Module 9 Unit 2 Task Writing a letter about the Tower of London
Teaching aims:
1. To improve the students’ skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
2. To help the students to write a letter about the Tower of London.
Teaching difficult points:
1. How to listen for discourse markers;
2. How to stress syllables and words;
3. How to write informally about a formal topic.
Teaching methods:
1. Listening, reading and thinking to get students to understand the text.
2. Pair discussion and group discussion to get students to participate in the classroom activities.
Teaching aids:
The multimedia
Teaching procedures:
Step1 Skills building 1: listening for discourse markers
Help the students understand the new concept of discourse markers.
Ask the students to read the guidelines on the top of page 26.
Have the students listen Part A and write down the discourse markers that they hear at the beginning of each new section.
Finish Part B.
Help the students read Part C and finish the relevant exercise.
Step2 Skills building 2: stressing syllables and words
Help the students use pause, intonation and correct pronunciation to communicate with other people in English.
Ask the students to go over the guidelines on top of page 28.
Present some example sentences and ask several students to practice reading them aloud.
Have the students go through the points in the left column on page 28.
Ask the students to work in pairs. One acts as the tourist and the other as the tour guide. Help them finish the interview.
Step3 Skills building 3: Writing informally about a formal topic
Revise the format of a letter by asking students the following questions:
What and how do we write on an envelope?
What information do we need to put on a letter sheet?
Ask the students to read the instructions at the top of page 29. Have the students focus on the common expressions for giving an opinion and some common adjectives and adverbs used to express an opinion.
Encourage the students to use what they have learnt about the Tower of London to write a letter.
课件23张PPT。U Witnessing timeNIT 2Task writing a letter about the Tower of LondonSkills building 1: listening for discourse markers
Discussion:
What are discourse markers? Discourse markers can show the connection between what the speaker is saying and what has already been said. They also can reflect the speaker’s attitude to what is being said.
TIPS:
Here are some of the most commonly used discourses markers and their functions:
Showing the structure of the talk: first of all, secondly…
Giving additional information on the same point: what’s more, in addition, apart from…
Giving examples: for instance, let me give you an example…
Generalizing: in general, on the whole…
Expressing consequence: therefore, as a result… TIPS:
Here are some of the most commonly used discourses markers and their functions:
Clarifying, giving details: what I mean, actually…
Giving emphasis: you need to remember, in particular…
Showing contrast: on the other hand, however…
Showing similarity: similarly, in the same way…
Change of topic: anyway, well now…
Digression: by the way
Return to topic: as I was saying, to get back to…. Listening practice :
Before listening, you are expected to study the left column of the table on page 26, which introduces the Tower of London. who first used the site?
what was the purpose of building the Tower of London?
what were the functions of the Tower?
which is the most popular part of the Tower?Listen to the tape and fill in the table with the discourse markersin factto get back towellthe next important pointneverthelessa secondmoreoveranothera fourththe final functionin factPart Bthe peoplewaterpulled uptwenty-twochurchessoldierswardrobejewelsKing Henry VIII; King JamesAnne Boleyn; Sir Walter RaleighPart CRead this page from the booklet and circle the following information:
The executioners:
The victims: Skills building 2: stressing syllables and words
Discussion :
How to focus on stress? TIPS :
Word stress
Sentence stressUnderline the words we should stress when we read in the following sentences. 1. The weather is good enough for a picnic today.
2. I’d like to attend the meeting this
afternoon, but I’m very busy.
3. This is his book, not her book.4. This is Tom, and this is Jim.
5. This apple is on the desk. It isn’t under
the desk.
6. I’d like to buy a book, but I have
little money. Pair work:Asking about the crown jewelsGo through the points in the left column on page 28.
Work in groups to list as many questions you want to ask about the crown jewels as you can.
3. Study the answers in the right column.
4. One acts as the tourist and the other as the tour guidesWhat and how do we write on an envelope?StampSkills building 3
Writing informally about a formal topicSTAMPMr.Robert Smith 2417 Bancraft Way. Berkely, CA 94704 U.S.A. An English letter usually consists of six parts：
1. heading（信头）
2. inside address（收信人地址）
3. salutation（称呼）
4. body（信主体）
5. complimentary close（结尾客套语）
6. signature（署名） Skills building 3:
writing informally about a formal topic
Learn to express an opinion
I thought the … was …
I found the … very …
I felt it was …
I (really) enjoyed / loved / didn’t enjoyed / hated the …
I (especially) liked the part about …
In my opinion, it was … (rather formal)
My impression was that it was …(rather formal)Writing a letter back homeRead the instructions in Step 3;
Work in groups of four to write an outline;
3. Write letters and check misspelling;
4. Make sure that personal comments are included in writing.(date) ___________
Dear Mum and Dad,
Hello from London! I have just been to the Tower of London and I want to tell you all about it. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Love,
________
