Module 7 Unit 1He spent about twenty-one hours in space（說課稿）外研版（三起）英語六年級下冊

Module7Unit1:Hespentabouttwenty-onehoursinspace

TeachingAims

Tohelpstudentslearnaboutthehistoryandcontentofthestory;

Toenablestudentstocomprehenddetaileddescriptionsusingspecificvocabulary;

Todevelopstudents’listeningskills;

Toprovidestudentswithopportunitiestobuildtheirknowledgeofspacesciencethroughrelatedactivitiesandtasks.

TeachingMaterials

Textbook:OxfordEnglish6B-Unit1:Hespentabouttwenty-onehoursinspace;

Audiorecordingofthestory.

TeachingProcedures

Warm-up(5Minutes)

Greetthestudentsandaskthemiftheyhaveeverheardofspacetravelandastronauts;

Displayanimageofanastronautinspaceontheboardandaskthestudentswhattheycanseeandwhattheyknowaboutit;

Encouragethestudentstospeakfreelyandsharetheirownideas,thoughts,andexperiencesregardingspacetravel.

Listening(25Minutes)

Askthestudentstoturntopage92oftheirtextbooks;

Explaintothestudentsthattheyaregoingtolistentoastoryaboutamanwhospenttimeinspace;

Playtheaudiorecordingofthestoryforthestudentstolistento;

Aftertherecording,askthestudentstoanswerthequestionsonpage92,aswellasanyadditionalquestionsyoumayhave.

Reading(15Minutes)

Askthestudentstoreadthestorysilentlyintheirtextbooks;

Drawthestudents’attentiontothetrickyvocabularyandexplainanyunfamiliarwords/phrasesinthestory;

Encouragethestudentstolookforexamplesofthesewords/phrasesinthestory.

Comprehension(20Minutes)

Askthestudentstoworkinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestionsrelatedtothestory:

Whowasthemaninthestory?

Whatwashismissioninspace?

Howlongdidhespendinspace?

Whatdidheseewhilehewasinspace?

Whatdidhefeelduringhisjourney?

Askthestudentstosharetheiranswerswiththeclass.

ExtensionActivities(30Minutes)

Dividethestudentsintosmallgroupsandaskthemtobrainstormalistofasmanyspace-relatedwordsastheycanthinkofin5minutes;

Askeachgrouptosharetheirlistofwordswiththeclass;

Askthestudentstocreateaposterorashortpresentationononeaspectofspacescience,suchastheplanets,themoon,ortheInternationalSpaceStation;

Optional:showavideoofaspacelaunchoranotherrelatedvideotoinspirethestudentsandgivethemavisualreference.

Summary(5Minutes)

Recapthemainpointsofthelesson,includingthevocabularylearnedandkeycontentofthestory;

Askthestudentsiftheyhaveanyquestionsorifthereisanythingtheywouldliketogooveragain;

Concludethelessonandgivethestudentsanynecessaryremindersabouthomeworkandupcomingassignments.

TeachingReflection

Thislessonprovidesstudentswithacomprehensiveviewofspacetravel,includingitshistory,currentstatus,andfuturegoals.Listeningandreadingtasksallowstudentstodeveloptheircomprehensionskillsandexploretrickyvocabulary.Extensionactivitiesofferopportunitiesforcreativeandcollaborativelearningandstrengthenthe