Teaching Aims:
ew Modal Verbs.
some exercises to review some important words learnt in the last period.
Teaching Important Point:
Review Modal Verbs.
Teaching Difficult Point:
How to help the students correctly use the Modal Verbs.
Teaching Methods:
ew method to help the students remember all the Modal Verbs they have learnt before and use them correctly.
vidual work or group work to make every student work in class.
Teaching Aids:
multimedia
blackboard
Teaching Procedures:
兂Step ⒐ Greetings and Revision
(Greet the whole class as usual.)
T:Yesterday we learned a passage about water and now who can retell the passage in your own words?
S1:Let me try.
K
T:Well k you for your performance.
兂Step ⒑ Word Study
T:Now please turn to Page at the first part of Word e are some words learnt in the last period,but the letters of these words are in the wrong I will give you a few minutes to put the letters in the correct order.
(A few minutes later,teacher may ask some students to spell their answers and give the Chinese meaning of each word to all the lly teacher writes the correct words on the blackboard.)
1 otmas atoms
2 tanomu amount
3 sdlio solid
4 oasbrb absorb
5 cgrnetidea centigrade
6 sag gas
7 nhroygde hydrogen
8 yoxgen oxygen
9 assm mass
10 fatol float
T:Good look at the screen and try to complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks with the proper first letter has been given and some words can be used more than you need,you can have a discussion with your partner.
(Teacher uses the multimedia to show the following sentences on the screen.)
water molecule is made up of two h_____ atoms and one o_____.
r is a l_____ at room temperature,but it turns into a s_____ when the temperature drops below 0J and into a g_____ when heated above 100J.
a_____ is the smallest part of any living or nonliving thing.
es by the sea often have a s_____ climate that is never too hot or too cold,because water can a_____ and release a lot of heat.
can a______ water,so it helps keep water from flowing away.
ne scientists study the r_____ between living creatures and their habitat in the ocean.
water has a lower f______ point and is heavier than fresh water.
8. Oil has a density lower than 1000 kg/m3,so it will f______ on water.
(Teacher gives students enough time to prepare and then check their answers.)
Suggested answers:
ogen,oxygen id,solid,gas
dy,absorb
rb tionship
zing t
兂Step ⒒ Grammar
T:Up to now we have learnt many modal can tell me what they are?
Ss:K
(Teacher asks some students to write their answers on the blackboard.)
Modal Verbs:
can/could,may/might,will/would,be able to,must,should,have to,need,shall,ought to,had better.
T:Very do you know how to use them?
S2:I know ¨should〃 can be used to give others some advice.
S3:I know when I want to borrow a book from my friend,I can use ¨may〃.
K
T:Your answers are very e is a conclusion about modal verbs on the ˇs look at it.
(Teacher uses the multimedia to show the conclusion on the screen.)
Modal Verbs:
Possibility:can/could,may/might
Ability:can/could,be able to
Requests:can/could,will/would,would like
Necessity:must,have to,have got to,need
Certainty:must,will,should
Permission:can/could,may/might
Suggestions:could may/might,shall
Advice:should,ought to,had better
T:From the chart we can see modal verbs can be classfied into eight groups by their you clear about the classification?
Ss:Yes.
T: look at the first part in sh the exercises according to the class fication of modal you need,you can discuss with your addition youˇd better make it clear why you choose ABBBC,or you clear about the requirements?
Ss:Yes.
(Teacher gives students enough time to finish the deals with them with the whole class.)
T:Are you ready?
Ss:Yes.
T:ˇd like to tell me the answer to the first one?
S4:I think ¨A〃 is right.
T:Can you tell us the reason why you choose ¨A〃?
S4:Because the speaker wants to express his/her g ABBBC and D,only A can be used to express request.
T:Very about the second one?
S5:¨May〃 is right,I think,because the sentence is used to ask for permission.
T:Congratulations!Who can answer the third one?
S6:The phrase ¨wants to〃 express a state of being I think ¨C〃 is right.
T:Well ˇs turn to do the fourth can try?
S7:Iˇm not sure,but I want to have a ¨C〃 right?
T:Why did you choose ¨C〃?
S8:I think the first sentence expresses some necessity and the second one expresses guess.
S9:I donˇt think use ¨must〃 canˇt be used in negative sentences to express guess.
S8:Oh,Iˇm sorry.I forgot it.I see,the correct answer is ¨D〃.
T:Excellent!
K
(Teacher encourages students to show their opinions about each one,and then teacher gives the correct answers and some necessary explanations.)
Suggested answers:
1.A 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.A 7.A 8.B 9.A
T:You have finished the first part letˇs go on with the second you have confidence to finish it?
Ss: course we have.
T: is a letter from Mary to e John met some problems,so Mary wants to write a letter to help Mary doesnˇt know how to use the modal verbs wants you to help her finish the re you finish the letter,read it to get the general idea of it first and then answer the questions on the screen.
(Teacher uses multimedia to show the questions on the screen.)
you tell from the letter what Johnˇs problem is?
you agree on the advice that Mary gives to him?Why?What would be your advice?
(Teacher gives students a few minutes to read the letter,and then checks their answers to the questions.)
T:Whoˇd like to answer the first question?
S10:I want to have a my opinion,Johnˇs problem is that his manager suspected him of stealing something at the meat factory.
T:Well you agree with him?
Ss:Yes.
T:What about the second one?
S11:Iˇd like to answer the question.I donˇt agree to the advice that Mary gives to use if he finds another job,maybe it means that he really stole something at the meat factory.I think he should tell the manager that he didnˇt do it and advise the manager to call in the police to make it clear.
S12:In my opinion,heˇd better try to find out who is the real thief to prove that he didnˇt do anything wrong.
K
T:I think your suggestions are all very helpful to John and I hope he can find a good way to deal with the you are clear about Johnˇs ˇs your turn to help Mary finish the e there are more than one answer for some you have some difficulties,you can discuss with your minutes later,I will check your answers.
Suggested answers:
can/will/should,may
not/might not,must,could/should,might/would,will,might/may/could/would,might,would/could/might,should,will
兂Step ⒓ Summary and Homework
T:Today,weˇve reviewed some new words learnt in this particular,we have reviewed the usages of modal r class,do more exercises to master them is ˇs all for you tomorrow.
Ss:See you tomorrow.
兂Step ⒔ The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard
Unit 13 The water planet
The Third Period
Words:
atom,amount,solid,absorb,centigrade gas,hydrogen,oxygen,mass,float
Modal Verbs:can/could,may/might,will/would,need,must,have to,shall,should,ought to,had better
兂Step ⒕ Record after Teaching