Unit13 Rainy days make me sad．
The Sixth Period
Ⅰ． Teaching Aims and Demands
1． Knowledge Objects
（1） Fill in blanks and make sentences using list, lead, compare, keep out, taste．
（2） Finish the table according to the diary．
2． Ability Object
Train students’ writing ability．
3． Moral Objects
We should believe in others． We shouldn’t be selfish．
Ⅱ． Teaching Key Points
1． Fill in blanks and make sentences．
2． Finish the table．
Ⅲ． Teaching Difficult Point
Make sentences using list, lead, compare, keep out, taste．
Ⅳ． Teaching Methods
1． Teaching by explanation．
2． Speaking method
Ⅴ． Teaching Aids
1． A projector．
2． The blackboard．
Ⅵ． Teaching Procedures
Step Ⅰ Revision
Check homework． Get a few students to read the article in 3a． Then have a student read his own article．
Step Ⅱ Part 1
This activity focuses on vocabulary introduced in the unit．
Look at the words in the box． Get a student to read them． Make sure the students understand the meanings of the words．
Please fill in the blanks with the words．
In some cases, students may need to use another form of the word, for example adjusting for tense or subject/verb agreement．
Get students to fill in the blanks on their own．
Check the answers． Five students each read a sentence, filling in the blanks． The rest of the students check their answers． Show the answers on the screen by a projector．
1． I need a new jacket． This one doesn’t keep out the cold．
2． Customers say the food at the restaurant tastes terrible．
3． When prices are listed, you can go to the store with the lowest price．
4． Working hard at English can lead to a good job．
5． Wait before you buy that watch． Let’s compare prices in another store．
Have students make their own sentences with the words, preferably sentences that
are meaningful． Walk around the classroom．
Collect a few students’ answers with mistakes on the blackboard． Then help students correct the mistakes．
Sample answers
1． Don’t forget to list his name．
2． All roads lead to Rome．
3． Let’s compare your translations with the model translation on the blackboard．
4． It’s very windy． Please shut the window and keep out the cold．
5． Look at the bread． It tastes sweet．
Step Ⅲ Part 2
This activity provides listening and speaking practice using the target language．
Go through the instructions for this activity with the class．
Check the answers with the whole class．
Answers
sad angry annoyed surprised
Early morning mid-morning Late-morning Lunch time
Notes
1． home here is an adverb, means at, in or to one’s home or country．
2． annoy——make rather angry（esp． in passive）, for example, be annoyed with sb．
Step Ⅳ
This activity provides reading and speaking practice with the target language．
Ask two students to read the conversation aloud．
SA: They make me scared．
SB: Really? They make me hungry．
Get all the students to read the conversation again． Ask, What makes the cartoon funny? Help students to explain． The second fish is intelligent enough to take the bait from the hook without getting caught．
Get some pairs of students to present this conversation to the rest of the class．
Note
scared——frightened
Step Ⅴ Summary and Homework
In this class, we’re done much writing practice using the key vocabulary words and the target language presented in this unit．
After class, please make sentences with the words in Activity I in your exercise books． Then finish off the exercises on pages 55～56 of the workbook．
Step Ⅵ Blackboard Design
Unit 13 Rainy days make me sad．
Self check
The Sixth Period
Sample answers to Activity 1:
1． Don’t forget to list his name．
2． All roads lead to Rome．
3． Let’s compare your translations with the model translation on the blackboard,
4． It’s very windy． Please shut the window and keep out the cold．
5． Look at the bread． It tastes sweet．