8 Point out that when whom / that is in the object position, it can be omitted.
9 Point out that where cannot be used instead of that.
Step 3 Practice
SB Page 11,Part 2.Get Ss to work through the whole exercise in pairs.Check the answers at the end.
Answers：
1 It seemed impossible for him to get back home.
2 It was worthwhile to search for his “roots”./Itwas worthwhile searching for his “roots”.
3 It was unknown whether they would be lilledor not.
4 It was obvious that his ancestor taught his younger generation little of his own language.
5 It was a secret at first how so many black Africans were sold to America.
Step 4 Grammar practice
SB Page 11, Part 3. Get the Ss to rewrite the sentences.
This exercise can be set as homework. Answers：
1 It was my ancestor (who) I decided to find out about.
2 It was Gambia that I first suggested travelling to.
3 It was in the east of the country that he found his “roots” in a small village.
4 It was the newspaper that provided Haley with some money for the research.
5 It was after talking for half an hour that the old man mentioned the name of Kunta Kinte.
Step 5 Workbook
Wb Lesson 55, Exx. 1 - 2.
Ex. 1 should be done individually and check the answers with the whole class. Get some Ss to read aloud the complete sentences.
Ex. 2 should be done in class. Get Ss to translate the sentences into Chinese and give the answers.
Homework
Finish off the Workbook exercises.
教学设计方案Lesson 56
Step 1 Revision
Check the homework exercises.
Step 2 Preparation for listening
SB Page 12, Part 1. Wb Listening, Unit 14. Tell the Ss We're going to listen to an interview with the writer Alex Haley. Then read the introduction aloud and read through the questions in Ex. 1 and make sure the Ss understand what to do.
Step 3 Listening
Listening Cassette Unit 14. Do each exercise in turn. Play the tape., then let Ss discuss their answers in pairs. Play the tape again if necessary, then check the answers with the whole class.
Step 4 Speaking
SB Page 12 , Part 2. Check the forms for intentions and wishes. Go through the expressions and check that Ss know how to form complete sentences. Write up some cues on the Bb： go/travel/see/visit;richlolder; a lot of money/plenty of time/read three books this week / stay at home / visit a friend / go to the cinema / leave / do some shopping. Ask Ss to complete the expressions given in the tables. Point out that wish to is mainly used in formal writing.
Pairwork. Demonstrate this activity by getting different Ss to ask you the first three questions. You can reply like this：
1 I want to go to university.
2 I would like to work as a doctor in a children's hospital.
3 I'd like to visit Yunnan Province. I hope to go there next summer.
Point out that intend is a formal/serious word, and that mean is commonly used in the past tense to express intentions, e.g. I meant to collect the tickets but I forgot. I didn't mean to get angry. Situation： Demonstrate this activity by talking about your own plans. If you like, you can say：I'm going to tell you about my plans for the weekend. I don't intend to do any work this coming weekend at all. I feel like having a rest instead. I'd like to go for a walk, but I don't know what the weather will be .like. As for Sunday, I'd rather not tell you what my plans are. It's a secret! Then put the Ss in pairs and let them practise.