I. Teaching aims and demands

Words and expressions:

Ruler, go on with, the First World War, worldwide, right (n.), peace, work out, stick, stick to, rule, course

Daily English:

Is it…?

No, it’s not him.

Is he/she …?

Who is he/she?

What did he do?

It must be him/her.

II. Main and difficult points:

1. Language points

2. Practice

III. Teaching methods: talkative and enlightened methods

IV. Allocation of time: 6 periods

Lesson 49 of Unit 13

Aims and Demands: identifying people

Aids: a recorder and a small blackboard

Procedures:

Step 1. Revision

Ask some students to tell what they did during the winter vacation.

Ask the students the names of as many famous scientists as they know. And then explain

to the class what each person did.

Step 2. Presentation

Collect as much information as possible from the students about Albert Einstein. And then

write the information on the blackboard.

Step 3. Reading

Look at the picture on P 1 and describe what you see in the picture. Today we are going to learn a dialogue about a word puzzle. Read the dialogue so quickly and find the names of the four famous persons.

Step 4. Dialogue

Play the tape for the students to listen and repeat. Then let them practice in groups.

Step 5. Listening

Play the tape two or three times as necessary. Pause at important points and give the students help as necessary. Let them discuss their answers in pairs and then check them with the whole class.

Step 6. Language points

1. compare notes on /about

At the meeting, they compared notes on some technical problems.

Housewives like to compare notes about cooking.

2. do a word puzzle

After school, they often do word puzzles.

It is said that those who like to do word puzzles are clever.

3. fit the puzzle

One minute is given to you for fitting the puzzle.

They often try to fit together the Chinese puzzle of seven pieces of wood.

4. must be

Step 7. Workbook

Show the students an example and make them know how to do the exercises.

Homework:

1. Read the dialogue and finish off the exercises.

2. Have a good preview about L50

Blackboard design:

compare notes on /about

At the meeting, they compared notes on some technical problems.

Housewives like to compare notes about cooking.

do a word puzzle

After school, they often do word puzzles.

It is said that those who like to do word puzzles are clever.

fit the puzzle

One minute is given to you for fitting the puzzle.

They often try to fit together the Chinese puzzle of seven pieces of wood.

Post-class Notes: