Unit 1 People Of Achievement Using language Listening and Speaking 教学设计-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册

Teaching and Learning Design 选择性必修Book1 Unit1 People of Achievement 教学设计 Period 5 Teaching and learning contents: Using Language—Exploring the meaning of greatness (Listening and talking) Comprehensive teaching and learning objectives: By the end of this period, the students will have been able to: 1) Listen to the conversation to grasp general ideas and detailed information for reasons and answer the questions; 2) Learn and use the expressions about how to give time to think; 3) Think and talk about the meaning of greatness and achievements. Teaching and learning important points: Listening comprehension and talking about the meaning of greatness. Teaching and learning difficult points: Listening comprehension and talking about the meaning of greatness. Teaching and learning procedure: Step 1 Review and leading in Activity 1 Review and leading in 1. Revise the usage of non-restrictive relative clauses and check the answers to the grammar exercises in reference book. 2. Lead in the teaching topic—exploring the meaning of greatness, and introduce the teaching objectives of this period. Step 2 Listening Activity 2 Pre-listening 1. Match the people with their achievements. Answers: 1) Alexander Fleming—B. discovered penicillin 2) Florence Nightingale—C. founded modern nursing 3) Wu Mengchao—D. performed operations well into his 90s 4) Zhong Nanshan—E. managed the SARS outbreak 5) Tu Youyou—A. contributed to a new treatment for malaria New word: found vt.创建；建立；把……建立在 founder n. 创建者，创办者，发起人 foundation n. 基本原理；根据；基础；创建，创办；基金会 e.g. The town was founded in 1610. 这个镇建于 1610 年。 He was one of the founders of the university’s medical college. 他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。 The organization has grown enormously since its foundation in 1955. 该组织自1955年创建以来已有重大的发展。 2. Talk and share with your partner what you know about the people and their achievements. Activity 3 While-listening 1. Go through the listening tasks. And then listen to the conversation for general idea—Who does each speaker admire? And tick the correct boxes in the table below. Answers: Name Alexander Fleming Zhong Nanshan Florence Nightingale Wu Mengchao Tu Youyou Dr Wang Dr Wang √ √ √ √ √ Wang Le √ √ Anna Smith √ √ 2. Introduce the listening strategy—Listening for reasons and then Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions. Listening strategy—Listening for reasons. When people give their opinions or decisions on a matter, they often give reasons for them. Sometimes, the reason is introduced by words such as because or due to. At other times, the reason is given right after the opinion or decision, and the link can be inferred. New word: infer vt. 推断，推理；暗示 e.g. Much of the meaning must be inferred from the context. 大部分含意必须从上下文中推断。 I inferred from what she said that you have not been well. 我从她的话语里推断你身体一直不太好。 Answers to the questions: (If the students have trouble with listening, they can listen to the conversation for a third time. ) 1) Why did Anna meet Wang Le at her home? Because they are doing a career-planning project together. 2) Why did Dr Wang decide to become a doctor? Because he has always wanted to do great things and help people. 3) What kind of person does Wang Le admire? Why? She really admires people like Tu Youyou because her research led to the discovery of artemisinin. 4) What advice did Dr Wang give? Do you agree with him? Give your reasons. Dr Wang advises that when you are young, it is very important to find out what really interests you. Also, never lose interest in it when it seems a bit too hard for you. I agree with him because great people challenge themselves to solve difficult problems. It helps them reach their goals and achieve great things. 3. Listen to the conversation once more to understand it better, and reconstruct the text by summarize the main content of the listening text. Step 3 Thinking and talking Activity 4 Thinking and talking about the meaning of greatness 1. Work in pairs. Brainstorm the names of some great people and write them in the table. 2. Discuss what makes these people great. Try to use the following language fillers to give yourself time to think. 1) Introduce the usage of language fillers to give yourself time to think. Giving time to think (Er/Oh/Um,) let me see/think… Well, er, … Yeah, I mean, I understand what you’re saying … Anyway, … Just a moment. Hang on a second. May I think about that for a moment? How can/shall/should I put this/it? Let me think about this/that for a moment. Right. /Sure Really? Well, I guess… You see/know, … So, … Well, it’s on the tip of my tongue. I’ve nearly got it, er, … What I want to say is … 2) Discuss what makes these people great and list some key words. 3. Use your discussion to draw conclusions about the meaning of greatness. The following expressions may help you. Then report back to the class. The greatest person I know of is..., who... To be great, a person should. To me, greatness means... Why do you think that? That’s true, but ... I want to be like because he/she... has achieved financial success has invented new products has made great discoveries serves as a good role mode brings happiness to other people makes great contributions to society Step 4 Evaluation and summary Activity 5 Self-evaluation Guide the students to reflect on their learning of this period by considering the following aspects. 1. How is your listening comprehension? (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor) 2. How is your talking? (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor) 3. How is your understanding the meaning of greatness? (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor) Activity 6 Summary Summarize the main contents of this period briefly, encouraging the students to think about what makes a great person and how to be a great person. Homework： 1. Complete the exercises in reference book. 2. Prepare an oral presentation: The meaning of greatness in my mind. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$