内容正文:
Go For It 8A Unit 6 Section B 2a-3c
Analysis of teaching material
What:The theme of this unit is “Man and self”. This reading material is an exposition about resolutions. In this passage, it has three parts, the first part(para. 1) is about the meaning of resolution, the second part(para. 2) is about different kinds of resolutions and the last part(para. 3) is to question the idea of making resolutions.
Why: The author illustrates the meaning, varieties of resolutions and calls for people to achieve resolutions. From those, the author wants to demonstrate significance of future plans and keep it, otherwise, it’s advisable to have no resolutions. Also, the purpose is to provoke readers’ hope about future and adhere to achieve resolutions.
How:The author uses words and chunks to precisely delineated the meaning of resolution, for instance, “promise, at the beginning of, write down” ; uses “physical, have to do with, self-improvement, take up, hobby, weekly” to introduce kinds of resolutions and aims of resolutions; uses an example to show that not making a resolution is better than not making a resolution.
Teaching objectives
By the end of the lesson, students are able
1. to obtain the basic information about resolutions and interpret、summarize the structure of the passage. (Learning and understanding)
2. to analyze the reason why the author wants to write this kind of passage about future plans, internalize the significance of resolutions and perseverance of keeping resolutions and apply the newly learned wards and phrases, such as“promise; self-improvement; at the beginning of ; write down; be about”,etc. (Applying and practicing)
3. to evaluate merits of resolutions and influences on themselves and critically think and share their opinions whether their resolutions is beneficial for themselves or not, so they can form good habits of future plan.(Transferring and creating)
Teaching focus
1. Students can master the newly learned words and phrases, such as “pro