1.　　　 Review the next lesson.

4.　　　 Do you think the cardboard can hold the water in the jar? Why?

Step4. Read the text carefully and check the answers. Explain some words and expressions to the class.

Step5. Listen to the tape and repeat after it line by line. Can the students’ listening good enough to hear clearly?

Step6. Come to “Let’s Do It.”

Divide the class into two groups. One group thinks the floor will get wet. The others think it won’t. Let them discuss in class. Pay attention to telling the reasons.

Step7. Homework

3.　　　 Did Danny read about the experiment? What is it about?

2.　　　 What’s an experiment for?

1.　　　 What’s a theory?

2.　　　 How to express an experiment.

Teaching Difficult Points:

Express certainty and uncertainty

Teaching Preparation: jar, cardboard, water

Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, jar, cardboard, water

Type of lesson: new lesson

Teaching Procedure:

Step1. Teacher brings the jar, cardboard and water to the class. Show them to the students and ask what experiments we can do with them. Let the students show them and explain the reasons to the students.

Let the students work in groups and discuss the experiments. When one group is doing the experiments, the others can ask the questions. The teacher can ask questions, too.

Step2. Now let the students open their books and guess what the experiment is. Ask the students to say it in English.

Step3. Read the text silently and answers the following questions.

1.　　　 Learn to express sequence;

2.　　　 Express certainty and uncertainty

Teaching Important Points:

1.　　　 Use the Simple Present Tense.

2、Sum up what they learned in this unit.

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Everything goes well！