Unit 3 The world of colours and light

Project

Teaching aims:

After learning this period, the students will be able to

1. understand the ways to create different types of unusual pictures;

2. write a short article about unusual pictures and make an unusual picture of their own by using the information and instructions in the text.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Lead-in (PPT4-5)

Play a video about the unusual way to make pictures using sand. After that, ask the students: Besides using sand to create pictures, what other ways can you suggest?

Step 2 Skimming (PPT6)

Have the students skim the text and answer the following questions:

How many unusual ways to create pictures are mentioned in the passage?

What are they?

Step 3 Jigsaw reading (PPT7-10)

Organize the students into small groups of four to conduct a jigsaw reading. Each group member may only focus on one way to make unusual pictures and complete the chart below. When the given time is due, ask one student from each group to present his/her finding.

Type Things needed Way to make pizza faces a variety of foods; camera;

* think about the pattern

* make a face with the foods on a pizza

* take a photo of it string pictures card; thin string; glue; crayon or pencil * draw the outline on the card

* put the string on the glue

* paint the string feather and seashell pictures feathers; seashells; card; glue * think about the pattern

* lay all the pieces out on the card

* stick them down rubbish pictures rubbish including plastic, aluminium, cloth and paper; strong paper card; glue

* stick the rubbish onto the card

* dip one end of a tin can into paintpress the painted rubbish on a card to make different shapes