2.　　　 When did Henry Ford open a car factory?

1.　　　 How did people get to another city before people invented plane?

2.　　　 Imagine what types of transportation will be like from one hundred years now.

Teaching Difficult Points:

Let the students think and be creative.

Teaching preparation: pictures

Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, pictures

Type of lesson: new lesson

Teaching Procedure:

Step1. Let the students talk about something about the planes and the cars. What do they know about the planes and the cars? If they know, let them say their details.

Step2. Ask the students to talk about the picture in the text. What do they think about this?

Step3. Let’s listen to the tape and answer the following questions:

1.　　　 Learn about the Danny wheels.

2.　　　 Describe one type of transportation in the future.

Teaching Important Points:

1.　　　 Learn the history of the cars.

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

Summary:

The students know little about the train history. The teacher should arrange much information about it. Show them more pictures and let them know more. Encourage them to imagine the future transportation. Stimulate them to work hard and make their mind to make contribution to the world

Lesson 35: Future Transportation

Teaching Content:

Mastery words and expressions: certainly, invention, present, round, wing, dangerous, factory, humorous, as long as

Oral words and expressions: presentation, Henry, Ford, North America,

Teaching Aims:

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: