1、Unit 3 The world of colours and lightProjectTeaching aims:After learning this period, the students will be able to1. understand the ways to create different types of unusual pictures;2. write a short article about unusual pictures and make an unusual picture of their own by using the information and
2、 instructions in the text.Teaching procedures:Step 1 Lead-in (PPT4-5)Play a video about the unusual way to make pictures using sand. After that, ask the students: Besides using sand to create pictures, what other ways can you suggest?Step 2 Skimming (PPT6)Have the students skim the text and answer t
3、he following questions:How many unusual ways to create pictures are mentioned in the passage?What are they?Step 3 Jigsaw reading (PPT7-10)Organize the students into small groups of four to conduct a jigsaw reading. Each group member may only focus on one way to make unusual pictures and complete the
4、 chart below. When the given time is due, ask one student from each group to present his/her finding.TypeThings neededWay to makepizza facesa variety of foods; camera; l think about the patternl make a face with the foods on a pizzal take a photo of itstring picturescard; thin string; glue; crayon o
5、r pencill draw the outline on the cardl spread the glue on the cardl put the string on the gluel paint the stringfeather and seashell picturesfeathers; seashells; card; gluel think about the patternl lay all the pieces out on the cardl stick them downrubbish picturesrubbish including plastic, alumin
6、ium, cloth and paper; strong paper card; gluel put the rubbish on a cardl stick the rubbish onto the cardl spray the different sections with paintrubbish printsa tin can or old pieces of cloths; paint; cardl dip one end of a tin can into paintl press the painted rubbish on a card to make different s
7、hapesStep 4 Listen to the tape and answer the following questions: (PPT11-12)1. What may be needed to make pizza faces?2. How many steps are there to make string pictures?Step 5 Discussion (PPT13-15)Part B1. Ask the students the following questions:(1) Which idea do you think is the most interesting
8、?(2) What other things could you make unusual pictures from?(3) How would you use them to make unusual pictures? For Questions 2 & 3, organize the students in groups to discuss and express their opinions freely.2. To help the students write a short article about unusual pictures and make an unusual
9、picture of their own, we recommend that video “Art Attack” be played and the students can follow and write down the steps presented in the video and make usual pictures. Step 7 Doing a project (PPT16-20)1. Planning: grouping the students into a team of three or four and decide on the name of their u
10、nusual picture Our topic _.2. Preparing: discussing the tasks for each member of the team Who is responsible for the design of the unusual picture? Who takes charge of the materials to be found? Who writes the text? Who presents the oral report? The deadline for our project is _3. Producing: Each me
11、mber of the group starts his/ her work within the time due. Before the given time is due, remind the students to edit their text like sentence structure, organization, punctuation, vocabulary, grammar, spelling, etc.4. Presenting: (1) When the set time is due, ask the students to present their repor
12、t orally.(2) Put their art works on the display wall of the classroom for everyone to see. Step 8 Language points (PPT21-26)1. slicen. 1) a flat, often thin, piece of food that has been cut from a larger piece:a slice of bread/cakecucumber/lemon slicesWould you like another slice of ham/beef?2) a pa
13、rt of sth., such as an amount of money:We agreed before we did the deal that wed both take an equal slice of the profit.The film presents us with a fascinating slice of history.3) a kitchen utensil with a wide blade which is used for serving pieces of food:a cake/fish slicev. 1) to cut sth. into thi
14、n, flat pieces:Slice the mushrooms thinly and fry in butter. Could you slice me a very thin piece of cake/slice a very thin piece of cake for me?2) to easily cut into or through sth. with a sharp knife:He screamed as the blade sliced into his leg.FIGURATIVE She watched his slim strong body as it sli
15、ced effortlessly through the water.sliced adj. cut into thin flat pieces:sliced bread/ham/tomatoslicer n. a machine or tool for slicing particular types of food:an egg/bread/meat slicer2. stick: verb (stuck, stuck) (1) to push a pointed object into or through something, or (of a pointed object) to be pushed into or through something and stay there:她把针戳到我的胳膊里。She stuck the needle into my arm.(2) to cause something to become fixed as if with glue or another similar substance:我的汽车陷进淤泥里了。My cars stuck in the mud.这胶水不粘了。This glue wont stick.