Unit12 Fact and fantasy
b: i don't only believe in it, but also think we can see them some day.
a: do you really think so? can you imag¬ine what star they live in? what do they look like? can they speak any language that we can understand?
b: there are so many stars, i'm sure there must be a star where they can live. i guess they may be taller and stronger than human beings. they may speak different languages, but they can com¬municate with us freely,
a: your imagination is very good. but i think it would take us a long time.
b: maybe,
step 6 practice and consolidation
ask the students to talk more about what they be¬lieve may come true in the future for example, they can imagine chinese as¬tronauts land on the moon successfully in , and he or she is one of them. standing on the moon, what will he or she say to the people on the earth?
step 7 summary and homework
in this class, we've talked about sci¬ence fiction and done some listening and speaking practice. when talking about science fiction, we have done a science quiz to help us learn more about some scientific facts. in the speaking part, we've learnt to express our beliefs and doubts freely by mak¬ing dialogues. besides, we have also talked about an imaginative dream in the practice part. after class, accord¬ing to what you've said in class, make a dialogue using the useful expressions on the blackboard. at last, don't forget to prepare for the next period.
the second period
teaching aims:
1. learn and master the useful words and phrases.
2. train the students' reading ability.
3. let the students learn about the french writer jules verne and his two famous science fictions.
teaching important points;
1. improve the students' reading ability.
2. master the useful phrases.
teaching difficult points;
1. how to make the students understand the passage better.
2. how to help the students finish all the exercises in post-reading,
teaching methods:
1. discussion before reading to make students learn more about some scientific facts,
2. fast-reading method to get the general idea of the passage.
3. careful-reading method to get the detailed information in the text.
4. discussion after reading to help the students finish the tasks in post-reading.
teaching aids:
1. the multimedia
2. the blackboard
teaching procedures •
step 1 greetings and revision
greet the whole class as usual.
in the last period, we learnt some use¬ful expressions used to express beliefs and doubts. now, i'll check your homework to see whether you can use them freely. who'd like to act out your dialogue?