The Fifth Period－Section B(3a－3b) & Self Check
Teaching Important Points 【教学重点】
Key words & phrases：
such things，a bit late，running shoes
Key sentences：
1.Now the mystery is solved.
2.There's no such thing.
Key structure：
modal verb＋be
eg：That bright light can't be a UFO－there's no such thing.
Teaching Difficult Points 【教学难点】
★Use the modal verbs to make inferences in writing about a mystery.
Teaching Aids 【教学工具】
CAI or multimedia courseware.
Teaching Steps 【教学过程】
★Step 1 Leading in 【新课导入】
1．Greeting
2．Talk about the mysteries they can think about.
3．Retell the contents about Stonehenge.Review the words and expressions in the passage and the linking words.
★Step 2 Cooperative inquiry 【合作探究】
1．Finish the task in 3a
①Read the passage in Section A 3a again.
②Each group reports and the class discuss.
③Ask the students to choose some ideas and fill in the column in 3a.
2．Finish the task in 3b
①Read the instructions.
②Write the story.
③Get some of the students to read aloud their passages.
3．Finish the tasks in Self Check
Activity 1
①Ask one student to tell how to use these modal verbs and review the grammar.
②Fill in the blanks on their own.The teacher walks around and check.
③Ask five students to read out the complete sentences.
Activity 2
①Read the instructions and the chart.
②Review “be one's” and “belong to sb.”．
③Ask some students to read aloud their sentences.
★Step 3 Homework
1．Practice telling others about the imagination of the alien.
2．Write sentences using must，could/might，can't and explaining reasons.
3．Translate the following sentences into English.
