Unit18 Great Women

step 4 summary and homework
t : today we’ve reviewed the new words in the last two periods . we are also learnt the rules of subject-verb agreement . in the grammar item , we should pay more attention to the collective words . people , police , cattle , family , group , team , army , class , government .they are all collective nouns , but they have different verb forms . after class. you should do more exercises to master them better .besides ,preview next period .class is over .
the fourth period

teaching aims :
1. do some reading and writing practice to improve the students’ integrating skills
2. get the students to master the useful words and expressions of the text
3. learn to write a fan letter .
teaching important points :
1. improve the students’ integrating skills
2. help the students master subject-verb agreement .
teaching difficult points :
how to improve the students’ integrating skills reading skills and writing skills
teaching methods
1. fast reading to get through with the reading material. .
2. individual , pair or group work to make every student work in class
teaching aids
1 . a projector and some slides
2. a tape recorder
teaching procedures :
step1 .greetings and lead-in
t: teaching procedures :
step1 .greetings
greet the whole class as usual
step 2 .revision
t : yesterday we learned the rules of subject-verb agreement: who can tell us what the rules are ?
s1 : let me try . generally speaking . singular nouns are used with singular verbs . plural nouns are used with plural verbs . the collective noun can have a singular verb or a plural verb . if the noun refers to a whole to the individual member of a unit , the verb is plural . but some collective nouns , such as people , cattle ,police , are always used with plural verbs .
step 3 .reading
now please turn to page 34 and read the passage quickly to get the general idea . then anser the questions on page 34
step 4 listening and reading aloud
now , i’ll play the tape for you to listen , the first time ,just listen . the second time . you can follow . and then read the passage aloud by yourselves .
step 5 . writing
t : now try to write a letter to someone who you admire very much . tell him or her how much you like him or her
one possible version :
780zhonghua road
xichang district
beijing ,china
april 5 ,
dear mr liu ,
my name is liu lu . i’m a 17-year-old girl . i’m eager to write to you . among all my hobbies ,singing is my favourite . i enjoy listening to your songs in my spare time . your handsome looking and beautiful songs attract me deeply . i also admire you very much because of your strong will and confidence . you had a hard life in your childhood , but you lived through all the difficulties . i hope i’ll be successful in singing as you are in the future . i’ll learn from you .