Module 7 Spaceship

module 7 spaceship

unit 1 shenzhou v flew into space.

function: talking about past things.
recycling: simple past tense
language: shenzhou v flew into space with yang liwei.
          yang liwei spent about twenty-one hours in space.
           he made a video and now he is very famous.
vocabulary: flew, fly, became, become, spent, spend, hour, son, proud

procedures:

step 1 warm-up
1. sing an english song.
2. act and guess: what did i do? review the past tense.

step 2 introduction
    1. show a photo of yang liwei and ask: who’s he? what do you know about him?
2. show the flying rocket and tell the story about it.

step 3 presentation
1. put the chart on the blackboard and ask the children to look at the picture carefully.
2. play the cassette and circle the new words.
3. play the cassette and ask some questions.
4. teach the new words in different ways.
5. play the cassette again and pause after each utterance for the children to repeat.
6. practice in groups and act out the dialogue.

step 4 finish a task
1. write a postcard in english.
2. interview after class.

step 5 homework
1. read the text in role.
2. finish task 5.

unit 2 he spent about twenty-one hours in space.

function: talking about past things and describe specially
language: he spent about twenty-one hours in space.
           my mother and i saw my father on tv.
           i went to the airport.
           we ate in the restaurant.
vocabulary: pilot
song:  look up at the spaceship.

procedures:

step 1 warm-up
1. review unit 1.
2 make up sentences: in shanghai: he spent three days in shanghai.

step 2 introduction
1. he came from liaoning. he spent about twenty-one hours in space. he traveled into space. who is he? yes, you are right.
2. what else do you know about yang liwei and his family? let’s listen to the text.

step 3 presentation
1. put the chart on the blackboard and ask the children look at the pictures carefully.
2. play the cassette and ask the children several questions.
3. write down four skill words and teach.
4. play the cassette and repeat.
4. finish activity 2. ask the children to ask and answer in pairs.
   
    step 4 song
1. ask the children to look at the pictures carefully.
2. play the cassette and ask the children to listen carefully.