhowwellthestudentshaveunderstood

thesongandhowwelltheyhavelearnedtoappreciateit.

Step3:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapeandsingalong.

Step4:Practisesinginguntileverybodysingsthesongwell.

Step5:Ifyouhavetime,asktwovolunteerswhoarewillingtosingandactoutthe

songtotheclass.Onevolunteersingswhiletheotheracts.Playtheaudiotapeagain.

Havetheclasssingalongwiththeaudiotape.

Step6:Cometo〃Let'sDoIt.〃

CLASSCLOSING

Thislessondoesnothaveareadinginthereader.Thisisachanceforstudentsto

catchupiftheyarebehind.

Suggestedhomeworkforthislessonincludes:

•theremainingexercisesintheactivitybook

•thenextreadinginthestudentbook

Attheendofevery'SongLesson〃，considerremindingthestudentstoworkontheir

diariesandgroupverb-tensestudies.

Lesson5:DannysVerySpecialGuest

LESSONSTRUCTURE

CLASSOPENING

Forideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see"TeachingTechniques'atthebackofthis

teacher1sguide.

KEYSTEPS

Step1:Askthestudentstothinkanddiscussthequestionsin"ThinkAboutIt.〃

Step2:Askthestudentstoreadthetextbythemselves.Asktheclassifthereareany

questionsaboutthereading.Encourageotherstudentstotrytoanswerthequestions.

Remembertogivepraiseforagoodtry,evenifitiswrong.Withquestions,hintsand

encouragement,helpyourstudentsarriveattherightanswers.

Step3:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhilereadingthetext.

Step4:Dividetheclassintosmallgroups.Askthegroupstodiscussoneofthefollowing

topics.Notethattheseare"thinking〃questions.Therearenorightorwronganswers.

Theideaistohelpstudentsfindapersonalperspectiveonthereading.Personal

expressionreinforceslanguagelearning.

Step5:Cometo"Let'sDoIt.〃

CLASSCLOSING

Belowisthesuggestedhomeworkforthislesson.Aimtogivestudentsaboutthirty

minutesofhomework.Useyourdiscretionindecidinghowmuchreadingorhowmany

exercisestoassignashomework.Baseyourdecisiononstudents*progress.

,thefourthreadinginthereader

•theremainingexercisesintheactivitybook

,thenextreadinginthestudentbook

Lesson6:Diving''DreamTeam”

LESSONSTRUCTURE

CLASSOPENING

ForideasandtipsonbeginningaClass,see"TeachingTechniques"atthebackofthis

teacher*sguide.

KEYSTEPS

Step1:Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedthereadingasrequired.Toaid

students'understandingofthereading,introducetheclasstothereadingbyasking

thefollowingquestions:

Whatisa"DreamTeam.'?”

What'stheChinesetermfortheU.S."DreamTeam〃inbasketball?

Whoarethebest-knownmembersofChina'sOlympicdivingteam?

DoyouknowwhoGaoMinisandwhereshelives?

(GaoMinisoneofthebest-knownChinesedivers.

ShelivesinEdmonton,Canada,andworksasadivingcoachthere.Shelivesinthe

citywhereJenny,DannyandBrianare!)

Step2:Askthestudentstoreadthetextbythemselves.Asktheclassifthereareany

questionsaboutunderstandingthereading.Selectoneortwosentencescontainingkey

wordsorphrasesandaskifanyonehasfiguredoutthemeaning.Ifastudentreplies

correctly,askhimorhertosharethestrategiesusedtopuzzleoutthemeaning.Remember

togivelotsofpraiseforagoodtry,evenifit'swrong.

Step3:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhilereadingthetext.

Step4:Dividetheclassintosmallgroups.Askeachgrouptodiscussthereadingand

makeachartoftheachievementsofChina'sdiving'DreamTeam,〃usingtheinformation

fromthereading.

Step5:Cometo〃Let'sDoIt.〃

CLASSCLOSING

Belowisthesuggestedhomeworkforthislesson.Aimtogivestudentsaboutthirty

minutesofhomework.Useyourdiscretionindecidinghowmuchreadingorhowmany

exercisestoassignashomework.Baseyourdecisiononstudents,progress.

•thefifthreadinginthereader

•theremainingexercisesintheactivitybook

•thenextlessoninthestudentbook

Lesson7:Don'tFalloffthePizzas

LESSONSTRUCTURE

CLASSOPENING

Forideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see"TeachingTechniques"atthebackofthis

teacher'sguide,

KEYSTEPS

Step1:Thisreadingisbasicallyareviewofwhattheclasshaslearned.Checktosee

ifthestudentshavepreviewedthereading.Askiftheyhaveanyquestions.Encourage

otherstudentstotrytoanswerthequestions.Remembertogivelotsofpraisefora

goodtry,evenifit'swrong.

Step2:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhilereadingthetext.

Step3:Therearetwochoices.Oneistodiscussthereadingwithstudents.Useasmuch

Englishaspossible.Askquestionstomakeiteasierforstudentstoparticipate.Ask

questionssuchas:

Whatisa''ClassroomOlympics”?

HowmanyeventsdidJenny*sclassinvent?

WhoseinventiondidJennylikemost?

Theotherchoiceistodividetheclassintosmallgroupsandhaveeachgroupdiscuss,

inEnglish,whatthegroupmemberswouldliketowriteaboutintheirdiariesore-mails.

Askthestudentstodecideontheirtopicsandbeginmakinganoutlinefortheirdiaries

ore-mailsfollowingtheexampleofthereadings.

Step4:Cometo"Let'sDoIt.〃

CLASSCLOSING

,theremainingexercisesintheactivitybook

•thenextreadinginthestudentbook

Lesson8:UnitReview

CLASSOPENING

Forideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see"TeachingTechniques"atthebackofthis

teacher'sguide.

KEYSTEPS

Step1:Askthestudentstosingthesong"GoodLucktoYou”.Andfromthesongletthe

studentsgobacktowhattheyhavelearnedinthisunit.

Step2:Askthestudentstodotheexercisesonpage9and10.Gooverwhatthestudents

havemainlylearnedinthisunit,whichissummarizedonpage10.

Step3:Cometo"ClassReviewActivity.

Havetheclassplayagameasareviewactivity.Bringtoclassanumberofspheres

ofdifferentsizesandweights,suchasbasketballs,soccerballs,ping-pongballs,

marblesandspongeballs.•Dividethestudentsintoseverallargegroups.Chailenge

thestudentstoworktogethertoinventagamethatcanbeplayedbyteamsoffivestudents

usingfivedifferentspheres.Forexample,theycouldinventarace,athrowinggameor

abalancinggame.Tellthegroupstheyhaveonlyfiveminutestoinventagameandthen

fiveminutestoplayit.

,Afterthegroupshaveplayedforfiveminutes,askthemtodescribetherulesof

theirgametotheclassusingvocabularyfromtheunitandotherEnglishwordstheyknow.

CLASSCLOSING

Youcanendtheclassinone,orseveral,oftheseways:

•singing“GoodLucktoYou”

,askingstudentswhattheylikedbestaboutthisunit

•askingvolunteerstosumup,intheirownwords,whattheylearnedinthisunit

•havingashortdictation

Youshouldaskstudentstoprepareforthenext,unitathome.Askthemtolookatit

andtrytodetermineits*topic.

UNIT2:Biggest,Longest,Widest

GENERALOBJECTIVES

Thisisaninformation-orientedunitthatengagesstudentswithfascinatingfacts.

Thisunitcoversworldrecordsinavarietyofcategories,includingpeople,animals,

weather,machinesandbuildings.Theinformationandprojectsinthisunitmotivate

studentstoreviewandlearnvocabularyfordescribingandcomparingphysical

characteristicsandabilities.Studentsalsolearnsomevocabularyforexpressing

amazement!

SPECIFICOBJECTIVES

掌握词汇whether,tower,thick,whole,weigh,ton,including,human,

词汇farther,farthest,bridge,list,anybody,kilo,guitar,impossible,

1ift,pull

接触词汇ordinary,structure,locate,storey,length,astronaut,dam,gorge,

whale,average,bumblebee,bat,bumblebeebat,gram,centimetre,

Thailand,tortoise,cheetah,falcon,unusual

语言知词组利break/holdaworldrecord,belocatedin/on,onaverage,onrecord,fourtimes

识句型as...as,findout,allovertheworldThat'sverykindofyou,but...That's

wonderful/great.

功能意念ExpressingHappiness表达喜悦

语法CompareativeandSuperativeDegreesofAdjectivesandAdverbs形容词和副词的比较

级与最高级

听1.在听录音时有目的地获取所需关键信息。2.以词或词组的形式简单记录所获取的信息。

说1.根据提示给出连贯的简单指令。2.引出话题并进行几个回合的交谈

3.在教师的帮助下或根据图片用简单的语言描述自己或他人的经历。

4.在教师的指导下参与角色扮演等活动。5.在上述口语活动中使用正确的语音、语调。

语言技1.连贯、流畅的朗读课文。

能2.从简单的文章中找出有关的信息，理解大意。

读3.根据上下文猜测生词的意思。

4.理解简易的科技和说明性的文章。

写1.利用所获取的信息写作。2.正确运用比较级和最高级。

学习策1.通过自己阅读，理解课文大意。2.自己发现和总结语言规律，并能加以运用。

略3.主动在听说交际中运用课文中的语言知识。

情感态1.在学习中敢于用英语表达自己的看法。

度2.培养学习英语的兴趣和学好英语的信心。

3.通过小组活动培养合作精神，并通过互相评价激发学习兴趣。

文化意了解一些世界之最。

识

Lesson9:BeaChampion!

LESSONSTRUCTURE

CLASSOPENING

Forideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see"TeachingTechniques"atthebackofthis

teacher'sguide.

KEYSTEPS

Step1:Cometo"ThinkAboutIt.〃

Step2:Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedthereadingsasrequired.Askif

theyhaveanyquestionsconcerningthetext.Encourageotherstudentstotrytoanswer

thequestions.Inanycase,youcanintroducethestudentstothereadingsbyasking

questionssuchas:

Whoisthetallestinourclass?

Whoinourclasslivesfarthestfromtheschool?

Whatdoesworldrecordmean?

Wouldyouliketobreakaworldrecord?

Step3:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhilelookingatthe

text.Step4:Dividetheclassintogroupsofthree.Askeachgroupmembertotakeone

ofthethreeroles(Brian,DannyorJenny)andactoutthedialogue.

Step5:Ifyouhavetime,havethegroupsmakealist,inEnglish,oftheworldrecords

theyknowof.Thenhavegroupssharetheirinformationwiththerestoftheclass.

Step6:Cometo"Project1.〃

Beginunitproject1.Thisprojectcancovertwolessons.Studentswi11learnabout

superlativeformsofadjectivesastheyimaginearecord-breakingchailengefortheir

classandmakeaplantoaccomplishit.Referto^IntroducingaNewProject"inthe

''TeachingTechniques^sectionatthebackofthisteacher*sguideforideason

introducingthisunit,project.

•Onesuggestionistogivestudentsoneortwofunnyexamplesofworldrecords,

eitherorallyorontheblackboard.Havestudentsbrainstormideasforwhatrecordsmight

befoundinarecordbook,suchascreatingthe"longest"somethingordoing"themost”

ofsomething.Askavolunteertorecordtheirsuggestionsontheblackboard.Helpthe

studentschoosetheappropriateformofsuperlative(eitheraddingthesuffixor

using"most.〃)

•Dividetheclassintosmallgroups.Haveeachgroupdiscussanddecidewhat

worldrecordtheclassshouldtrytobreak.Theycanuseoneofthesuggestionsinthe

classlistorinventanewone.Ideascanbeeitherfunnyorserious,buttheyshould

bepossible(iftheyhadtime,opportunityandthecooperationofallofthestudents!)

Havethegroupsbeginplanningforbreakingthisworldrecord.

Concludeunitproject1.Studentscontinuetoworkinthesamegroups.Theycomplete

theirplanforbreakingarecord.Groupsreporttheirplanstotheclassorexchange

planswithanothergroup.

CLASSCLOSING.

•thefirstreadinginthereader

•theremainingexercisesintheactivitybook

,thenextreadinginthestudentbook

Lesson10:Where^stheHighestHotel?

LESSONSTRUCTURE

CLASSOPENING

Forideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see"TeachingTechniques〃atthebackofthis

teacher1sguide.

KEYSTEPS

Step1:Cometo"ThinkAboutIt."

Step2:Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedthereadingasrequired.Arethere

anyquestions?Selectoneortwosentencescontainingkeywordsorphrasesandaskif

anyoneh