2.　　　 What will the future train be like?

Teaching Important Points:

The invention of the steam engine, the first steam locomotive, railways and the first passenger.

Teaching Difficult Points:

Who invented the inventions and when did they invent them.

Teaching Preparation: pictures

Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, pictures

Type of lesson: new lesson

Teaching Procedure:

Step1. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT.”

Let the students talk in groups about the question: How do you usually travel to some other places?

After discussing for a while, the students make a report to the class.

Step2. Let the students read the text then answer how is the text arranged.

Step3. Listen to the tape. After repeating the text for several times, ask them to retell the story in their own words.

Step4.Let the students talk more about the trains. They may talk about their experience on trains. They also may talk about the structure of the trains, the use of the trains and the future of them.

Step5. Make a table. Make a survey about the advantages and the disadvantages of the trains, the cars, the bus, the bicycles and the planes.

Step6. Come to “LET’S DO IT”.

Step7. Homework

1.　　　 Know about the train history.

2.　　　 Go on the next reading in the student book.

Summary:

When the students make their presentation to the class. Remember to remind them to speak in turn. We should let all the students have the chances to speak. If someone can’t go on, the others may help him.

Lesson 34: Trains Go on Rails!

Teaching Content:

Mastery words and expressions: invent, wheel, engineer, railway, passenger, speed, even, get on/off

Oral words and expressions: rail, invention, steam, engine, locomotive, explode, distance, iron, per, magnetic, jet, jet engine, get on/off, (at) a top speed of

Teaching Aims:

1.　　　 Finish off the activity book.

2.　　　 Talk about all kinds of transportation.

Teaching Difficult Points:

Discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of all kinds of transportation.

Teaching Preparation: pictures

Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, pictures

Type of lesson: new lesson

Teaching Procedure:

Step1. Lead in the class. Let the students discuss the following questions:

How do you come to school every day? Why?

S1: I come to school on foot because my home is near the school.

S2: I come to school by bike because I ride my bike well.

S3: I come to school by bus because my home is far away from school.

Step2. Let the students ask questions about the transportation. Such as: what do you take if you go on a trip to Beijing? Why? Can you describe your favourite trip to the class?

Step3. Listen to the tape and do with Exercise 2 in the activity book with the books closed.

Step4. Read the text and check the answers. Then read the text again and repeat after it. After a while, ask some students to read the text loudly in roles.

Step5. Make sentences with the phrases: what about, on foot, take a car, would like, more rapid

Step6. Practice

Discuss the following question:

What is the advantages and disadvantages of the transportations? Such as: cars, trains, and buses. If you go on a trip, where would you like to go? How will you go there?

Let the students work in groups of three of four. After a while, present their answers to the class.

Step7. Come to “ LET’S DO IT.”

Ask the students to talk in the class. Then they can give their presentation in dialogues or in composition. Encourage them to report one by one.

Step8. Homework

1.　　　 How many types of transportation are there in the world?

2.　　　 Know the transportation history and what the future transportation will be like.

Teaching Important Points:

1.　　　 Learn the information about the transportation.

2. a story. 流言蜚语, 谣言

I love listening to his tales of life at sea.

effect

storyline --- the basic story in a novel, play, film　/ movie, etc.= plot

＊effect--- an influence; a result　 [C,　U] effect (on sb/sth)

　　　 The drug had an immediate effect on the pain.

　　　 I tried to persuade him, but with little or no effect.

　　　 Her criticisms had the effect of discouraging him completely.

＊anyway---不论以何种方式，总之; 无论如何, 不管怎样

I shall go and see him anyway.

　　 I don't know if it was lost or stolen; anyway, it's gone.

我不知道它是丢了还是被偷了；不管怎么说，它没了

It’s too late now, anyway.

Anyway, let’s forget about that for the moment.

Anyway, I’d better go now-I’ll see you tomorrow.

talent

--- 1.[C,　U] talent (for sth)　　 a natural ability to do sth well:

　 to have great artistic talent

a man of many talents

My sister has a talent for music.

　 --- 2.[U,　C] people or a person with a natural ability to do sth well:

He is a great talent.

The company makes good use of its talent.

该公司很好地发挥了内部人才的作用

experienced

　 an experienced teacher

He’s very experienced in looking after animals.

She’s very young and not very experienced.

silence

supporting actress

　a supporting role

consider

talented--- having a natural ability to do sth well

a talented player

1.a story created using the imagination, especially one that is full of action and adventure: 传说

Dickens' ‘A Tale of Two Cities’

a fairy　/　moral　/　romantic, etc. tale

to go round telling tales　　 到处散布谣言