Period 6Language FocusingThe General Idea of This PeriodThis is the sixth Period.The teaching and studying activities will center on language studying in this period.Language studying will contain all that has been learned in this unit.As usual, the teacher should check the students homework and offer chances for the students to go over what they learnt in the last periods at the beginning of the class.In this period, the emphasis will be put on the learning the words, phrases and sentence structures. In order to let the students understands these expressions thoroughly, the teacher first gets the students to understand their meaning in the context, then the teacher gives some explanations about them, later offers some practice to make the students know how to use them.At last let the students do some exercises for feedback.In order to enable students to use these language points both orally and in written form, the teacher is expected to carefully design it to encourage the students to be active in class.Make sure that the students are willing to take part in activities in class and get ready to cooperate with each other.Teaching Important PointsTo learn the following words and phrases: lag, constantly, vehicle, take up, remind, be optimistic about, as a result, suffer from, be similar to, well known for, lie, get lost, lose sight of, catch sight of, sweep up, provide something with something, fall fast asleep, search for, assist in, go soft, depend on, require, speed up, switch, impression, sweep up.To study the following sentence structures: (1)These hovering carriages float above the ground and by bending and pressing down on the driving stick strongly one can move swiftly.(2)I got lost when we reached what looked like a large market because of the people flying in all directions.(3)Wang Pings mother appeared, flashed a switch on a computer screen, and a table and chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic.(4)Neither of these creatures is easy to talk to.(5)Confused by the new surroundings, I was hit by the lack of fresh air.Teaching DifficultiesHow to let the students learn to use these phrases and sentences structures in written and oral English.Teaching AidsMulti-media classroom and other normal teaching tools.Three Dimensional Teaching AimsKnowledge AimsTo learn the useful expressions and sentence structures in the unit.Ability AimsTo enable the students to use these language points both orally and in written form.Emotional AimsTo further understand the importance of exploring the future and to realize the value of scientific imagination.Teaching ProcedureStep 1 GreetingT: Hello, my friends.Ss: Hello, Miss Wang.Step 2 Reviewing the Grammar: the Past Participle T: Complete each sentence by choosing the right verb and putting it in the correct form.intendconnectmentioncarrylosefoldfrightengive1.The room, _ to the rest of the house by a long passage, was completely empty.2.He was walking around with the letter _ in his pocket.3.Scientific experiments_ out by students without the teachers instructions can be dangerous.4.The mane _ in the letter was unknown to me.5.The book, _ as a surprise for his sister, was lost in the mail.6.His nephew, _ at sea when he was fifteen, had been his only relative.7._ by the noise in the night, the girl did not dare sleep in her room.8._ advice by the famous detective, the young lady was no longer afraid.(The teacher should give enough time for the students to consider, and then ask to show their answers to the whole class.If they still have difficulty understanding, the teacher should offer some explanation.)Suggested answers: 1.connected2.folded3.carried4.mentioned5.intended6.lost7.Frightened8.GivenT: Now lets have a competition.Use these sentences to make up a story.If necessary, you can change the expressions of the sentences.You had better make your story interesting and complete.If you can properly use the past participles in the story, there will be more chances for you to win the competition.First discuss making up a story with your partners, then tell your story to another pair near you.Later combine your story with another pairs to make up a new story, which must be better than the first edition of your story.In the end, tell the whole class the story which has been made up by your group.Lets see which group will do the best.(The teacher will give them five minutes to make up a story.After that, let volunteers show their story.The group will be the winner if they can tell the most interesting story and expressions are very fluent without mistakes.After the competition, the teacher had better praise the winner, and encourage the others to try to succeed next time.)Step 3 Learning about Words and ExpressionsT: What did Li Qiang not believe?S: He c