The Fourth Period—Section B(2a－2e)
Teaching Important Points 【教学重点】
Key words & phrases：
its，form，balloon，scissors，lively，heat，complete
special forms of traditional art，send out，ask for help when in trouble，paper cutting，by hand
Key sentences：
1.The most common things，from paper to clay to bamboo，are turned into objects of beauty.
2.The paper，usually red，is folded before it is cut with scissors.
3.The clay pieces are carefully shaped by hand.
Key structure：
be＋past participle verb＋by…
eg：According to Chinese history，sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming.
Teaching Difficult Points 【教学难点】
★Use the passive voice to describe things.
Learn how to write from general to specific.
Disseminate traditional Chinese culture and art in English.
Teaching Aids 【教学工具】
A tape recorder，pictures，CAI or multimedia courseware.
Teaching Steps 【教学过程】
★Step 1 Leading in 【新课导入】
1．Greeting
2．Brainstorming
T：Today let's read and talk about folk or traditional art.What kind of folk or Chinese traditional art do you know?
Lead to learn the key points of the unit.Practice and prepare the new words for the coming reading，such as sky lantern，paper cutting and clay.
★Step 2 Cooperative inquiry 【合作探究】
1．Finish the task in 2a
2．Finish the task in 2b
①Read the passage quickly and see if their answers are correct.And care for how the article is composed.
②Read the strategy box.Ask：
Which paragraph gives general instructions?
Where can you find specific details?
③Scan to find the answers to these questions.And fill in the chart.
What are the common things?
What are the objects of beauty?
What are the objects thought of as symbols of?
④Read the passage again carefully.Learn more details.Learn the new words and expressions and show how to use them.
3．Finish the task in 2c
4．Finish the task in 2d
5．Finish the task in 2e
