内容正文:
Unit 4 Looking good,feeling good
Extended reading(Period 1)
Don't Judge a Book by its Cover
内容分析
【What】本板块语篇是一篇杂志文章,首先介绍了当下青少年对于个人外表所持有的一些消极观念,并分析了产生这些观念的外部原因:媒体对“美丑”的界定标准和周围朋友的影响;针对成因,作者提出了克服消极观念的三个建议:不盲目从众、肯定自我、转移注意力;最后,鼓励青少年改变“以貌取己”的评价方式,学会自我欣赏,勇于接纳自我。
【Why】引导学生学会自我欣赏,正确看待个人外貌,并以积极向上的人生态度完善自我、认同自我。
【How】本文语篇类型为议论文,结构清晰,开篇通过提问引起读者对话题的关注,接着分析所讨论问题产生的原因,然后提出建议,最后点明主旨。本文的每段由主题句引领,作者通过列事实、讲道理来展开议论,层次分明、逻辑性强。
教学目标(Teaching objectives)
By the end of this section, students will be able to:
1. identify the argument and structure, main idea of the article;
2. locate specific information related to the content;
3. have a positive attitude towards physical appearance.
教学重难点 (Teaching key and difficult points)
1. Analyse the reasons of teenagers’ negative thoughts on their physical appearance and find out some solutions.
2. Develop a deep understanding of true beauty.
3. Write about their opinions on physical appearance.
教学过程 (Teaching procedures)
Step 1 Warm up ( 3 mins)
Play a game: The teacher leads the whole class to review the words of this article.
Step 2 Lead-in (4 mins)
Free talk: The teacher asks students to express their opinions about the questions on the screen.
1. Do you think physical appearance is important? Why?
2. Have you been troubled with your physical appearance?
3. Do you want to make friends with him? Why?
(Justification: 通过探讨外貌是否重要,引发学生对本堂课主题的兴趣,同时让学生对自我的价值观有个初步了解,为之后形成正确的对美的认识作铺垫。通过一个简单的全班调查,让学生感受到为外貌困扰在青少年中是个很普遍的问题,课堂目标之一就是分析这个问题的原因,找到解决方法。 )
Step 3 Pre-reading (3 mins)
The teacher leads students to read the title and discuss the following question.
How do you understand the title?
The "book" refers to one's ...
and the "cover" refers to one's...
This title suggests that ...
(Justification: 培养学生阅读策略,通过标题预测文本内容, 激发学生的阅读积极性)
Step 4 While reading (22 mins)
Task 1: the teacher asks students to go through the article and figure out what type of writing this article is. (2 mins)
A narration is a story or account of events.
An exposition is a detailed exp