be of different sizes /weights / shapes / metals
designs / on the two sides
2. appearance the head of a famous person / on one side
name of the country
the value of the coin pressed
the date
Coins can be made of different kinds of metal mixed together.
3. materials In the west the earliest coins were made of gold mixed with silver.
The new Chinese pands coins in made of 99.99% gold.
England 1978 54,951 coins
dating from 260-275AD
4. collections England 200,000 silver pennies over 600 years old
northern Australia 1978 32,000 Chinese coins
made between 7th century and the late 1870s
5. The Ss prepare for a few minutes and try to tell the main idea of the
text.
6. Try to divide the text into parts all tell the main idea of each parag.
1) The earliest coins in the world were used in China.
2) Coins may be of different sizes, weights, shapes and of different metals with different designs.
3) Coins can be made of different kinds of metal mixed together.
4) Sometimes people discovered collections of coins that had been buried.
5) A story about these buried collections of coins.
Step Four Practice
1. True or False
1) Bu money used in China more than 3000 years ago are considered the earliest coins in the world. (T)
2) Coins may be of different sizes, weights, shapes, and of different metals only because they are made in different places and times. (F)
3) Before coins appeared, people used nothing for money. (F)
4) The earliest coins in the west were made of 99,99% gold. (F)
5) In the past, the coin was usually pressed with the name of the country, the value of the coin and the date. ( F)
6）Sometimes collections of coins were discovered under the
ground.(T)
7) The largest collection of coins found in England were made of
silver.(T)
8) The collections of coins found always tell a story that has been
forgotten. (T)
9) Thousands of Chinese worked in the gold mines in the late 19th
century in England. (F)
2. Sentence paraphrasing and analyzing:
1) Another type of coin was used, with holes in it.
( which had holes in which there were holes )
2) Coins may be different in size, weight, shape and metal.
(Coins may be of different sizes, weights, shapes and metals.)
3)Seashells, rings, bamboo sticks, wood and pieces of cloth were all
used as money before coins appeared.
(used for) (came into being)
1) Coins can be made of different kinds of metal mixed together.
（which are mixed together）
2) Sometimes people discovered collections of coins that had been
buried. ( buried)
3) It contained 54,951 coins dating from the years 260-275 AD.
(which date from)
4) The largest collection ever found in England was one of about 200,000 silver pennies, all of them over 600 years old.
( that had ever been found)
(all of which were over 600 years old
all of which had a history of 600 years)
5) These collections of coins sometimes tell a story that has been
forgotten.
(forgotten)
6) He discovered in the ground a pot containing 32,000 Chinese metal coins.
( which contained / having / with )
2. Tell sth. about the text.
Step Five Language points
1. that is
e.g: The story happened about a hundred years ago, that is,a century ago.
1.) Bruce directs films, that is, he is a dirctor.
2. be of + n.
e.g: The work is of great importance. That is, the work is very important.
1) The old watch is still of some use to me. / is still useful to me.
2) The suggestions are of much value./ are very valuable.
3) This dictionary is very helpful. / is of great help.
4) The two boys are as old as each other. (of the same age)
5) The soldiers are almost as tall as one another. ( of the same height) (the same in height)
3. date from ( have lasted since…)
e.g:The church burned down yesterday dates from the 18th century.
1) Her interest in coin collecting dates from her childhood.
2) This custom dates from the seventeenth century.
3) Their friendship dates from before the war.
Homework
1. Recite the first three paragraphs.
2. Finish Parts 3,4,and 5 on page 33.
L.66 SBII (B)
Step One Revision
Discussion: Suppose one of the students in the class would like to have a computer at home. But his father is against it because he thinks his son will play games on the computer thus affects his learning in school. You are supposed to help your poor classmate to persuade his father into buying him a computer.
Step Two Presentation
Question: What can you find in a modern classroom?
( radio/VCD/ screen/ projector / computer…)
Students list the use of the computer in their everyday life and study. And today we’ll know about more uses of computers from the passage.
Step Three Reading
1. Fast reading Read the text and finish Part 1 p.26.
2. Read the text / Listen to the tape of the text and go through EX1 in WB p.94.
3. The Ss are asked to find a key sentence of each paragraph.
Para.1 ----- Computers are being used in agriculture and industry.
Para.2,3 --- People will also use computers more and more in their personal lives.
Para.4,5---- Computers will be used more and more in transport.
Para 6------in the fields of education, health and research, computers will continue to play an important part.
4. Find more facts to support the key sentences:
Para.1 control the growing conditions of plants
control the watering, the light and the temperature
work out whether you will save or lose money by…
without a computer with a computer
have to go to the bank make a phone call
have to turn on / off the light can be done automatically
Para.2 houses can be controlled
voices can be recognized
the heating and the hot water can be turned on
spend much time going to work use the videophone for conferences
do drawing and sent them by mail/ fax
para. 4 & 5 work out the best distance between trains
Trains will be operated and no drivers will be needed.
Para. 6 If you want to know sth. about a certain subject
you may type the name of a subject, and the computer will give you a world-wide list of magazine and book titles.
If you want more information
you search the titles for more information and you can choose certain texts and read them on your computer screen.
If you want a copy of the article or page,
the computer will print it out for you.
CONCEPT MAPPING
farms
agriculture & industry
glasshouse
bank
personal lives houses
COMPUTER work at home
railways
transport space travel
education, health and research information
5. Explain the text roughly.
6. Play the tape of the passage and the Ss listen and follow.
Step Four Practice
1. Note making p. 27
AREA USE
Farms control the growing conditions of plants
Banks change money; pay bills
Houses central computer to control heating and hot water/recognize sb’s voice
Transport work out the best distance between trains/ operate trains
Space travel become cheaper
Education store texts
Health/research keep information records
2. Check EX1 p.94.
3. Consolidation: Using the concept mapping, retell the text.
4. Topic: What other new uses can the computer be made of today?
