Unit1.listⅠ.ObjectivesⅡ.SuggestedTeachingPlanⅢ.BackgroundInformationⅣ.ClassPresentationPreviewPreviewThisisthefourthunitofBookFour.IntheListeningandSpeakingsection,youwilllearnhowtoaskaboutandstateintentionandwilldorelatedpracticalexercises.IntheReadingandWritingsection,thewritersnarratehowothers’nobleactionshavechangedthecoursesoftheirlives.ThewriterofTextAtellsushowascholarshipcomingfromanoldandhard-workingwashwomanhelpedhertofulfillherdreamofattendingcollege.TextBtellsushowathoughtfulteacherfinanciallyandemotionallytransformedapoorminoritystudentintoagoodteacher.AndinTextC,thewritershowsus,throughherownexperience,howkindwordsandtheencouragementofateachercaninfluenceakid’sfuture.PreviewBACKBACKⅠ.ObjectivesAfterstudyingthisunit,thestudentsareexpectedtohavemasteredthelanguageforaskingaboutandstatingintentionandhavereceivedpracticallisteningandspeakingtrainingthroughvariousexercises;1.haveunderstoodthemainideasofTextA,TextBandTextC,andhavemasteredtheusefulsentencestructuresandwordsandexpressionsfoundintheexercisesrelevanttothefirsttwotexts;2.3.knowhowtousetheappositiveclause;4.knowhowtowriteaconfirmationletter;5.understandandknowhowtouseidiomaticexpressions.ObjectivesBACKBACKNEXTNEXTⅡ.SuggestedTeachingPlanSuggestedTimeandTeachingPlanforUnit4TimeContentsPlan1)TheLanguageofIntentionA.s.t.p.1TheteacherbeginswiththePreviewtomakesurethatthestudentshavesomeideaofwhatthisunitisallabout.Afterthat,theteacheractivatesListeningandSpeakingexercisesasfollows:2periodsPreviewListeningandSpeakingBACKBACKGiveabrieflead-intalkonIntentioninlife;PREV.PREV.NEXTNEXTB.HavethestudentslistentoEx.1(2-3times)andfillintheblankswiththemissingwords;C.Askonestudenttoreadaloudthetalk,sotheotherstudentscanchecktheircompletedanswers;D.OrganizeanactivitytoaccomplishEx.2,andmakesurestudentsknowhowtoaskaboutandstateintentionusingthelanguagetheyhavejustlearned.TimeContentsPlans.t.p.2PREV.PREV.NEXTNEXT2)AskingAboutandStatingIntentionGothroughthenewwordsandexpressionsfortheconversationinEx.3;A.B.Havethestudentslistentotheconversationtwiceandfillintheblankswiththemissingwords;C.Havethestudentslistentotheconversationagainandaskthemtoanswerthequestionsabouttheconversation;D.Nowhavethemidentifythelanguageusedtoaskaboutandstateintentionintheconversation;TimeContentsPlans.t.p.3E.Next,askthestudentstorole-playtheconversation.PREV.PREV.NEXTNEXTTimeContentsPlans.t.p.43)Follow-upPractice(Options)GothroughthewordsandexpressionsintheinvitationinEx.6andthenhavethestudentsdothequestionexercisesasindicated.Note:Therearemanywaystoexpresssomething;ListentotheconversationinEx.7,dothefollowingexercises,andinvitesomestudentstosaytheiranswersoutloud.Note:Therearemanywaystoexpresssomething;ListentotherecordinginEx.8andaskthestudentstorespondbytranslatingtherepliesinChineseorallyintoEnglish;A.B.C.PREV.PREV.NEXTNEXTTimeContentsPlanGroupthestudentsinpairsandhavethemdevelopquestionsandanswersbetweenaudienceandspeakerbasedontheshorttalkinEx.4.ThenhavethemdoEx.9andEx.10individuallyastheirhomework.Makesuretoexplaintheseexercisesinadvanceandtopresenttopic-relatedexpressionsontheblackboard;thesecanbeusedwhenthestudentsprepareoralpresentations.D.s.t.p.5PREV.PREV.NEXTNEXT3periodsReviewoftheListeningandSpeakingSkillstheStudentsHaveLearnedTheteacherbeginstheassignmentmainlytoreviewthefunctionalandnotionallanguagethestudentspickedupinthepreviousclasses.Theteacherasksoneortwopairsofstudentstoactouttheconversationbetweenaninvestorandareceptionist,andtheninvitesseveralstudentseithertotelltheclasstheirinterpretationofthepictureinEx.9ortopresenttheiropinionsorallyonthetopicof“TheAbsenceofStressIsDeath.”Afterthat,theteacherturnstotheReadingandWritingsection.(Theseactivitiesshouldbecompletedin15minutes.)s.t.p.6TimeContentsPlanPREV.PREV.NEXTNEXT1)StarterAfterabriefexplanationoftheinstructions,theteacherA.givesthestudentsafewminutestothinkaboutthequestionsinthestarter;s.t.p.7TimeContentsPlanTextA&Text-relatedExercisesB.invitessomestudentstorespondtothequestions.(10minutes)2)TextAA.Theteacherasksthestudentstoanswerthetext-relatedquestions,helpsthemidentifythemainideaofeachparagraphandanalyzesthedifficultsentencesandlanguagepointsPREV.PREV.NEXTNEXTB.guidesthestudentsthroughtheexercises,focusingoncertainonesandleavingothersasthestudents’homeworkaccordingtothestudents’differentlevelsofEnglish(oneperiod).s.t.p.81periodGrammarReview1)GrammarReviewTheteachertalksabouttheuseofappositiveclausesand,atthesametime,asksthestudentstodothegrammarexercisesinclass.TimeContentsPlanwhilediscussingthewholetextwiththestudents(oneandahalfperiods);PREV.PREV.NEXTNEXTs.t.p.9PracticalWriting2)PracticalWritingTheteacherbothtellsandshowsthestudentshowtowriteaconfirmationletterbydoingEx.12ofPracticalWriting,andthenrequiresthestudentstodoEx.13astheirhomework.TimeContentsPlanPREV.PREV.NEXTNEXTs.t.p.102periodsTextB,TextC&Text-relatedExercises1)TextBWhilediscussingthetextwiththestudents,theteachercallsthestudents’attentiontothestructureoftheparagraphsofthetext,andasksthemtoanswerthefollowingquestionsaboutit.Ex.15andEx.16can