1、Unit 5 Art worldStudy skillsTeaching aims:Guessing the meaning of a word from the context.Teaching Steps:Step 1 Free talkDo you often read English newspapers or novels? If theres a new word that you dont know, what do you do? Do you look it up in the dictionary or guess its meaning?Step 2 Presentati
2、onWhen we read, sometimes we can guess the meaning of a new word from the context. If a new word appears in a sentence, the sentence itself might give the meaning of the word, it is possible to find its meaning.The teachers question was a real riddle, a very difficult question to understand.In the s
3、entence above, “a very difficult question to understand” explain the meaning of the word riddle.Step 3 ExercisesA. Underline the meaning of bold in each sentence.1. The conductor, the person who sold and checked tickets on the bus, got very angry and told him to get off.2. She decided to study agric
4、ulture, the science of farming, at university.3. When we talk about the curriculum, we refer to the students course of study at school.If the sentence does not define the word, first, try to determine the words part of speech. Then look at the way other words are used in the sentence, as this might
5、give a clue to the meaning of the new word. I sat on the green grass watching the white Clouds sailing across the azure sky. In the sentence above, azure is the color of the sky-blue.B. Read the sentences below. Guess the meaning of the words in bold.1. I do not like pop music. I prefer blues instea
6、d. _2. Vehicles such as cars and buses are not allowed on this road. _3. I have few close friends, but many acquaintances at school that I like to talk to. _4. It was Sunday, so there were many pedestrians walking along Orange Street. _5. The fruit was no longer fresh. It was starting to go rotten, and the whole house smelt bad. _Step 4 HomeworkFinish the exercises in the workbook. Preview the next lesson.
