2.　　　 Please express your opinions on the three questions, especially on Questions 2 and 3. Then talk about the effects of these people’s achievements on our lives.

1.　　　 Three or four of you form a group and discuss the three questions please.

3.　　　 “The other day I dreamed that I was at the gates of heaven…And St. Peter said, “Go back to Earth, there are no slums up here.”

Step 2: Sharing information

2.　　　 “…Music is neither old nor modern: it is either good or bad music, and the date at which it was written has no significance whatever. Dates and periods are of interest only to the student of musical history…”

1.　　　 “One thing I love about this「decade」is this is a period where the reality is driving the expectation.”

2. Read the instructions and focus on the four pictures. Try to think of information you know about each person. I’ll give you a brief introduction first.

We are going to talk about four persons. Though they are of different nationalities living in different times, they have a lot in common. What are the common things they share? Try to find the answers by discussing each of the four pictures with your group.

Mother Teresa

Who was Mother Teresa? How much do you know about her?

What contributions did Mother Teresa make to people?

When was she awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

Do you think Mother Teresa set a good example for us to follow? Why?

What can you learn from Mother Teresa?

It is reported that after she died, about 400 important figures including queens, presidents, prime ministers and the former First Lady Hillary Clinton came to pay final tribute to her. Do you think she was worth respecting?

Bill Gates

Who is chairman of Microsoft Corporation and the worldwide leader in software?

Do you agree Bill Gates has had a dramatic effect on the world of computer technology? Give your reasons.

What other information have you got about him?

Bill Gates and his wife set up a foundation focusing on improving global health. Is Bill Gates one of your heroes?

Beethoven

What would our world be like if we had no music?

How about listening to a piece of music?

Are you familiar with the melody? And your feeling?

Who wrote it?

From your point of view, was Beethoven an amazing person? Was he a musician by nature?

Did Beethoven become discouraged and frustrated when he became deaf?

Do you think his role could be compared with Bill Gates?

Zhang Heng

Just now we talked about amazing people from other countries. What about the great people in our country? Have you heard of Zhang Heng?

How much do you know about him?

What do you think of his invention?

Is he worthy of being called an amazing person?

All pictures

What are the common characteristics these four people share?

What can we learn from them? Are they your heroes/heroines?

Below are some famous sayings or quotes from these famous persons. Please match them.

Beethoven　　 Bill Gates　　 Mother Teresa

1.　　　 Some amazing people have made our world better through their thoughts and actions. Though Mother Teresa, bill Gates, Beethoven and Zhang Heng are of different times and nationalities, they all devoted themselves to their fields and contributed a lot to the world.

Here are some great people in the pictures. Do you know them? (politician, musician, painter, scientist, astronaut and so on)

　(图片略)

They are great and amazing, because they have made the world or China better and changed a lot through their thoughts and actions, as we all know. Do you know some other amazing people like them? Yes, there are many in the world. Open your books to page 41, you will find four great people here.

Though Mother Teresa, Bill Gates, Beethoven and Zhang Heng are of different times and nationalities, they all devoted themselves to their fields and contributed a lot to the world.

　　 Discuss their achievements and express your personal opinions about who you consider heroes/heroines. Try to fully participate and actively discuss your ideas.

10.The car ___ he goes to school is made in Japen.

A. by which　　　　　　　　　　　 　B. in which

C. by that　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. with which

(suggested answers: ADCBA BBBBB)

Step 5 　Homework

Finish exercises on page 94 to 95.

Unit 2 Wish You Were Here

　 　Grammar and usage ---教案

Teaching Aims:

Learn the grammar:

future in the past

Teaching Points:

How to use the future in the past.

Teaching Methods:

1 Inductive method

2 Comparative method

Teaching Aids:

1 a multimedia

2 a blackboard

Teaching Procedures:

Step 1 lead-in

Look at the screens, ask students what the tense is.

l　　　 Toby said that he would go and climb in the Himalayas soon.

l　　　 Toby was busy packing, because he was leaving that night.

l　　　 Toby phoned his friend and told him he was going to leave at 10.

l　　　 Toby was just about to dive into the sea when he saw a shark.

l　　　 Toby said goodbye to his friend, not knowing that they were never to meet again.

Step 2 presentation

We use future in the past or the past continuous tense to:

u　　　 Report a n action in the future from a time when it was still in the future

They set off at 9 a.m. and would reach the airport an hour later.

u　　　 Indicate a past intention

I was going to leave, but then it rained.

u　　　 Indicate a past arrangement

Colin called Jennifer to say that he was seeing her later that afternoon.

u　　　 Mean that the future action actually happened

The journey that was to change Toby’s life started in July that year.

Step 3 practice

1 Go over Point 2 on page 30 to familiarize students with how future in the past is used in statements.

2 Ask students to finish part B on page 31 and then check the answers with the whole class.

3 Finish the passage according to Paragraph 2 on Page 22.

Dear Karen,

　　　　 How are you? I’m going to tell you something about Toby’s adventure in Africa.

　　　　 He said they would leave London on 15th July and they would fly to Morocco, in North Africa. They were going to travel on camels through the Sahara Desert. It is the biggest desert in the world---about the size of the US! He expected it would be very hot, dry and dusty there. They would be traveling by camel, with local guides, camping in tents and sleeping on the ground in their big, thick sleeping bags. He had heard that could see beautiful stars on clear nights. He would bring a torch with him so that he would be able to see in the dark. The whole trip would take six days. That meant he would have to sit on a camel for almost a week. He said how uncomfortable it was. He hoped his camel liked him!

　　　　 I will send you some post cards from Toby.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Love,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Aihua

Step 4 summary

Make sure students have a better understanding of the different predicate form and the tenses.

1 Toby was busy packing, because he was leaving for Africa.

　 To indicate a past intention

2 Colin called Jennifer to say that he was seeing her late that afternoon.

　 To indicate a past arrangement

3 Toby told Jennifer that he was climbing in the Himalayas the last week of last August.

　 To indicate a past action which continued for some time (used in the indirect speech)

4 While Toby and Colin were traveling in Africa, Jennifer was studying German in London.

　 To indicate a past action which continued for some time

5 When we arrived, Toby and Colin were having supper.

　 To indicate the action started before the action in the past and probably continued after it

6 Toby said that he and Colin would spend the summer traveling.

　 To indicate a past intention

7 Toby’s father would get up early and go fishing on Saturdays if the weather was fine.

　 To indicate a past routine

8 We all tried to stop him from climbing the snowy mountain but he wouldn’t listen to us.

　 To indicate a past obstinate insistence

9 Would you go to Africa with Toby?

　 To indicate an invitation by using the question form

10 I was going to leave, but then it rained.

　 To indicate a past plan

11 Toby said they were going to visit Africa first.

　 To indicate a past intention (used in the indirect speech)

12 Toby was just about to dive into the sea when he saw the shark.

　 To indicate the action which would happen in the immediate future in the past

13 Toby said they were to climb in the Himalayas after they traveled in Africa.

　 To indicate a past plan

14 They said goodbye, and didn’t know they were never to meet again.

　 To indicate a destiny in the past

Step 5 homework

Finish C1, C2, D1, D2, on page 96.

　　　　　　 Unit 3 Amazing people

Part One Teaching Design

Aims and requirements

♦ Read an article about a famous explorer and an article about a Chinese astronaut

♦ Listen to a list of requirements

♦ Talk about famous people and unknown places, and introduce a person

♦ Write a biographical article

♦ Interview a professional

Procedures

　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ● Welcome to the Unit

Step 1 Brainstorming

9. On seeing the accident, he felt ___.

A. scary　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. scared

C. scare　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. scaring

8. With ___ electrical equipment, wood and paper in one place, there is a danger of fire.

A. so many　　　　　　　　　　　 B. so much

C. such many　　　　　　　　　　 D. such much