A teaching plan for Unit 3，Module6
一、Teaching materials:
Unit 3 Language in use (Module 6 The Olympic adventure)
二、Targets for this period:
To summarize and consolidate “more…than…”and the new vocabulary
To compare two Olympic sports using the comparison of multi-syllable adjectives
To summarize the usage of some adverbs
三、Key points:
Key structure-I like A and B. I don’t like A or B.
四、Teaching methods:
Task-based approach, formal and interactive practice
五、Teaching aids
OHP, handouts
Word map about Olympic Games.
skiing gymnastics table tennis football
dangerous sports popular sports
sports
Olympic sports
2. Show some famous Olympic sports: Judo, Hockey, Rowing, Boating, Shooting, Hurdle, Badminton, Rings
Step Two To compare the sports
1. Students fill in the blank with the correct form of the given adj. (Activity 1)
1) Table tennis is more exciting than cycling.
2) Skiing is more dangerous than (dangerous) cycling.
3) Skiing is more difficult than (difficult) cycling.
4) Basketball is more exciting than (exciting) football.
5) Cycling is more expensive than (expensive) running.
6) Swimming is more popular than (popular) gymnastics.
7) Swimming is more relaxing than (relaxing) basketball.
8) Running is more boring than (boring) basketball.
9) Running is cheaper than (cheap) skiing.
10) Basketball is easier than (easy) table tennis.
11) Running is safer than (safe) skiing.
12) Cycling is more tiring than (tiring) basketball.
2. Students complete the dialogue in pairs. (Activity 3 & 4)
A: What sports do you like ?
B: I like swimming and table tennis.
A: Why do you like them?
B: I like them because they are more relaxing than running.
A: Do you like gymnastics?
B: No, I don’t. I don’t like gymnastics or Judo.
A: Why?
B: Because they are more dangerous than table tennis.
Step Three Multiple choice
1. Do you think Lesson Two is ______ than Lesson 1?
A. easy B. much easier C. more easier
2. This cake is ________ than that one.
A. more delicious B. delicious C. most delicious
3. The teacher speaks too ______. I can’t hear _____.
A. quick, clear B. more quick, clear C. quickly, clearly
4. Their classroom is a little ____ than ours.
A. more big B. bigger C. big
5. Which sport is ___, running or skiing?
A. more dangerous B. dangerous C. safe
Step Four To fill in the blank with the correct form
1. Does your teacher speak slowly (slow) and carefully ( careful)?
2. Table tennis is more popular (popular) than football in China.
3. He always listens to the teacher quietly (quiet).
4. This bike is more expensive (expensive) than the other one.
5. Is that book more interesting (interesting) than this one?
6. No one gets up earlier (early) than mum.
Step Five To complete the sentences.
1. They need to learn English quickly (quick).
2. The music is loud (loud).
3. We play our CDs loudly (loud).
4. She plays the piano badly (bad).
5. They are working hard (hard) to learn English.
6. She speaks English well (good).
7. This bicycle is cheap (cheap).
8. Running is very easy (easy).
9. She gets up early (early).
10. She works quickly (quick) and quietly (quiet).
11. The teacher speaks slowly (slow) and carefully (careful).
12. I don't like to be late (late).
Step Six To translate the sentences into English
1. 英語比語文難嗎？
Is English more difficult than Chinese?
2. 乒乓球在中國很受歡迎，籃球也是。
Table tennis is popular in China, and basketball is popular, too.
3. 他們需要很快學好英語。
They need to learn English well quickly.
4. 打網球對他來講太難了。
It’s too difficult for him to play tennis.
5. 她正安靜地坐在那里認真地聽老師講課。
She is sitting their quietly and listening to the teacher carefully.
6. --他擅長打乒乓球嗎？--是的。
----Is he good at playing table tennis? ----Yes, he is.
7. 體操比跑步更難些。
Gymnastics is more difficult than running.
8. 香港比上海小嗎？
Is Hong Kong smaller than Shanghai?
9.長江比泰晤士河更寬，更長。
Chang Jiang is longer and wider than the River Thames.
10.學英語對老年人來說太難了。
It’s too difficult for old people to learn English.
Step Seven Discussion in groups of four
1. Task one: students talk about their favorite Olympic Spot.
e.g. My favorite sport is: tennis / cycling
I like it because: exciting / popular
It is: more interesting than running
2. Task Two: students talk about a new designed Olympic Sport according to the following questions: 1) What’s it like? 2) How do people play it?
3) Do you like it? 4) Why do you like it?
Homework:
1. To review Module 6 and copy all the words and expressions in P157
2. To finish Module6, 點中典 & 輕巧奪冠
六、Teaching arrangements:
Step One Warming-up (Homework)
1. Students say Olympic sports freely.