Period3ListeningandSpeakingTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriodThisisthethirdperiodofthisunit.Atthebeginningofthisperiod,theteachershould(can)designsomeexercisestoreviewwhatthestudentslearnedinthelastperiod,thatistosay,gooverwhatthestudentslearnedaboutthatJohnSnowdefeats“KingCholera”.Theteachercanbeginwithaskingsomequestionsorhavingacompetitiontomakesomesentenceswith“JohnSnow”accordingtothepassage.Duringthisperiod,listeningandspeakingwillbemainlydealtwith.Atthebeginning,teachersfocusontrainingtheSs’listening.ThislisteningcontentisabouttheimportanceofQianXuesenforspacetravelinChina,thecontributionsmadebyabotanistnamedCarlLinnaeusandtheresearchintothelifeandworkofamathematiciancalledLeonhardEuler.WhentrainingtheSs’listeningability,teachersshouldstartwithpre-listening,thatis,lead-in.Ifitisnecessary,teachershadbetterintroducesomebackgroundknowledgeaboutthelisteningmaterial.Later,lettheSslistentoit.Atthesametime,teachersshoulddesignsomesimplequestions.Afterthat,theSshaveknownaboutthelisteningmaterial,andthenteacherscanaskthemtolistentoitagaintobereadyformoredifficultquestions.Ifnecessary,theSscanbegivenanothertimetolisten.Whilepracticing,teachershadbetterofferstudentssomeadviceonhowtodoitwell.Especially,trainthestudentstopredictwhattobetalkedaboutaccordingtothehintsandlimitedinformationandletthemformthegoodlisteninghabitoflisteningwiththepurposeoffindingusefulinformationandtosummarize.Certainly,supposetherearemanynewwordsandexpressions,teachersshouldhelpthemtodealwiththematthefirstplace.Allthelisteningpracticeshouldfocusondevelopingthestudents’listeningskill.Afterpracticinglistening,theSsareexpectedtolearnsomeexpressionsabouttalkingaboutscientificjobaswellasscientists’achievementsandrecountstories.Besidesthose,thestudentsareexpectedtolearntheskillofdescribingaperson.Duringthecourse,teachersshouldrankclassactivitiesfromtheeasytothedifficult.First,askthemtolearntheexpressions.Then,askthemtoimitateittohaveadialogue.Finally,thestudentsareexpectedtocreateadialogueordiscussthegiventopic.Inordertodrawstudents’attention,theteacherhadbetterprepareforsomeinterestingsituations.Thisperiodcentersonemphasisonspeakingandlistening.Theteachershouldtryhisorherbesttoencouragethestudentstosaysomething.Don’talwayscorrectthemistakesthatthestudentswouldmakewhilespeaking.Otherwise,thestudentswouldfeelreluctanttospeakouttheiropinions.TeachingImportantPointsTrainthestudents’speakingabilitybydescribing,talkinganddiscussing.Helpthestudentsimprovetheirlisteningability.1TeachingDifficultiesTrainthestudents’listeningability.Especiallylistenandunderstandwhatthespeakersmeanbeyondwords.TeachingAidsataperecorder,aprojectorandtheblackboardThreeDimensionalTeachingAimsKnowledgeaims:LettheSsknowaboutsomescientistsandtheirlifeandcontributions.GettheSstolearnhowtotalkaboutscientificworkandhowtodescribeaperson.AbilityAims:Trainthestudents’speakingabilitybydescribing,talkinganddiscussing.Trainthestudents’listeningability.EmotionalAims:Trainthestudents’abilitytocooperatewithothers.Encouragethestudentstolearnfromscientiststoshowinterestinscientificexplorationandresearch.TeachingProcedureStep1GreetingT:Hello,boysandgirls.Ss:Hello,MissWang.Step2RevisionT:Todaywewillbeginourlessonwithacompetitionbetweengroups.Inthelastperiod,welearntaboutJohnSnowwhodefeats“KingCholera”.Now,please...