Period: 3 A sample lesson plan forUsing Language

(A VISIT TO THE MOON)

Aims

To enjoy the passage A VISIT TO THE MOON

To learn to use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing

Procedures

I. Warming up by listening and reading aloud

Let's listen to the recording of the text A VISIT TO THE MOON, and then read it aloud.

II. Guided reading

1. Understanding difficult sentences

Skim the text A VISIT TO THE MOON and discuss in pairs the difficult points you find.

2. Reading and underlining

Next you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them into your notebook after class as homework.

Collocations from A VISIT TO THE MOON

be lucky enough足够幸运, have a chance有个机会, make a trip去旅行, visit the moon参观月球, in the spaceship在太空飞船中, explain to... that...向......解释......, on the journey在旅程中, be off启程, rise into the air升人太空, feel the pull of the earth感觉到地球的拉力, call...gravity称......为地球引力, push...into the seat把......推向座位, say...to each other向彼此说......, fall back to...朝......落下去,fall from a tree从树上掉下来, fall to the ground朝地上落下去, get close to...接近......, feel...~ing感觉到......正在......, cheer up高兴起来, float weightlessly around失重飘来飘去, in the spaceship cabin太空船舱, watch...do看着......做, come on来吧, move freely自由的活动, grow tall长高, climb down the steps从梯级上爬下来, step forward向前迈步, fall over摔倒, need practice需要练习, after a while过了一会儿, get the hang of...掌握了......的诀窍, enjoy oneself感到自如, leave the moon' s gravity摆脱月球引力, return to...返回到......, break out起火，爆发, come back to...回到...... 3. Doing reading comprehension exercises

Now you are going to do exercises 1,2 and 3 on page 31.

4. Discussing

In pairs discuss what you need to take if you would go to the moon.