Topic：        Unit 3   Space (Part A)        Period：1st
Teaching Aims：
Complete simple tasks following a series of instructions
Understand and explain information provided in tables and graphs
Express facts and common observations
Compare characteristics of objects

Important Points & Difficult Points：
Master the new words in Part A.
Know the differences between “planet” and “star”
3.  Compare characteristics of objects.

Teaching Aids：
Transparency, a tape recorder, word cards, picture cards.

Teaching Steps：
I. Greeting and everyday English. zhaojiaoan
II. Warm-up
Ask the students how he/she comes to school.
Is their home far away or near?
Ask something best/longest etc. about their hometown.
III. Part A
Use pictures to teach the words sun, moon, earth, planet and star.
Ask the students to talk something about space they know.
Introduce something about space. Teach the comparatives.
The sun is bigger than the moon.
The moon is smaller than the earth.
IV. Practice
Show pictures and let the students read the new words.
Play the tape and let the students listen and read after the tape.
Invite some students to read Part A.
Explain the word “huge”.

Homework：
Write the words and copy Part A twice.
Practise reading Part A.

Writing：
 Unit 3   Space (Part A)
the sun-----star     bright     far
                the moon—planet   near
               the earth----planet
               The sun is huge.
               It’s bigger than the earth.

Teaching Feedback（教学反思） :
In this period the students learn about the knowledge of the things in space, such as the sun, the Earth, the moon , and so on. The students are very interested in learning about them. However, it is not easy to learning them well. It’s difficult for the students to learn them well and it’s also difficult for the teachers to teach them well.























Topic：Unit 3   Space (Part B1)               Period：2nd         
Teaching Aims：
Complete simple tasks following a series of instructions
Understand and explain information provided in tables and graphs
Express facts and common observations
Compare characteristics of objects

Important Points & Difficult Points：
Know something about space.
Compare characteristics of observations.
3.  Read Part B1 fluently.

Teaching Aids：
Transparency, a tape recorder, picture cards.

Teaching Steps：
I. Greeting and everyday English.
II. Revision
1. Show pictures and ask the students to say the words.
2. Review some adjectives, huge, bright, light and heavy.
3. Review the comparatives of the adjectives.
III. Part B1
Ask the students what the sun and the earth look like.
Introduce some knowledge about space.
Play the tape and let the students listen and repeat.
Ask the students why the sun looks bigger/brighter than any other stars.
Practise reading the dialogue.
IV. Practice.
Invite some students to read the dialogue.
2. Ask the students to circle the correct word in the sentences according to what they have read in the dialogue.

Homework：
Practise reading Part B1 twice.
2. Write the dialogue once.

Writing：
          Unit 3 Space (Part B1)
It’s much nearer to the earth than the other stars.
        Is the earth heavier than the moon?
        Yes. It’s much heavier.


Teaching Feedback （教学反思）:
In this period the students learn about the knowledge of the things in space, such as the sun, the Earth, the moon , and so on. The students are very interested in learning about them. However, it is not easy to learning them well. It’s difficult for the students to learn them well and it’s also difficult for the teachers to teach them well.


Topic： Unit 3   Space (Parts B2&B3)           Period：3rd
Teaching Aims：
Complete simple tasks following a series of instructions
Understand and explain information provided in tables and graphs
Express facts and common observations
Compare characteristics of objects

Important Points & Difficult Points：
Know the size about the sun and the four planets.
2.  Know something about the solar system.

Teaching Aids：
Transparency, a tape recorder, picture cards.

Teaching Steps：
I. Greeting and everyday English.
II. Revision
Invite some students to talk something about space.
Compare the size of the sun with the earth.
Make some sentences with comparative degree.
Ask some students to read Part B1.
III. Part B2
Introduce the solar system to the students.
Ask the students how many planets are in the solar system.
Talk something about the four planets.
Ask the students to fill in the missing words in Part B2.
Teach them to read.
IV. Practice
Play the tape/Transparency. Let the students listen and repeat.
Invite some students to read the text.
Ask the students to read the information in Part B3.
Play the tape of Part B3. Ask them to match the correct descriptions.
5. Check the answers with them.

Homework：
Listen and read Part B2 twice.
2. Copy Part B2 once.

Writing：        Unit 3  Space (Parts B2 & B3)
    
the sun----star(hot, big)
             the first planet
                   the second planet   the solar system
           the earth--the third planet
                   the fourth planet

Teaching Feedback （教学反思）: In this period the students learn about the knowledge of the things in space, such as the sun, the Earth, the moon , and so on. The students are very interested in learning about them. However, it is not easy to learn them well. It’s difficult for the students to learn them well and it’s also difficult for the teachers to teach them well.


Topic： Unit 3   Space (Parts C&D)            Period：4th
Teaching Aims：
Complete simple tasks following a series of instructions
Understand and explain information provided in tables and graphs
Express facts and common observations
Compare characteristics of objects

Important Points & Difficult Points：
Know the life in space.
2. The sunrise and sunset in space.

Teaching Aids：
Transparency, a tape recorder, picture cards.

Teaching Steps：
I. Greeting and everyday English.
II. Revision
Use pictures /Transparency to review the sun, the earth, and other planets.
Have a dictation of the new words in the former parts.
III. Part C
Show Transparency. Talk something about the story.
Teach the new words in Part C.
Play the tape and let the students listen and repeat.
Ask some questions about the story.
Talk with the students about the daily life in space.
Ask them how it is different from the life on the earth or if they know anything about space food and spacesuits.
IV. Part D
Ask the students to practise reading the story in pairs.
2. Ask the students to read the questions and answer the questions.

Homework：
Tell the story to their friends.
Copy the story once.

Writing：
                Unit 3  Space (Parts C&D)
a scientist---works in the space station
     There is no gravity so it is easier to make them.
     There is a sunrise or sunset every 45 minutes.

Teaching Feedback（教学反思） :
In this period the students learn about the knowledge of the things in space, such as the sun, the Earth, the moon , and so on. The students are very interested in learning about them. However, it is not easy to learning them well. It’s difficult for the students to learn them well and it’s also difficult for the teachers to teach them well.



Topic： Unit 3   Space (Parts E&F)             Period：5th
Teaching Aims：
Complete simple tasks following a series of instructions
Understand and explain information provided in tables and graphs
Express facts and common observations
Compare characteristics of objects

Important Points & Difficult Points：
1. Complete simple tasks following a series of instructions.
2. Write a quiz.
3. Read the sounds in Part E correctly.

Teaching Aids：
Transparency, a tape recorder, picture cards.

Teaching Steps：
I. Greeting and everyday English.
II. Revision
Show some pictures to review the story.
Ask some students to tell the story.
Ask some questions about the story.
III. Part E
Write they symbols for the sounds on the board. Write the words with the sounds under the symbols.
Ask the students to tell other words with the same sounds add them to the list.
Play the tape and let the students listen and read the sounds, words and poem.
Play the tape. Ask the students to listen to the words and then write them under the correct symbols. 找教案 http://www.zhaojiaoan.com
IV. Part F
Tell the students to study the information in the charts in Part F.
Ask the students to read the questions on page 27. Ask them to answer using the information their study.
Check their answers.
Teach the students how to write a quiz.
5.  Write a quiz and check with their partner.

Homework：
Go over the former parts.
2. Write some more words with the sounds in Part E.

Writing：
               Unit 3  Space (Parts E&F)
sound             below           boy
    now               no              toy
    around            float            coin

Teaching Feedback（教学反思） : The charts in part F are difficult for the students to understand, but they are interested in them.

Topic： Unit 3   Space (Parts G, H&J)            Period：6th
Teaching Aims：
Complete simple tasks following a series of instructions
Understand and explain information provided in tables and graphs
Express facts and common observations
Compare characteristics of objects

Important Points & Difficult Points：
Say the chant fluently.
2.  Finish doing Part J by themselves.

Teaching Aids：
Transparency, a tape recorder, picture cards.

Teaching Steps：
I. Greeting and everyday.
II. Revision
Review some comparatives for adjectives and adverbs.
Ask the students to talk something about space or the solar system.
III. Part G
Play the tape of Part G. Let the students to listen.
Ask the students to read the chant.
IV. Part H
Ask the students how many days are in a week.
What are they?
Ask the students to spell the words and try to study the questions.
Ask for the answers and correct them.
V. Part J
1. Ask the students to do the exercises themselves.
2. Check the answers with them.

Homework：
Write some sentences with comparatives.

Writing：
     Unit 3  Space (Parts G, H & J)

That’s one of the biggest parks in the city.
        This river is much longer than that one.

Teaching Feedback（教学反思） :
In this period the students learn about the knowledge of the things in space, such as the sun, the Earth, the moon , and so on. The students are very interested in learning about them. However, it is not easy to learning them well. It’s difficult for the students to learn them well and it’s also difficult for the teachers to teach them well.





Topic： Unit 3   Space (Part I)                Period：7th
Teaching Aims：
Complete simple tasks following a series of instructions
Understand and explain information provided in tables and graphs
Express facts and common observations
Compare characteristics of objects

Important Points & Difficult Points：
1. Words: living, around, more, person, hour.
2. Number the sentences in the correct order and write the correct dates.

Teaching Aids：
Transparency, a tape recorder, picture cards.

Teaching Steps：
I. Greeting and everyday English.
II. Revision
Write out the comparatives and superlatives for the following words.
bright  light   heavy   near   long   important
Make some sentences with the words.
III. Part I
Show pictures and introduce Laika, Neil Armstrong, Valentina Tereshkova and Yang Liwei.
Ask the students how they know about them.
Play the tape and let the students read and listen.
Ask the students to read the passage themselves. Then invite some students to read it.
Ask some questions according to the passage.
Ask the students to put the sentences in the correct order by numbering them. Then tell them to write the correct dates for each sentence.

Homework：
1. Read the passage twice at home.
2. Do the written exercises in workbook.

Writing：
                Unit 3   Space (Part I)
   Laika—the first living thing to fly around the earth
  Yuri Gagarin—the first man in space
  Valentian Tereshkova---the first woman in space
  Neil Armstrong—the first man on the moon
  Yang Liwei—the first person from China in space

Teaching Feedback （教学反思）:
The students are interested in the passage.





Topic：  Unit 3   Space (Workbook)           Period：8th
Teaching Aims：
Complete simple tasks following a series of instructions
Understand and explain information provided in tables and graphs
Express facts and common observations
Compare characteristics of objects

Important Points & Difficult Points：
Master the comparative and superlative degrees.
2.  Finish doing workbook.

Teaching Aids：
Transparency, a tape recorder, picture cards.

Teaching Steps：
I. Greeting and everyday English.
II. Revision
Ask the students to talk something about the passage.
Answer some questions according to the passage.
III. Do and check the exercises in workbook P.17-24.
P.17 Fill in the blanks.
P.18-20 Do some listening.
P.21 Write sentences according to the model.
P.22 Write introductions for the students.
P.23 Look at the pictures and complete Zoe’s diary.
P.24 Write the answers to the questions according to the passage.

Homework：
Prepare for Unit 4.

Writing：
Unit 3   Space (Workbook)
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