内容正文:
Unit 2 I feel nervous when I speak Chinese.
Module 1 Feelings and impressions
Teaching objectives:
By the end of this session, most students can be able to describe their appearance with a proper order and the brief structure with “with”, introduce their hobbies with various sentence patterns, and talk about their feelings with sense verbs and adjectives correctly; their ability of logical thinking and critical thinking will get a chance to be cultivated; They can realize the differences of hobbies and ways to express feelings between Western students and most Chinese students; And they will have a full comprehension of making pen pals. These will be achieved by:
1. Predicting from the beginning of the email message.
2. Skimming and scanning to understand the passage.
3. Learning the ways to describe one’s appearance, hobbies and feelings, and practice them in situations.
4. Discussing the differences of hobbies between Western students and Chinese students.
5. Discussing Sally’s personalities and her ways to show politeness and express feelings.
6. Writing an email with self-introduction to a pen pal
Teaching focuses:
1. To understand the email message and cultivate logical thinking.
2. To learn and practice describing one’s appearance, hobbies and feelings.
3. To discuss and realize the cultural differences in hobbies and ways to express feelings.
4. To train the ability of critical thinking by discussing whether it is a good idea to have a pen pal.
Anticipated difficulties:
Students may not know enough adjectives to describe their appearance and feelings.
Free talk
Q1:Do you have a pen pal? Where have you made pen pals?
Q2:How would you feel if you meet your pen pal soon?
Sally
Re: Welcome to China.
Hi Lingling,
Thanks for your last message. It was great to hear from you, and I can’t wait to meet you.
I hope you will know me from my photo when I arrive at the airport.
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Let's predict:
What might Sally tell Lingling in the message?
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