【正文】 around them so that they can know the main idea of the text.2. Read after the tape.3. Read the text together.4. Synopsis by paragraph.Surf the Internet and find more information about dinosaurs. Tell your classmates about the lives of dinosaurs on the Earth.For example,harmful is an adjective which means ‘causing harm’ andharmless is also an adjective which means ‘not causing harm’.Do you know the meanings of ‘careful’, ‘careless’, ‘useful’, ‘useless’, ‘helpful’ and ‘helpless’?.Where did he e from?Where did he live?1. Ask Ss to read the text by themselves and find out the new words, and try to guess the meanings by reading the words around them so that they can know the main idea of the text.2. Read after the tape.3. Read the text together.Someone called Diogenes ‘a(chǎn) dog’. Surf the Internet and find more information about him and tell why people called him ‘a(chǎn) dog’.Once, Alexander the Great went to visitDiogenes. He offered to help Diogenes. What do you think Diogenes said? Give your reasons. Then surf the Internet to find the answers.Mickey MouseDonald DuckGoofySnow WhiteWalt Disneyamusement parkSurf the Internet and find more information about Mickey Mouse. Tell your classmates how Mickey Mouse came into being.Discuss in your groups and tell your classmates and give your reasons.Example: characteract, are, art, cart, cat, race, rat, rate, reach, teach, tear, etc.createdeliverexistownharmfulfinallyamusement park has made some notes below about the articles in the encyclopaedia, but some of the facts are wrong. Read the articles and correct May’s notes where necessary. is making statements about some of thethings in the articles. If you agree with them, write A (agree). If you do not agree, write D (Disagree).arouse students’ interest in the topicDevelop the skill of using encyclopaedias.Learn some news words and phrases and get familiar with part of the textThis is part of the skill of predicting, It is good for Ss to make intelligent guesses about what might be in the article.Develop the skill of guessing and working out the likely meaning of a word from the study of its context.Get more practice and learn more information about the topicDevelop students’ abilities of creation, listening and reading and speaking.Students can express their ideas pletely and clearlyGet famliar with part of the text through some exercisesHave a review of the whole text through reading and answering questionsIII. Posttask activity out the text. is doing a quiz about the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. a debate.Select several groups to act out the dialogue.Listen and circle the correct answer.The FOR side thinks whatDiogenes said was right and the AGAINST side thinks that the way to be happy is to own as many things as possible. Consolidate the new knowledge point by practing.IV. Assignment a summary about dinosaurs. a summary about Diogenes. a summary about Walt Disney 8A, pages 39, 40 and 41.Read and write.Go over the knowledge they have learned.教學(xué)反思：Second Period Grammar 1 Countable and uncountable nounsLanguage Targets: 1. The plural of most countable nouns. 2. Use some countable nouns + of before uncountable nouns to show amounts.Emotion Targets: Students try to express their ideas in English fluently.Language focus: 1. New words: t 2. Functions:The plural of most countable nouns. Use some countable nouns + of before uncountable nouns to show amounts.Materials: 1. Student’s Book 8A page 78. 3. Cassette 8A 4. Cassette playerTeaching steps:PRODEDURECONTENTSMETHODSPURPOSE preparationIn English, we can count some things, ., elephants, stamps, cars.We cannot count other things, ., meat, water, music.We call nouns like elephants, stamps and cars countable nouns.We call nouns like meat, water and music uncountable nouns.Most dictionaries use the letters C and U to tell if a noun is countable or uncountable.Go over the knowledge they have learned.II. While task procedure nounsA countable noun refers to something we can count. Here are some examples.2. To form the plural form of most countable nouns,we add ‘s’ to the singular form. However, there are some exceptions nounsAn uncountable noun refers to something we cannot count. Here are some examples.4. We can also use some countable nouns + of bef