The Seventh Period .Teaching Aims and Demands 1.Knowledge Objects Reading:Ive been studying history in China. Section 1 Before For it! Section 2 While You Read Section 3 After You Read Section 4 Go For It! 2.Ability Objects To train students reading comprehension ability. To train students how to use the strategy of reading. 3.Sensibility and Value To be interested in learning about Chinese history and Western history. .Teaching Key Points Key vocabulary. Section 1. Section 2. .Teaching Difficulties Section 3. Section 4. .Teaching Methods Pre-reading method. Reading method. Discussing method. .Teaching Aids A projector. A tape recorder. .Teaching Procedures Step Greet the class as usual and check the homework.Ask students to read the new words one by one.Correct any mistakes.Then read the new words and ask students to repeat.Make sure students know the meanings. Step Section 1 Before You Read Groupwork First ask students How much do you know about history?Then let students discuss these questions in groups. 1.How many Chinese dynasties can you think of? 2.How many famous characters from Chinese history can you think of?Make a list. 3.Can you think of famous characters from the history of other countries?Make a list. Read the title I ve been studying history in China to the class.Get students to predict what they think the article is about,according to the title. Step Section 2 While You Read Reading strategy Let students scan the text quickly to find details that they are looking for.Tell students they can find information quickly without reading the whole text. Play the tape for students and ask students to read the text. Step Section 3 After You Read 3a Ask students to go through the reading again.Then have them complete the sentences below. 1.Leo has been teaching in China for _. 2.Some buildings in Harbin are _. 3.The _ welcomed the first Jewish settlers to China. 4.In Australia,students usually study _ and _ history. 5.The more Leo learns about _,themore he enjoys _ in China. Answers 1.two years 2.Russian 3.Song Emperor 4.Australian;western 5.Chinese history;living 3b Groupwork Divide students into groups of three. Show the conversations in 3b on the screen. Ask students to practice the conversations,then let them make their own conversations according to 3b. 3c Ask students to make their own conversations in groups.Student A tells a plan.Student B says what will happen if they carry out the plan.Student C reports what was said.Then get some groups to act out their conversations. Step Section 4 Go for it! First ask students,What problems might you have living in a foreign country? and What problems do you think a foreigner might have in China?Let students discuss with their partners. Then have students complete the chart according to their discussion and the examples. Step Summary This class weve practised some reading and writing.And weve learned something about Chinese history and Australian history. Are you interested in history?Which foreign country are you interested in? I hope you learn something more about our history and study hard to make our country stronger and more beautiful in the future. Step Homework Preview the new words in Unit 7.Next class well start Unit 7. Step Blackboard Design Reading:Ive been studying history in China 1.Ive been teaching in China for two years. 2.Since I came to China,Ive been learning a lot about my family history. 3.Ive been studying for over two years now. Activity and Probe Goal:Review questions and answers withHow long.? Materials:Pencils and paper Procedure: Divide the class into several teams.Each team chooses one of its members and writes down several questions about him or her starting with How long have you been.Team members should talk to the person in order to write true questions about his or her life.For example:How long have you been studying English?How long have you been playing the piano?How long have you been sitting in class today?How long have you been riding your bicycle to school? Next,have students work with their team to write a true answer to each question using the word for or since.For example,Ive been studying English for two years.I ve been playing piano since I was four.Ive been sitting in class for an hour:I ve been riding my bicycle to school since 1997. Then ask different pairs of teams to work together.They take turns pointing to the person they have written about and asking the other team questions with How long.For example,How long has he/she been studying English?How long has he/she been playing the piano?How long has he/she been sitting in class today?How long has he/she been riding his/her bicycle to school ? Different members of the other team try to answer each question truthfully using the words for or since.Ask the teams to keep score of the numbers of right and wrong answers they are able to give.The team with the most correct answers wins.