Teaching objectives:

　　Grasp the story and new words and useful expressions.

Language focus:

　　New words and expressions

　　set off( from. . . to) , on the first trip, over, enjoy oneself, iceberg, here and there, on watch, look out, sink, there is a hole in. . . .lifeboat, make room for, thankful, join

　　Properties: Tape-recorder, Overhead projector

　　Teaching procedures:

　　Step 1 Revision

　　Answer questions.

　　1. Which subject do you like best? why?

　　2. Who is the most popular movie star at the moment?

　　3. What’s the most interesting story you know about?

　　Step 2 Leading-in

　　Show the students some facts about the Titanic.

　　Say: Did you see that film? What do you think of the film?

　　Students talk about the film Titanic, and share information about the ship Titanic.

　　Step 3 Reading

　　Play the vide Miss EVANS

　　Answer Who was Miss Evans? (She was a woman on the Titanic, who got out of a lifeboat to save a mother)

　　Play the tape for the students to listen and repeat.

　　Answer the questions.

　　1. When was the ship’s first trip?

　　2. Where was it from? Where was it?

　　3. How many people were on the ship?

　　4. How was the trip at first?

　　5. What happened the second night of the trip?

　　6. What did people do to escape?

　　7. What was the problem when people were in the lifeboat?

　　8. What did Miss Evans do?

　　9. What happened to the ship at last?

　　10. How many did people lost their lives?

　　Teach the new words: Titanic, set, set off, pleasant, iceberg, here and there, on watch, hole, and so on.

　　Explains some new words and useful phrases.

　　sink=go down, pleasant=happy, look out=be careful, make room for=give one’s seat to, take one’s place=sit in one’s seat.

　　Step 4 Discussion

　　Get the students to talk about:

　　What do you think of Miss Evans?

　　What would you have done if you were on the Titanic when it sank?

　　What shall we learn from Miss Evans?

　　Step 5 Exercises in class

　　Fill in the blanks with the best answer.

　　Mr. Swift was a sailor on a big ship. It went to China and Japan,___1__Swift was often on the ship for several months at a time. When he woke up in the morning and__2__out, he only saw the sea, or sometimes a port.

　　When he was 23, Swift got___3___and bought a small house with a garden__4___his wife’s town. It was far away from the sea. Then he had to go back to his___5___, and he didn’t come home for two months. He went from the port to the__6__by bus, and was very happy to see his wife___7__.

　　The next morning he___8__until nine o’clock. Then he woke up suddenly and looked out of the window. There were trees a few metres away. He was very__9__and jumped out of bed, shouting, We’ve___10__land.”

　　(　)l.A. there　　　B. if　　　　　C. because　　　D. so

　　(　)2.A.started　　B. looked　　　C. worked　　　D. found

　　(　)3 .A. lost　　　B. worried　　C. married　　　D. surprised

　(　)4.A.in　　　　B. around　　　C. behind　　　D. off

　　(　)5 .A. home　　B. ship　　　　C. country　　　D. parents

　　(　)6 .A. station　　B. sea　　　　C .ship　　　　D .town

　　(　)7.A.off　　　　B. back　　　 C. again　　　　D. more

　　(　)8.A.slept　　　B. worked　　　C. stayed　　　D. wake

　　(　)9. A. ill　　　　B. frightened　 C. angry　　　D. quiet

　　(　)10. A. left　　　B. reached　　　C. seen　　　D. hit

　　Keys: 1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.D 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.D

　　Step 6 Homework

　　1. Write about the ship Titanic.

　　2. Make sentences with following phrases.

　　  set off, enjoy oneself, here and there, make/have room for, be on watch

　　3. Look up the new words in the article “WE LIVE IN AN ICEBOX!”.

　　4. Do exercises on page 128. Finish off the workbook exercise.

　　Writing on blackboard

Lesson 102

Miss Evans

New words and useful phrases　　Discussion

 1. set off　　　　　　　　　　1. What do you think of Miss Evans?

 2. over　　　　　　　　　　2. What would you have done if you were on the Titanic when it sank?

 3. enjoy oneself　　　　　　　3. What shall we learn from her?

 4. iceberg

 5. here and there

 6. be on watch

 7. sink

 8. lifeboat

 9. make room for sb./sth.

10. thankful