内容正文:
Unit 1 Back to school
Welcome to the unit & Reading (I)
内容分析:
本板块的话题为“新学期感受及规划”,包含一段新生访谈视频。视频中两位受访者分别表达了他们对于开启高中新学期的感受及规划。本板块通过视频模态着重培养学生“看”的语言技能,启发学生表达对于新的学习环境的情感和展望,激发学生的学习兴趣,为单元学习做好热身。再结合学生实际,让他们就自己面临的高中阶段学习生活,从如何面对机会和挑战、如何保持积极心态、如何提高学习效率、如何看待高中阶段的重要性等方面表达自己的观点,实现由课内到课外的知识迁移,同时为开启本单元的学习做好准备。
本单元卷首的名人名言出自《论语·为政》,意为:“学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆。”这是孔子所倡导的一种读书方法:学习与思考相结合,方能获得真知。
教学目标:
By the end of this section, students will be able to:
1. Describe the two interviewees’ feelings and plans about senior high school life;
2. Illustrate possible opportunities and challenges they will face at senior high school;
3. Adopt a positive attitude towards study at senior high school and enhance their understanding of the importance of senior high school education.
教学重难点:
1. Analyze the features of a speech.
2. Read the speech critically.
3. Rewrite part of the speech transcript.
教学过程:
Step 1 Free talk
What do students expect to learn and discover in high school?
Students can learn knowledge of different subjects and discover by joining various school clubs and activities. T can briefly introduce all kinds of clubs and activities in Yali Middle School.
【设计意图:让学生自由表达对高中校园生活的印象,引起情感上的共鸣,为下一环节中对校长演讲稿内容的预测做铺垫。】
Step 2 Watching a video
T asks students to watch a video and say something about the problems that Wendy and Stephen have.
Step 3 Understanding the idea of the speech
1. T asks Ss to underline the topic sentence for each paragraph.
2. T asks Ss to use key words to summarize the meaning of each paragraph.
【设计意图:指导学生通过找主题句快速获取段落主旨,了解语篇的宏观结构,验证之前的预测,培养学生概括段落大意的能力。】
Step 4 Understanding the structure of the speech
1. The structure of a paragraph
T leads Ss to figure out the structure of paragraph 5:
(Topic sentence—supporting sentence—supporting sentence—supporting sentence—concluding sentence)
2. The link between paragraphs
T leads Ss to focus on some key phrases, such as “it is important” and “Of equal importance”, to understand the link between paragraphs.
3. The structure of the