The Second Period—Section A(3a－4c)
Teaching Important Points 【教学重点】
Key words & phrases：
noise，policeman(policemen)，wolf，laboratory，coat，sleepy
in the neighborhood，have no idea
Key sentences：
1.I thought that it might be a dog.
2.I guess it can't be a dog.
3.Maybe it was a bear or a wolf.
4.There must be something visiting the homes in our neighborhood.
Key structure：
modal verb＋be
eg：It can't be a dog.
Teaching Difficult Points 【教学难点】
★Practice the modal verbs in reading comprehension.
Teaching Aids 【教学工具】
A tape recorder，CAI or multimedia courseware.
Teaching Steps 【教学过程】
★Step 1 Leading in 【新课导入】
1．Greeting
2．Talk and review
Show a schoolbag and ask：
Whose schoolbag might it be?
Ask different students and get their inferences.Review must/might/could/can't.
3．Ask pairs of students to role－play the conversation in 2d.
★Step 2 Cooperative inquiry 【合作探究】
1．Finish the tasks in 3a－3c
①Play a piece of sound and ask：
Did you hear anything unusual？What might be happening？(Students making inferences)
Then ask：How do you feel when you hear a strange noise?
②Ask：What's happening in the town？Read the passage about the town quickly and choose the title for the passage.
③Read the passage and mark the language items they don't understand.Then learn them.Finish the task in 3b.
④Read the passage again carefully.Then finish the task in 3c.Write what people think about the strange noises.Then discuss the opinions and give their reasons.
⑤Retell the story about the small town with the help of contents in 3c.
2．Finish Grammar Focus
3．Finish the task in 4a
①Students finish the task in 4a.The teacher checks the answers.
②Get the students to read aloud these dialogue.
③Help students to learn to make inferences.
