1、The Second PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn and master the useful words and phrases in this period.2.Train the students reading ability.3.Help the students to know more about world records.Teaching Important Points:1.Master the following phrases and sentence pattern.set down,keep track of,stand out,in th
2、e first place,make forImpressive as the record is,it fades next to the story of Armstrongs struggle against disease.2.Improve the students reading ability.Teaching Difficult Points:1.How to help the students understand the passage better.2.How to help the students understand the sentence pattern bet
3、ter and use it freely. adj./adv./n.+as+Sub.+v.,+main clause.Teaching Methods:1.Scanning the text to learn something about world records.2.Fast and careful reading to get the detailed information in the text.3.Individual,pair or group work to make every student work in class.Teaching Aids:1.the multi
4、media2.the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step Lead-in and Pre-readingT:Yesterday we talked about world records.Now lets answer some simple questions to see how much you know about them.Listen carefully.Whats the lowest temperature ever recorded on earth?A
5、ny volunteer?S1:-89.2.T:Right.Whats the fastest land animal?S2:The cheetah.T:Yes.Do you remember how fast it can run?S2:It runs at a speed of 100 km/h,which is nearly the American highway speed limit. T:Very good.If you want to know more about the biggest,smallest,fastest,slowest,longest,shortest,ol
6、dest and youngest.,you can read this book.(Teacher shows the bookThe Guinness Book of World Records to the students.)It contains all kinds of world records.Today we are going to read a passage about the Guinness Book of World Records.First lets learn the new words.(Teacher deals with the words as us
7、ual.)T:Now open your books at Page 3.Look at the questions in Pre-reading quickly and then scan the text as quickly as possible and find the answers to them.(Teacher gives the students four minutes to scan the passage.After that,teacher asks them to answer the five questions.)T:Well.Time is up.Have
8、you finished?Ss:Yes.T:Wang Li,can you answer the first question?S3:Yes.Sir Hugh Beave is the director of the Guinness Brewery in 1951,who came up with the idea for The Guinness Book of World Records.T:Right.Please answer the second question.When was the first edition of The Guinness Book of World Re
9、cords published?Answer it together.Ss:In 1955.T:Yeah.The third question:How long is the longest moustache in the world?Whod like to have a try?S4:1.6 metres.T:Right.Wei Fang,try the fourth question.S5:Urumqi is the most remote city from the seait is 2510 kilometres from the nearest coast.In Hong Kon
10、g,the worlds largest Jiaozi was made,weighing an incredible 480 kilograms.T:Very good.The last question:Who won the Tour de France in 2003?Answer it together. Ss:Lance Armstrong.Step ReadingT:OK.Now,please read the passage again.This time you should read it as carefully as possible.Then answer some
11、detailed questions in Ex.1 in Post-reading.Now lets begin. (Several minutes later,teacher checks the answers to these questions.Ask the students to answer them one by one.)Suggested answers:1.When he wanted to settle an argument about the fastest bird in Europe,he talked to his friends.After that,he
12、 concluded that a book that answered such questions might be popular.So he came up with the idea for The Guinness Book of World Records.2.The Guinness Book of World Records has chapters on the human body,amazing feats,the natural world,science and technology,arts and the media,modern society,travel
13、and transport,and sports and games.3.Because in 1996 Armstrong,the No.1 cyclist in the world,was diagnosed with cancer and many thought that it meant the end of his career,maybe even his life.In 1998,however,Armstrong returned to the world of racing.He went on to set the speed record and achieved hi
14、s goal of winning the Tour de France six times in a row in 2004. 4.The records that are dangerous to the person who is attempting it or to others are not allowed.5.Because they are interested in some strange and unusual activities,facts and exciting achievements.T:Well done.Youve understood the deta
15、iled information.However,in order that you can use the language freely and correctly,Ill explain some phrases and a sentence pattern,to you.Please look at the screen.(Teacher shows the following on the screen and explains them to the students.)Phrases:1.hire:employhire sb. to do sth.e.g.Mrs Black hi
16、red a maid to help her with the housework.2.set down:write downe.g.Youd better set down the telephone number before you forget it.3.keep track of:keep in touch withe.g.The old man reads the newspapers to keep track of current events.4.stand out:be easily seen above or among otherse.g.Does your work
17、stand out from that of others?5.in the first place:firstlye.g.I want to talk about education in the first place.6.make for:contribute to/make sth. possiblee.g.Cultural exchanges make for mutual understanding.Sentence pattern:Impressive as the record is,it fades next to the story of Amstrongs struggl
18、e against disease.=Though/Although the record is impressive,it.adj./adv./n.+as+Sub.+v.,+main clause.e.g.Much as he likes you,he will not marry you.Young as I am,I know some of the family secrets.T:OK.Now,please read the passage once more.Try to understand the phrases and sentence pattern learnt just
19、 now.At the same time,you should pay attention to the main idea of each paragraph.Are you clear?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Now lets begin.(After a while,teacher shows the following on the screen.)Match each of the sentences below with a paragraph in the reading.A.The Guinness Book of World Records is popular becau
20、se people enjoy reading about strange facts and exciting achievements.B.The editors of the book collect all the records and put them into different groups. C.Sir Hugh Beaver decided to write the book as the result of an argument with a friend. D.Even though the records themselves are amazing,the sto
21、ries of the people who set the records are often even more interesting.E.A new Guinness world record will only be accepted if it is safe and has been done according to the rules.F.There are so many Chinese world records.T:Now look at the screen.Finish the exercise by yourselves.(After a while,the te
22、acher asks some students to say their answers.One student,one sentence.)Suggested answers:APara. 5BPara. 2CPara. 1DPara. 4EPara. 6FPara. 3Step Listening and ConsolidationT:Now Ill play the tape.Listen carefully,paying attention to the pronunciation and intonation.Then read it aloud.At the same time,
23、you should pay attention to the way to get a record into The Guinness Book of World Records.Are you clear about that? Ss:Yes.(Teacher begins to play the tape.After that,the students begin to read the passage.Teacher can write the chart on the blackboard while the students are reading.) (Bb:How to ge
24、t a record into The Guinness Book of World Records?)T:OK.If you want to set a world record,what has to be done to get your record into The Guinness Book of World Records?Write your answers in your exercise books.You may have a discussion about it.After a while,Ill ask some of you to fill in the char
25、t on the blackboard.(Bb:Contact The Guinness Book of World Records.Editors decide if your idea is suitable.Editors send you rules and the form you need.A Guinness official inspects your attempt.The official confirms the record.You get a certificate.)Step Summary and HomeworkT:In this class,weve read
26、 a passageThe Guinness Book of World Records.Weve known more about the world records.Meanwhile weve known how to get a record into The Guinness Book of World Records.Whats more,weve learnt some useful phrases and an important sentence pattern.Remember to review,and try to make a sentence using each
27、phrase and the sentence pattern.Dont forget to preview “Word Study” and “Grammar” in the next period.Well.Thats all for today.Class is over.Step The Design of the Writing on the BlackboardUnit 1That must be a record!The Second PeriodHow to get a record into The Guinness Book of World Records?Contact the Guinness Book of World Records.Editors decide if your idea is suitable.Editors send you rules and the form you need.A Guinness official inspects your attempt.The offical confirms the record.You get a certificate.Step Record after Teaching_
