Teaching plan of unit 3, book 11
Objectives: Using much with comparatives and ‘one of the’ with superlatives to talk about objects in space and things around.
 Teaching aids: CAI ,video and short movie
Periods arrangement:
Period 1: A         Period 5: C+D +G
Period 2: B1        Period 6:I
Period 3: B2+B3    Period 7:WB(craft)
Period 4: E+H+F    Period 8:一课一练
Period1:part A
New words and phrase:
language focus: The sun is huge. It’s bigger than the moon.
?Teaching procedures
?Step1  Warm up(sing a song:twinkle little star)
Everyday English
Step2  Presentation
        1.Show CAI and teach new words the sun the moon and the star.
        2.Ask Ps to describe and compare  the sun ,the moon and the earth.
        3.Explain the word ’huge’. It means very very big.
       T gives Ps some examples. Teach’ near to’ and ‘far from’ by pointing the two blackboards in the classroom.
         4.tell Ps the difference between a star (the sun), a planet (the earth) and a satellite (the moon).
 Step3 practice
          1.listen and repeat after the tape.
          2.Do exercise 1 on P30.
          3.Some exercise about the phrases.
Step4 Chant
            the sun is bigger                            
            the earth is smaller
           the earth flies around the sun.
 Step5 Development       
    Show Ps pictures about the BIG STAR and the NORTH DIPPER.If they are interested in learning more planets and stars they can surf the Internet.

Step6 :Homework
?       1.Draw the sun ,the moon and the earth and describe them
?with your own words..
?       2.Imagine you are a powerful superman. Make a name card
?          and write down ‘your’ name,height and weight.
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Period2:part B1
Objective: Use much with comparatives.
         A…much…er than B
?Teaching procedures
?Step1  Warm up (chant learnt in part A)
               Everyday  English
Step2 Revision
             Show pupils’ homework (their drawing & description) and review the new
          words and phrases in part A. .
    Step 3 Presentation
             1. Show CAI of three things in each group to compare and lead in new gramma(use’ much’ with comparatives).
             eg: monkey  elephant  giraffe
                   The man is tall.
                   The elephant is taller than the man.
                   The giraffe is the tallest.
                    The giraffe is much taller the man.
     Compare the sun, the moon and the earth .Ask Ps to find out the biggest, the heaviest and the smallest one of them. eg: The sun is the biggest.
     The sun is much bigger than the moon.
     Tell Ps that the word ‘much’can be used before the comparative if the difference is great.

        2. do the exercise below PartB1.
        3.explain phrases:  It’s bad for….
                          That’s dumb.
Step4 practice
            1. Ps look at CAI and use ‘much’ with comparatives.
Step5 survey
            Interview at least 3 supermen in your group and compare them.
Step 6 sum-up
Step7 Homework
           
Period3:part B2 and B3
Objective: Use ‘one of the ‘ with superlatives.
?Teaching procedures
?Step1  Warm up (twinkle , twinkle little star)
             Everyday  English
    Step2 Revision
             Show CAI and review part A and B1.Ps look at the pictures and talk.
    Step 3Presentation
        1. Show Ps the surveys they finished before and the information   charts that the T has got from them,so that the T can easily lead in the main grammar ‘one of the ‘in B2.
      eg:  Superman A is the tallest in group one.
           Superman M is the tallest in group two.
Superman T is the tallest in group three.
Superman W is the tallest in group four..
 Superman A/M/T/W is one of the tallest .
        2show pictures about space. Ask Ps to talk about things they know in space, They can talk in Chinese.
        3. Show pictures about the solar system and the nine planets Put the importance on the 1st four planets.
            Which planet is the biggest/hottest/smallest?
             …is one of  the biggest/hottest/smallest
             2.show Ps the charts of P26 to demonstrate more clearly.   
Step4 practice
            1.Fill in the blanks according to the picture.
.           2.Listen and finish Part B3.
            3.Check the answers.
Step5. Survey :Who is one of the youngest in your line ?
            1.talk about your suvey.
Step 6 Sum up
Step7  Homework
            1.Find out’ one of ‘the … aruond you and write them down.
              （找出你身边最。。。之一的事物来）
            eg: Huang he River is one of the  tallest river in China.
                 My grdanpa is one of the tallest in my family.

Period 4:part E ,F and H
  Objectives: 1.using ‘much’ with comparatives and ‘one of the ‘with superlatives.
               2.learn to get information from charts.
?Teaching procedures
?Step1  Warm up
             Everyday English (including Part H)
             Which days are named after the sun and the moon ?
 Step2 Revision
             1.Show CAI and review part B1 and B2.
             2.Ask pupils to talk about their homework.(找出身边最之一）
Step 3part F
             1. Teach Ps how to read the chart and get informations they  want from it.
             2.Ps work in pairs and talk about what they get from the charts.
             3.answer Qs below.
             4 Ps write a quiz of their own.They exchange with their Partners.
Step 4 part E
         1.??? Listen to a rhyme about the space and answer the   questions
2.Read the poem and try to find out the patterns of it.
3.Learn the words which have the same vowel sounds.
4. Ps write the words which have the vowel sounds they’ve just leant.
Step 5.Homework
       1.surf the internet and find out information about man in space.
       2.Try to make charts about your family members(chart1:age chart 2 :height chart3:weight).
Period5:part C , D and G
 Objectives: practice and improve reading skills.
              Arouse Ps’ interests in space, spaceman and exploring space.
 New words and phrases:
  It’s easier to…
  out of the window
  have a good sleep
  float away
?Teaching procedures
?Step1  Warm up
             Everyday English
    Step2 Revision
Show CAI and review part A and B.
Ask Ps to talk about their homework.
    Step 3Presentation
         1. Show a photo of space man ,Liwei Yang and ask Ps to tlak about him.
         2.If they want to know more about space man and space station.Then explain the new words ‘gravity fix sunrise sunset float’ with PPT.
         3..reading-skills.
first reading: 5 WH Qs  and find out key words.
1 What  is  Dr  Zhang  Ling?
2.Where  does  she  work?
3.What does she do every day?
4.When did she go to bed?
second-reading: read through after-reading exercise and then begin second  reading.
1.What  does  Dr  Zhang  do  in  the  morning?
2 .When  does  Dr  Zhang  go  for  a  space  walk?
3.How  often  is  there  a  sunset  or  sunrise?
4.Why  does  Dr  Zhang  sleep  in  a  special  way?
third-reading : do the exercise of part D and read again.
 4.check the answer.
Step4: Development(play a movie)
           1. play a short movie about  people at space station and then answer Qs which are related to the video.
            2.group work
              If you are a spaceman, what are you going to do in space?
 Step 6:chant G
 Step7 :Homework
           1.Surf the internet to find out/collect more information and latest news about sapce, space man and space station.
           2,Writing: Suppose you are a spaceman, write down your life and your work .