Teaching Plan Subject Teaching Analysis U1. The night of the horse(Episode1) (For Junior Nine ) I. Analysis of students: Nowadays most students are not familiar with the stories about wars, the background of wars, so maybe they don’t know anything about the Trojan War, that brings trouble to teaching. II. Analysis of teaching material: This is a story about a war which is famous in the history. Although it’s easy for students to understand the sentences in the text because there are only a few new words and phrases, students have to spend some time finding the hidden meaning in the cultural background from the internet or books. Teaching objectives a. Of Knowledge: To master some key words and phrases. To learn and get to grasp some important structures. To catch the main idea of the passage. b. Of Ability: To learn how to catch the main idea while reading a certain material. To learn to describe the main content in groups. c. Of Emotion: To learn from the wisdom and courage of the Greek. To learn how to cooperate to deal with some tasks. Teaching procedure Pre-task preparation: While-task procedure: The night of the horse 1. Review the key words. English meanings 2. Rreview the key phrases. or the sentences. b. Complete the choices. 3. Practice on the passage the same time. Then answer the questions individually. Teaching content Students’ activity Teacher’s activity Present some pictures to elicit the topic: To guess the To arouse the topic of the students’ passage interest in the story help the words students review Practice the To Complete the words according to the new and phrases the new words and read the the recording Play recording listen to the for a. l in the blanks to complete the phrases passage with the students to Listen to the tape, and read the passage at Post-task activities: 1). How was the soldier probably feeling Answer the To check if the when he came down the stairs? didn’t they? Greeks had left the horse behind? horse? they celebrate? the city? questions on students have 2). Did the Greeks take anything away, the passage 3). Why did the captain think that the 4). What did the Trojans do to the giant 5). Who celebrated that night? How did 6). How did the six Greek soldiers enter 7). No guards stopped the six Greek soldiers from opening the gate, did they? Why? guards? 1. Complete the sentences. Do 8). What happened to the captain of the caught the main idea of the story by asking the students questions two Ask the students do the exercises shown on the screen, then check the answers with the students (leave/outside/main some 2. Fill in the blanks to complete the exercises to to article in groups. (one or more words consolidate each space) The Greeks tried to capture Troy for ten years, but failed. And then they thought of a trick. They built a huge, wooden horse and ______________ gate). During the night, their army disappeared, but________(not go/far away). In the morning, the citizens of Troy__________(see/horse). They did not know that there were ______________(inside/six soldiers). The citizens opened their gates and ___________________(pull/square/city). That night, they ________and_______________ the passage Assignment Feedback (celebrate/make jokes/the Greeks). Then they _________and _________(make sure/gates/lock/go to sleep). After they were asleep, the Greek soldiers_________(climb/horse). ________________ (open/our army/enter/city). They then went to the room of the captain (seize/drag). Recite the passage The students are interested in the story very much and take an active part in the class activities, most of the students can catch the main idea of the passage. of the guards.and _____________ and___________ They and_________