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Listening and Speaking
Unit 1
This is me
Do you like any books of this kind?
新课讲授
Pre-listening
Many works of literature have described characters in search of their values. Some good examples are The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Blue Bird and The Adventures of Pinocchio.
1
Listen to the radio programme and choose the best summary of the book.
a A story about a girl trying to get back home.
b A story of friendship among unusual people.
c A story about a girl finding her missing friends.
d A story about a girl moving to a new city.
While-listening
1
Listen to the radio programme and choose the best summary of the book.
Pronunciation:
/m/ from must Woodman
/n/ want land
/ŋ/ along
Phonetics in use
What else do you know?
/m/
/n/
/ŋ/
比较 /m/ /n/ /ŋ/
2
Listen again and complete the notes about the book.
What kind of book is it? It's a 1 _____________ book.
Who are the main characters?
Dorothy, her dog Toto, the Great Wizard Oz, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion.
What happens in the story?
A strong 2__________ takes Dorothy and Toto away from home. They arrive in the magic Land of Oz. To get back home, Dorothy must find 3__________ from the Great Wizard Oz. Along the way she 4__________ the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion. They all need help from the wizard. The Scarecrow wants a brain, the Woodman wants a 5__________, and the Lion wants a 6__________. So they go together. Lots of exciting things happen...
Listening for a book's basic information
To get the basic information of a book, listen for the book's name, writer, type, characters, setting, plot and message. It's helpful to take notes.
Learning to learn
2
Listen again and complete the notes about the book.
What kind of book is it?
It's a 1 _____________ book.
Who are the main characters?
Dorothy, her dog Toto, the Great Wizard Oz, the Scarecrow, the Tin
Woodman and the Cowardly Lion.
Children’s
2
Listen again and complete the notes about the book.
What happens in the story?
A strong 2__________ takes Dorothy and Toto away from home. They arrive in the magic Land of Oz. To get back home, Dorothy must find 3__________ from the Great Wizard Oz. Along the way she 4__________ the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion. They all need help from the wizard. The Scarecrow wants a brain, the Woodman wants a 5__________, and the Lion wants a 6__________.
So they go together. Lots of exciting things happen...
wind
help
meets
heart
courage
3
Listen to the conversation and complete the comments.
Emma
I really 1________ the exciting story of Dorothy and her friends.
But the most interesting part is, each of them wants a thing from Wizard. But in the end, they find it in 2__________. For example, the Scarecrow thinks he is not 3________, but in fact he can always find a way out. He comes up with an idea to make a boat to
4________ a river. He is clever! He just doesn’t know. Anyway. it’s a great book about finding our own values.
enjoy
themselves
clever
cross
3
Listen to the conversation and complete the comments.
Ethan
We already have the qualities, and we just need to 5_____ them.
Teacher
We just need to 7____________ about ourselves and try.
find
learn more
Listen again. Then talk about how the students comment on the book.
Making comments
To comment on books or films, we usually focus on the most interesting thing to us. It can be the main idea or the main character. We can also give examples to support our comments.
Learning to learn
4
Work in groups. Introduce and comment on another book about finding a "new me".
A book about finding a "new me"
· basic information
· your favourite quote
· your favourite character
· the most unforgettable event /interesting part
· the main idea /message
· ...
Post-listening
4
Work in groups. Introduce and comment on another book about finding a "new me".
... is one such book.
What books do you know about finding a "new me"?
Can you tell me more about it?
Sure. It tells the story of...
Useful expressions
· The main idea of the book is ...
· It's a great book about ...
· My favourite character / event is ...
· I like the quote ...
· ... is very interesting / surprising.
· We should learn ...
· It's important to ...
1. Many works of literature have described characters in search of
their values. 许多文学作品都描写了追寻自身价值的人物。
① search /sɜ:tʃ/ n.寻找;搜寻
常用短语:in search of 寻找……
e.g. Tom went to a big city in search of a good job.
[v.]寻找;搜寻
search for sb./sth.搜寻(或寻找)某人/某物
e.g. The police use it to search for bad guys.
e.g. Many people choose to leave their towns and villages
to search for work in the city.
Language points
② value /ˈvælju:/ n.价值
be of great value 有很大价值/重大意义
be of little value 没什么价值
[v.]重视;珍视
value sb./sth. (for...) (因……)而重视/珍视某人或某物
e.g. I hope all of you will value music and make it a part of your life.
e.g. Mr Li valued Jane for her hard work.
2. He just needs to realise it. 他只需要明白这一点。
realise /ˈrɪəlaɪz/ v.知道,明白
[及物动词]不用于进行时, 其后可接名词、代词或从句作宾语。
e.g. He didn’t realise his mistake.
e.g. We should realise that not sleeping enough is a serious problem.
1. 汤姆去大城市找一份好工作。
Tom went to a big city __________ __________ __________ a good job.
2. 许多人选择离开家乡去城市找工作。
Many people choose to leave their towns and villages to ________ _______
work in the city.
3. 我希望你们都能珍视音乐,并让它成为你们生活的一部分。
I hope all of you will __________ music and make it a part of your life.
4. 他直到老师指出来才意识到自己的错误。
He didn’t __________ his mistake __________ his teacher pointed it out.
in search of
search for
value
realise until
当堂检测
I can
learn to listen for a book’s basic information and make comments.
pronounce /m/ /n/ /ŋ/ correctly and remember the letters and letter combinations that represent them.
introduce and comment on some books to explore yourself again.
Reflecting
✍ Talk about what you have learnt about
exploring yourself in this section.
✍ Preview the next lesson.
Homework
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