Unit 5 Launching Your Career Period 5 Using language—Listening and Speaking 教学设计-2025-2026学年人教版高中英语选择性必修第四册

该高中英语教学设计聚焦“选择大学专业”的听说技能，通过复习四种句型结构及语法练习导入，搭建从语言基础到实际交流的学习支架，明确了解专业、听力获取特定信息、谈论专业选择的目标。 亮点在于听力分层训练（预听通过图片讨论与新兴专业介绍激活背景，听中完成表格填空与识别指代策略练习，听后小组讨论深化思考），口语分类整理选择、愿望等表达句型并提供对话示例，结合核心素养中的语言能力与思维品质，通过“喜欢但不擅长的专业是否值得学习”等讨论培养批判性思维，自我评估提升学习能力，助力学生语言运用与职业规划意识，为教师提供任务型教学的清晰路径。

Teaching and Learning Design Book4 Unit5 Launching Your Career 教学设计 Period 5 Teaching and learning contents: Using Language—Choosing a university major (Listening and speaking) Comprehensive teaching and learning objectives: By the end of this period, the students will have been able to: 1) Learn about university majors; 2) Practise listening for specific information; 3) Learn to talk about the major(s) you would like to choose. Teaching and learning important points: 1) Learning about university majors; 2) Practising listening for specific information; 3) Learning to talk about the major(s) you would like to choose. Teaching and learning difficult points: 1) Practising listening for specific information; 2) Learning to talk about the major(s) you would like to choose. Teaching and learning procedure: Step 1 Review and leading in Activity 1 Review and leading in 1. Briefly revise the structures of 4 sentence types and check the answers to the grammar exercises in the reference book. 2. Lead into the teaching topic—choosing a university major, and then introduce the teaching and learning objectives of this period. Step 2 Listening Activity 2 Pre-listening 1. Learn about university majors. 1) What is a university/college major? Your major is essentially the area of study in which you plan to specialize. Usually, your freshman and sophomore years are spent earning credits toward your general education classes. Things like math, science and English literature — courses you need to complete before declaring a major. 2) Tips for choosing a university/college major: There’s no standard rule for how to choose a college major but there are some ways to narrow it down. If you’re struggling to settle on a course of study, here are some tips for how to pick a major you’ll be excited about. Start with your interests. Brainstorming can be a helpful way to choose a college major. Make a list of anything and everything you’re passionate about. Take stock of your abilities. Next, make a second list of your skills. Then compare that list to your list of interests to see where they overlap. Consider your career interests. As a child, you were probably asked a million times what you wanted to be when you grew up. Get insight from other college grads. Another helpful tip for how to pick a major is talking to people who have already made the decision. Research the long-term outlook. You may also want to compare starting salaries for various careers to see which majors offer the highest pay. 2. Look at the pictures on Page 54. Discuss in pairs which university major each picture might show. Picture 1 Public health Picture 2 Computer game design Picture 3 Bio-medical engineering Picture 4 Robotics Picture 5 Data science Picture 6 Cybersecurity 3. Introduce more university majors. Genetic engineering(基因工程) Renewable energy management(可再生能源管理) Blockchain technology(区块链技术) Emerging media studies (新兴媒体研究) Digital Economy (数字经济) Library and Information Science (图书情报) Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Combating (水土保持与荒漠化防治) 4.Think about the following questions and share your answers. What’s your dream university? What major do you want to study? Why? What are the requirements for this major? Activity 3 While-listening 1. Go through the 3 listening tasks and predict the main idea of the listening material according to the given information in the tables and the questions to answer. Main idea: Three students are talking about requirements of universities and choosing university majors. 2. Listen to the conversation and tick the chart according to what is needed to get into a good university in each country. Answers: Requirement China UK USA Get a good grade √ √ Pass the entrance exam √ √ Write an essay √ √ 3. Listen to the conversation again, and take notes on what each student would like to study and why. Answers: Student Chosen major Reason Liu Ming  Computer game design  to design fun games for children to learn with Susan  International business  to find work overseas and see more of the world Olivia  Robotics  interested in futuristic things 4. Learn about the listening strategy—Identify references. Then listen again and answer the questions below. Listening strategy—Identify references: When we speak, we often refer to someone else’s opinion or what we have heard, read, or been told. When expressing this in speech, we use phrases such as I heard/ read that …, according to ..., I was told that ..., etc. Answers to the questions: 1) What did Liu Ming say about cybersecurity and data science? They’re really fascinating subjects if you’re good at computer programming. 2) What did Susan say she was told? There’s no point in choosing a subject that you like but you’re not very good at. 3) What did Olivia say they need to do to get into good universities? They need to start studying even harder. Activity 4 Post-listening Work in groups. Discuss these questions and share opinions. 1. Do you agree with Olivia’s parents when they say that a person’s career might depend on what university they get into? Why or why not? Suggested answer: It depends upon the career. For a few highly specialised careers, getting into the right university is key. For many other careers, it does not matter which university you have been to, or even really what you have studied at university. 2. Do you agree that there is no point studying something that you like but you are not very good at? Give your reasons. Suggested answer: Yes, because it serves no purpose. I might like listening to the piano and dream of being a concert pianist, but if I lack the talent, what is the point? Step 3 Speaking up Activity 5 Learning about the expressions Read the expressions below and put them into different categories. Then have a group discussion and add more to each category. Expressing choices, wishes, intentions, and opinions Choice I’d choose …because … If possible, I’d really like to… …is always my first choice. I prefer …to … I choose… in preference to… I give priority to… Wish I plan/hope/wish to … My goal/dream is to ... I’ve always wanted to … I dream of/about … I simply can’t wait to… I’m longing to… I’m eager for… Intention I’m not sure what I want to study yet, but right now I’m thinking about … I’d like to… with the intention of… I intended to… I attempt to… Opinion I’m not sure if that suits you, because ... I think that is really difficult because… I think you are really suited to that because … That’s a good choice, but I think you should ... Are you sure that’s a good choice? Have you thought about ...? In my opinion, … From my perspective, … Personally, … According to..., … Activity 6 Thinking, discussing and sharing 1. In pairs, tell each other about the major(s) you would like to choose. Use the expressions to help you. Make a list of the factors that would influence your career choice. Tell your partner about the major(s) you would like to choose using the expressions and the reasons. Report your partner’s choice using the expressions of making reference. Expressing choices, wishes, intentions, and opinions I’d choose …because … If possible, I’d really like to… I’m not sure if that suits you, because ... I think that is really difficult because … I think you are really suited to that because … That’s a good choice, but I think you should ... Are you sure that’s a good choice? Have you thought about ...? I’m not sure what I want to study yet, but right now I’m thinking about … because … I plan/hope/wish to … My goal/dream is to ... I’ve always wanted to … 2. Read the sample dialogue. A: What major will you choose in university? B: I’m not really sure yet. My goal is to work at a large company, so I guess Business administration. A: Are you sure that’s a good choice? Most of the people I know who are working at large companies majored in something else. And a lot of companies want employees with different education backgrounds, as they have different skills and points of view. B: So, what would you suggest? A: Have you thought about history? You love that subject. B: That’s a good choice, but I still think I should study something more useful for my future career. What about you? What major will you choose? A: I plan to study nutrition and child health after I go to medical school. B: So, you want to be a doctor? A: Yes, if possible, I’d really like to become a paediatrician (小儿科医师). B: Wow! I think that might be quite difficult for you. Your grades in science have been weak so far. A: That might be true, but it is my dream. I’ll study harder when it comes to science from now on. B: What if it doesn’t work out? A: Well, I’ll just have to cross that bridge when I come to it. 3. Get a few students to present their choices of university majors and give reasons in the form of a dialogue. Step 4 Evaluation and summary Activity 7 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 performance of the discussion and presentation? (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor) Activity 8 Summary Summarize the main contents of this period briefly and encourage the students to learn how to handle challenges in their daily lives. Homework: 1. Complete the exercises in the reference book. 2. Preview the reading passage on P55-56 in the textbook. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $