1、The Fourth PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Review the useful expressions learnt in this unit by practicing.2.Improve the students reading ability by reading the material.3.Improve the students writing ability.Teaching Important Points:1.Improve the students reading ability by reading the material.2.Improve th
2、e students writing ability.Teaching Difficult Point:Improve the students integrating skillsreading and writing.Teaching Methods:1.Fast reading to go through the reading material.2.Inductive method to help students write a letter successfully.Teaching Aids:1.the blackboard2.the multimediaTeaching Pro
3、cedures:Step Greetings and Lead-in (Greet the whole class as usual.)(Teacher and students learn the new words and phrases together.)T:Do you remember your guess about who was the real thief to the Moonstone?Ss:Yes.We have different opinions.T:As a matter of fact,all of your answers are not right.Nex
4、t well enjoy the second part of the story.I think we can make it clear who was the real thief.Ss:In other words,the mystery will be solved.Yes?T:Of course.Step ReadingT:Now scan the story to get the answer to the question on the blackboard.(Teacher writes the question on the blackboard and the stude
5、nts begin to read.After a while,teacher checks their answer.)Who actually stole the Moonstone?T:According to the passage,do you know who actually stole the Moonstone?Ss:Godfrey.T:Well.Now you are given some more time to read the passage for some detailed information.After a while,Ill ask you some qu
6、estions about the story.(Ss begin to carry out the task.Several minutes later,the teacher checks their work.)T:OK.Who can tell us whom the detective suspected of having taken the Moonstone?S1:Many people were suspected of having stolen the Moonstone,including Godfrey,Dr candy,Franklin,Rosanna,the In
7、dians and Rachel.T:Yes,many people were suspected.In fact most of them were innocent.Do you agree with me?Ss:Yes.T:The story tells us Rachel was also innocent.But why didnt she answer Sergeant Cuffs questions?S2:The reason why she did it was that she saw Franklin take the diamond and wanted to prote
8、ct him from Sergeant Cuff by not answering his questions.T:According to the passage,Rachel actually saw Franklin take the Moonstone.However,Franklin didnt remember anything.Do you know why?S3:Because Dr Candy had put some opium into Franklins drink to prove to him that it would be helpful for sleepi
9、ng.T:Very good.After reading the passage,weve known Godfrey stole the diamond.But to our surprise,Godfrey was murdered,and the Moonstone was still missing.Who do you think was guilty for Godfreys death?What clues can you find to support your opinion?Ss:Some Indians were guilty for Godfreys death.T:W
10、hat clues can you find to support your guess?S4:First,the Indians who appeared at Rachels birthday behaved strangely.Then some Indians attacked Godfrey.At last,the Moonstone returned to its true home in India,where it once again decorates the forehead of the statue of the moon god.So we can infer th
11、at some Indians were guilty for Godfreys death.T:I cant agree more with you about his question.Step WritingT:Now,weve solved the whole mystery in the story.The writing task well acomplish is also linked to the story.Look at the screen,please.(Teacher shows the following on the screen.)The passage sa
12、ys that Rosanna sent Franklin a letter.What do you think she would have written?With your partner write the letter from Rosanna to Franklin.How does Sergeant Cuff feel about accusing Rachel of taking the Moonstone?Write a letter from Sergeant Cuff to Rachel apologizing for his mistake.T:Are you clea
13、r about the requirements for these two letters?Ss:Yes.T:You can choose either to finish.But you should pay attention to the difference about the style of the two letters.Now lets begin.(Give the students enough time to finish the two letters,and then collect their letters.)Sample letters:Dear Frankl
14、in,It took me a long time to decide to write this letter to you.I know what you did on the night the Moonstone disappeared .Because I found the paint stains belonging to the thief on your clothes when I cleaned your room.I want to keep you out of trouble,so I hid the evidence.Maybe you dont know why
15、 I did it.Thats because of love.I have been in love with you since I met you for the first time.Im very sorry for Miss Rachel.But I dont know what to do to help her without telling the truth to the detective.Wish you good luck.Sincerely yours,RosannaDear Rachel,Im writing to you in the hope of getti
16、ng your apology.I suspected you of having taken the Moonstone yourselves.It proved to be wrong.I hope you will accept my apology.Yours,Sergeant CuffStep TestT:In this unit we have learned some important words and some useful phrases.Have you remembered them?Ss:Yes.T:Now Ill give you a test about the
17、m to see whether youve mastered them or not.Look at the screen,please.(Teacher shows the following on the screen.)Group A to complete the sentences in Group B.Change the form of the word when necessary.GroupA:1.This is a straight forward conversation.2.She pretended she was not at home when we rang
18、the bell.3.Hes due to arrive on Friday.Meanwhile,what do we do?4.What made you suspect her of having taken the Moonstone?5.In answer to your recent enquiry,the magazine you mention is not in stock.6.It really astonishes me that no one has thought of that before.7.They did everything they could for o
19、ur comfort.Study the sentences in Group A and pay attention to the underlined words and then use words from Group B:1.She went to college. _,all her friends got well-paid jobs.2.How do I apply for this license?You want _.3.Its a _to know that she is safe.4.She admired his_.5.Imagine her _when I walk
20、ed in.6.The time has come to stop _.7.Tom was arrested on _ of having stolen the money.Suggested answers:1.Meanwhile2.enquiriesfort4.straight forwardness5.astonishment6.pretending7.suspicionStep Summary and HomeworkT:Today weve finished reading the mystery of the Moonstone and practiced writing a le
21、tter.Besides weve also carried out a test to review the words and phrases learnt in this unit.Dont forget to preview the next unit and finish the exercises in the Workbook.Thats all for today.See you tomorrow!Ss:See you tomorrow!Step The Design of the Writing on theBlackboardUnit 13The mystery of the MoonstoneThe Fourth PeriodWho actually stole the Moonstone?Step Record after Teaching_