1、Teaching plan of Unit 4A Garden of Poems(Designed to the periods)Teaching aims and demands1. Topic: Talk about English poetry2. Vocabulary and useful expressions:Poetry, poet, poem, recite, loneliness, sadness, glory, pattern, belong, absence, translate, shade, extraordinary, idiom, stupidity, dust,
2、 mood, rue, length, apart, insane, guideline, essay, collection, recommend, contribute, dare, follow, avoid, among , as, worth, call up, belong to, come into being, contribute to, hear of/about, too to , a number of, at the beginning of. Be supposed to do/be, be well-known for, get through, used to
3、do.3. Function:Practise expressing intention and decision: Im interested to Im interested but I think I might want I want to. Id like to, I think it will be too difficult to I think it will be boring I hope to find. I dont know much about but. I never heard of so. Im not interested in. so.4.Grammar:
4、 The Past Participle used as Adverbial过去分词用作状语a. Greatly surprised, he couldnt say a word.b. When completed, the canal will connect the river with the lake.c. Coated with sugar, bananas will taste better.d. Even if invited, I wouldnt go.e. He stared at me, astonished.5. Write about a poemTeaching pr
5、ocedure:Period 1.Step 1.Warming up1. Brainstorming:Find as many words as the students can find to talk about poets and poetry:Limerick, sonnets, Shakespeare, happiness, vividness, sadness, imagination,etc2. Following the Step 3 of the warming-up on page 25.3. pay attention to the rhyme of the limeri
6、ck:Corfu/Peru/through; Singapore/No 4/doorStep 2. Pre-reading 1. Show some pictures of some famous Chinese poets.2. group work: work out 5 words related to poetry.Step 3. While-reading 1. Scanning: Ss read quickly and do Ex1 on p28: 2. Ss read and get the main ideas of each paragraph.Step 4. After-r
7、eading What do the words in bold refer to?Step 5. Assignment 1. surf the internet and get more information about the topic.2. Retell the passage using your own words.Period 2.Step 1. Warming up Ask some Ss to retell the passage that they have learnt last period.Step 2. Learning about the language Te
8、acher explain some language points in the text on page 27-28.1. Peotry also call up all the colours, feelings, experiences and curious images of a dream world.Call up:The music calls up old times.On reaching the city, she called up.2. Poetry often follows special patterns of rhythm and rhyme.Follow:
9、 Follow the directions on the package. I cant follow your lecture. The typhoon was followed by fine weather.3. Besides, no matter how well translated, something of the spirit of the original work is lost.No matter how = howeverNo matter how hot the weather is, he doesnt complain.She always goes swim
10、ming, no matter how cold it is.Step 3. Practice 1. Ss finish Ex 1 and 2 on page 29by themselves.2. check the answer. 3. Teacher gives Ss suggested answer and tell them why if the Ss have any problem.Step 4. Assignment 1. Learn the useful expressions by heart.2. Finish Wb. Ex1 4 on page 103-104.Perio
11、d 3. Step 1. Revision Check the answers of Wb Ex 1 - 4 on page 103 -104.Step 2. Discoverig useful structures1. Ss look at the following sentences and underline the Past Participle.f. Greatly surprised, he couldnt say a word.g. When completed, the canal will connect the river with the lake.h. Coated
12、with sugar, bananas will taste better.i. Even if invited, I wouldnt go.j. He stared at me, astonished.Let Ss themselves find the functions of the PP.培养自学能力2.Ss study more examples on p30.Once published, his work became famous for the absence of rhyme at each line.3.More exercises to consolidate the
13、Grammar. .EX13 on p30Step 3. Talking 1. Ss four in one group and have a discussion about the topic on page 1022. Ss make notes during the discussion, and try to reach an agreement that is acceptable to all.3. Ss show their result to the class.Step 4. Speaking Ss work in pairs and discuss their prefe
14、rences.The following structures are helpful to students:Im interested to Im interested but I think I might want I want to. Id like to, I think it will be too difficult to I think it will be boring I hope to find. I dont know much about but. I never heard of so. Im not interested in. so.Step 5. Assig
15、nment Finish Grammar Ex on page 104-105.Period 4.Step 1. Warming up Ask Ss some questions about poets and poetry:Step 2. Reading1. Ss read the passage on page 105,and then discuss the following question:What are the differences between traditional poetry and modern poetry?2. Help Ss to understand th
16、e passage entirely.Step 3. Writing Finish the writing task on p 107.The following questions are important for the report:a. Whats the form of the poem?b. Was it well written?c. Does the poem use rhyme or free verse?d. Is the poem modern or rather traditional?e. Are the ideas and use of language orig
17、inal?f. Which human feelings are expressed in the poemg. What makes the poem very good?all these questions help the students to appreciate a poem.Step 4.Recite one of the 3 poems.Period 5. (Listening)Step 1. Listening 1. Ss finish the listening task on page 25.2. Ss listen to the tape again and chec
18、k the answers.Step 2. dealing with the Ex 12 on p 102 of Workbook.Step 3. Listening skills Give the students some tips on how to improve listening while checking the Ex.a. make notes while listening;b. write down the most important informationPeriod 6. (Writing )Step 1. Pre-writing 1. Ss read the pa
19、ssage on p31 and get the general idea about it.2. Explain the skills on how to organize a paragraph.Step 2. While-writing1. Ss write a short essay commenting on an English poem.2. Ss exchange their writing and correct the mistakes.Step 3. After-writing Choose some samples and show them in class. Tip
20、s on writing:Pay attention to the form of an essay.Pay attention to the tense while writing.Pay attention to the structures of the sentences.Arrange the paragraphs in a logical order.Step 4. assignment Find an English poem and recite it. And then tell your deskmate why you like it.Period 7.Teachers
21、can use this period freely.Suggestion: Teachers can use this period to let Ss sum up what they have learned and explain what Ss couldnt understand very well in this unit. Teachers can also add more practice in this period to consolidate what the Ss have learned. Finally, ask the Ss to finish Assessing on page 108. It is very important to improve their learning and let them have a sense of assessing gradually. If necessary do some extrawork to enlarge their vocabulary.