Unit 18 Inventions 教案

 para 2. to “ think outside the box” is to try new ways to solve a problem.
 para 3. good solutions and new ideas are often the result of a change in perception.
 para 4. every new thought or idea has to be connected to what we already know.
 para 5. good ideas are the result of a long process of trial and error.
step 4 language focuses:
 deal with some language points if possible:
 trial-try
 application-apply
 produce-production
 inspiration-inspire
 fail-failure
 deep-depth
 possible-possibility
 connect-connection
 awareness-aware
 
step 5 post-reading:
 listen to the tape and then finish the post-reading ex on p60.
step 4 homework
 find out some sentences with the attributive clause.
 preparations: language study on p 61.
 
the 4th period  grammar
step 1  revision 
dictate some phrases and sentences:
 be tired of, break away from, allow for, get stuck
 partial solutions, and even failures, give us more information and clues that help us move forwards a better solution.
 by looking at a problem in as many as possible, creative thinkers can find solutions that would otherwise remain invisible.
step 2 grammar
 do some exercises about the attributive clause:
step 3 practice:
 finish the exercises on p61, checking the answers orally.
step 4 homework
 ex 2&3 on p133
 go over the reading on p133
 
the 5th period  extensive reading
step 1
 check the homework (ex2&3 on p133)
step 2 listening and fast reading
 play the tape and ask students to listen to the tape and complete the following chart:
invention possible uses
invisible paint 1.________; 2.________
 
step 3 intensive reading
 read for the second time, and then answer the questions:
 then deal with some language points if necessary.
step 6 homework
 review what we’ve learned in this period and preview the reading and writing on p62.
 
the 6th period   writing
step 1 revision
step 2 pre-writing
 ask the students to read the text all in the mind: scientific metaphors? and then finish the chart on the below.
step 3 writing
 try to write an essay using the information given on p64.
read some sample essays and give comments on them.
step 4 homework
 to summarize what we’ve learnt in this unit.
read the strategies given on p64 to see if you can use these tips to improve your english-learning.