Unit 2 Body language （表格式教案）

A Lesson Plan for Module 1,
Unit 2 “Body language”, 8B, Oxford English
Reading: Body language
Analysis of teaching materials The teaching material is the reading part from Oxford English module 1, unit 2. The topic of this module is social communication. The subject of the teaching material is “body language” and the genre is narration. The article tells the following story: Debbie and Simon, two students who work part-time in a travel agency, make different impression on customers because of their different body languages. Simon didn’t realize the reason why customers always ask Debbie for help until Mr.Yang helped him identify the problem. He then try to improve his body language. The passage is not difficult to understand, but some expressions may be new to Ss.
Analysis of Ss After a year of study in middle school, the 40 Ss from grade 8 in an ordinary middle school have great interests in learning English. Students can express themselves in English and have their own understandings of body language, but most students are not good at integrating knowledge with reality and logical analysis.
Lesson duration 40 mins
Teaching objectives (By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to... ) Language competence Grasp the use of some key words and phrases: Noun: expression, appearance, gesture Adjective: well-dressed, bored Phrase: body language, make a good impression on, look down, sit up Understand the main idea of the article
Thinking skills Predict the changes of Simon Give solutions to deal with embarrassing situation caused by inappropriate body language
Learning ability Analyze and compare different body language between Debbie and Simon, and summarize the results of this situation Cooperate with group members
Culture awareness Realize the importance of body language and learn some different body languages from other cultures.
Teaching focus the comprehension of the passage how to use body language appropriately
Teaching difficulty to figure out what kind of body language is appropriate
Teaching methods The Situational Method, Communicative Language Teaching
Teaching aids Blackboard, multimedia devices, video (Reserved activity)
Teaching procedures
Stage Step T’s activities Ss’ activities Stage rationale Time
Lead-in ① Greeting: Greet the Ss T: Hello boys and girls. Greet the teacher: Ss: Hello Rachel. Arouse Ss’ interest in the topic Activate Ss’s schemata of body language Lay a foundation of Ss getting a further understanding of body language 4min
② Act and guess: What do they mean Act them out and guess. (Pictures shown on PPT) Brainstorming: How many kinds of body language do you know Look at the pictures and try to act out different body languages, with one Ss acts out and the rest of the class guess the exact meaning. With the help of T, Ss point out body language includes expressions, gestures and so on.
Pre- reading ③ Observing: Who gives you a good impression (display pictures shown different body language, with new words besides them). Observing: Show the picture from the book, let Ss decide who is more friendlier. The whole class look at the picture and share their feelings. Then they will learn some new words that relate to body language. Ss observe the picture and come to an conclusion that Debbie looks more friendlier. Clear the linguistic obstacles for Ss Get Ss familiar with the topic and vocabulary 6min
While- reading ④ Ask Ss to skim the article for main idea and text type, scan it twice for detailed information, then finish the exercises. Ss look through the article for main idea and figure out the genre of it Ss read the passage again carefully, then finish the exercises given by T. Train Ss’s reading skills and strategies examine and strengthen students’ comprehension of the reading material 12min
Post- reading ⑤ Discussion (group work) What body languages are right in the classroom (Done in the class) How to use body languages to help communication in daily life How to deal with embarrassing situations caused by inappropriate use of body languages Ss discuss what kind of body language they should behave in the class, and share to others Ss list several ways of using body language to help communication Ss come up with ideas that what is the polite way when facing awkward situations caused by inappropriate use of body languages Integrate the passage with reality, enhance Ss’s awareness of well-behaving Expand some daily situations for Ss to discuss and cultivate divergent thinking 15min
Summary & Homework ⑥ Summary: The importance of body language, ways of reading a story, new expressions. Homework: Continue discussion on the last two questions, next time each group will do a oral report. The whole class follow T to revise the genre of the article, new expressions and the importance of body language Ss note down the homework and finish it with group members Lead Ss go through the whole content of the class Assign homework for Ss 3min
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Reserved activity Watch the video clip of Mr.Bean.