3.　　　 it was better to be safe than sorry

2.　　　 work as

1.　　　 at the age of

3.　　　 To infer general meaning from pictures ,title and context.

Difficulties:

2.　　　 To understand related details and information.

1.　　　 To become familiar with and appreciate biographical writing.

3.　 Comic strips:

　 a. Play the tape and students listen to the tape to get the main idea.

　 b. Students read after the tape twice.

　 c. Ask some questions about the conversation.

　 d. Students read it in pairs and act it out.

　 e. Why do people admire great people? Discuss and take down notes.

Homework:

　 Recite the conversation in the comic.

The second period

Reading　 (I)

Teaching aims:

2.　　　 Welcome to the unit:

a.　　　 Present some pictures of famous people and ask students to guess what these famous people were.

b.　　　 Present new vocabulary.

c.　　　 Ask students why they can be famous people and introduce what they did to students.

d.　　　 Complete “welcome to the unit” in class. Students can work in pairs to complete the exercises.

1.　　　 Lead-in: There are many great people in the world. Ask students to name some of great people they know and say who they like best.

3. To learn more about some famous people

Difficulties:

Who do you think is the greatest person that has ever lived?

He’s the person who invented my favourite food.

Teaching methods:

Listening , speaking, reading and writing

Procedure: