1

Getting students ready for learning

(3 mins)

Class activity

1.Greeting.

2.Check the homework. Ask students to give a report about Zheng He and Columbus.

1.Greeting.

2.Report and compare ocean journeys of Zheng He and Columbus.

对比中外两位著名的航海家，加深民族自豪感。

2

Revision

(5 mins)

Pair work

Guide students to review attributive clauses.

Make up conversations after the example of 2.

鼓励学生通过观察、模仿，探究学习和运用英语。

3

Pre-reading

(3 mins)

Class activity

Individual work

1.Show the video or pictures about sending up the missile to lead the new lesson.

2.Guide students to solve the new words.

1.Watch the video about sending up the missile.

2.Learn the new words with the dictionary.

激活语境。

为新课的学习扫除障碍。

4

While-reading

(15 mins)

Individual work

1.Guide students to scan the first task of 1b.

2.Play the flash of the passage.

3.Check the answers with the students.

4.Let students read through the second task of 1b.

5.Let students read the passage and answer the questions.

6.Check the answers with the students. Explain anything students can’t understand.

1.Read through the questions.

2.Watch the flash and underline the key words to complete the task.

3.Check the answers with the teacher.

4.Read through the questions.

5.Read the passage carefully and answer the questions.

6.Check the answers with the teacher. Understand the difficulties with the help of the teacher.

提醒学生根据时间进行叙述会使文章的脉络更清晰。

阅读时要养成做笔记的好习惯。

5

Post-reading

(3 mins)

Group work

Ask students to complete the task of 1c.

Read the words by Qian Xuesen and discuss what kind of person he is and what they can learn from him.

6

Pre-writing

(7 mins)

Group work

1.Let students choose one famous person from 2 and list his life story and devotion to the country and people.

2.Ask students to make a report.

1.Talk about one famous person who has influenced them a lot and make a list in groups.

2.Choose a member to report their list.

教师可以让学生在第二部分的名人中选择一位进行介绍，学生也可以根据自己的知识积累介绍给自己带来很大影响的其它名人，给学生较大的自由空间。每组选一名进行讨论和组织事迹即可，知识共享可减小不同层次的学生知识储备的差异。

7

While-writing

(4 mins)

Individual work

Guide students to work alone to finish the written work.

Write a short passage based on the list alone.

因为时间关系，学生不能全都当堂完成，可留作课后作业，并在下节课前进行作品展示。

8

Summarizing and assigning homework

(5 mins)

Individual work

1.Ask students to sum up the key points.

2.Repeat the key points.

3.Assign homework. Offer a passage and its tasks prepared before class to students.

1.Sum up the main content of this class.

2.Read through what they have learnt after the teacher.

3.Write down the homework.

1)Complete the reading practice.

2)Complete the written work.

3)Search some information about the Four Great Inventions of ancient China.

4)Collect pictures and information about famous persons.

教师给学生提供课前准备好的难度适中的短文，要求学生在课后完成阅读任务，学以致用。为复习课的project 做准备。