T: Tell Ss they will hear some interesting inventions.

1. Look at the pictures in 2a. Discuss the things what they are used for.

2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and number the pictures.

3. Play the recording again to check the answers.

Work on 2b:

1. Let Ss read the chart below. Explain some main sentences for the Ss. Make sure they know what to do.

2. Play the recording for the Ss to fill in the blanks.

3. Play the recording again to check the answers.

4. Listen again and fill in the blanks.

Ⅶ. Pair work (2c)

1. Tell Ss to make conversations using the information in 2b. Make a model for the Ss.

A: What are the shoes with special heels used for?

B: They are used for changing the style of the shoes.

2. Let some Ss make conversations using the information in 2b.

3. See which group does the best.

Ⅷ. Role-play(2d)

1. Read the conversations and Let Ss read after the teacher.

2. Explain some new words and main points in the conversation.

3. Ask Ss to role-play the conversation in groups.

X. Language points

1. Well, you do seem to have a point...

have a point 有道理

e.g. I admit (that) you have a point. 我承认你有理。

2. They are used for seeing in the dark.

　be used for doing sth.表示"被用来 做某事"。 相当于be used to do sth.

e.g. This computer is used to control all the machines. 这台电脑是用来控制所有机器的。

Do you know what this tool is used for? 你知道这工具是用于做什么的？

3. Think about how often it's used in our daily lives.

think about 表示"考虑，想起"

e.g. He is thinking about travelling in the summer holidays. 他正在考虑暑假旅游的事。

She was thinking about her childhood days. 她正回想她的童年时期。

【拓展有关think 其它的短语】

think of 指"考虑，记忆，记起"

如：You think of everything! 你全都提到了。

I can't think of his name at the moment. 我一时想不起他的名字。

　think sth. over指"仔细想，审慎思考，作进一步考虑"

　如：Please think over what I said.请仔细考虑我说的话。

I want to think it over. 我想仔细考虑一下这件事。

　think sth. out 指"想通，想出，熟思"

　如：He thought out a new idea. 他想出了一个新主意。

That wants thinking out. 那件事需要仔细考虑。

Homework

Recite the conversation in 2d.

Unit 6 Section A 2 (3a-3c)

一、教学目标：

1. 语言知识目标：

1) 学习掌握下列词汇：by accident, ruler, boil, remain, smell, saint, national,

take place, doubt, without doubt

2）阅读短文，能按要求找到相应的信息。

3）通过阅读提高学生们的阅读能力。

4) 了解茶叶被发明的历史及生产制作的简要过程。

2. 情感态度价值观目标：

　 培养想象力，善于观察事物。面对难题，用积极的态度去解决，发挥想象力，认识世界，改造世界。

二、教学重难点

1. 教学重点：

　　1) 掌握本部分出现的生词和词组，达到熟练运用的目标。

2) 阅读短文，获得相关的信息。通过阅读练习，来提高阅读能力。