unit 4 astronomy: the science of stars
teaching aims:
1. talk about short stories and dramas.
2. learn how to act out a play
3. learn how to request and order food
4. learn noun clauses as the object and predicative
the first period intensive reading
step i.warming up
1.mark twain is probably one of the few american writers with whom students are already familiar. this exercise makes the teacher find out how much the students know about this writer and decide how much they need to know about the author before they read the play.
t: do you know something about the american writer mark twain?
ss: a little.
t: today we will learn something about this great writer in the american history. now please read “about mark twain” on page 23 so that you can know more about him.
1. students read the pa