河北省工程大学附属中学九年级英语：Lesson 27《The Dove and the Olive Branch》（人教版）.doc

Teaching Content: Mastery words and expressions: flood, peaceful, raise, symbol Oral words and expressions: dove, olive, Adam, Eve, Eden, God, NoahTeaching Aims:1.  Stimulate the students’ ideas of loving our country.2.  Improve the students’ spoken English.Teaching Important Points:1.  Talk about the agreement and disagreement.2.  Grasp the object clause.Teaching Difficult Points:the object clauseTeaching Preparation: picturesTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, picturesType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure: Step1. Lead in by discussing “Do you know the story of the dove and the olive branch?”Divide the class into group of three or four. Discuss the question. At the same time, show the students the picture of the dove and the olive branch with the help of the audiotape.Everyone in the group writes their answers down. Then discuss it in the group. Choose the best to show in front of the class.Step2. Listen to the tape and decide the following statements are true or false.1.  Noah is a good man.2.  Noah and his family in the Great Flood for a hundred days.3.  Since then, people use a picture of a dove with an olive branch in its mouth to show their love for peace.After listening to the tape, ask the students to finish the task in class in oral.Step3. Scan the text and tell the main idea of it. Remember to say with their own words. Not one word by one word from the text. Step4. Read the text carefully and answer the following questions:1.  Did God think there are too many bad people in the world?2.  What did Noah do to escape the Great Flood?Finish the task in class in oral.Step5. Group workDiscuss the following questions in groups of three or four. What do you think breaks the peace in our life? What can you do to prevent this happen? Make a list of it. Then exchange the ideas in groups. Choose the best to present in front of the class. Before the students finish the task, the teacher had better show some new words to them on the blackboard.Step6. Come to “LET’S DO IT”.Ask the students to finish the task in formal groups. First, discuss whether or not you think the story of Noah is real. Why or why not? What do they think of the God’s idea? Second, tell other famous stories about making peace. Many students may know some Chinese stories about making peace. Show some pictures to help them remind the old stories. Many people died in order to get a peaceful world for us. Step7. Homework1.  Finish off the exercises in activity book.2.  Write down your story in the exercise book.Summary: Remind the students to respect the dead men who died in the anti-Japanese wars. Many stories also write down some great men who devoted themselves to the peace of China. Let’s remember them forever. Without them, we haven’t the peaceful world and the happy life. 。