1、Unit 1 Electricity today1Language focus:Using the simple present tense to express simple truths.e.g. Electricity is very important to us.Using going to to describe events that will occur quite soon.e.g. Im going to show a video.Using the future tense to talk about future events, actions and processe
2、s.e.g. It will tell you a lot about electricity.Using formulaic expressions to express approval.e.g. Great./Hurray!Language skills:Listening Recognize differences in the use of intonation in questions, statements (including approval and disapproval), commands, and respond appropriately.Identify for
3、specific informationUse visual clues, context and knowledge of the world to work out the meaning of an unknown word and a complete expressionReadingRead write language in meaningful chunks.Use visual clues, context and knowledge of the world to work out the meaning of an unknown work and a complete
4、expressionRecognize format and language features in narrative and non-narrative texts.Understand intention, attitude and feelings stated in a text by recognizing feathers such as the choice and use of language.Materials:Students Book 7B page 66Cassette 7B and a cassette player.Preparation:Cue the ca
5、ssette.Pre-task preparationLanguage learning activity(This section aims at providing students with opportunities to practise the language/vocabulary needed or become familiar with the background for the task that follows.1. Ask students questions such as: What do you see when lighting flashes? What
6、do you see when thunder crashes? To elicit: Electricity. You can ask students to think of other objects/places/situations where electricity is used.2. Play the recording: Read, learn and think. Students listen and follow in their books.3. Play the recording again and encourage students to join in th
7、e reading. 4.Get students to go to the library to find out some information about Benjamin Franklin. Invite students to bring the information and share it with the class.5.Explain to students the meaning of any new vocabulary which appears in the video, e.g. lightning, fright.2Language focus:Using t
8、he simple present tense to express simple truths.e.g. Electricity gives power for lights.Asking Wh- questions to find out various kinds of specific information about something.e.g. What else does it give power for?Using modals to make requests.e.g. Can you write a list of five electrical appliances
9、at home?Using nouns to identify objects.e.g. electrical appliances, a washing machine, an air conditioner, a vacuum cleaner.Language skills:Listening Recognize differences in the use of intonation in questions, statements (including approval and disapproval), commands, and respond appropriately.List
10、en for specific informationUnderstand the speakers intention, attitude and feelings through his/her choice and use of language, gestures and facial expressionSpeaking Open an interaction by eliciting a respongse.Maintain an interaction by acknowledging, agreeing or disagreeing, replying, asking ques
11、tions, adding or giving examples, explaining and using formulaic expressions where appropriate.Maintain an interaction by controlling participation in an interaction or group activities such as taking ones turn at the right moment and recognizing others desire to speak.ReadingUse visual clues, conte
12、xt and knowledge of the world to work out the meaning of an unknown word and a complete expression.Writing Gather and share information, ideas and language by using strategies such as brainstorming, listing, questioning, and interviewing.Materials:Students Book 7B page 66Cassette 7B and a cassette p
13、layerPhotocopiable page 61Pictures/photos of electrical appliances.Preparation:Cue the cassette. Make a copy of Photocopiable page 61 for each student.Pre-task preparationLanguage learning activity(This section aims at providing students with opportunities to practise the language/vocabulary needed
14、or become familiar with the background for the task that follows.1. Collect different pictures/photos of electrical appliances. Ask students: What else does electricity give power for? To elicit different types of electrical appliances. Write the names of the different electrical appliances on the b
15、oard. Introduce any vocabulary items that are new to students, e.g. washing machine, vacuum cleaner. If it is necessary, play the recording: Read, learn and think again. Students listen and follow in their books.2. Students work in pairs. Distribute a copy of Photocopiable page 61 to each student. T
16、hey have to write some list of electrical appliances that are in different places in their homes.3. When the students have completed their lists, do a survey on board to see which electrical appliances are the most common in students homes.3Language focus:Asking Wh- questions to find out the reason.
17、e.g. Why has electricity become so important in our lives?Using connectives to give reason.e.g. Its because people want to use many different electrical appliances.Asking Wh- questions to find out various kinds of specific information about something.e.g. What electrical appliances do people usually
18、 use at home/ at school /in offices?Using adverbs/adverbials to express time/frequencye.g. People usually use Using adjectives to describe conditions.e.g. comfortable, enjoyable, convenient.Language skills:Listening Recognize differences in the use of intonation in questions, statements (including a
19、pproval and disapproval), commands, and respond appropriately.Understand the speakers intention, attitude and feelings through his/her choice and use of language, gestures and facial expressionSpeaking Open an interaction by eliciting a responseMain an interaction by acknowledging, agreeing or disag
20、reeing, replying, asking questions, adding or giving examples, explaining and using formulaic expressions where appropriate.Maintain an interaction by controlling participation in an interaction or group activities such as taking ones turn at the right moment and recognizing others desire to speak.M
21、aintain an interaction by asking and responding to others opinionsReadingRead written language in meaningful chunks.Recognize recurrent patterns in language structure.Recognize format and language features in narrative and non-narrative texts.Writing Gather and share information, ideas and language
22、by using strategies such as brainstorming, listing, questioning, and interviewingDevelop written texts by using appropriate format, conventions and language features when writing non-narrative texts.Materials:Students Book 7B page 67Workbook 7B pages 33 and 34Photocopiable page 62Pictures/photos of
23、electrical appliancesPreparation:Make a copy of Photocopiable page 62 for each group.Post-task activityWorkbook pages 33-34ConsolidationGrammar Practice Book 7B pages 58 to 59 4Language focus:Using adverbs to express time/frequencye.g. Not yet.Using adjectives to describe objectse.g. Electricity mak
24、es traveling on the Airport Railway fast, sage and comfortable.Using the simple present tense to express simple truthse.g. The Airport Railway runs through tunnels for eight kilometers.Using prepositions/prepositional phrases to indicate position/place/directione.g. It runs over bridges for three ki
25、lometers.Language skills:Listening Recognize differences in the use of intonation in questions, statements (including approval and disapproval), commands, and respond appropriately.Identify the main ideas of a new topic.Listen for specific informationSpeaking Maintain an interaction by acknowledge,
26、agreeing or disagreeing, replying, asking questions, adding or giving examples, explaining and using formulaic expressions where appropriateReadingRead written language in meaningful chunksUse visual clues, context and knowledge of the world to work out the meaning of an unknown word and a complete
27、expressionRecognize format and language features in narrative and non-narrative texts.Materials:Students Book 7B page 68Cassette 7B and a cassette playerWorkbook 7B page 35Pictures of public transportPreparation:Cue the cassette.Pre-task preparationLanguage learning activity(This section aims at pro
28、viding students with opportunities to practise the language/vocabulary needed or become familiar with the background for the task that follows.1. Show photos or pictures of different types of public transport with students.2. Play the first half of the recording: Look and read. Students listen and f
29、ollow in their books.3. Ask students to guess various information about the Airport Rail way such as: How many kilometers long is the Airport Railway? Write students guesses on the board.4. Play the second part of the recording: Look and read. Students listen and follow in their books.5. Remind stud
30、ents of the use of the present tense. You may also review the use of prepositions with students. You may get students to list all the verbs with which are in the present tense or list all the prepositions.6. Students work in pairs or groups. Ask them to pick a mode of public transport they would to
31、find some information about. Ask students to bring some information about their choose mode of transport to class. Suggest to students that they go to the library to look for information. Invite each group to share their information with the rest of the class.ConsolidationGrammar Practice Book 7B pa
32、ge 60Workbook page 355Language focus:Asking Wh- and How questions to find out various kinds of specific information about a person, object or an event.e.g. What is the Airport Railway called? How many kilometers long is the Airport Railway?Using the impersonal it to express factse.g. Its powered by
33、Language skills:Listening Recognize differences in the use of intonation in question, statements (including approval and disapproval), commands, and respond appropriately.Understand the speakers intention, attitude and feelings through his/her choice and use of language gestures and facial expressio
34、nSpeaking Open an interaction by eliciting a response by asking questions or providing information on a topic.Maintain an interaction by acknowledging, agreeing or disagreeing, replying, asking question, adding or giving example, explaining and using formulaic expressions where appropriate.Maintain
35、an interaction by controlling participation in an interaction or group activities such as taking ones turn at the right moment and recognizing others desire to speak.ReadingRead written language in meaningful chunksMaterials:Students Book 7B page 69Workbook 7B page 36Post-task activity Workbook page 36ConsolidationGrammar Practice Book 7B page 65学优 中 考，网
