restore; rebuild; replace; recreate;
2. Analyze the structure of the discussed words:prefix “re”+ V. → meaning “do sth. once again”.
3. Brainstorming Ask the Ss to think of other examples or look up the dictionary for words with the prefix “re-”and get the meaning of the words.
【Model】
⑴ reappear vi. appear again (esp. after disappearing)
⑵ recall v. call back
⑶ recollect v. call back to the mind
⑷ recount v. count again
⑸ redo v. do again
⑹ refill v. fill again
⑺ refit v. make (a ship, etc) ready for use again by renewing or repairing parts
⑻ reforest v. plant again with trees
⑼ re-form v. form again
⑽ rehouse v. provide with a new house
⑾ rejoin v. join (together) again
⑿ relay v. lay (a cable, carpet, etc) again
⒀ rename v. give a new name to; name again
⒁ reopen v. open again after closing or being closed
⒂ replay v. play (e.g. a football match that was drawn) again
⒃ reprint v. print again; print a new impression of
⒄ retell v. tell again
⒅ rethink v. think about again; reconsider
⒆ reunite v. bring together or come together again
⒇ rewrite v. write again
4. Structure (Grammar)
Ⅰ.Ask the Ss to put some sentences into English, going over the Present Perfect Tense.
① 在过去的三个月里学生们已经收集了二千节旧电池(n.battery)。
② 园林工人已完成寺庙百分之八十的重建任务。
③ 他已将那台旧电视机送给邻居了。
④ 中国已向太空发射了几十颗人造卫星。
⑤ 史密斯先生已把词典和杂志归还给了图书馆。
Ⅱ.Ask them to change the sentences into passive voice, paying attention to the structure of the sentences.
Ⅲ. Pair work Ask pairs of Ss to discuss and find out the differences between the above two columns, then the teacher gives some explanation if necessary.
Step three Practice
1. Ask the Ss to find the sentences in the passage which include the Present Perfect Tense and then change them into the Active Voice.
2. Drills Ask Ss to finish exercises on page 47 and 48, asking some questions about the two news stories.
① What is the first news story about?
② Why are some of the cultural sites not well protected?
③ What has happened to some ancient sites?
④ What are the villagers worried about?
⑤ What have they decided to do?
⑥ What is the second news story about?
⑦ What will be the result of the repair project?
⑧ What are the people of Beijing asked to do? And what’s the result?
⑨ When was the old city wall built?
⑩ Why do you think the city of Beijing plans to repair the old city wall?
Step four Summarise and Homework
1.Summarise what’s been studied, esp. word-formation and structure of the Present Perfect Tense.
2. Finish off workbook exercises on page 128.
3. Preview “Intergrating skills”.
Teaching procedures for the 6th Period
Step one Warming-up
1. Greeting.
2. Check the homework, giving some explanation if necessary.
Step two Reading
1. Language Input:Quite often in our daily life we may see or hear or read something that makes us fell happy, sad or even very angry. And we usually want to tell others about our own feelings. We have several ways of showing how we feel, for example, we can have a talk with our close friends or relatives; we can get a pen friend; we can make a phone call to the local radio or TV station; and we can also write to a newspaper, a magazine and so on. Now please read a letter and try to find what is going on.
Questions:
① Where does the writer live?
② What is the writer worried about?
③ How does the air pollution come about?
④ What suggestions does the writer make?
Step three Pre-writing
1.Fill in the form Ask the Ss to work in pairs, answering the questions by filling in the form.
Step four Writing
1. Questions and Answers Ask individual Ss to answer the questions according the above form.
2. Sentence writing Ask Ss to write down the answers to the questions in the form of sentences.
3. Sentence combining Ask Ss to combine the sentences one after another, using and, but, or, so, unless, although, because, etc.
4. Refining Ask Ss to read what they have done, making some necessary changes by using some more difficult conjunctions like which, that, when, what, when, where, etc.
5. Exchanging Ask pairs or groups of students to exchange what they have written and discuss each other’s writing. After the Ss have done it, ask several students to read out their letters.
Step five Proof Reading
T show the Ss a previously-prepared letter, asking them to correct the mistakes in it.
【KEYS: 1.it→which 2.the→an 3.√ 4. ∧a (or few→some / several) 5. was→is
6. losing→lost 7. other→another 8. need→needs 9.or→and 10.are→be】
Homework
1. Ask the Ss to go over the whole unit.
2. Write a letter to the editor about any problem they come across.