Period3ListeningandSpeakingTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriodThisisthethirdperiodofthisunit.Atthebeginningofthisperiod,theteachershoulddesignsomeexercisestoreviewwhatthestudentslearnedinthelastperiod.ThesecondperiodcentersontheunderstandingofthepassageFirstImpression.Theteachercanbeginwithaskingsomequestionsorhavingacompetitiontomakesomesentenceswith“firstimpressions”accordingtothepassage.Thisperiodmainlydealswithlisteningandspeaking.Atthebeginning,teachersfocusontrainingtheSs’listening.Thislisteningcontentisaboutlivingin“Wonderworld”andanewkindofquilt,whichXiaoFenghasinvented.Itcan“think”foritselfandbecomewarmerorcooleraccordingtotheweather.WhentrainingtheSs’listeningability,teachersshouldstartwithpre-listening,thatislead-in.Ifitisnecessary,teachershadbetterintroducesomebackgroundknowledgeaboutthelisteningmaterial.Afterthat,askthestudentstopredictwhatthefollowinglisteningmaterialmaybeaboutaccordingtothegiveninformation.Teachingstudentstolisteninaproperwayistheaimofthisactivity.Agoodlistenershouldbeabletopredictaccordingtosomehintssuchasthetopic,thequestionslisted,etc.,tolistenwiththepurposeoffindingusefulinformationandtosummarize.Later,lettheSslistentoit.Atthesametime,teachersshoulddesignsomesimplequestions.Afterthat,theSshaveknownsomeaboutthelisteningmaterial,andthenteacherscanaskthemtolistentoitagaintobereadyformoredifficultquestions.Ifnecessary,theSscanbegivenanothertimetolisten.Whilepracticing,teachershadbettergivestudentssomeadviceonhowtodoitwell.Certainly,supposetherearemanynewwordsandexpressions,teachersdealwiththemfirstly.Afterpracticinglistening,theSsareexpectedtolearnsomeexpressionsaboutimagination.Thetopicisaboutwhatlifewillbelikewhatlifewillbelikeinyourhometownin1000years’time.Laterletthestudentsworkinpairs.Imagineyouaretwoinventorsandyouhavedesignedanewproduct,whichyouwanttosell.First,youneedtodecideonyourproduct.Itcanbeanythingthatpeoplemightfindusefulinthefuture.Itmightsavethemtime,makeworkeasierorhelpincommunication.Second,youwillhavetoexplain...
