Unit 5 What are the shirts made of?
Section B (1a~2e)
教学目标
【知识与技能】
1. .掌握句型：1) They are made of bamboo and covered with paper.
2) According to Chinese history, sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming.
3) They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes.
4) After drying, they are fired at a very high heat.
2. 掌握本课词汇: international, competitor, its, form, clay, balloon, scissors, lively, fairy, heat,
polish, complete
【情感、态度与价值观】
了解一些地方知名产品或传统艺术品的制作过程以及制作材料，培养学生的民族自豪感及
爱国主义精神。
教学重难点
【教学重点】
1. 掌握本课时出现的生词及用法。
2. 进行听力训练，提高综合听说能力。
3. 阅读短文，获得相关信息，提高学生们的综合阅读能力。
【教学难点】
阅读2b部分的短文并完成相关要求。
教学过程
Step 1 Revision
1. Daily greeting.
2. Review. 主动语态变被动语态的方法
Computers are used to search information.
The story is often repeated by the teacher.
The cats are carefully looked after by Bill.
English isn’t often spoken by us at home.
Step 2 Presentation
1. Present the new words on the big screen and learn the new words together.
clay n. 黏土；陶土 balloon n. 气球scissors n. 剪刀 fairy tale 童话故事
paper cutting 剪纸 celebration n. 庆典；庆祝活动
international adj. 国际的
e.g. The kilogram is the international standard of weight.
公斤是国际通用的重量标准。
competitor n. 参赛者；竞争者
compete （动词）+ or → competitor (名词)
e.g. We can compete with the best teams.
我们能与最好的队竞争。
Each competitor should wear a number.
每个比赛者必须佩戴一个号码。
form n. 形式；类型
e.g. Jogging is a healthy form of exercise.
慢跑是一种健康的锻炼方式。
its adj. 它的
e.g. My pet dog likes catching biscuits in its mouth.
我的宠物狗喜欢用嘴接饼干。
lively v. 生气勃勃的；鲜艳的
e.g. Mary is a lovely young woman with imagination.
玛丽是一名富有想像力生气勃勃的年轻女人。
historical adj. （有关）历史的
e.g. These are not just historical points.
这可不仅仅是历史的观点。
heat n. 热；高温 v. 加热；变热
e.g. Heat the water, otherwise it will freeze. （动词）
The heat from the fire will soon dry your coat. （名词）
炉火的高温很快就会烘干你的上衣。
polish v. 磨光；修改；润色
e.g. Let’s polish the silver before the guests arrive.
让我们在客人到达前将银器擦亮。
Would you polish up the article a bit?
你把文章再润色一下好吗？complete v. 完成
complete sth. 完成某事
complete doing sth. 完成做某事
e.g. They made every effort to complete the task.
他们尽最大努力完成任务。
They have just completed building the bridge.
他们刚刚建成那座大桥。
2. Ss read and try to remember the new words.
Step 3 Lead-in
1. T: Play a video of the Weifang Kite Festival
2. Ask some questions about it.
e.g.
1. Do you know what festival is it?
It’s Wei Fang International Kite Festival.
2. Do you like flying kites?
What kind of kites do you have?
Let some Ss talk about it.
Step 4 Listing
Work on 1a
1. Do you know how to fly a kite? What are kites made of? Write down some materials used in
making kites.
2. Let Ss discuss about it. Then write down their answers.
3. Check the answers together.
bamboo, steel, paper, clothes, cord, knife, scissors and so on.
Work on 1b:
1. Tell Ss to listen to a conversation between Laura and Zheng Yun and circle the correct
answers.
2. Play the recording for the Ss. Ss just listen for the first time. Play the recording again and
circle the correct answers.
3. Check the answers:
Work on 1c:
1. Let Ss read the sentences in 1c first. Tell Ss to listen again and write L for Laura or Z forZheng Yun.
2. Play the recording again for the Ss to listen and write the words.
3. Ss listen to the recording carefully and try to write down their answers.
3. Check the answers with the class.
Work on 1d
Listen again and fill in the blanks with what you hear.
Ss listen and try to write down their answers:
Check the answers with the Ss.
Step 5 Role-play
1. Work in pairs. Role-play a conversation between Laura and Zheng Yun using the information
in 1b - 1d.
2. Let two Ss make a conversation as a model:
A: Where did you go on vacation?
B: I went to an international kite festival.
A: That sounds interesting. What did you see there?
B: I saw many different kinds of kites at the festival.
A: Were the kites nice?
B: Yes, they were beautiful. They were made of different things like silk or paper. Some were
painted with colorful drawings.
A: Sounds like you really enjoyed it. I never thought that something as simple as kite flying
could be so exciting.
B: Yes, it was really fun to see which kite could fly the highest.
A: I think I want to learn to fly a kite, too.
3. See which groups is the best.
Step VII. Talking
1. Show some pictures of the paper cutting on the big screen. Tell Ss they are Chinese paper
cuttings. It’s one of the Chinese traditional arts.
T: Do you know folk or traditional arts? Now discuss with your partner.
2. Ask some Ss say what they know about the folk or traditional arts.
Step 6 Reading
Tell Ss the following is about three kinds of Chinese traditional arts.
Fast Reading:1. Read the passage and complete the chart below.
2. Check the answers.
Careful Reading
Work on 2c:
1. T: Now let’s read the passage again and answers the questions.
2. Let Ss read the questions first and make sure they know the meaning of each question.
3. Ss read the passage and answer their questions.
3. Check the answers with the class.
Work on 2d:
1. Let one student read the phrases in the box and translate them into Chinese.
2. Ss read the sentences and complete the sentences using the correct forms of the phrases in the
box.
3. Check the answers with the Ss.
send out; rise into; turns, into; put on; such as; covered with
Step 7 Language points
1. These usually try to show the things that are important in life, such as love, beauty and family.
such as和for example都有“例如”的意思，但是它们的用法有所不同。
such as常用来列举同类人或事物中的多个例子。
e.g. I like animals, such as dogs, bears and pandas.
我喜欢动物，如狗、熊、熊猫。
for example一般只以同类人或事物中的“一个”为例。
e.g. He has ever been to many countries, for example, Australia.
他曾经去过许多国家，如澳大利亚。
2. The most common things, from paper to clay to bamboo, are turned into
objects of beauty.
1) turn…into…表示“把……变成……；使……变成……” ，而turn into表示“转变；变
成”等意思。
e.g. Can you turn an egg into a flower?
你能把鸡蛋变成花朵吗？
The sunny morning turned into a rainy day.
晴朗的早晨变成了雨天。
2) objects of beauty 在此为“精美植物；精美物品”的意思。其中object指具体、实际的“物品；东西”。
e.g. Look, there’s a strange object in the sky!
快瞧，天上有一个奇怪的东西。
3. According to Chinese history, sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming. according to
根据，按照; 据……所说
e.g. According to the radio, it will rain tomorrow.
据电台广播，明天有雨。
4. The pieces are carefully shaped by hand from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to
air-dry.
1) 此句中名词piece意为“作品”，指由艺人、作家等创作出来的艺术品或 文学作品。如：
Just take a look at this lovely clay piece. Doesn’t this boy look real!
看看这个可爱的小陶人，这男孩看上去多么逼真啊！
Did you read that piece in today’s newspaper?
你看过今天报纸上的那片文章了吗？
2) air-dry 是由air和dry复合而成的一个合成动词，意为“晾干”，类似的词还有blow-dry
吹干。
5. It takes several weeks to complete everything.
It takes (sb.) some time to do sth. 是英语中的常用句型，意为“花费（某人）多长时间做某
事”。其中it是形式主语，动词不定式（短语）是真正的主语。 e.g. It took Jack three hours to
make the model plane.
杰克做这个飞机模型花了三个小时。
Step 8 Group work
Work on 2e
1. Now let’s work on 2e. First read the questions below. Then try to discuss the questions in your
group.
Which art form do you think is the easiest? Which is the most difficult？Why？ Which art form
would you like to learn? Why?
2. Let some Ss read their answers.
Homework
1. Read the passage again after school.
2. Try to write a short introduction on how to make a Chinese clay piece.
教学反思
