冀教版英語九上Unit1單元教案

UNIT1GENERALOBJECTIVESInthisunit,thestudentslearninterestingfactsabouttheOlympicsandtheinterestingEnglishthatdescribesthem!Thestudentsusethislanguagetocompletetheunitproject:aclassroomOlympics.TheunitincorporatesarticlesaboutChineseathletes,designedtointerestChinesestudents.Italsoreviewssports-relatedvocabularythatthestudentslearnedinLevels1through4,andextendsthatvocabularyincludingnewverbsandcommonexpressions.詞匯掌握詞匯modern,gold,record,event,twentieth,close,race,seem,tie,eat,volleyball,abletennis,luck,tennis,believe,guest,such,ble,great,practise,dream,age,victory,include,result,none,few接觸詞匯ancient,meaal,shaooting,athlete,silver,broke,sprint,freestyle,swimmer,spectator,design,rope,sit-up,push-up,diving,dive,diver,platform,springboard,champion,coach語言知識詞組和句型winagoldmedal,upanddown,theothers,setaworldrecord,jumprope,doone'sbest,giveup,believein,beableto,atage13,catchupwith...,DreamTeamGoodluck!Thankyou!Thesametoyou.功能意念WishesandCongratulations希望和祝愿語法DirectSpeechandlndirectSpeech直接引語和間接引語聽1．聽聲接近正常語速、熟悉話題的語段，識別主題，獲取主要信息。2．聽懂簡單故事的情節(jié)發(fā)展，理解其中主要人物和事件。3．根據(jù)連續(xù)的指令完成任務(wù)。說1.根據(jù)提示給出連貫的簡單指令。2.引出話題并進行簡單的交談。3.在教師的幫助下或根據(jù)圖片用簡單的語言描述自己或他人的經(jīng)歷。4．在教師的指導(dǎo)下參與角色扮演活動。5．在上述口語活動中使用正確的語音、語調(diào)。語言技能讀1．連貫、流暢的朗讀課文。2．從簡單的文章中找出有關(guān)的信息，理解大意。3．根據(jù)上下文猜測生詞的意思。4．理解簡易讀物中的事件發(fā)生順序和人物行為。寫1．能簡單描述人物或事件。2，能用詞組或簡單句為自己創(chuàng)作的圖片寫出說明。3．能寫出簡短的文段，如簡單的指令、規(guī)則。4．能在教師的幫助下或以小組討論的方式起草和修改作文。學習策略了解一些奧林匹克運動發(fā)展史及一些中外著名運動員的簡況情感態(tài)度1．在學習中敢于用英語表達自己的看法。2．培養(yǎng)學習英語的興趣和學好英語的信心。3．樂于接觸并了解異國文化。4．通過小組活動培養(yǎng)合作精神，并通過互相評價激發(fā)學習興趣。5．在學習英語歌曲和練習繞口令中培養(yǎng)學習興趣。、文化意識了解一些奧林匹克運動的發(fā)展史及一些中外著名運動員的簡況。SPECIFICOBJECTIVESLesson1:Higher,Faster,StrongerLESSONSTRUCTURECLASSOPENINGIntroducethetopicforUnitl.Predictfrompicturesorteachakeyword.Askthestudentstopredictorguesstheunittopic.Thenask"Whoisonduty?".Inthisactivity,teachercanask:Whatdayisittoday?What'sthedatetoday?Whatseasonisit?What'stheweatherlike?What'sthetemperature?Astudentorapairofstudentscantalkaboutthedayoftheweekandthecandescribethecurrentweather.KEYSTEPSStep1:Asktheclasstodiscussthequestionsin"ThinkAboutIt".Step2:Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedthereadingasrequired.Askiftheyhaveanyquestionsconcerningthetext.Encourageotherstudentstotrytoanswerthequestions.Todeterminestudents'levelofunderstanding,askquestionssuchas:Wheredoesthetitleofthereading"Higher,Faster,Stronger"comefrom?What'stheChineseword(s)fortheOlympics?WhatdoyouknowabouttheOlympics?Step3:Therearesomenewwordsinthereadingwhosemeaningsyoumayhavetobrieflyexplainordemonstratetothestudentsinordertosmooththeirwayinlisteningtotheaudiotapeandunderstandingthereading.Selectoneortwosentencescontainingkeywordsorphrasesandaskifanyonehasfiguredoutthemeaning.Ifastudentrepliescorrectly,askhimorhertosharethesrategiesusedtopuzzleoutthemeaning.Remembertogivelotsofpraiseforagoodtry,evenifit'swrong.Hereisasuggestedlistindifferentgroups:Places:Greece,Athens,Sydney,MexicoCity,LosAngelesTime:ancient,modern,BC(BeforeChrist),AD(AnnoDomini-intheyearoftheLord,orsinceChristwasbom)Medals:gold,silver,bronzeSportsandevents:race,sprint(ashortrace),longjumping,shootingStep4:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhilelookingatthetext.Step5:Dividetheclassintosmallgroups.Haveeachgroupdiscussthehistory,sportsandevents,andfamousathletesoftheOlympics.Summarizethemaininformationfromthereading.Step6:Havetheclass'playagametohelpthemreviewsportsvocabularythattheylearnedintheelementaryprogram.See"Games"atthebackofthisteacher'sguideforinstructionsforplaying"QuestionToss."Formtwoteamsandusethecategory"sports."Step7:Cometo"Let'sDoIt."Analternativegameis"Charades."Dividetheclassintoseverallargegroups.Ineachgroupstudentswilltaketumsmimingasportsactivityandtheotherstudentswilltaketurnsguessing.Instructthegroupstochooseatimekeeperandscorekeeperandorganizetheorderinwhichtheywillplay.(Theymayneedtodrawstrawsorusesomemethodofdividingtasksfairly.)Answersshouldbespecificandbothgivethenameofthegameanddescribetheaction.CLASSCLOSINGBelowisthesuggestedhomeworkforthislesson.Aimtogivestudentsaboutthirtyminutesofhomework.Useyourdiscretionindecidinghowmuchreadingorhowmanyexercisestoassignashomework.Baseyourdecisiononstudents'progress.·thefirstreadinginthereader·theremainingexercisesintheactivitybook·thenextreadinginthestudentbookLesson2:SwimmingforGoldLESSONSTRUCTURECLASSOPENINGForideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see"TeachingTechniques"atthebackofthisteacher'sguide.KEYSTEPSStep1:Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedthereadingasrequired.Askiftheyhaveanyquestionsconcerningthetext.Encourageotherstudentstotrytoanswerthequestions.Selectoneortwosentencescontainingkeywordsorphrasesandaskifanyonehasfiguredoutthemeaning.Ifastudentrepliescorrectly,askhimorhertosharethestrategiesusedtopuzzleoutthemeaning.Remembertogivelotsofpraiseforagoodtry,evenifit'swrong.Cometo"ThinkAboutIt."Youmightaskifstudentsunderstandthedifferencebetweensecond,minuteandhour.(Therearesixtysecondsinoneminute.Therearesixtyminutesinonehour.)Step2:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhilelookingatthetext.Step3:Cometo"Let'sDoIt."Dividetheclassintosmallgroups.HaveeachgroupdiscussthereadingandsummarizetheinformationaboutZhuangYongandherteammates.Ifthereistime,askeachgrouptosharewhattheyknowaboutwell-knownChineseswimmers.CLASSCLOSINGBelowisthesuggestedhomeworkforthislesson.Aimtogivestudentsaboutthirtyminutesofhomework.Useyourdiscretionindecidinghowmuchreadingorhowmanyexercisestoassignashomework.Baseyourdecisiononstudents'progress.·thesecondreadinginthereader·theremainingexercisesintheactivitybook·thenextreadinginthestudentbookLesson3:AreYouanAthlete?LESSONSTRUCTURECLASSOPENINGForideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see"TeachingTechniques"atthebackofthisteacher'sguide.KEYSTEPSStep1:Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedthereadingasrequired.Askiftheyhaveanyquestionsconcerningthetext.Encourageotherstudentstotrytoanswerthequestions.Toaidstudents'understanding,youcouldplayagametodemonstratethemeaningsofsomenewwordsinthereadings.Ifpossible,arrangestudentsinacircleintheclassroom.Haveoneortwostudentvolunteersstandinthemiddleofthecircle.Whenyousayawordorterm,thevolunteer(s)demonstratetheaction.Ifpossible,bringsomeping-pongracketsandballs,abasketball,ajumpingropeandasoccerballtotheclassroom.Hereisalistofwordsandtermstochoosefrom:linewalk,ping-pongbounce,balltoss,jumprope,jumpandcount,sit-ups,push-ups,longjump,ballkick,running,soccer,gymnastics,basketball,volleyball,swimmingTrytomakethisactivityfun!Step2:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhilelookingatthetext.Step3:Dividetheclassintogroupsofthree.Askeachgroupmembertotakeoneofthethreeroles(Brian,JennyorDanny)andactoutthefirstreading,includingthespeechbubbles.Encouragethestudentstousetheirimaginationtocreateandimprovise.Step4:Cometo"Project1."Beginunitproject1.Thisprojectcancoverthreelessons.Thestudentswillworkingroupstoplanandcarryoutafitnessprogramfortheirclass.The"TeachingTechniques"sectionatthebackofthisteacher'sguideprovidessuggestionsforintroducinganewproject.Onesuggestionfollows:·Showthestudentsapictureofanathletewhoisverystrongandfit,suchasatrackandfieldstar,aweightlifterorabasketballplayer.Postthepictureonthewall.Then,showthemahumorouspictureoracartoonofapersonwhoisnotveryfitorstrongtryingtodosomethingphysicallikerunorjump.Tackupthesecondpictureabouttwometresawayfromthefirst.Explainwhatacontinuumis.Thisoneisascalefrom"veryfit"to"notatallfit."Pointtotheathleteandasktheclass:Isthisyou?Pointtotheotherpictureandasktheclass:Isthisyou?Pointtoseveralplacesalongthecontinuum.Studentswillrespond"yes"or"no."·Askseveralstudentstoshowhowfittheyare.Askthemtocomeupandshowwheretheyareonthecontinuumforfitness.·Dividetheclassinto.fivegroups.Instructthegroupstobrainstormactivitiesforafitnessprogramthatcouldbecardedoutintheclassroom.Pointoutthattheactivitiescanbefunorserious.However,allstudentsmustbeabletoperformthem(Activitiesmustnotbetoodifficulttodo.Activitiesmustbesafeforallstudentstodo.)·Asaclass,choosefiveactivitiesfortheclasstocompletefromthebrainstormedlists.Continueunitproject1.Studentscontinueworkinginthesamegroups.·Assignoneactivitytoeachgroup.Instructthemtobeginplanningtheiractivity.Groupsshouldchoosearecordertotakenoteswhiletheyplan.WalkaroundthegroupsandencouragethemtousetheirEnglishskillsasmuchaspossible.Askquestionstoensuretheyunderstandthetask:Whatwilltheathletesdo?Whatequipmentwillyouneed?Howwillyoukeepscore?Howwillyoumeasuretime?Studentscontinueworkinginthesamegroups.·Groupscompletetheiractivityplans.Thentheydecidewhowilldoeachtask.Somemembersbegintomakeaposterdescribingthestepstocompletetheactivity.Theposterwillbepartoftheirfitnessactivitystation.Somemembersbegintogatherormakeequipmentneededfortheactivity.·Remindgroupstomakenotesonhowtheywilltimeandscoretheiractivityandwhowilldoit.·Askallofthegroupssetuptheirfitnessstations.Studentswhoarenotkeepingscoreortimingshouldgotoeachofthefitnessstationsandcompletetheactivities.AllofthestudentsmustpractisetheirEnglishvocabulary,particularlythemasteryphrases:"Goodluck!Thankyou."and"Thesametoyou!"Concludeunitproject1.·Askallofthegroupssetuptheirfitnessstations.Studentswhoarenotkeepingscoreoftimingshouldgotoeachofthefitnessstationsandcompletetheactivities.AllofthestudentsmustpractisetheirEnglishvocabulary,particularlythemasteryphrases:"Goodluck!Thankyou."and"Thesametoyou!"·ffthereistime,askthescorekeeperstosharetheresultswiththeclass.Thiswillbeagoodopportunityforthemtousecomparativeandsuperlativeadjectives!CLASSCLOSINGBelowisthesuggestedhomeworkforthislesson.Aimtogivestudentsaboutthirtyminutesofhomework.Useyourdiscretionindecidinghowmuchreadingorhowmanyexercisestoassignashomework.Baseyourdecisiononstudents'progress.·thethirdreadinginthereader·theremainingexercisesintheactivitybook·thenextreadinginthestudentbookLesson4:GoodLucktoYouLESSONSTRUCTURECLASSOPENINGForideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,See"TeachingTechniques"atthebackofthisteacher'sguide.KEYSTEPSStep1:Askthestudentsiftheyhavepreviewedthesongasrequired.Selectoneortwosentencescontainingkeywordsorphrasesandaskifanyonehasfiguredoutthemeaning.Ifastudentrepliescorrectly,askhimorhertosharethestrategiesusedtopuzzleoutthemeaning.Remembertogivelotsofpraiseforagoodtry,evenifit'swrong.Step2:Dividetheclassintotwogroups.Haveeachgroupreadthesongaloudasapoem,onelineatatime.Ifyoulike,youcouldaskonegrouptoreadthelinesandtheothertoactoutwhatisbeingread.Thiswilltellyouhowwellthestudentshaveunderstoodthesongandhowwelltheyhavelearnedtoappreciateit.Step3:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapeandsingalong.Step4:Practisesinginguntileverybodysingsthesongwell.Step5:Ifyouhavetime,asktwovolunteerswhoarewillingtosingandactoutthesongtotheclass.Onevolunteersingswhiletheotheracts.Playtheaudiotapeagain.Havetheclasssingalongwiththeaudiotape.Step6:Cometo"Let'sDoIt."CLASSCLOSINGThislessondoesnothaveareadinginthereader.Thisisachanceforstudentstocatchupiftheyarebehind.Suggestedhomeworkforthislessonincludes:·theremainingexercisesintheactivitybook·thenextreadinginthestudentbookAttheendofevery"SongLesson",considerremindingthestudentstoworkontheirdiariesandgroupverb-tensestudies.Lesson5:Danny’sVerySpecialGuestLESSONSTRUCTURECLASSOPENINGForideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see"TeachingTechniques"atthebackofthisteacher'sguide.KEYSTEPSStepl:Askthestudentstothinkanddiscussthequestionsin"ThinkAboutIt."Step2:Askthestudentstoreadthetextbythemselves.Asktheclassifthereareanyquestionsaboutthereading.Encourageotherstudentstotrytoanswerthequestions.Remembertogivepraiseforagoodtry,evenifitiswrong.Withquestions,hintsandencouragement,helpyourstudentsarriveattherightanswers.Step3:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhilereadingthetext.Step4:Dividetheclassintosmallgroups.Askthegroupstodiscussoneofthefollowingtopics.Notethattheseare"thinking"questions.Therearenorightorwronganswers.Theideaistohelpstudentsfindapersonalperspectiveonthereading.Personalexpressionreinforceslanguagelearning.Step5:Cometo"Let'sDoIt."CLASSCLOSINGBelowisthesuggestedhomeworkforthislesson.Aimtogivestudentsaboutthirtyminutesofhomework.Useyourdiscretionindecidinghowmuchreadingorhowmanyexercisestoassignashomework.Baseyourdecisiononstudents'progress.·thefourthreadinginthereader·theremainingexercisesintheactivitybook·thenextreadinginthestudentbookLesson6:Diving“DreamTeam”LESSONSTRUCTURECLASSOPENINGForideasandtipsonbeginningaClass,see"TeachingTechniques"atthebackofthisteacher'sguide.KEYSTEPSStep1:Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedthereadingasrequired.Toaidstudents'understandingofthereading,introducetheclasstothereadingbyaskingthefollowingquestions:Whatisa"DreamTeam.'?"What'stheChinesetermfortheU.S."DreamTeam"inbasketball?Whoarethebest-knownmembersofChina'sOlympicdivingteam?DoyouknowwhoGaoMinisandwhereshelives?(GaoMinisoneofthebest-knownChinesedivers.ShelivesinEdmonton,Step2:Askthestudentstoreadthetextbythemselves.Asktheclassifthereareanyquestionsaboutunderstandingthereading.Selectoneortwosentencescontainingkeywordsorphrasesandaskifanyonehasfiguredoutthemeaning.Ifastudentrepliescorrectly,askhimorhertosharethestrategiesusedtopuzzleoutthemeaning.Remembertogivelotsofpraiseforagoodtry,evenifit'swrong.Step3:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhilereadingthetext.Step4:Dividetheclassintosmallgroups.AskeachgrouptodiscussthereadingandmakeachartoftheachievementsofChina'sdiving"DreamTeam,"usingtheinformationfromthereading.Step5:Cometo"Let'sDoIt."CLASSCLOSINGBelowisthesuggestedhomeworkforthislesson.Aimtogivestudentsaboutthirtyminutesofhomework.Useyourdiscretionindecidinghowmuchreadingorhowmanyexercisestoassignashomework.Baseyourdecisiononstudents'progress.·thefifthreadinginthereader·theremainingexercisesintheactivitybook·thenextlessoninthestudentbookLesson7:Don’tFalloffthePizzasLESSONSTRUCTURECLASSOPENINGForideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see"TeachingTechniques"atthebackofthisteacher'sguide,KEYSTEPSStep1:Thisreadingisbasicallyareviewofwhattheclasshaslearned.Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedthereading.Askiftheyhaveanyquestions.Encourageotherstudentstotrytoanswerthequestions.Remembertogivelotsofpraiseforagoodtry,evenifit'swrong.Step2:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhilereadingthetext.Step3:Therearetwochoices.Oneistodiscussthereadingwithstudents.UseasmuchEnglishaspossible.Askquestionstomakeiteasierforstudentstoparticipate.Askquestionssuchas:Whatisa"ClassroomOlympics"?HowmanyeventsdidJenny'sclassinvent?WhoseinventiondidJennylikemost?Theotherchoiceistodividetheclassintosmallgroupsandhaveeachgroupdiscuss,inEnglish,whatthegroupmemberswouldliketowriteaboutintheirdiariesore-mails.Askthestudentstodecideontheirtopicsandbeginmakinganoutlinefortheirdiariesore-mailsfollowingtheexampleofthereadings.Step4:Cometo"Let'sDoIt."CLASSCLOSING·theremainingexercisesintheactivitybook·thenextreadinginthestudentbookLesson8:UnitReviewCLASSOPENINGForideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see"TeachingTechniques"atthebackofthisteacher'sguide.KEYSTEPSStep1:Askthestudentstosingthesong"GoodLucktoYou".Andfromthesongletthestudentsgobacktowhattheyhavelearnedinthisunit.Step2:Askthestudentstodotheexercisesonpage9and10.Gooverwhatthestudentshavemainlylearnedinthisunit,whichissummarizedonpage10.Step3:Cometo"ClassReviewActivity."Havetheclassplayagameasareviewactivity.Bringtoclassanumberofspheresofdifferentsizesandweights,suchasbasketballs,soccerballs,ping-pongballs,marblesandspongeballs.·Dividethestudentsintoseverallargegroups.Challengethestudentstoworktogethertoinventagamethatcanbeplayedbyteamsoffivestudentsusingfivedifferentspheres.Forexample,theycouldinventathrowinggameorabalancinggame.Tellthegroupstheyhaveonlyfiveminutestoinventagameandthenfiveminutestoplayit.·Afterthegroupshaveplayedforfiveminutes,askthemtodescribetherulesoftheirgametotheclassusingvocabularyfromtheunitandotherEnglishwordstheyknow.CLASSCLOSINGYoucanendtheclassinone,orseveral,oftheseways:·singing"GoodLucktoYou"·askingstudentswhattheylikedbestaboutthisunit·askingvolunteerstosumup,intheirownwords,whattheylearnedinthisunit·havingashortdictationYoushouldaskstudentstoprepareforthenextunitathome.Askthemtolookatitandtrytodetermineits'topic.

UNIT2:Biggest,Longest,WidestGENERALOBJECTIVESThisisaninformation-orientedunitthatengagesstudentswithfascinatingfacts.Thisunitcoversworldrecordsinavarietyofcategories,includingpeople,animals,weather,machinesandbuildings.Theinformationandprojectsinthisunitmotivatestudentstoreviewandlearnvocabularyfordescribingandcomparingphysicalcharacteristicsandabilities.Studentsalsolearnsomevocabularyforexpressingamazement!SPECIFICOBJECTIVES詞匯掌握詞匯whether,tower,thick,whole,weigh,ton,including,human,farther,farthest,bridge,list,anybody,kilo,guitar,impossible,lift,pull接觸詞匯ordinary,structure,locate,storey,length,astronaut,dam,gorge,whale,average,bumblebee,bat,bumblebeebat,gram,centimetre,Thailand,tortoise,cheetah,falcon,unusual語言知識詞組和句型break/holdaworldrecord,belocatedin/on,onaverage,onrecord,fourtimesas...as...,findout,allovertheworldThat'sverykindofyou,but...That'swonderful/great.功能意念ExpressingHappiness表達喜悅語法CompareativeandSuperativeDegreesofAdjectivesandAdverbs形容詞和副詞的比較級與最高級聽1．在聽錄音時有目的地獲取所需關(guān)鍵信息。2．以詞或詞組的形式簡單記錄所獲取的信息。說1．根據(jù)提示給出連貫的簡單指令。2．引出話題并進行幾個回合的交談3．在教師的幫助下或根據(jù)圖片用簡單的語言描述自己或他人的經(jīng)歷。4．在教師的指導(dǎo)下參與角色扮演等活動。5．在上述口語活動中使用正確的語音、語調(diào)。語言技能讀1．連貫、流暢的朗讀課文。2．從簡單的文章中找出有關(guān)的信息，理解大意。3．根據(jù)上下文猜測生詞的意思。4．理解簡易的科技和說明性的文章。寫1．利用所獲取的信息寫作。2．正確運用比較級和最高級。學習策略1．通過自己閱讀，理解課文大意。2．自己發(fā)現(xiàn)和總結(jié)語言規(guī)律，并能加以運用。3．主動在聽說交際中運用課文中的語言知識。情感態(tài)度1．在學習中敢于用英語表達自己的看法。2．培養(yǎng)學習英語的興趣和學好英語的信心。3．通過小組活動培養(yǎng)合作精神，并通過互相評價激發(fā)學習興趣。文化意識了解一些世界之最。Lesson9:BeaChampion!LESSONSTRUCTURECLASSOPENINGForideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see"TeachingTechniques"atthebackofthisteacher'sguide.KEYSTEPSStep1:Cometo"ThinkAboutIt."Step2:Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedthereadingsasrequired.Askiftheyhaveanyquestionsconcerningthetext.Encourageotherstudentstotrytoanswerthequestions.Inanycase,youcanintroducethestudentstothereadingsbyaskingquestionssuchas:Whoisthetallestinourclass?Whoinourclasslivesfarthestfromtheschool?Whatdoesworldrecordmean?Wouldyouliketobreakaworldrecord?Step3:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhilelookingatthetext.Step4:Dividetheclassintogroupsofthree.Askeachgroupmembertotakeoneofthethreeroles(Brian,DannyorJenny)andactoutthedialogue.Step5:Ifyouhavetime,havethegroupsmakealist,inEnglish,oftheworldrecordstheyknowof.Thenhavegroupssharetheirinformationwiththerestoftheclass.Step6:Cometo"Project1."Beginunitproject1.Thisprojectcancovertwolessons.Studentswilllearnaboutsuperlativeformsofadjectivesastheyimaginearecord-breakingchallengefortheirclassandmakeaplantoaccomplishit.Referto"IntroducingaNewProject"inthe"TeachingTechniques"sectionatthebackofthisteacher'ject.·Onesuggestionistogivestudentsoneortwofunnyexamplesofworldrecords,eitherorallyorontheblackboard.Havestudentsbrainstormideasforwhatrecordsmightbefoundinarecordbook,suchascreatingthe"longest"somethingordoing"themost"ofsomething.Askavolunteertorecordtheirsuggestionsontheblackboard.Helpthestudentschoosetheappropriateformofsuperlative(eitheraddingthesuffix"est"orusing"most.")·Dividetheclassintosmallgroups.Haveeachgroupdiscussanddecidewhatworldrecordtheclassshouldtrytobreak.Theycanuseoneofthesuggestionsintheclasslistorinventanewone.Ideascanbeeitherfunnyorserious,buttheyshouldbepossible(iftheyhadtime,opportunityandthecooperationofallofthestudents!)Havethegroupsbeginplanningforbreakingthisworldrecord.Concludeunitproject1.Studentscontinuetoworkinthesamegroups.Theycompletetheirplanforbreakingarecord.Groupsreporttheirplanstotheclassorexchangeplanswithanothergroup.CLASSCLOSING.·thefirstreadinginthereader·theremainingexercisesintheactivitybook·thenextreadinginthestudentbookLesson10:Where’stheHighestHotel?LESSONSTRUCTURECLASSOPENINGForideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see"TeachingTechniques"atthebackofthisteacher'sguide.KEYSTEPSStep1:Cometo"ThinkAboutIt."Step2:Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedthereadingasrequired.Arethereanyquestions?Selectoneortwosentencescontainingkeywordsorphrasesandaskifanyonehasfiguredoutthemeaning.Ifastudentrepliescorrectly,askhimorhertosharethestrategiesusedtopuzzleoutthemeanings.Remembertogivelotsofpraiseforagoodtry,evenifit'swrong.Youmayfinditnecessarytobrieflymentionthefollowingwords,inordertohelpsmooththewayforteachingthereading.Youmaywishtowritethislistonalargesheetofpaperinadvanceofthislesson.GrandHyattJinstructuretheGreatWalldamtheThreeGorgesDamNowintroducethereadingtotheclassbyaskingthefollowingquestions:WhatisthetallestbuildinginChina/intheworld?Whatisthebiggestdamintheworld?Whatisthelongestwallintheworld'?StudentsshouldbeencouragedtorefertothereadingortheIntemetfortheanswers.Step3:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhilereadingthetext.Step4:Dividetheclassintosmallgroups.Haveeachgroupdooneoftwothings:makealistoftheworldrecordswiththedetailsmentionedinthereading;ormakealistofworldrecordsforChinathatthestudentsknowof.(Hints:population;sports,particularlyping-pong,wonen'svolleyballandgymnastics;bicycles.etc.)Step5:Ifthneallows,haveoneortwogroupssharetheirlistswiththerestoftheclass.Step6:Cometo"Let'sDoIl,"CLASSCLOSING·thesecondreadinginthereader·theremainingexercisesintheactivitybook·thenextreadinginthestudentbookLesson11:Don’tFall,DannyLESSONSTRUCTURECLASSOPENINGForideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see"TeachingTechniques"atthebackofthisteacher'sguide.KEYSTEPSStep1:Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedthereadingasrequired.Youmaywishtomentionthecomparativeandsuperlativeformsofwordsthatappearinthereading.Selectafewofthesewordsandaskifanyonehasfiguredoutthemeaning.Ifastudentrepliescorrectly,askhimorhertosharethestrategiesusedtopuzzleoutthemeaning.Remembertogivelotsofpraiseforagoodtry,evenifit'swrong.Step2:Asktheclasstoreadthedialoguesandask,"Whatdoes'standononefoot'mean?"Step3:Introducetheclasstothereading"SpecialAnimals"byaskingthefollowingquestions.Encouragethestudentstorefertothereadingfortheanswers.Whatisthelargestanimalintheworld?Whatisthesmallestanimalintheworld?whatistheoldestanimalintheworld?Whatisthefastestanimalintheworld?Step4:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhilereadingthetext.StepS:Dividetheclassintosmallgroups.Askeachgrouptodiscuss,thereadingandthenmakealistoftheworldrecordsforanimalswiththedetailsprovidedinthetext.Step6:Iftimeallows,havethestudentsdiscusswhatelsetheyknowaboutanimalworldrecords.Step7:Cometo"Let'sDoIt."CLASSCLOSING·thethirdreadinginthereader·theremainingexercisesintheactivitybook·thenextreadinginthestudentbookLesson12:Let’sGotheFarthest!LESSONSTRUCTURECLASSOPENINGForideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see"TeachingTechniques"atthebackofthisteacher'sguide.KEYSTEPSStep1:Checkifthestudentsiftheyhavepreviewedthesongasrequired.Asktheclasstolookforadverbsandadjectivesthatoccurinthereading,suchasfar,long,hig