3.　　　 What would you like to use a telescope for/

Let the students answer the questions in class.

Step2. Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks with the correct words you hear:

2.　　　 Have you ever seen or used a telescope?

1.　　　 What is Danny doing?

2.　　　 The adverbial clauses.

Teaching Difficult Points:

The astronomer’s occupation

Teaching Preparation: pictures

Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, pictures

Type of lesson: new lesson

Teaching Procedure:

Step1. Show the picture in the text to the students. Let them guess:

1.　　　 Know more about the astronomer.

3.　　　 Improve the students listening and reading abilities.

Teaching Important Points:

2.　　　 The adverbial clauses

1.　　　 Know more about the foreign occupation.

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

Summary:

Songs are main part in this book. Learning to sing is important. It can improve the students’ interests of learning English. It can also let the students know more about the foreign cultures. Give them chances to know about the features of the English songs. Encourage them to practice more after class.

Lesson 45: Planet Danny

Teaching Content:

Mastery words and expressions: planet, shine, worth, even if

Oral words and expressions: telescope, solar, system, astronomer, spaced-out　

Teaching Aims:

2.　　　 Know the features of different jobs.

Teaching Difficult Points:

The features of different jobs

Teaching Preparation: pictures of different jobs

Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, pictures

Type of lesson: new lesson

Teaching Procedure:

Step1. Lead in by discussing the following question: what do you need if you want to make your dream come true.

Discuss in groups for five minutes. Then let some students present their reports in front of the class.

Step2. Listen to the tape for two times. At the same time, let them sing after it in low voice.

Step3. Read the text as a poem. Pay attention to the rhythms of it.

Step4. Change the song by adding new opportunities. Let the students make up new words by themselves.

Step5. Listen to the song again. Let them sing after it for several times.

Step6. Ask the class to sing together loudly.

Step7. Come to “LET’S DO IT”.

Work with your partner to finish the task.

You read an ad in a newspaper about a job you want. You want to get the job, so you make a telephone call to the employer and try to get the job.

Make up a dialogue and act it out. The students may be familiar to the features of the job.

Step8. Homework