Great People教案-
(1) equal—equality, important—importance, honest—honesty,
(2) fluent—influential
(3) contribute—contribution, invent—invention—inventor
(4) argue—argument
(5) free—freedom wise—wisdom
2. ask ss to read the words in activity 1 on page 45 aloud. then ask them to do the following exercise to help them understand better.
(1) -- who’s __________ today?
-- i am. and i have just cleaned the blackboard.
(2) the teachers often ask us to have a sense of ________. that is, we should try our best to do our work well.
(3) tom never tells lies, and his ________ gains the ________ of others.
(4) _________ is the basic principle of law.
(5) he believed in ________ and ______, so he was always helping others.
suggested answers:
(1) duty (2) responsibility (3) honesty, respect (4) justice (5) kindness, love
3. ask ss to work in groups and discuss the ideas in the box in vocabulary and speaking in order of importance in society and explain their reasons. ask some ss to express their opinions.
step 3. homework
1. ask ss to revise and remember the vocabulary in this module.
2. ask ss to finish activities 4, 5 and 6 in vocabulary on page 92.
3. ask ss to preview reading and vocabulary in this module.
4. ask ss to think out a famous person from ancient china and search for much information about him.
period 2~3 reading and vocabulary，task
teaching goals:
1. to enable ss to master some words and expressions.
2. to improve ss’ reading skills.
3. to help ss know something about three chinese philosophers and their ideas.
teaching procedures:
step 1. revision
1. check the answers to activities 4, 5 and 6 in vocabulary on page 92.
2. ask ss to fill in the following blanks.
(1) confucius is one of the great p in ancient china.
(2) they believed that all human beings are created e .
(3) china has made great c to science.
(4) “h is an important quality.” the teacher said.
(5) a r is someone who controls a country.
(6) as we all know, edison is a great i .
(7) more and more people have realized the i of english, so they begin to attend all kinds of language schools.