Unit7SectionA..doc

Unit 7 Section A Get Rich Quick, Marry in May Teaching Aims: In this section, students will be able to: 1、get the main idea of Section A 2、master the new words, phrases and expressions 3、improve their Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing. 4、master the usage of “meanwhile” and appositive Teaching Contents: 1、Vocabulary and phrases envelope, wedding, meanwhile, hairdresser, bride… send out, on the other side, check off, gather around/round… 2、Sentence Structure Appositive meanwhile Teaching approaches: Task-based Approach; Communicative Language Teaching; Activity Teaching Approach; Question-answer Teaching Approach. Teaching aids: blackboard, multimedia, tape Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Greetings Step 2 Lead in and exploring The topic of this unit is “Lucky number and Lucky Day”. Do you feel lucky? People do lots of crazy things to feel lucky. Like, for instance, when you are about to take a test or play a sports game, what do you do out of superstition to make sure you will win? Wear a certain pair of socks, or maybe no socks at all? We all do things like that—some events ate just too important to leave to chance. While some westerners consider “13” to be an unlucky number, and Friday a bad day, many Chinese take “8” as a symbol of one’s chance to get rich. Superstitions as it may sound, this reflects people’s wish for a happier life. The following questions may help you decide if you are superstitious or not. Read and answer them: 1) What do you say about the following? 2) Why do people believe in superstitions? Step 3 New word and phrases 1. To ask several students to read these new words and phrases 2. To read the new words together after the teacher 3. To read the new words together twice Step 4 Skimming 1 Ask students to read the text as quickly as they can and tried to get the main idea of this passage. 2 Ask students to read the text again , then finish the exercises on P114 Step 5 Language Po