北师大版（2019）必修第一册 Unit1 Life Choices Topic talk名师教学设计

Unit1 Topic talk 名师教学设计
课时内容：
主题语境：人与自我主题群：生活与学习
子主题：学校生活
语篇类型：音频，文字
文本分析：本节课为听说课，首先讨论新的校园生活与之前的校园生活有哪些不同，进入新的校园有哪些计划与目标；然后听取一段听力材料，学习使用关于与心情感受相关的单词和短语；然后听取三段采访稿，讲述了三个人的生活方式；最后一部分要求学生写一段关于新的生活的介绍。该小节内容从听力练习、口语对话练习和写作练习方面，引导学生结合自身现状，对当下的生活进行总结与描述，切合单元话题。
课时目标：
1.知识目标：
（1）单词和短语：
boring，exciting，interesting，challenging，stressful，differ from，put pressure on
（2）重点句子：
I feel excited because this school differs in many ways from my previous one.
I hope I will develop confidence in speaking English/develop competence in a variety of new skills.
2.能力目标：
（1）学生能够学会表达内心的感受和想法；
（2）学生能够对未来的高中生活做出一定的计划或安排。
3.学能目标：
让学生在听听力材料之前，通过已有信息对文本内容进行预测和推断。
重点难点：
1.能够使用不同的形容词对新的校园生活进行描述掌握并运用重点的词汇。
2.学会对自己的情感进行表达。
3.能够对未来的生活进行规划。
教学准备：
教师准备：
电脑，多媒体设备，课堂导学案，听力材料，课本等。
学生准备：
提前预习课程内容，查阅新词汇，标注不理解的相关表达。
教学过程：
Step I Preparation and lead-in
1.Ask students to talk about their new school life Use the cues to help them.
Give students several minutes to prepare a speech, and then let them give it.
2. Lead in the topic with a form as follows:
To find an ideal roommate
Personal Info Sex: Age:
Occupation:
Preferences Share type: Apartment ( ) House ( ) Other ( )
Rent: Distance:
Dietary preferences: Kosher ( ) Vegetarian ( ) Food Allergies ( )
Smoking: Non-smoker( ) Occasional smoker ( ) Smoker ( )
Pets: No pets( ) Negotiable ( ) Cats ( ) Small dog ( ) Other ( )
Personal Habits Socially: Friendly and outgoing ( ) Moderately social ( ) Quiet and reserved ( )
Hours: Early to bed, Early to rise( ) Flexible ( ) Night owl ( )
Cleanliness: Chaotic ( ) Casual ( ) Neat ( )
Activity: High energy ( ) Flexible ( ) Quiet ( )
T: After reading this form, how do you think people can find a perfect roommate
Ss: They are supposed to take a look at each other’s basic information, as well as the preferences and habits. Do they match in some way In other words, are their choices similar
T: It seems that the lifestyle plays an important part in one’s life, which has an effect on how you get along with the society. During this week, we will focus on this topic—LIFE CHOICES. Now can anyone tell me how you understand this phrase
Ss: Maybe it is about how people live their life.
T: Actually, the lifestyle is a way of life or style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group When we talk about people’s lives, what adjectives are most likely to be used
Ss: (Ss may give different adjectives.)
T: Now check yours with the Key Words (exciting interesting, stressful, boring, challenging) on Page 6.
3. Make sure students know the meanings of these words. They can check the meanings in the dictionary.
T: Very nice! The words “exciting” and “stressful” are the two most frequently used adjectives, while talking about LIFE. Are you clear about their usages In what situation or sentences do we use them
Paraphrase for “stressful”:
causing a lot of anxiety and worry
E.g.
Moving to a new house is a very stressful experience.
Keeping the whole thing a secret is obviously very stressful for her.
Looking after small children can be very stressful.
What’s the most stressful aspect of your job？
Hotel managers must be able to get along with all kinds of people，even in stressful situations.
Paraphrase for “challenging”：
（1）difficult in an interesting way that tests your ability
（2）done in a way that invites people to disagree or argue with you，or shows that you disagree with them
E.g.
Mike found a challenging job as a computer programmer.
Mona gave him a challenging look.
I’m ready to do all those things which are more challenging.
There will be many difficult and challenging days ahead.
On PC，the game had it all—imaginative storyline and characters, challenging gameplay，superb graphics.
【设计意图】该环节属于本堂课的导入环节和本单元话题的导入环节，通过寻找室友，可以从侧面展现出自己在生活中的一些爱好和需求。同时通过对新校园生活的描述，掌握一些重点词汇，如：stressful，exciting，challenging等等。
Step II Listening
1. Ask students to read the Text Builder carefully from left to right. Then listen and complete it by underlining the words or expressions they hear in the right column.
Text Builder—Life Choices
I’m a new senior secondary school student. My new school life is very 1 ________. Personal Feelings exciting, interesting, stressful, boring, challenging
I feel excited because this school 2 ________. Reasons differs in many ways from my previous one, is much bigger and more dynamic than I expected has a big playground /a friendly head teacher/a beautiful campus/an excellent student centre/a big library
What is also very different is that students in the same class 3________. Forms of Learning (can/can’t) have different class schedules/choices for different clubs, (do not) have fixed classrooms, do group projects, have group discussions, share ideas or check work together
In the next three years, I hope I will 4 ________. Expectations learn many new things develop confidence in speaking English/ competence in a variety of new skills have a happier, more fruitful and satisfying life.
Suggested answers: 1 exciting 2 differs in many ways from my previous one 3 can have different class schedules 4 learn many new things; develop confidence in speaking English/ competence in a variety of new skills
2. Divide students into several groups. Then ask them to use the Text builder to talk about their new school life
Suggested answer: I’m a new secondary school student. My new school life is very exciting and it differs in many ways from my previous one. This school has a large gym and library. In my previous school we didn’t have either of these. I’m looking forward to learning many new subjects in this school. Our head teacher is very friendly too which makes me happy.
3. Listen to the dialogue Three people are interviewed about their plete the notes below. Then, take turns to talk about their life choices.
Bob Fred Ms Johnson
Job
Work schedule
Positives about the job
Negatives about the job
Suggested answers:
Bob Fred Ms Johnson
Job Doctor Football player Business manager
Work schedule starts work at 7, works 12-hour shifts trains for 10 months a year, 5 hours a day 8 am until late evening
Positives about the job gets to solve problems an help people recover from illness and injury travels a lot to different countries and people cheering him on gets to make important decisions
Negatives about the job little time for leisure, lots of pressure, having to make correct decisions all the time Injuries from training or playing stressful work, doesn’t get to see family enough
【设计意图】通过听两段材料，使学生对校园生活及不同的行业、不同的工作性质有更多的了解。既能锻炼学生的总结能力，也能增强学生的语言组织和表达能力。
Step III Writing practice
1.Ask students to use the language they have learnt to write a short paragraph about their new school life Then share it in groups.
Suggested answer: I am a new senior secondary school student M new school life is very interesting because this school has excellent students and much more dynamic than my previous school. I know that high school lessons are more important than before, so I will try my best to make great progress in my study I hope in the next three years I will have a happier, more fruitful and satisfying school life.
2. Ask several students to read each quote and the background notes. Then explain them to the students.
There is no substitute for hard work. —Thomas A. Edison The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. —Mahatma Gandhi Quietude promotes learning, frugality cultivates virtue. One can't show high ideals without simple living; one can't have lofty aspirations without a peaceful state of mind. —Zhuge Liang To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield. —Alfred Tennyson
【设计意图】该环节为开放性环节，也是本小节的课堂总结，意在让学生通过本堂课的学习，用本堂课所学的重点单词、短语和句型，对自己的校园生活有更准确的描述。通过名人名言，开阔学生的视野。
Step IV Homework
1. After class compare your summaries and judge which of yours is the best.
2. Preview Lesson 1.
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