课件34张PPT。Welcome to Jenny’s ClassCommunication workshopBy Lu Yuan
Daliang Experimental Middle School Shunde, Guangdong
Describing an eventActivities in this class :
Read a description of a party in the textbook and learn how to describe an event using a layout and linking words.
Write a description of an event.
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONSHONOR IDEAS AND OPINIONS OF OTHERSVALUE YOURSELF AND YOUR SKILLSALWAYS SPEAK ENGLISH IN CLASSACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN EACH ACTIVITYSPEAK OUTASK IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND ANYTHINGWhat are they doing?birthdaySpeaking Have you ever been to a party?Different partiesanniversary
birthday
graduation
a wedding reception
retirement
a farewell party
a sporting victory
Peoplefamilies
close friends
honored guests
jazz band
teenagers
adults
kids
groom / bride
best man
bridesmaid
photographers
clownsFoods and drinkssoft drinks
champagne
cakes
fruits
beer
alcohol
snacks
serve tea or coffeePlacesIn the school
In the classroom
In a KTV
At home
In the open air
A lively and exciting
atmosphereWhat to dosing
dance
chat
talk
shout
scream
eat
drink
play
laughPersonal feelingshave a good time
go wild
bored
great fun
excited
get tired
Reading in pairs match the topics with the paragraphsLinking Fill in the gaps with the words: in the end, while, first, then, after that
Linking (sequence)before…; when; as soon as; while;
at the same time; as; after…;
first/ first of all; after that; during;
later; suddenly; then; next; finally;
in the end; at lastQuestion From this passage in the textbook, what really makes a complete description of a party ?Layout(1) introduction to the situation(2) the beginning(3) development(4) conclusionAbout the introduction1.The introduction should be brief but clear. It introduces the reason, the place, the time and the people of the event.
2.Usally it begins with the time, such as One day/Yesterday/Last Saturday/One Sunday morning/on July 31,2006/It was one of my summer holidays.About the beginning and the development1.The beginning and the development describe something happened in the event, so sometimes you can join the two parts into one.
2. You need to use some linking words such as first, then, after that, while, in the end and so on to tell the order of the event. About the conclusion1.The conclusion plays an important role in a composition. A good conclusion can cause readers to sympathize and think further.
2.Usually a description of an event ends with personal feelings, such as It was a great party./I felt very happy./My heart was full of joy./ I’ll never forget…/It was the happiest time in my life and so on.Some topics1. An Unforgettable Party
2. Go On a Field Trip
3. A Visiting to Great Wall/ Hainan Island/Hong Kong
4. An Exciting Basketball Match
5. I Have Done a Good DeedBefore the writing In groups, work together to discuss :
1.What topic will your group write about?
2.How will you describe the events? Writing Write a description of an event with over 100 words, reading Writing Help 3 on page 91 for reference.Talk backWork in groups, read each other’s descriptions. Give each other ideas on how to improve or correct your descriptions.
Decide which description is the best. Self-correction Remember to improve or correct it after you write it out for the first time.
(1) Can you add any adjectives to make the description more interesting?
(2) How about the irregular past tenses in the description?
(3) Has your description included any linking words?
(4) Any punctuation and spelling mistakes?Whose writing is the best in your group?Homework choose one of the following party situations and plan an ideal party: your parents’ wedding anniversary, a friend’s birthday party, a “leaving school” party, or your grandmother’s 70th birthday party. Then write a description of it in English with more than 100 words. Pay attention to the tense you use.Thank you!By Lu Yuan
Daliang Experimental Middle School Shunde, Guangdong
Describing an Event
By Lu Yuan
(Daliang Experimental Middle School, Shunde)
Teaching aims:
To build vocabulary by sorting and using them.
To write a description of an event using an appropriate layout and linking words.
To develop skills of self-correction and peer-help.
To arouse awareness of different cultures.
Teaching material: Communication Workshop, Unit 3, Module 1
Teaching aid: A multimedia computer
Teaching procedures:
Stage 1 Lead-in ( 6minutes )
Good morning, everybody. My name is Jenny. I will be your teacher for this lesson. You will learn to describe an event through(?) describing a party. ( I heard that you had a listening lesson about parties just now. Right? Very good. It is helpful to(?) this lesson.)
I believe each of you will do a very good job. I hope you can…
Show some different parties on the screen. Usually when people are happy or have something worth celebration, they will have a party. For example, a birthday party, a graduation party, a Christmas party, a classmates party, a good friends party and so on.
How many of you have ever been to a party? Many or few? Please hands up. If someone has been to a party, ask some questions about the party: What party was it ? Did you organize the party or were you invited to the party? Where was the party held? Who were invited? Were some foods and drinks served in the party? What did you do in the party? Do you think it’s a great party?
If many of the students haven’t been to a party, tell them that it doesn’t matter. There is a very good and complete description of a party in our textbook.
Stage 2 Matching ( 2 minutes )
1. Ask students to read the description of the party in the textbook and match the topics with the paragraphs.
2. Check in class
Stage 3 Linking ( 4 minutes )
In the description, especially when we describe an event, we need to use some linking words to tell the order of the event. Now let’s finish Ex.2.
1. Ask students to read the text again and fill in the gaps with the words in Exercise 2: in the end, while, first, then, after that.
2.Then ask them to read the passage about linking in Writing Help 3 on page 91.
3. Show linking (sequence) words on the screen.
Linking ( Sequence )
before…; when; as soon as; while; at the same time; as; after…; first of all;
after that; during; later; suddenly; then; next; finally; in the end; at last…
Stage4 Layout (8minutes )
From this passage in the textbook, what really makes a complete description of a party? In other words, how many parts are usually there in the description of an event?
Encourage students to summarize the layout and ask them to think about if they want to describe another event, for example, a trip, what they can write about in each part.
(1) introduction: reason (why?) place (where?) time (when?) people (who?)
(2) the beginning: preparations time food
(3) development: something happened during the party
(4) conclusion: something happened in the end the finish time the personal feeling
Stage 5 Writing ( 16minutes )
1. Before the writing, in a group of four, work together to brainstorm topics and ideas. What topics will you write about? How do you describe the events?
The students’ thoughts can be inspired by each other’s ideas. The group can write about the same topic, but it’s not necessary. They can write about different topics from the others’.
2. Each student chooses one topic and writes a composition entitled something like “My Birthday Party”, or “An Interesting Trip”. They should use the learned layout and ideas brought forward by the peers and they can read Writing Help 3 on page 91 for reference. Try to use the newly learned “anniversary, as well as, unfortunately, a bit of, a mess” if possible. Try to make the description interesting as well.
3. Self-correction.
(1) Can you add any adjectives to make the description more interesting?
(2) How about the irregular past tenses in the description?
(3) Has your description included some linking words?
(4) Any punctuation and spelling mistakes?
Stage 6 Exchanging of Writings ( 8minutes )
1. In groups of four, students read each other’s composition and give suggestions on how to make improvement.
The teacher can give some tips: criterions of evaluation of an article.
criterions
excellent
good
OK
poor
Structure
1.Introduction to the situation.
2.Beginning of the party.
3.Anything interesting happened.
4.The end of the party and your feeling.
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2. The teacher chooses one of the writings and improves it with the students.
Stage 7 Assignment ( 1 minute )
In groups, choose one of the following party situations and plan an ideal party: your parents’ wedding anniversary, a friend’s birthday party, a ‘leaving school’ party, or your grandmother’s 70th birthday party. Then write a description of it in English with more than 100 words. Pay attention to the tenses you use.
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设计的思路如下:
??? 1. 写作课应着重体现教师如何帮助学生分析及建立框架，如何引导学生开启思路举一反三在模仿的基础上创新，帮助学生完成写作任务，提高写作技巧的过程。
??? 2. 这节课的主要目的是学会describe an event，因此不能局限于写party，而应允许学生写他想写的事件，比如旅游等.而且在分析layout的时候就要学生思考如果写另外的事件，每部分应该写什么及怎么写。
?? 3. 写作对学生是困难的，因此在写之前给学生一个在小组中讨论的过程，写什么，怎么写，互相启发，但不要求同一个小组的一定要写相同的主题，可以写不同的。
?? 4. 学生写的时候应该是独立的活动，不要被打断，但他确实遇到困难的时候可以向老师寻求帮助。
? 5. 写完后安排学生在小组中互相交流，提出改进意见，之后rewrite the composition.并且老师挑一到两篇集体评讲。
