Unit 8 Communication Workshop-教学设计-2023-2024学年九年级英语北师大版全一册

Unit 8 Communication Workshop Reading Exercise 1 Purpose: to help students complete a table based on a text · Ask“What kinds of things can you learn from discoveries?”Elicit some responses from your students. They may talk about experiments and scientific discoveries. Encourage them to“think outside the box” or to think in a different way. If necessary, directly ask about personal discoveries. Don't worry about fluency here; just let students share their thoughts. Direct students to the text. Say“Skim the text and find out which sort of ‘discovery’ Rich made”. When students have finished, ask the question again. Elicit or provide He made a personal discovery. If you feel your students are ready, you may skip this step. · Read and understand the sample text. Direct students to the table. Read the questions aloud, or have a student read them. Then direct students to the text. Say“Now read Rich's story and fill in the table”. Monitor, offering help as needed. · Go over the answers, asking individual students to say them aloud. Encourage students to answer in complete sentences. Answers Answers will vary but should include the following: Before: Rich was not good at sports because he was overweight. Personal experience: He was playing table tennis and his teacher praised him. Then he practised and became the best player in his class. He also started to do other sports and lost 10kg. He became the star of his class. After: He learned that everyone can be successful if they work hard. Exercise 2 Purpose: to help students answer questions based on a text · Direct students to the Example. Read the questions and answers aloud, or have a pair of student read them. Direct students to the reading. Say “Now look over the reading and think of some questions to ask each other”. · Have students get into pairs. Say“Ask and answer questions about Rich's experience”.Monitor, offering help as needed. Extend the activity by having students form new pairs. · Come together as a class, h