1、精選學習資料 - - - 歡迎下載學習必備歡迎下載lesson plantime of lesson: 45 minutes students: senior grade oneteaching material: how did postage stamps come into use teaching objectives:1. to train ss' reading abilitysuch as guessing the meaning of new words in the context、 the speed of reading.2. to train ss' r

2、eading comprehensionto get messages from what they read.teaching points:1. ss get used to three reading skills.2. ss understand the given passage.properties:stamps、 letters、 postcards、 work sheets、 ohp teaching method:communicative approach lesson type:readingnew words and a phrase:postage、 put forw

3、ard、 proposal、 seal、 deliver、 system、 postalprocedures:精品學習資料精選學習資料 - - - 歡迎下載學習必備歡迎下載step 1. warm-up6'1. lead-inshow some stamps、 letters and postcards and have free talk to arouse students' motivation.2. dealing with some new wordsq: do you know the postage of a letter.explain "postag

4、e"、 and write postage on the bb. postage: payment for the carrying of lettersa: fifty fen for any place in china except hong kong、 taiwan and macao.q: what do the postmen do with the letters.a: they take the letters from the postbox and carry them awaytotheplaceson theenvelopesand deliverthem t

5、otheaddressed people.explain "deliver"、 and write deliver on the bb. deliver: take letters or goods to the addressed people.q: whoputforwardtheproposalto use stamps. use ohptoproject the question onto the screen.explain"putforward"and "proposal"、and writethem on the bb.

6、put forward: put an idea before people for thinking over proposal: sth. proposed、 plan or idea、 suggestion精品學習資料精選學習資料 - - - 歡迎下載學習必備歡迎下載again: who put forward the proposal to use stamps. step 2. skimming4'30"1. instructionst: nowi give you a passage to read、 and for the first time you shou

7、ld only find the answer to the question. you have only two and a half minutes to read. so don't read word for word. readquickly. just try to find the answer.2. handing out the reading material and reading3. checkingq: who put forward the proposal to use stamps. a: rowland hill、 a schoolmaster in

8、 england.step 3. scanning6'1. instructionst:thistimeigiveyou threeminutestoread thepassage.when you are reading、 find the answers to the two questions.use ohp to project the questions:1. whywas the postagehighinthe earlynineteenthcenturywhen people did not use stamps.2. when was postage stamps f

9、irst put to use.2. reading3. checking1) pair work精品學習資料精選學習資料 - - - 歡迎下載學習必備歡迎下載2) class checkingans.toque.1.because thepostofficeshad tosend manypeople to collect the postage.ans. to que.2. on may 6、 1840. step 4. full reading21'1. instructionst:nowigiveyou tenminutestoreadthepassage forthethir

10、d time and you should read it carefully. before reading、 let'sgo over the questions on the work sheet.give work sheet 1 tothess.explainthenew words inque. 4. prevent: stop、 not let sb. do sth.reuse: use againt: try to find the answers to the questions. but don't writetheanswers down、 you can

11、 puta signorunderlinethesentences concerning the questions.2. reading3. checking1) group work: checking the answers in a group of four ss.2) class work: checking the answers in class.possible answers:1. why were people unhappy to pay postage for letters in the early nineteenth century.精品學習資料精選學習資料 -

12、 - - 歡迎下載學習必備歡迎下載because they had to pay postage when they received letters、 especiallywhentheypaid fora letterwhichthey didnot wish to receive at all. the postage was high.2. whywas itmucheasierforpeople touse stamps forpostage.because peoplecouldgo tothenearbypostofficetobuy stamps and put them on

13、 envelopes before they sent the letters.3. why was the postage much lower using stamps.because inthisway、 thepostofficedidnot need tosend postmen to collect postage. it only needed to send fewer postmen todeliver letters.4. how could the post office prevent people from reusing the stamps.the post of

14、fice could simply put seals on the stamps so that people could not use the stamps again.check the understanding of the word "seal"、 and write it on the bb.seal:óêá5. did other countries take up the new postalsystem. yes.check the understandingof"postal"and "sy

15、stem"、and write them on the bb.postal: of the post精品學習資料精選學習資料 - - - 歡迎下載學習必備歡迎下載system: a set of working ways6. does every country in the world has its own stamps.yes.step 5: rounding-off7'1. answering ss' questions on the passage if any.2. making a guided-dialoguewiththeinformationgiv

16、enfrom the passage.hand out work sheet 2. do it in pairs.3. asking two or three pairs to read their dailogues.a possible completed dialogue: a: oh、 what a beautiful stamp. b: yes、 it's from the u.s.a.a: do you know in the early nineteenth century people did not use stamps.b: then how did they pa

17、y the postage.a: they had to pay the postage when they received letters. b: was the postage very high then.a: yes. because the post offices had to send many people to collect the postage.b: who put forward the proposal to use stamps. a: rowland hill、 a schoolmaster in england.b: why do post offices

18、put seals on the stamps.精品學習資料精選學習資料 - - - 歡迎下載學習必備歡迎下載a: they can prevent people from using the stamps again. b: when did post offices begin to sell stamps.a: on may 6、 1840.b: thank you for telling me so many things about stamps. step 6. assignment30"ask thess toshortenthepassage withinfouror

19、fivesentences after class、 and to write it in their exercise books.*reading material:how did postage stamps come into usewhen you send a letter or a postcard、 you have to put stamps on the envelope or on the card. when did people first begin to use stamps. who was the first to think of this idea.in

20、the early nineteenth century、 people did not use stamps. they had to pay postage whenthey received letters. they were unhappy about this、 especially when they paid for a letter which theydid not wish to receive at all. the postage was high at that time、 because the post offices had to send many peop

21、le to collect the postage.rowland hill、 a schoolmaster in england、 was the first to put forward a proposal to use stamps. he thought it would be much精品學習資料精選學習資料 - - - 歡迎下載學習必備歡迎下載easier for people to use stamps to cover postage. they could go to the nearby post office to buy stamps and put them on

22、envelopes before they sent the letters. the post office couldsimply put seals on the stamps so that people could not use the stamps again. in this way、 the post office did not need to send postmen to collect postage. it only needed to send fewer postmen to deliver letters. that was a good idea and t

23、he governmentfinally accepted it.on may 6、 1840、 post offices throughout england began to sell stamps. soon this new postal system was taken up by other countries. now each country has its own stamps. and there are many people who collect stamps all over the world.work sheet 1:findtheanswers tothefollowingquestionsfrom thepassage:1. why were people unhappy to pay postage for letters in the early nineteenth century.2. whywas itmucheasierforpe