Unit 1 Teenage Life Reading for Writing
课时安排 时长 讲解内容 课前预习
1课时 45分钟 教材 P18-19中的知识 学生自主完成书本和课时练中的题目。
教学目标与核心素养
1. Get students to have a good understanding of how to write a suggestion letter properly.
2. Enable students to use some writing skills flexibly.
3. Develop students’ writing and cooperating abilities.
4. Strengthen students’ great interest in writing discourses.
教学重难点
1. How to enable students to have a good understanding of the skills of writing a suggestion letter
2.How to enable students to write a good recommendation letter using some writing skills properly.
教学方法
Cooperative Teaching Method,
Task-based language teaching
教学资源
教材,课件PPT,课时练
教材分析
本节课阅读文本,是一份青少年咨询师Susan Luo写给一位因朋友沉迷于电脑游戏和网络而担忧的青少年的建议信。这是一份比较正式的书信。写作要求写一份建议信。
教学过程
Step 1: Lead in
Begin the class with the lead-in questions:
How to write a letter for advice What kinds of aspects should be included
设计意图:
教师要求学生与他们的伙伴自由讨论该主题,并集思广益一些有关该主题的想法。这样,学生可以想出更多的想法,避免在上课开始时感到紧张。
Step 2: Pre-writing
1. Read to discover details concerning advice letters’ writing style.
What is Worried Friend’s problem
Do you think Ms. Luo’s advice is useful Why or why not
What other kinds of advice would you give
设计意图:
老师给学生足够的时间单独阅读和独立思考。通过这种方式,学生可以培养个人的逻辑思维能力,提高他们发现细节的能力。
Step3 While-writing
1. Read to sum up
Find and mark the parts of the letter that match the following points.
A.I know what the problem is. B. I understand how you feel.
C. This is my advice and reasons D. I think my advice will help.
What expressions does Ms Luo use to make suggestions Circle them in the letter.
2. Use what you have learnt to write a letter of advice to one of the teenagers below.
Work in groups. Choose one of the teenagers and discuss his or her problems. List possible suggestions and reasons.
Eric 15, Chicago
My parents won’t listen when I tell them things. I guess it’s because they’re adults and can’t understand me. Do you have any suggestions
Xu Ting 14 Hangzhou
I always feel lonely after school because my parents work in another city. What can I do
Min Ho, 15, Seoul
There is a girl I like in my class, but I am too shy to talk to her. Please help me!
Use what you have learnt to draft a letter offering advice to any of those students above.
____________(write the date and greet the reader)
(
Dear______
(
首段)
You wrote that ___________________. I understand that___________________.
(
正文)
I think____________________. Because_______________________________.
(
尾段
) I am sure____________________________________________.
Best Wishes,
(close and sign the letter)
______
)
设计意图:
1. 教师带领学生弄清楚这封信的组织结构,并欣赏其语言特点。
2. 读后分为两个练习。第一个是口头表达:用所学知识,小组讨论,针对Eric的问题提出建议。第二个是书面表达:用所学知识,针对Min Ho的问题写一封信给他,提出你的建议。
Step 4: Post-writing
Exchange drafts
Use the checklist to give feedback on your partner’s draft.
√Are all the parts of a letter included and organized in a good order
√Does the writer give reasons for the advice
√Does the writer use proper expressions to give suggestions
√Does the writer use commas and stops correctly
√Is the handwriting easy to read
设计意图:
每个学生完成自己的写作后,请他们与同桌交换草稿,并按照以上标准评估草稿
Homework
Write down some writing expressions and models concerning advice letters.
设计意图:
巩固课堂学习,提高学生写作技能。培养学生批判性思维。
板书设计
Unit 1 Teenage Life Reading for Writing
Different ways of offering suggestions
Good expressions for offering suggestions:
I recommend that…
I think you should…
Why not do…
It’s + adj.+for sb. to do…
Doing sth. is…
...make(s) it + adj. +for sb. to do...
教学反思:
本节课优点:教学内容完成,实现了既定的教学目标,调动了学生的积极性。学生能够运用所学知识进行写作。
本节课缺点:需要进一步引导学生发挥主动积极性。
本节课需要完善的地方:针对学生写作中出现问题,给以具体指导,帮助学生提高写作水平。