1、Period 3 Listening and ReadingThe General Idea of This Period：This period aims at training students two skillslistening and reading skills.Students have to get the general idea of Freddys story and get detailed information by reading the rest of Freddys story.Having the general idea of the whole sto

2、ry，students are expected to sum up the advantages and disadvantages of being famous.Whats more，students are encouraged to express their opinions on whether they would enjoy being famous and give their own reasons.Teaching Aims：1.Train the students abilities to listen to the story about Freddy.2.Enab

3、le the students to memorize some important information about Freddys story.3.Train the students abilities to express their opinions.Teaching Important Points：1.Develop students listening skill to get all the needed information.2.Enable students to retell the story.3.Train the students abilities to e

4、xpress the advantages and disadvantages of being famous.Teaching Difficult Points：1.How to catch all the points about Freddy from listening.2.Retell the information about Freddy.Teaching Methods：1.Listening skill directing.2.Task-based activity.Teaching Aids：A tape-recorder，a projector，some slides a

5、nd a multiple-media computer.Teaching Procedures：Step 1 Review and Check the HomeworkT：Last class we learned something about the attributive clause with the preposition ahead of the relative clause.Remember? Ss：Yes.T：Can you make a sentence with this structure?Ss：Yes.S1：The guitar with which they ga

6、ve performance was lost.T：Good.S2：The name by which the group was known was “The Monkees”.T：Well done.S3：The book，the cover of which is broken，is not mine.T：Yeah，very good.S4：The singer with whom Coco Li sang was very happy.T：Terrific!T：Good，all of you have reviewed the lesson.Then lets go on to che

7、ck the homework.Ex.2 on Page 71.Correct the sentences.I would like some students to come here and write down your correct sentences on the blackboard.（8 students come to the blackboard and write down the sentences.The other students check their sentences.）Suggested answer：1.Peter said that he was re

8、ally grateful to you for the help you offered the other day.2.He told all the people present to pay more attention to education.3.Mr Clark found Alice sitting in the corner of the living room whose windows were wide open.4.Ill never forget the days which/that we spent together during our study tour

9、in the Republic of Ireland.5.They thought very lightly of our new design，which made us very pleased.6.Please sit here for a while.The meal is being prepared at the moment.7.As a result of the terrorists attack，tourism，which is the most important industry here，has been greatly affected.8.You will be

10、fine as long as you stick to the rules.Step 2 Warming up：introduce Freddy to the classShow a picture of a frog and let the students say out what it is.Then introduce Freddy to the class.T：OK，class.Have a look at this picture.Do you know what it is?Ss：Its a frog.T：Right.But he is not a common frog.Hi

11、s name is Freddy.He has a special quality.Can you guess what special quality Freddy has?S1：Swinging.S2：Flying.S3：Singing.Step 3 PredictionDescribe Freddys life experience and let the students guess what will happen next.While talking about Freddys life experience，show the relevant pictures to attrac

12、t the class attention.T：When Freddy was young，he was a little tadpole.As time went by quickly，he soon became a frog.One day，Freddy sat on the water lily leaf and slid his long，thin legs into the water.Suddenly，he heard some music across the lake.Then what would happen?（Allow the students to express

13、their own ideas and prediction freely.）S1：He found a snake.S2：He found his friends.S3：He found a nightingale.Step 4 Listening for the General InformationLet the students listen to the tape for the first time and answer the following questions.T：You have many difficult ideas about what will happen to

14、 Freddy.Now lets listen to the story about Freddy and see what Freddy found when he swam slowly towards the sound.（Play the tape for the first time.After listening，ask some students what they have got.）T：So have you got the answers?What did Freddy find when he swam slowly towards the sound?S：He foun

15、d three confident frogs sitting still on the leaf and playing the instruments.Step 5 Listen for the Detail Information （Group work）Divide the class into 2 groups.For the students in Group A，they have to find out all the true statements from the 6 sentences.For the students in Group B，they have to fi

16、nd out all the false statements from the same 6 sentences.At last，see which group can get the most correct answer.The six sentences are：1.Freddy had changed from a man to a frog.2.He felt lonely in his lake till he met his friends on the lily leaf.3.The singers of the band could sing very loudly. 4.

17、Freddy thought he could sing as well as the other singing frogs.5.Freddy was very confident about his singing.6.He sang the song to ask the other frogs to be his friends.Suggested answers：1.F 2.T 3.T 4.T 5.F 6.TStep 6 Fast ReadingT：So do you think Freddy and the other three frogs were going to form

18、a band?Now let me tell you that they formed a band and soon became famous and then they went to Britain to give performances.Then what would happen in Britain?Would they succeed or fail?Give students 1 minute to read the rest story about Freddy and find out the answer to this question：Did Freddy and

19、 his band get a great success in Britain?Suggested answer：Yes，they got a great success and became very popular in Britain.Step 7 Detailed ReadingGive the students 3 minutes to read the text in detail and answer the following questions：1.What was Freddys most exciting experience in London?2.What happ

20、ened when the program was over?3.What problem was caused after they became stars?4.Did Freddy and his band leave Britain at last?Suggested answers：1.His most exciting experience was to sing in a TV programme called “Top of the Pops”.He had to wear an expensive suit and give a performance to a TV cam

21、era.2.The telephones in the same room started ringing and everbody was asking when they could see Freddy and his band again.3.They were followed everywhere and their personal life was discussed by people.4.Yes，Freddy and his band left Britain and went back to the lake，because its painful for them.St

22、ep 8 SummaryLet the students summarize the main idea of Freddys story.T：We have listened and read the story of Freddy.Its time for us to summarize it.Who can use a sentence to summarize the story of Freddy.S：This is a story about a band that became famous and did not like it.T：Good!Well done! Step 9

23、 Retell the StoryT：Have a look at the chart.And retell the story of Freddy according to the chart.I will give you 3 minutes to get prepared.Then I will ask some of you to retell the story.Suggested answer：One day，when Freddy was wondering on the lake，he heard a fine deep sound.He looked up and tried

24、 to find the sound.He found some frogs and they became friends since they all liked singing.Then they formed a band and began to give performances.Soon they became famous and they went to Britain to give performances.They soon got a big hit.However，at the same time，some problems arose.They were alwa

25、ys followed by their fans everywhere and their personal life was discussed by people.They felt quite painful.At last，they decided to leave Britain and came back to their lake.Step 10 Discussion1.Let the students express themselves freely on in what specific ways Freddys life changed.T：Just now，we ha

26、ve learnt the development of Freddys band，and the course of their being famous.However，it brought forwards some problems.So in what specific ways did Freddys life change?Who would like to show your opinion?S1：They became popular and have many fans.S2：They became rich.S3：They were followed by people

27、everywhere.S4：They were discussed by people.S5：They couldnt have a peaceful and quiet life.2.Train the students abilities to express the advantage and disadvantages of being famous.T：So you have talked about many problems caused by being famous.So what do you think are the advantages and disadvantag

28、es of being famous?S1：Being famous proves that you are very successful and have many abilities.I would enjoy being famous.S2：If you are famous，you can have many fans and people will notice you everywhere you go.S3：Being famous means being rich.You can earn a lot and can do whatever you want to do.T：

29、Good point!How about the disadvantages of being famous?S1：I dont like being famous.I want to be a common person so that I can have enough time to think about my life and enjoy the true meaning of life.S2：Not being famous means no need to worry about your appearance in the public eyes and you can kee

30、p your privacy.Your life wont be disturbed and discussed by people.S3：Not being famous means that you can have a quiet life.And you can spend more time with your family and friends.Step 11 Summary and HomeworkT：Today，we have leant Freddys story，their success and their problems caused by being famous.We could tell that being too crazy about film stars，singers and actors may cause trouble to them.T：Homework for today is to translate the fi