课题： Sid the kid and his lost imaginationTeaching aims:1.To be able to improve reading skill in different ways of reading.2.To skim the text and key information from the articles.3.To learn some words and the stories.4.To be able to guess the meanings of new words from the context. Teaching important and difficult points:1.The main idea in each article.2.How to understand the meanings of new words from the context. Teaching period: One periodTeaching procedures:While-readingStep 1 Read Chapter 1 and answer:1. What Grade is Sid in?2. Why does Kid love going to school ?3. Did Kid know what an imagination was?Step 2 Read Chapter 2 and do T or F.1.In fact Kid’s teacher mailed his imagination to him. ( )2.Kid didn’t want his parents know that he lost his imagination. ( )3.Kid had no idea why the mailman thought his words was funny .( ) Step 3 Read Chapter 3 and answer the following questions.1.Did Kid have his flashlight when he was in the c ave?2.Why wasn’t he too afraid?Step 4 Read Chapter 4 and translate some sentences.1.I felt pretty safe when I opened the door.______________________________________________.2.I couldn’t open my eyes but could feel wind on my face._______________________________________________.3.It took me a minute to realize what just happened._______________________________________________.Post-readingStep 5 Underline the following phrases in Chapter 5 and translate.1.take her advice_____________________2.give up___________________________3.look at me in surprise________________4.lie on the sofa______________________5.at the feet of the Queen_______________6.turn back__________________________Step 6 Read Chapter 6 and answer:1.Did Sid find his imagination at last?2.Who helped Sid find his imagination?Key Excerpt1.Wonderful phrases (精彩短语)1.have no idea2.take a lot of pride inugh at4.figure it out on my own5.decide to do6.feel a little better7.as soon as8.say hello to9.get out of10.sound like11.this whole search for my imaginationst but not least13.move to14.be afraide up with16.allow sb. to do17.be able to18.be supposed toWonderful sentences (精彩句子)1.It is frustrating to look for something when you don’t even know what it looks like.2.I looked around at everyone else but no one seem to care about it.3.I try hard to find my imagination.4.The fi rst thing I did was to look under my bed, but the craziest thing happened.5.I guess my imagination was not there because I looked aroun d as fast as I could.6.For now, I was back in my roo m safe and but still had no imagination.7.I wasn’t exactly sure what an imagination even looked like.8.I can’t believe my imagination was with me this whole time.2.Wonderful paragraphs (精彩段落)1)I was afraid. I have no idea what an imagination was. I have heard the word many times but never really took the time to understand what it meant. I looked around at everyone else but no one seem to care about it. I decided not to ask anyone about it. I didn’t want anyone to laugh at me for not knowing what an imagination is. So, I decided I would figure it out on my own.我害怕了，我不知道什么是想象力。
我听说过这个词很多遍但是我真的没时间去弄明白它是什么意思。
我转过头看其他人但是好像没人太在意想象是什么。
我决定不去问别人。
我不想让别人嘲笑我竟然不知道想象力是什么。
所以，我决定自己弄清楚。
2）I guess I do have a pretty good one. I can’t believe my imagination was with me this whole time! I didn’t even know it. My imagination allows me to go anywhere and do anything I want.我想我的确有个非常棒的想象力。
我不敢相信我的想象力时刻存在着，我竟然不知道。
我的想象力使得我去任何地方并且做任何我想做的事情。
3.Summary of the content (内容梗概)A student called Sid was a gifted boy. He had a pretty imagination, but he didn’t know that. After the teacher asked them to continue the story with their imagination, he was confused. Then he began his adventure to look for his imagination. During his adventure, he met lots o f difficulties. At last, his Grandma helped him and told him what an imagination was. Then he understood that his imagination was with him all the time. The story was really interesting.4. Questions and insightsQuestions after reading:Did you have the same experience?Insights after reading :From the story, we saw a brave boy . He was brave enough to fight against so many monsters when he was looking for his imagination. The story was really interesting.。