全单元教案，共8课时，约3440字。

　　UNIT 5: 《Great People》教案
　　GENERAL OBJECTIVES
　　This unit presents profiles of great and famous people, both men and women. As the students read about the lives and accomplishments of these people, they learn about important cultural icons. They also learn new everyday English words and expressions. The unit helps students connect their learning to their own lives by asking them to-discuss and write about a central question of human existence: what is the meaning of life?
　　SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
　　掌握词汇 life, mind, century, anyone, death, farmer, southwest, research, honour, technology, produce, besides, spare, develop, super, blind, deaf, sight, courage, greatly, war, northern, situation, operate, peace, kill, blood, wounded, soldier, whom
　　语言知识 词汇 接触词汇 universe, thought, lifetime, solve, relativity, false, Switzerland, nuclear, weapon, divorce, peanut, shadow, hybrid, graduate, agricultural, devote, development, variety, worldwide, benefit, crossword, puzzle, dentist, well-known, writer, educator, hearing, tuberculosis, anti-Japanese, aid, bury, poison, accidentally
　　词组和句型 be famous for, Theory of Relativity, give up nuclear weapons, so that, devote to, come up with, set an example, day after day, at the age of ..., in the Anti-Japanese War, give first aid, in a difficult situation, make an example He/She was bom in/on ...    He/She graduates from ... He/She succeeded in ...   He/She died in/on ... It is said that ...    It made her blind and deaf.
　　功能意念 Introducing People介绍他人
　　语  法 PashveVoice被动语态
　　听 1．在听录音时有目的地获取所需关键信息：  2．以词或词组的形式简单记录所获取的信息。
　　说 1．就简单话题提供信息，表达自己的观点，参与讨论。  2．与他人沟通信息，合作完成任务。
　　语言技能 
　　读 1．根据不同的阅读目的运用简单的阅读策略来获取文章大意。
　　2．借助构词法猜测一些单词的意思，以帮助理解文章的内容。
　　3．找出文章主题，理解故事情节，预测故事发展和结局。
　　写 1．利用所获取的信息写作。  2．正确使用被动语态。
　　学习策略 1．通过自己阅读，理解课文大意。2．自己发现和总结语言规律，并能加以运用。
　　3．主动在听说交际中运用课文中的语言知识。
　　情感态度 1．在学习中敢于用英语表达自己的看法。
　　2．培养学习英语的兴趣和学好英语的信心：
　　3．乐于接触并了解异国文化。
　　4．通过小组活动培养合作精神，并通过互相评价激发学习兴趣。
　　5．在学习英语歌曲和练习绕口令中培养学习兴趣。
　　文化意识 了解一些中外伟大人物的故事和生平。
　　Lesson 33: What Does Life Mean?
　　LESSON STRUCTURE
　　CLASS OPENING
　　For ideas and tips on beginning a class, see "Teaching Techniques" at the back of this teacher's guide.
　　KEY STEPS
　　Step 1: Check to see if the students have previewed the readings as required. Ask if they have any questions. Encourage other students to try to answer the questions. Introduce the class to the readings by asestions in "Thint It".
　　Step 2: Select one or two sentences from the readings that contain key words or phrases and ask if anyone has figured out the meaning. If a student replies correctly, ask him or her to share the strategies used to puzzle out the meaning. Remember to give lots of praise for a good try, even if it's wrong.