Teaching Plan For Unit 1
Teaching Materials & Analysis Contents Warming Up P1
Pre-reading P1
Reading P1-2
Comprehending P2
Learning about Language
Discovering useful words & expressions
Discovering useful structures P3-4
Using Language Listening & speaking P5-8
Reading, speaking & writing
Summing up
Workbook & Test P41-47
Importance 1. Have students learn some useful new words and expressions and let them learn effective ways to remember English vocabulary.
2. Get students to learn about the history of the Amber Room and famous cultural relics in China and abroad to stimulate their sense of cultural relics protection.
3. Enable students to learn to tell the difference between facts and opinions to train their thinking and analyzing ability.
4. Let students learn to give opinions and ask for opinions in English.
5. Let students learn the. new grammar item：the restrictive attributive clause and non-restrictive attributive clause.
6. Develop students’listening，speaking，reading and writing ability
Difficulties 1. Train students' thinking and analyzing ability by making them learn to tell from facts and opinions.
2. Develop students’ speaking ability by encouraging them to give opinions and ask for opinions in English.
3. Develop students’integrated skills.
Teaching Aims Topic cultural relics protection；
famous cultural relics in China and abroad
Vocabulary Words race，valuable，survive，vast，dynasty，amaze，amazing，select，honey，design，fancy，style，decorate，jewel，artist， belong，troop，reception，remove，wooden，doubt，former，worth，local，apart，painting，castle，trial，evidence，explode，entrance，sailor，sink，maid，informal，debate
Expressions in search of，belong to，in return，at war，less than，take apart，think highly of
Functional Items 1）Asking for opinions
2）Giving opinions
Structures the attributive clause
Arrangement
of time 1st Warming Up Pre-reading Reading Comprehending
2nd Language points
3rd Grammar
4th Using Language: Reading & talking
5th Using Language: Listening & speaking
6th Using Language: Reading & writing 1）Asking for opinions
7th Revision
1）Asking for opinions
The 1st Period
Unit 1 Contents Warming Up Pre-reading Reading Comprehending
Teaching Aims Knowledge Vocabulary words rare，valuable，survive，vase，dynasty，amaze，select，honey，design，fancy，style，decorate，jewel，artist，belong，troop，reception，remove，wooden，doubt，former，worth
phrases in search of，be long to，in return，at war，less than
1. Get students to learn the useful new words and expressions in this part.
2. Let students learn about the history of the Amber Room.
Ability 1. Let students read the passage In Search of the Amber Room to develop their reading ability.
2. Enable students to learn to talk about cultural relics.
Emotion 1. Stimulate students’sense of cultural relic`s protection by reading the passage In Search of the Amber Room．
2. Develop students’sense of cooperative learning.
Analysis
of the teaching materials Importance 1. Let students read the passage In Search of the Amber Room and learn about the history of the Amber Room.
2. Get students to learn different reading skills.
Difficulties 1. Develop students’reading ability.
2. Enable students to learn to talk about cultural relics.
Multimedia Computer PPT CD
Teaching & Learning methods 1. Task-based Teaching & Learning
2. Cooperative learning
3. Discussion
Teaching Procedures
The 1st Period
Step 1 Warming up
1. Warming up by looking and talking
2. Give students 4 minutes to read the passage carefully，and do Exercise 1 and Exercise 2 in Comprehending on page 2.
3. Listening and reading aloud
Play the tape of the text for students to listen to and follow. Then ask them to read the text aloud.
4. Deal with some new words，expressions and structures.
5. Discussion of style. Let students discuss the following questions：，
How does this passage present facts about the Amber Room? Can you find the opinions?
What is the author's attitude towards the Amber Room? How do you know?
Step 2 Pre- reading
Turn to page 1 and finish Pre- reading part.
Step 3 Reading
1. Skimming for the general idea of each paragraph
Ask students to read the passage fast to get the key words and general idea of each paragraph and fill in the chart.
The general ideas
Paragraph The History of the Amber Room
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2. Scanning for detailed information
Ask students to read the passage carefully to locate the detailed information.
Do Exercise 1 and Exercise 2 in Comprehending on page 2.
3. Deal with any language problems students might meet while checking the
answers with the whole class.
4. Reading aloud and underlining
Ask students to read the passage aloud to the tape and let them pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence. Tell them to pick out all the useful expressions or collocations from the passage while reading and copy them to the notebooks after class as homework.
be used to do...， be made into， make the design for the room，
feel as hard, as stone， be of the fancy style，
give the name， be made into any shape， be made with gold and jewels， in fact， as a gift of， in return，
be made to be a gift， serve as， add more details to...，
the search for， be made for， one of the great wonders，
art objects， look much like, at war，
remove... from.， remain a mystery， be ready for…
Step 4 Consolidation
Go over the key words with the students and write them on the blackboard. Give students 3 minutes to prepare and then ask some to retell the story of the Amber Room to the class.
Step 5 Closing down by having a discussion
Raise the following questions and discuss them with the students.
Can you imagine the fate of the Amber Room? What is it?
Do you think if it is worthwhile to reproduce the Amber Room? Why?
Step 6 Homework
1. Learn the useful new words and expressions in this part by heart.
2. Read the text again and try to talk about the history of the Amber Room.
The 2nd Period
Unit 1 Contents Reading Comprehending & Learning about language
Teaching Aims Knowledge Vocabulary words rare，valuable，survive，vase，dynasty，amaze，select，honey，design，fancy，style，decorate，jewel， artist，belong，troop，reception，remove，wooden，doubt，former，worth
phrases in search of，belong to，in return，at war，less than
1. Get students to learn and grasp the important useful new words and expressions in this part
2. Let students learn some important and useful sentence patterns
Ability 1. Get students to use some useful new words and expressions correctly.
2. Enable students to make sentences after the useful sentence patterns.
Emotion 1. Stimulate students' interest in learning English.
2. Develop students’ spirits of cooperation and teamwork.
Analysis
of the teaching materials Importance 1. Enable students to grasp the usages of such important new words and expressions as survive，belong，doubt，belong to，in search of，etc.
2. Get students to master the patterns：“Sadly，although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world，it is now missing，and“There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg.. .”
Difficulties 1.Let students learn the usages of the words“belong" and“doubt”and the expression "belong to".
2.Get students to understand some difficult and long sentences.
Multimedia Computer PPT CD
Teaching & Learning methods 1. Task-based Teaching & Learning
2. Cooperative learning
3. Discussion
Teaching Procedures
The 2nd Period
Learning about important language points
Step 1 Revision
1. Check the homework exercises.
2. Ask some students to tell the history of the Amber Room.
Step 2 Reading and finding
Get students to read through Warming Up，Pre-reading，Reading and Comprehending to underline all the new words and useful expressions or collocations in these parts.
a cultural relic，be rare. and valuable，survive for a long time，whether... or not，an amazing history，be used to do...，the design of the room，the fancy style，popular in those days，give the name，decorated with gold and jewels，in fact，as a gift of...，in return，be made to be a gift，serve as，add more details to，the search for，be made for， one of the wonders，art objects，look much like...，at war，remove... from...，remain a mystery，be ready for.
Read them aloud and copy them down in the exercise book after class.
Step 3 Practice for useful words and expressions
1. Turn to page 3. Go through the exercises in Discovering useful words and expressions with students and make sure they know what to do.
2. Give them several minutes to finish the exercises. They first do them individually，and then discuss and check them with their partners.
3. Check the answers with the whole class and explain the problems they meet where necessary.
Step 4 Vocabulary study
1. survive vt. & vi。
1）vi. continue to live or exist继续生存或存在
Few survived after the flood. 洪水后生还者极少。
The custom still survives. 这种风俗习惯还保存着。
2）vt. continue to live or exist in spite of nearly being killed or destroyed
幸存；幸免于
He survived the shipwreck. 在这次船只沉没事件中他幸免于难。
The plants may not survive the frost. 这些植物不经冻。
The house survived the storm. 经过暴风雨袭击，这所房屋并未倒塌。
3）vt. remain alive after sb.比某人长命
He survived his wife for many years. 他比妻子多活好多年。
【拓展】
survivor，person or thing that has survived幸存者；逃生者；残存物
survival n. 1）state of continuing to live or exist幸存；残存；生存
2) person, thing, custom，belief, etc. that has survived from an earlier time 遗老；遗习；旧风俗；旧思想
2. belong to: be the property of; be a member of 属于；是…的成员
The land belongs legally to the government. 该地依法属政府所有。
The blue sky belongs equally to us all. 蓝天为我们所共有。
They belonged to a younger generation. 他们属于年轻的一代。
【注意】
belong to不用于被动语态，也不用于进行时态。例如：
这本书现在属于我。
正：This book belongs to me.
误：This book is belonged to me.
误：This book is belonging to me.
3. in return: as payment or a reward for sth. 作为对某事的酬谢或回报
I bought him a drink in return for his help.我请他喝酒以酬谢他的帮助。
He presented her a notebook in return. 他回赠给她一本笔记本。
4. doubt n. & v．uncertainty or disbelief; reason for not believing sth.
怀疑；不确定；不信任；不相信
There is not much doubt about it. 这没什么可怀疑的。
I have doubts about his competence. 我对他的能力有很大怀疑。
He has his doubt to this being true. 他怀疑这件事是否属实。
Please dismiss all doubts about it. 怀疑是人的天性。
I do not doubt of your success. 我不怀疑你的成功。
I doubt whether/if he is at home. 我看他不一定在家.
I do not doubt that he can recite it. 我相信他能把它背下来。
Can you doubt that he will win? 你不相信他会获胜吗？
I doubt what he said. 我不相信他说的话。
5．remain vi. usually not used the continuous tenses通常不用于进行时态
1）be left or still present after other parts have been removed or used or dealt with剩下；剩余）
After the fire,very little remained of my house. 火灾过后，寒舍所剩无几。
If you take 3 from 8，5 remains. 8减3剩5。
2）be left to be seen, done, said, etc. 留待以后去看、去做、去说等
It remains to be seen whether you are right. 你是否正确，以后可见分晓。
Much remains to be done. 要做的事情还很多。．
3) stay in the same place;stay behind停留，逗留；留下
I remained in London until May. 我在伦教一直待到五月．
She left，but I remained（behind)． 她走了，我没走。
4) continue to be；stay in the same condition仍然是；保持不变
We should remain modest and prudent. 我们应该保持谦虚谨慎。
Let things remain as they are. 保持现状吧．
【辨析]remain＆stay
remain和stay都指“继续停留”或“继续保持某种状态、关系或行动”，二者常可互换。
remain强询“继续停留于一处或保持原状态，情况性质不改变”。例如：
This place remains cool all summer. 这个地方整个夏天都凉爽。
stay强调“某人或某物继续留在原地而不离开”。例如：
He stayed to see the end of the game. 他一直待到比赛结束。
Step 5 Sentence focus
1. This gift was the Amber Room，which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it.
这件礼物就是唬拍屋，它之所以有这个名字；是因为造这间房子用了好几吨珑拍．
这是一个复合句，句中which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it为非限制性定语从句，从句中又含有原因状语从句because several tons of amber were used to make it。
非限制性定语从句，修饰物时用which, whose；修饰人时用who, whom, whose。非限制性定语从句和它的先行词之间只是松散的关系，往往是对先行词作补充说明，这种从句在朗读时有停顿，在文字中通常有逗号与主句隔开。例如：
The chairman，who spoke first，sat on my right.
主席坐在我的右边，他最先发言。
The speech，which bored everyone，went on and on.
那演讲一直在进行，大家都觉得厌烦。
关系副词where和when也能引导非限制性定语从句。例如：
On April 1 they flew to Beijing，where they stayed several days.
4月1日他们飞到北京，在那里待了几天。
I'm seeing the manager tomorrow，when he will be back from New York.
我明天要去见经理，他明天从纽约回来。
另外，由which引导的非限制性定语从句，有时候修饰整个句子或句子中的某个部分。例如：
They have invited us to visit their country，which is very kind of them.
他们非常友好地邀请我们去访问他们的国家。
They usually take a walk after supper，which does them a lot of good.
他们通常晚饭后去散步，这么做对他们很有好处。
2. The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days.
屋子的设计是当时流行的极富艺术表现力的建筑式样。
这是一个“主系表”结构的句子,in the fancy style...在句子中用作表语，注意介词in的用法，此处表示“以……方式，以……式样，以……风格”。类似用法有in a different way等。
popular in those days是形容词短语修饰the fancy style,形容词词组作定语时，通常都作后置定语。例如：
They have a house larger than yours. 他们的房子比你的大．
The boys easiest to teach are in my class. 我班上的男生最好教了。
嵌这类后置的定语在意义上相当于定语从句。例如：
a house larger than yours= a house which is larger than yours
the boys easiest to teach＝the boys who are easiest to teach
3. In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted.
1770年，这间唬拍屋按照她的要求完成了。
句子中的the way she wanted作状语，表示方式。此句实际为the room was
completed the way she wanted it to be completed, the way表示“方式；方法”，在定语从句中作状语时，后面的从句的引导词常常用that或in which或省略。例如：
I was never allowed to do things the way I wanted.
我从来就不被允许按照自己的想法去做事情。
We have to make it work in the way（that/in which) they want it to.
我们必须按照他们的想法把事情办好。（此句中way在从句中作状语）
He was looking at her in the way that surprised her.
他看着她的样子让她很惊讶。（注意此句中that可用which替换way在定语从句中作主语）
4. There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg，which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea.
毫无疑间，这些箱子后来被装上火车运往哥尼斯堡，当时它是波罗的海边的一个德国城市。
这是一个复合句,that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg是同位语从句，表示与之同位的doubt的实际内容。which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea是Konigsberg的非限制性定语从句，先行词为Konigsbergo
同位语从句常用that来引导，但随着与其同位的名词不同，也可由when, where,whether, how等来引导。例如：
They had to face the fact that the nearest filling station is thirty kilometers away. 他们不得不面对这样一个现实：最近的加油站还在30千米外。
The doctors came to the conclusion that the patient was suffering from cancer. 医生们作出了诊断结果：病人身患癌症。
I have no idea when he will return.我不知道他何时回来。
* There is no doubt that...可作为固定句型来用，意思是“毫无疑间……”。例如：
There is no doubt that he is a fine scholar.
毫无疑问他是一位优秀的学者。
There is no doubt that you can find a way to solve this problem.
毫无疑问你能找到解决这个问题的办法．
Step 6 Using words and expressions
Turn to page 42. Ask students to do the exercises in Using words and expressions in the Workbook. The following procedures may be followed：
1. Go through the two exercises with students and make sure they know what to do.
2. Several minutes for students to finish them individually.
3. Check the answers with the whole class.
Step 7 Homework
1. Finish off the Workbook exercises. Do Exercise 3 in your exercise book.
2. Learn the useful new words and expressions by heart.
The 3rd Period
Unit 1 Contents Learning about language
Teaching Aims Knowledge Vocabulary words local
phrases
1.Get students to know the structures of the restrictive and non-restrictive attributive clauses.
2. Let students learn the usages of the restrictive and non-restrictive attributive clauses.
Ability Enable students to use the restrictive and non-restrictive attributive clauses correctly and properly.
Emotion l. Get Ss to become interested in grammar learning.
2. Develop Ss' sense of group cooperation.
Analysis
of the teaching materials Importance 1. Get students to master the structures and usages of the restrictive and non-restrictive attributive clauses.
2. Let students know the differences between the restrictive attributive clause and non-restrictive attributive clause.
Difficulties Enable students to learn how to use the restrictive and non-restrictive attributive clauses correctly.
Multimedia Computer PPT
Teaching & Learning methods 1. Task-based Teaching & Learning
2. Cooperative learning & Practice
Teaching Procedures
Step 1 Revision
1. Check the homework exercises.
2. Dictate some important sentences in the passage In Search o f the Amber Room．
Step 2 Grammar revision
Ask students to review relative pronouns and relative adverbs and then do some related exercises.
Step 3 Learning about grammar
1. Let students pick out the sentences that use the attributive clauses from Warming up，Pre-reading and Reading，read them aloud and then translate them into English.
2. Ask students to study these sentences，and compare the sentence“This gift was he Amber Room，which was given this name because almost several tons of amber were used to make it with the others. Let them try to find the difference.
3. Sum up：Restrictive ＆ non-restrictive clauses.
Do the following pair of sentences mean the same thing?
My uncle，who lives in London，is very rich.
My uncle who lives in London is very rich.
The first sentence has a non-restrictive clause within two commas，and the second has a restrictive clause. A non-restrictive clause simply adds more information into the sentence and does not affect the meaning of the main clause；it is therefore bracketed off with commas. Conversely，a restrictive clause defines its referent in the main clause more specifically and contributes significantly to the meaning of the sentence.
Step 4 Grammar practice
1. Let students finish Exercise 3 and Exercise 4 in Discovering useful structures on page 4 and exercises in Using Structures on page 43.
2. Check the answers with the whole class，and see how well the students did.
Step 5 Additional exercises
Provide some exercises for students to test whether they have grasped the restrictive & non-restrictive attributive clauses.
Step 6 Homework
1. Finish off the workbook exercises. Do the exercises in Using Structures in your exercise book.
2. Preview the next part Using language.
The 4th Period
Unit 1 Contents Using language: Reading & Talking
Teaching Aims Knowledge Vocabulary words trial，consider，opinion，evidence，prove，pretend
phrases more than，even though
1. Get students to learn some useful new words and expressions in this part
2. Let students know what a fact is，what an opinion is and the difference between them.
Ability 1. Develop students’reading skills by extensive reading and enable them to learn how to use different reading skills to read different reading materials.
2. Train students’ speaking ability and enable them to tell the difference between facts and opinions and talk about something which interests them and about something which they are familiar with.
Emotion 1. Enable students to learn from Feng Jicai and protect cultural relics in their home town or city.
2. Develop students' sense of group cooperation and teamwork.
Analysis
of the teaching materials Importance 1. Develop students’reading skills by extensive reading.
2. Train students' speaking ability by telling the difference between fact and opinion and talking about something which interests them and about which they are familiar with.
Difficulties 1. Enable students to learn to use reading strategies such as skimming and scanning.
2. Get Ss tolearn how to tell facts from opinions.
Multimedia Computer PPT
Teaching & Learning methods 1. Task-based Teaching & Learning
2. Cooperative learning & Practice
3. Discussing
Teaching Procedures
The 4th Period
Step 1 Revision
1. Check the homework exercises.
2. Ask students to translate some sentences using the attributive clause.
Step 2 Warming up by discussing
Tell students：We are going to read a passage about fact，opinion and evidence. Before reading it，let`s discuss the following questions.
1. If you want to go in for law against somebody，and if you want to win，what`s the most important thing, you should do first？
2. What makes a judge decide which eyewitnesses to believe and which not to believe?
Step 3 Reading
1. Ask students to turn to page 5．
2. Two minutes for students to read the passage fast and try to get the main idea.
3. Four minutes for students to read the passage again and answer the questions.
What is a fact?
What is an opinion?
What is evidence？
4. Ask students to listen to the tape and read the passage aloud.
5. Photocopy a brief newspaper article，preferably one which talks about. a crime trial. Then have students pick out the facts and opinions and give reasons for their answers.
Step 4 Talking
1. Ask students to turn to page 41 and make a dialogue giving facts and opinions.
2. Let them check and practice the dialogue in pairs and then give a performance for the class.
Step 5 Reading task
1. Show students Feng Jicai`s photo and one of his novels and talk about them.
2. Ask students to turn to page 45，read the passage Big Feng to the Rescue to try to find the best summary and answer these questions.
3. Let students discuss：How can we do to help Feng Jicai with his projects?
Step 6 Summing up
Ask students to choose one of the following to prepare and then report to the class.
1. Tell the differences between facts and opinions.
2. Tell something about how Feng Jicai protected the cultural relics of his hometown.
3. Talk about something which interests you in your own life.
Step 7 Homework
1. Finish off the Workbook exercises.
2. Read the two passages again and try to grasp the main idea of them.
The 5th Period
Unit 1 Contents Using language: listening & speaking
Teaching Aims Knowledge 1. Get students to learn some useful new words and expressions in this unit.
2. Let students learn the expressions of asking for opinions and giving opinions.
Are you sure he/she was telling the truth? How do you know that?
How can you be sure he/she was telling the truth?
Why/Why not？
I don't believe...，because...
That can't be true. It is（not) a fact.
I (don't) agree with you. I don't agree that..，
It can be proved. The truth is (not) easy to know.
I think they have said useful things.…has no reason to lie.
Ability 1. Enable students to catch and understand the listening materials.
2. Develop students’ability to get special information and take notes while listening.
3. Get students to learn how to ask for opinions and give opinions.
4. Let students write a short report.
Emotion 1. Enable students to know more about cultural relics and stimulate their sense of protecting cultural relics.
2. Develop students’sense of group cooperation and teamwork.
Analysis
of the teaching materials Importance 1. Develop students' listening and speaking abilities.
2. Enable students to master different listening skills.
3. Let the students learn how to ask for opinions and give opinions.
Difficulties 1. Get students to listen and understand different listening materials.
2. Develop students’speaking ability.
Multimedia Computer PPT
Teaching & Learning methods 1. Task-based Teaching & Learning
2. Cooperative learning
3. Discussing
Teaching Procedures
The 5th Period
Step 1 Revision
1. Check the homework exercises.
2. Ask some students to talk about facts，opinions and evidence.
Step 2 Warming up by talking
Ask students to talk about the story of the Amber Room and its fate. Tell the students：
No one knows exactly what happened to the Amber Room. A few people say that they were eyewitnesses who saw where the Amber Room was hidden. Listen to their stories. .-
Step 3 Listening on pages 5-6
Turn to page 6．Ask students to look at the two forms and listen to the tape，take notes of what they hear and fill in the forms.
Step 4 Speaking on page 6
Turn to page 6．Ask students to share their forms with a partner，discuss together which person gave the best evidence，write down a short list of reasons for their choice and then give a short report about their list to the class.
Step 5 Listening on page 41
Ask students to turn to page 41，look at the picture and talk about the Aswan Dam and Abu Simbel temple. Let them listen to the tape and answer the questions and then check the answers with the class.
Step 6 Listening task on page 44
1. Ask students to look at the picture on page 44 and describe it. Then play the tape for students to listen to and get the main idea of the listening text.
2. Let students listen again and fill in the chart with details.
3. Ask students to listen to the tape a third time and try to get the right answers.
Step 7 Consolidation
Show students the three listening texts，let them read the texts aloud and then retell them.
Step 8 Homework
1. Finish off the Workbook exercises.
2. Read the listening texts again and try to retell them.
The 6th Period
Unit 1 Contents Using language: Reading & speaking
Teaching Aims Knowledge Vocabulary words treasure，besides
phrases search for，think highly of
1. 1. Get students to learn and master the new words and useful expressions：
2. Let students know the form of an English letter.
Ability 1. Develop students’writing ability by writing letters.
2. Enable students to express agreement and disagreement.
3. Enable students to express good reasoning and strong feelings.
Emotion 1. Stimulate students’sense of cultural relic's protection and encourage them to persuade others to protect cultural relics.
2. Enable students to master writing skills and write excellent letters.
Analysis
of the teaching materials Importance 1. Develop students’writing ability.
2. Get students to use the expressions of expressing agreement and disagreement，and reasoning.
Difficulties 1. Get students to learn to express good reasoning and strong feelings.
2. Let students learn how to write a persuasive letter.
Multimedia Computer PPT
Teaching & Learning methods 1. Task-based Teaching & Learning
2. Cooperative learning
3. Discussing
Teaching Procedures
The 6th Period
Step 1 Revision
1. Check the homework exercises.
2. Ask students to dictate the new words and expressions：treasure，besides，think highly of，tell the truth，etc.
Step 2 Warming up
Ask students to talk about cultural relics found in their daily life. Ask them what they would do if they found a rare cultural relic.
Step 3 Reading
Let students read the letter and answer some questions according to the letter.
Step 4 Writing
Ask students to have a class debate and write a report on their debate.
Step 5 Writing task
Suppose there is one cultural relic in your hometown that is worth saving or protecting. Write a letter to all the students of your school to encourage them to help save the cultural relic.
1. Let students read the outline as a guide.
2. Give 10 minutes to them to write the letter.
3. Ask as many students as possible to read their letters to the class.
Step 6 Homework
1. Finish off the Workbook exercises.
2. Write the two letters in your exercise book.