Now let's come to the other passage--- rockets. Answer the questions about the passage first.

1. When and where were rockets invented?

2. How were rockets invented?

3. How were rockets used in the early stage?

4. What are they used for today?

Possible answers

1: Rockets were probably invented by accident in China about 2,000 years ago.

2: Quite by accident. The idea of rockets came from the discovery that the gas escaping from the tube could lift into the air.

3: The rockets were once used for military purposes. They were also used for fun in the past, though it was very dangerous.

4: Today rockets can be used in many ways, such as to astronauts and spaceships into space, to set up fire-works and so on.

Read the passage again to find out the topic sentences of each paragraph. Four minutes for them to read.

Answer: The first sentence of each paragraph.

Step VI Reading

Play the tape for the students to listen and repeat.

Step VII Assignment

Today we have listened to a passage about a quiz. You must learn to guess the possible information before listening and try to grasp the useful information while listening. Stress is very important in both reading and listening.

Retell the passage--rockets.

Moduel 4 Reading (I)

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Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language目标语言

a. 重点词汇和短语