Period 4　Writing;Everyday English

　　The General Idea of This Period

　　Activity 1 is a preparation of writing.The students may be encouraged to read the passage to learn about how to make predictions.Through this activity the students can master some ways to tell about the future things and some words as well.In writing what they will be doing in ten years,the teacher may teach them the steps:first make an outline and write down some key words;the next step is to exchange their works with their deskmates for suggestions;the last step is correction.

　　In Everyday English the teacher may first encourage the students to do this activity individually and then check with a partner.To consolidate it the teacher may ask the students to make up a dialogue using the phrases in this part.

　　Teaching Important Points

　　To motivate the students to work together.

　　Teaching Difficult Points

　　How to enable the students to write about the future things.

　　Teaching Methods

　　Induction and practice

　　Teaching Aids

　　A blackboard,a tape recorder and a multimedia

　　Three Dimensional Teaching Aims

　　Knowledge and Skills

　　To let the students know how to make predictions.

　　To train their writing skills.

　　To train their speaking skills.

　　Process and Strategies

　　Encourage the students to speak in class through organizing some practice.

　　Teach the students to write following the steps.

　　Feelings and Value

　　Through the predictions of the future things make the students think about the trends of the future world's development.

　　Teaching Procedures

　　Step 1 Revision

　　T:Good morning,class!Last period we have learned the future continuous.Today let's do some exercises to consolidate it.

　　(Show the following on the screen.)

　　Underline the best verb form.

　　Example:Many jobs that exist today will/are going to disappear in the future.

　　1.If we don't find another planet to live on,we are dying/will die.

　　2.Computers are running/will run everything in the house in the future.

　　3.The plane leaves/will leave at ten o'clock.

　　4.New medical technology improves/will improve our lives.

　　5.In the year 2100,people are going to have/will be having holidays in space.

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