1Period4ReadingandWritingTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriodThisperiodteachingandstudyingwillcenteronreadingandwriting.Asusual,theteachercanbegintheteachingwithrevisiontheformerknowledge,thatistosay,thecontentofFirstImpressions.Thispartcanbealsoregardedasthelead-in,becausethepassagetobelearnedisthecontinuedpartofFirstImpression.ItwilldescribeamazingthingsthatLiQianghasseenintheAstoreadingtraining,thepurposeofdoingitistohelpthestudentstoformthegoodhabitofreadingwithsomestrategy.Theteachershoulddevelopthestudents’abilityofscanningandskimming,includingtheimpliedmeaningbeyondlines.Soatthebeginning,getthestudentstoprepareknowledgeforreading.Inordertoreachthatpurpose,theteacherfirstlywillasksomequestionsaboutwhattheyhavelearnedinthesecondperiod,andthenletthemtalkaboutwhattheycanseeinthepicture.Thenletthestudentsscanthepassageandfindwhatamazingthingsarementioned.Later,theteacherwillaskthestudentstoskimitandfindoutthemainideaforeachparagraph.Thepurposeofdoingtheseistohelpthestudentstoformthegoodhabitofreading.Whenreadingapassage,wehadbetterfirstreaditaswhole,thatis,understandthestructureofthepassageandcatchtheThefollowingstepistoreadthepassageforthedetails.Theteachercandesignsometeachingactivitiestohelpthestudentstoknowaboutmoreandmoreinformationbytakingpartinthereadingactivities.Asaresult,theteachershouldbecareful,cautiousandcreativewhendesigningthereadingactivities.Thereadingactivitieshadbetterbevarious,whichcancausemorestudents’attention.Attheendofreading,someactivitiesshouldbedesignedtoleadthestudentstounderstandtheimpliedmeaningbeyondthepassage.Atthesametime,letthestudentsconsiderthewritingpurpose,whichservesthepurposeoftheauthorwritinBesidesreading,theclassisalsoexpectedtolearnandpractisewritingskill.Bystudyingthepassage,thestudentsshouldlearntheabilityofdescribingthethingsandwhattheyimagineimitatingthepassage.Theteachershouldgivethestudentssomeadviceonhowtosucceedindescribingthethingsandwhattheyimagine.TeachingImportantPointsTeachingDifficultiesTeachingAidsMulti-ThreeDimensionalTeachingAimsKnowledgeAimsGetthestudentstoknowaboutwhatLiQiangfoundinthAbilityAims2Improvethestudents’writingabiEmotionalAimsReadingthepassageistoattempttocultivatestudents’spiritofexploringscienceandfuture.TeachingProcedureStep1GreetingStep2RevisionT:DoyoustillrememberwhatwelearnedS:Withthehelpofhisfriend,hetraveledbytimecapsuletotheearthbutonethousandyearsT:HowdidhefeelwhenhefoundhiminacoT:Good.Nowlet’smakesomesentenceswith“LiQiang”todescribewhathesawandS:LiQiangsufferedfromthelackoffreshaironhisarrivalatthenewworldinthefuturS:LiQiangfeltmuchbetterafterputtingonaspecialmask,thoughtheairseemedthinthere.S:LiQianggotseparatedfromhisfriendwhentheyreachedwhatlookedlikealargemarket.Step3Pre-T:Youdidagoodjob.Mostofyoureviewedwhatwelearned.NowletusguesswhatLiSs:...TS:IfIweretheauthor,IwouldprefertowritesomethinT:Somestudentsseemtohavethesameopinionastheauthor,whilesomemightbeabletowriteanewpassageforustoenjoy.Iamgladtoknowyouallhaveusedyourheadstohavevariousanswers.NowstudythepictureonPage21toS:Thereisanothercreature,whichisverysmallwithmanyhands,comparedwiththebigT:Ca3T:Youareright.Asweallknow,thebesttitleistheonewhichcanshowthemainideaofthereadingpassage.Asaconsequence,weshouldreadthetitlewhenwebegintoreadone,whichwillhelpustounderstandapassage.Now,readthepassagequicklytofindwhatamazingthingsareS:apacestation,somealiencreatures,mu-T:Yes.Pleaselookthroughitagainandfindoutmainideaforeachparagraph.You’dbetter(Twominuteslater,askthestudentsSuggestedanswers:Pare.2thefriendliestcreatures,mu-T:PleasereadPara.oneandanswerthequestions:Wheredidhefirstvisit?Describetheplace.(AfteroneminuteS:Hisfirstvisitwastoaspacestationconsideredthemostmoderninthispartofspace.Itisanenormousroundplate,anditspinsslowlyinspacetoimitatethepulloftheearth’sgravity.Insideofit,itisdividedintozoneswithextraordinarilS:TherelivethealiencreatureswhiletheyworkwithhumanspacescientistssearchingforT:Nowpleasereadthenexttwoparagraphstotellthefollowing1.Thefriendliestcreaturesarethetinydimpods,whilethemostinterestingcreaturesarethemu-mu.2.Themu-3.TheWorldSpaceAgencywillsendaspaceshiptoexaminethefourthstarinthePleiades4.Themu-mucanskiparoundthepipesandbetweenthewoodenwallsofthespacestation.5.Thetinydimpodsaregreatengineers,whichrequirethesamethesameatmospheresas6.Thetinydimpodsvanproducealiquidfromtheirbodies,whichmeltsmetalandveryS:1.Ithinkthefirstsentenceiswrong.Thetwoobjectsshouldbeexchanged.Thatistosay,thefriendliestcreaturesarethemu-mu,whilethemostinterestingcreaturesarethetinydimpods.S:2.Itisfalse.Humanbeingsmustwearrednightlightsonthehelmetssothattheycanseeinthedark.Butthemu-4S:4.Itiswrong.ThetinydimpodscanskiproundthepipesandbetweenthewoodenwallsofT:Excellent.Now,let’sreadthelastparagraphandcombinewhatwejustreadtofinishthefollowingchart.NameofcreatureMu-muDimpodsSizeBigTinyAppearanceTheyaretallandthinwithshell-covered“leg”.Theyaresmall,justthesizeofalittlecat.ColorTheyhaveblackandwhitefaces.Theyarepurpleorblueandthecolorchangesdependingontheirmood.Personality1.Theyseeinthedarksotheyli