Fast-reading to improve students’ reading ability．

Careful-reading to get the detailed information．

Pairwork and groupwork．

Train students’ reading and writing skills．

Key vocabulary

Train students’ reading and writing skills．

3． Moral Object

China is our homeland． Wherever we are． we never forget we are Chinese． We love China forever．

2． Ability Objects

Fast-reading to get a general idea of the text．

Careful-reading to get the detailed information in the text．

Learn the words and phrases from the context．

1． Knowledge Objects

Key Vocabulary

root, ancestor, homeland, mainly, hardly, highlight, well clear, abroad, connect, in search of, turning point

Text: Students find Chinese roots

2． gotten-(American English) It is the past participle of get． In British English, the form is got．

Step Ⅳ Just for Fun!

This activity provides reading and speaking practice with the target language． Ask two students to read the conversation aloud

A: Please water the plants．

b: I’ve already watered them．

Get all the students to read the conversation again． Then let students look at the picture． Ask, What is funny about this cartoon? Help students to explain． The boy gave the plants too much water．

Ask some pairs of students to present this conversation to the rest of the class．

Step Ⅴ Summary and Homework

In this class, we’ve done much writing practice using the key vocabulary words and the target language presented in this unit． After class, please make sentences using the words in, Activity 1 in your exercise books． Then finish off the exercises on pages 58-60 of the workbook．

Step Ⅵ Blackboard Design

Unit 14 Have you packed yet?

The Seventh Period

Reading． Students find Chinese roots．

1． The telephone was busy． =The line was busy．

4． washed the dishes

Notes

3． cleaned his room