Unit fou Extraterrestrials Teaching Period 10(1-2) DIntegrated Course 3 Student's and Teaching's book Teaching Method: Combining explanation and practice To understand the read ing material (Text A) Important Point: Understanding the read ing material Difficult Point: Training the Ss reading ability Processes: STEP ONE Organization STEP TWO STEP THREE Pre-read sk on p104 1. Get the Ss to listen to the recording 2. Ask the Ss to answer the following questions Q1: How did the Earthlings fight against the invasion of the An-vils? Were they successful? What was Knowall by profession? What tr did he use to drive away the invaders? Was he Q3: How come all the An-vils rose up from Earth at a gnal one day and flew back to the Q4: Can you guess what the texts of this unit are b. Theme of the unit text a Extraterrestrials In this text, we will see how some ET s tried to establish relationship with understand ings STEP FOUR New lesson Text a on p104-P109 Pre-reading Backgro (1)Isaac Asimov (3) Extraterrestrial lif
Unit Four Extraterrestrials Teaching Period : 10 (1-2) Reference Book: (New) Integrated Course 3 Student’s and Teaching’s Book Teaching Method: Combining explanation and practice Objective: To understand the reading material (Text A) Important Point: Understanding the reading material (Text A) Difficult Point: Training the Ss’ reading ability Processes: STEP ONE: Organization ( 1’ ) STEP TWO: Revision ( 0’ ) STEP THREE: Introduction ( 10’ ) a. Pre-reading task on P104 1. Get the Ss to listen to the recording 2. Ask the Ss to answer the following questions: Q1: How did the Earthlings fight against the invasion of the An-vils? Were they successful? Q2: What was Knowall by profession? What tricks did he use to drive away the invaders? Was he successfully? Q3: How come all the An-vils rose up from Earth at a given signal one day and flew back to their own star? Q4: Can you guess what the texts of this unit are going to be about? b. Theme of the unit: & Text A: Extraterrestrials In this text, we will see how some E.T.’s tried to establish relationship with people on Earth, but found their friendly initiative rejected due to misunderstandings. STEP FOUR: New Lesson ( 80’ ) Text A on P104-P109 Comprehension a. Pre-reading 1. Background Knowledge (1) Isaac Asimov (2) Venus (3) Extraterrestrial life (4) Space exploration
(5)The Congress 2. New words and expressions b. While-read Go through the Text paragraph by paragraph Point out the important structures and long sentences for further explanation c. Post-read 1. Text Questions on P1ll-112 2. Text o Part One: (Paras 1-3 The narrator claims that no extraterrestrials will ever land on the earth Part Two: (Paras4-48 The narrator gives an account of his encounter with extraterrestrials, making it clear why he claims that they will return no more Section one: (Paras4-5)(before the E T's arrival) Bart got quite irritable because of his complicated tax form Section two:(paras6-11)(the land ing of the flying saucer) The narrator was shocked at the sight of a flying saucer land ing on Earth and two men getting out of it while bart d idn't notice it at all Section three: (paras 12-34)(the meeting with the E.T.) Unaware of the guests identity and caught up with his tax form, Bart talked to the guests with an impatient and sarcastic tone and turned down their request rudely. Their conversation ended with the guests' promise of not coming back Section four:(Paras35-48)(after the ET's departure)After the E.T. left, the narrator got mad at Bart because of his irrational attitude to the guests. Bart didn t realize his stupid error until it was too late 3. Writing characteristics (1 )a science fiction of narrations (2)flashback ()language: Language is full of holes, which people fill up with perceptions an Sheriff in a casual manner The Venusians in a formal manner 4. Discussion (1) Do you think the story sounds plausible? Why or why not? (2) Do you think there exist extraterrestrials? Give reasons () Do you think interstellar travel will ever be poiible? Explain 5. Main idea In this science fiction, the narrator employed a flashback writing technique to give an account of an unsuccessful visit by Venusians to the earth and the dreadful aftermath of this visit. the narrator bore witness to the whole event land ing of the Venusians on the earth, their visit to Bart Cameron---the sheriff at Twin Gulch, their proposal for the earth to join"their"organization, and the rude dismissal on the part
(5) The Congress 2. New words and expressions b. While-reading 1. Go through the Text paragraph by paragraph 2. Point out the important structures and long sentences for further explanation later c. Post-reading 1. Text Questions on P111-112 2. Text Organization Part One: (Paras1-3) The narrator claims that no extraterrestrials will ever land on the earth Part Two: (Paras4-48) The narrator gives an account of his encounter with extraterrestrials, making it clear why he claims that they will return no more. Section one: (Paras4-5) (before the E.T.’s arrival) Bart got quite irritable because of his complicated tax form. Section two: (paras6-11) (the landing of the flying saucer) The narrator was shocked at the sight of a flying saucer landing on Earth and two men getting out of it, while Bart didn’t notice it at all. Section three: (paras12-34) (the meeting with the E.T.) Unaware of the guests’ identity and caught up with his tax form, Bart talked to the guests with an impatient and sarcastic tone and turned down their request rudely. Their conversation ended with the guests’ promise of not coming back. Section four: (Paras35-48) (after the E.T.’s departure) After the E.T. left, the narrator got mad at Bart because of his irrational attitude to the guests. Bart didn’t realize his stupid error until it was too late. 3. Writing characteristics (1)a science fiction of narrations (2) flashback (3) language: Language is full of holes, which people fill up with perceptions and assumptions. Sheriff: in a casual manner The Venusians: in a formal manner 4. Discussion (1) Do you think the story sounds plausible? Why or why not? (2) Do you think there exist extraterrestrials? Give reasons. (3) Do you think interstellar travel will ever be poiible? Explain. 5. Main idea In this science fiction, the narrator employed a flashback writing technique to give an account of an unsuccessful visit by Venusians to the earth and the dreadful aftermath of this visit. The narrator bore witness to the whole event: landing of the Venusians on the earth, their visit to Bart Cameron---the sheriff at Twin Gulch, their proposal for the earth to join “their” organization, and the rude dismissal on the part
of Cameron. When Cameron found out about the truth it was too late---the venusians had left, vowing never to come back STEP FIVE Consolidation a Summary b Practice STEP SIX Homework a oral 1. Review the understand ing of the text and preview the language items of the text Comprehension P111-113 b Written: Nothing Teaching Period: 10 (3-4) Reference book: (New) Integrated Course 3 Student's and Teaching's Book Teaching Method: Combining explanation and practice Objective To grasp some useful words and phrases and have a better understanding of Text A Important Point: Grasping the useful words and phrases in the text Difficult Point: Putting the words and phrases into practical use STEP ONE. Organization STEP TWO Revision a. Revising the understanding of Text A b. Check the homework STEP THREE Introduction a. Tell the Ss that in these two periods, we are going to learn some useful words and STEP FOUR: ew lesson (80) Text a on account of: (fml) because of e.g. The house isn't really suitable for an old person on account of all those stairs The president declined to deliver the speech himself on account of a sore d most in e.g. a deputy was appointed in case the manager became ill After several years hard work he was promoted to deputy manager 3. work up: spend time and effort preparing produce or develop gradually e.g. The head of the de sition nd give them to the students Lets go for a walk to work up an appetite. to make ourselves hungry) earn(enough) money by working e.g. The employees in many companies put aside money for their retirement
of Cameron. When Cameron found out about the truth, it was too late---the Venusians had left, vowing never to come back. STEP FIVE: Consolidation ( 8’ ) a.Summary b. Practice STEP SIX: Homework ( 1’ ) a. Oral: 1. Review the understanding of the text and preview the language items of the text; Comprehension P111-113 b. Written: Nothing Teaching Period : 10 (3-4) Reference Book: (New) Integrated Course 3 Student’s and Teaching’s Book Teaching Method: Combining explanation and practice Objective: To grasp some useful words and phrases and have a better understanding of Text A Important Point: Grasping the useful words and phrases in the text Difficult Point: Putting the words and phrases into practical use Processes: STEP ONE: Organization ( 1’ ) STEP TWO: Revision ( 10’ ) a. Revising the understanding of Text A b. Check the homework STEP THREE: Introduction ( 1’ ) a. Tell the Ss that in these two periods, we are going to learn some useful words and phrases. STEP FOUR: New Lesson ( 80’ ) Text A 1. on account of: (fml) because of e.g. The house isn’t really suitable for an old person on account of all those stairs. The president declined to deliver the speech himself on account of a sore throat. 2. deputy: the second most important person in a particular organization e.g. A deputy was appointed in case the manager became ill. After several years hard work he was promoted to deputy manager. 3. work up: spend time and effort preparing ; produce or develop gradually e.g. The head of the department asked me to work up some sample composition and give them to the students. Let’s go for a walk to work up an appetite.( to make ourselves hungry) 4. pension: an amount of money paid regularly to someone who can no longer earn (enough) money by working e.g. The employees in many companies put aside money for their retirement
pensions When added to Social Security payments, pensions enable many retired Americans to live comfortably 5. disable: (a person) unable to use his/her body properly e.g. In that country, the poor and disabled are left to starve on city streets There are few facilities for the disabled in some cities Peter became disabled in World War II 6. veteran: person with much or long experience, esp. as a soldier e.g. By 1955 more than 2 million veterans of World War II had used the government financial aid to go to college Veterans Day was originally established to honor Americans who had served in World War I 7. complicated: difficult to understand or deal with e.g. The new computer is too complicated even for a skilled operator to handle The situation in Afghanistan is so complicated that many people are uncertain what will happen next knock off: infml)stop working, usu. At the end of a day e.g. If I get this paper done I'll knock off early today When do you usually knock off for supper? 9. hit the sack:(infml) go to bed e.g. Time to hit the sack; lights curse real steady.. Here real steady" means" constantly curse. swear e.g. I hit my finger with the hammer and silently to myself They were waiting impatiently for the bus at the bus station, cursing the delay 11. go over: examine the details of; check; study carefully e.g. Go over the textbook before you take the examination The guards go over every passenger at the airport to prevent possible terrorist attacks 12. column: a series of numbers arranged one under the other; a tall pillar e.g. She added up the first column of figures and entered the total at the bottom The roof of the temple was held up by a row of stone columns 13. rockets: a tube -like device containing material that burns rapidly and propels the tube through the air e.g. The Shen Zhou III spacecraft and its Long March carrier rocket are undergoing final preparation on the pad at the Jiuquan Launch Centre in Gansu province American robert h. goddard was one of the first scientists to experiment with rocket propulsion systems 14. bug: cause(eyes)to stick out; annoy sb e.g. His eyes bugged with horror The naughty kid from next door put a frog in my mailbox, which really bugged Don't bug me with petty details
pensions. When added to Social Security payments, pensions enable many retired Americans to live comfortably. 5. disable: (a person) unable to use his/her body properly e.g. In that country, the poor and disabled are left to starve on city streets. There are few facilities for the disabled in some cities. Peter became disabled in World War II. 6. veteran: person with much or long experience, esp. as a soldier e.g. By 1955 more than 2 million veterans of World War II had used the government financial aid to go to college. Veterans Day was originally established to honor Americans who had served in World War I. 7. complicated: difficult to understand or deal with e.g. The new computer is too complicated even for a skilled operator to handle. The situation in Afghanistan is so complicated that many people are uncertain what will happen next. 8. knock off: ( infml) stop working, usu. At the end of a day e.g. If I get this paper done I’ll knock off early today. When do you usually knock off for supper? 9. hit the sack: (infml) go to bed e.g. Time to hit the sack; lights out. 10. …curse real steady…: Here “real steady” means “ constantly” curse: swear e.g. I hit my finger with the hammer and silently to myself. They were waiting impatiently for the bus at the bus station, cursing the delay. 11. go over: examine the details of; check; study carefully e.g. Go over the textbook before you take the examination. The guards go over every passenger at the airport to prevent possible terrorist attacks. 12. column: a series of numbers arranged one under the other; a tall pillar e.g. She added up the first column of figures and entered the total at the bottom. The roof of the temple was held up by a row of stone columns. 13. rockets: a tube-like device containing material that burns rapidly and propels the tube through the air e.g. The Shen Zhou III spacecraft and its Long March carrier rocket are undergoing final preparation on the pad at the Jiuquan Launch Centre in Gansu Province. American Robert H.Goddard was one of the first scientists to experiment with rocket propulsion systems. 14. bug: cause (eyes) to stick out; annoy sb. e.g. His eyes bugged with horror. The naughty kid from next door put a frog in my mailbox, which really bugged me . Don’t bug me with petty details
15. They had on black shoes and black hats. They wore black shoes and black re sth. on be wearing sth e.g. Our teacher has got a tie on today He has a new T-shirt on 16. alike: similar; in the same manner(a, ad e.g. Teachers are required to treat all their students alike She and her cousin look very alike 17. observation: the act of watching attentively e.g. Observation plays an essential part in the trad itional Chinese medical practitioners diagnose The woman didnt have any injury but was in hospital under observation 18. locality: a particular place; the position of sth e.g. People living in this locality complain of traffic noise disturbing them at Having lived in California for about ten years, they moved to another 19 isolate: set apart; cut off from others e.g. When I'm angry, I find it best to isolate myself from other people for a little while In the early decades of its history, the United States was relatively isolated from Europe and other parts of the world It would certainly be unnatural for someone to totally isolate 20. adopt: take over and use as one's own; take into one's family and make legal son or daughter e.g. Some immigrants discarded their old customs and adopted American ways Several private international organizations have adopted standards for consumer protection in electronic commerce The Red Cross has adopted a lot of homeless children in Afghanistan STEP FIVE Consolidation (7) b. Practice STEP SIX Homework (1) a. Oral 1. Review . and preview the second part of the words and phrases 2. Language focus p116-124 b Written 1.P1161 Teaching Period 10 (5-6) Reference book: (New) Integrated Course 3
15. They had on black shoes and black hats.: They wore black shoes and black hats. have sth. on: be wearing sth. e.g. Our teacher has got a tie on today. He has a new T-shirt on. 16. alike: similar; in the same manner (a., ad.) e.g. Teachers are required to treat all their students alike. She and her cousin look very alike. 17. observation: the act of watching attentively e.g. Observation plays an essential part in the traditional Chinese medical practitioner’s diagnose. The woman didn’t have any injury but was in hospital under observation. 18. locality: a particular place; the position of sth. e.g. People living in this locality complain of traffic noise disturbing them at night. Having lived in California for about ten years, they moved to another locality. 19. isolate: set apart; cut off from others e.g. When I’m angry, I find it best to isolate myself from other people for a little while. In the early decades of its history, the United States was relatively isolated from Europe and other parts of the world. It would certainly be unnatural for someone to totally isolate themselves. 20. adopt: take over and use as one’s own; take into one’s family and make legal son or daughter e.g. Some immigrants discarded their old customs and adopted American ways. Several private international organizations have adopted standards for consumer protection in electronic commerce. The Red Cross has adopted a lot of homeless children in Afghanistan. STEP FIVE: Consolidation ( 7’ ) a.Summary b. Practice STEP SIX: Homework ( 1’ ) a. Oral: 1.Review … and preview the second part of the words and phrases 2.Language Focus P116-124 b.Written: 1. P116 1 Teaching Period : 10 (5-6) Reference Book: (New) Integrated Course 3