One major threat to their adventure is a detective that’s following them.Why?Just as Fogg and Passeportout left London,a major bank was robbed,with Fogg suspected of using the “around the world” trip as an excuse to escape. Their incredible adventure spans many colorful and exotic lands from London to Paris,Turkey,India,China,a burgeoning United States,and more.Along the way,the group encounters an eclectric assortment of characters including Queen Victoria,a Scotland Yard Sergeant(Cleese),a hot air balloon engineer(Branson),a Turkish Prince(Schwarzeneggar),an eccentric inventor(Schneider),the Wright Brothers(Owen and Luke Wilson),and many other international star cameos. Ⅳ.Teaching Time:Five periods The First Period Teaching Aims: 1.Learn about some scientific facts by doing a small science quiz. 2.Train the students’ listening ability. 3.Develop the students’ speaking ability by talking about science fiction using the useful expressions for beliefs and doubts. Teaching Important Points: 1.Train the students’ listening ability. 2.Master the useful expressions for beliefs and doubts. Teaching Difficult Points: 1.How to improve the students’ listening ability. 2.How to finish the task of speaking. Teaching Methods: 1.Free talk to arouse the students’ interest in science fiction. 2.Listening-and-answering activity to help the students go through the listening material. 3.Discussion to make the students finish the task of speaking. Teaching Aids: 1.the multimedia 2.the blackboard Teaching Procedures: CStep Ⅰ Greetings Greet the whole class as usual. CStep Ⅱ Free-talk and Lead-in T:Do you like reading novels? Ss:Yes. T:What kind of novel do you like best? S1:I like reading detective novels. T:Why do you like novels of this kind? S1:Because this kind of novel is full of suspension and the end of it is often surprising. T:Very good.Does anyone have a different opinion? S2:I enjoy reading about science fiction. T:Tell us why,please. S2:Science fiction is often about the things that may be possible in the far future.It can help us develop our minds and imagination. T:A good job.Sit down,please.Today we’re going to talk about science fiction. (Bb:Unit 12 Fact and fantasy The First Period) (责任编辑:admin) |