第五册Teaching Plan for Lesson 38

4.      Show language focus:

Be on a visit to…

He is on a visit to Beijing.

Be interested in …

I am interested in English.

Try to something

I’ll try my best to learn English well.

Be covered with

The ground was covered with leaves.

Step 4 Teaching Grammar

T: The Passive Voice in the Past Simple Tense. Let the students find out these sentences.

1.      These eggs were laid by dinosaurs long long ago.

2.      It was discovered in Liaoning Province.

3.      Many dinosaurs were discovered by you.

Let the students make up sentences with: was/were + VPP

Step 5 Practice

   Play the tape again. Get the students to listen and repeat the dialogue of the passage. Then let them practice the dialogue in groups.

Step 6 Summary

   Today we’ve learned something about dinosaurs. They were found in 1920s, then disappeared 65 million years ago. But there was also a dinosaur on display in the museum. It was like a bird, so many scientists believed that dinosaurs haven’t disappeared.

Ask: What will the world be like if dinosaurs are still living today?

How will people’s life be changed if dinosaurs are still living?

Let the students have a group discussion about two topics.

Step 7 Workbook

   Do Exercise 2. Write down the answers as quickly as they can.

Exercise 3. Let them read the poem.

Step 8 Exercises in class

Change the active sentences into the passive sentences.

1.      They built a new shop last year.

2.      Did you buy a book from the market?

3.      When did you have a meeting?

4.      The workers made the machines.