unit 4 great people reading 一. lesson objectives: 1.remember the words and phrases on pages 58-61. 2.grasp the main sentences and learn to use them. 3.learn about neil armstrong. 二.the difficult and important items: 1.new words: flight 、 polit 、 licence 、 navy 、select 、 manage、 spin 、 successfully 、 land 、 giant 、 mankind 、sample 、 huge 、 citizen 、 truly 、 pride 、 mission 2.the important phrases: at the age of ... take flying(singing...)lessons join the navy work as for the first time take bake warn sb.to do sth be the pride of... 3. the important sentences: 1.it ls said that armstrong sent a message to mission control... 2.it is better to be safe than sorry. 3.he is the pride of the whole world. 三.teaching steps: step 1.check prevision. 1. let a student on duty guide the other students to have a dictation about the new words and phrases. 2. find out the meanings of the words: (1)a licence is ______ a. some money b. a type of power c.a piece of paper that shows you are allowed to do something (2)an astronaut _________. a. draws maps b.travels to space c.travels to different countries (3) something that is spinning is _________. a.turning round and round b.going very fast c.making lots of noise (4) a leap is ______ a. a new place b. a long or high jump c. a walk (5) a sample is ______ a. a rock b.a special kind of rock on the moon c.a small amont of something for testing (6) a citizen is __________ a. a person who belongs to a particular country b. a person who lives in the city c. an astronaut step 2.complete the dialogue. ------_____ do you think is the greatest person ______ has ever lived,xiao ming ? ------i think it＂s li ling. ------ yes .i have never ____ ____ him .who is she? ------ she is＂ the most beautiful woman headmast in china＂_________hleps lots of poor students. step 3.have a free talk. let 2 or more students act out their own diagues about some other great people. step 4.listen to the tape. 1. let students pay attention to the pronouncition and intonation. 2. answer the following questions about neil armstrong. (1) what did armstrong receive when he was 16 ? (2) what did armstrong do when gemini 8was out of control ? (3) which was the first spacecraft to land on the moon ? (4) what did armstong and aldrin do on the moon ? (5)what do people think the akiens to do ? (6) what was the highest award that armstong received ? step 5. show and improve. let students explain their own items and give examples. 1.at the age of 6= when someone was /is 6 = aged 6 e.g.he began to learn english at the age of 3. 2.take flying (singing...) lessons e.g.she often takes dancing lessons on sturdays. 3.work as e.g.i work as an english teacher. 4.join 指参加＂某个组织、团体、党派、俱乐部＂等。 join (sb.) in 指参加到＂某（些) 人的游戏、娱乐＂之中。 take part in 指参加＂某项活动、运动、战争＂等。 fill in the blanks. (1)zhou enlai ______________ may 4th ,movement. (2)the swiss didn＂t____________the two world wars. (3)when did you _____________the party? (4)would you _________ us __________the game ? 5.for the first time e.g.last week i went to qing dao____________. 6.take back e.g. they took the old things back to china. 7. warn sb.( not) to do sth . teachers often warn us not to surf the internet a iot. 8.it is said (reported ) that... e.g.it is reported that li ling is＂ the most beautiful woman headmaster in china＂. 9.be the pride of... e.g.li ling is the pride of us chinese. 10. be proud of = take pride in e.g. we all take pride in liling. step 6.exchange and consolidate. 1.let the students ask and answer the items above in pairs. 2.ask some students to make sentences with the main items. step 7.practice 1.his dad works ___ a doctor . a. as b. for c.in 2.kong ying from huaiyang is little but clever .she is the _____of us ,and we are all _____ of her . a.pride ,pride b.pride,proud c.proud,pride 3.a car suddenly hit a tree ,and the driver died in a short time .now i know the sentence ＂it＂s ________ to be safe than sorry.＂ a. good b. better c.best 4.jet li began to learn shaolin kong fu _____________ 3. a. age b. aged c. ages 5.he likes singing ,so he _________ the singing club. a. joins b. joins c.takes part in 6.believe me ! i must ____________ to you on time . a. take it back b.take back it c. takes it back 7.teachers often warn us _________ away from drugs. a. stay b. to stay c. stays 8.it is _________ that 30 people died in the accident . a. say b.said c.says step 8.homework let the students make up a diaguage about neil armstrong .