Senior English for China Student’s Book 3
unit11 Key to Success reading
Making the team work
Teaching aims:
1. Learn and master the following words and phrases: temporary cooperate, uncertain, expectation, shortcoming, embarrass contradictory, for the sake of, keep an eye on, take something into account.
1. Improve the students reading ability.
1. Enable the students to realize that it is important to learn to co-operate.
Teaching difficult points:
1. How to improve the students’ reading ability.
1. Master the following the important phrases and sentences mentioned in the text.
Teaching methods:
1. Skimming and scanning methods
1. Individual, pair work or group work
1. Discussion
Teaching procedures:
Step1. Greetings and lead-in.
T: Let’s see the story. Screen:
T: What’s the problem with the three monks
How do the ants work
S: The monks had no water to drink, while ants carried a lot of rice/food to their caves.
T: So from these two groups of pictures, what have you learnt
S: Cooperation is very important. In other words, teamwork is very important.
Step2 Pre-reading
T: Now can you give me some examples about situations in our daily life where we must co-operate to accomplish some particular tasks.
( show pictures on the screen at the same time)
While talking about sports games, the teacher may ask the students to discuss them with partners according to the following question:
What are the requirements for a sports team to function well
Several minutes later, ask some students to answer the questions.
S: In my opinion, great skills are very important.
S: I think a good coach is also important.
S: I quite agree. But each member must love the team, because love is the strength .
T: Not bad! What is the most important thing do you think for a team to win a match
S: Maybe the most important factor for all the players is to respect each other.
T: Very good! I also think co-operation in a team is very important.
Step3 skimming
Get the students to comprehend the passage quickly and accurately. Then choose the right answers according to the passage.
T: we have just talked about some sports. We know cooperation is very important. Now we are going to study a passage that is about teamwork. Read the text quickly and choose the correct answers.
Listen to the text and also give them a few minutes to scan the text. (Do the following to see how much information the students have got from the text.)
1. In sports games, a player ______. (B)
A. often changes his role
B. has a clear role
C. feels that players with different abilities make different contributions
to the team
D. accepts the same expectations and responsibilities as the other players
2. The author takes (A)_____for example to show how a team can work well.
A. the sports team B. the project team
C. the rugby team D. a dynamic team
3. What is the main idea of Paragraph 7 (C)
A. How a project team is different from a rugby team.
B. How a project team works.
C. In a project team, people who have different abilities and personalities have different roles in the team.
D. How the tasks of the group are divided depends on personalities and abilities of the individuals in the group.
4. According to the text, which of the following statements is not right
A. The coach of a sports team is not counted as a team member, so he is less important.
B. Social relations are important within the team.
C. The atmosphere in the group affects the performance of the team.
D. It’s not necessary for all team members to be friends.
Step4 scanning
ⅠThe purpose to read this passage: one is to learn some new works and phrases and the other is to let the students learn something about teamwork. In this part , Ss will read the text again and then work with their partners to get some detailed information.
T: Now we are going to read the passage again and answer a few detailed questions on the screen.
1. Why are people sometimes made up a team to finish a job
1. what is coach’s job in a sports team
1. why is working in groups at school an opportunity to learn about teamwork
1. what does the task division for the group depend on in a team
1. what will the lack of recognition of differences in human functioning lead to
Ⅱ.instructions
(Give some instructions according to how much they are right.)
Passage Analyzing
Part 1(Paras.1-2) What is a team
Part 2(Paras.3-4) Sports team.
Part 3(Para.5) Working in groups at school is an opportunity to learn about teamwork.
Part 4(Paras.6-7) Project team.
Part 5(Paras.8-10) How to make teams function well.
Step5 Post –reading
1. According to the author, what are requirements for teams to function well
Teams can only function well when all team members cooperate.
The friendly atmosphere in a team has a positive effect on the performance of the team. Each player should not be confused or uncertain of their roles.
Project team Rugby team
similarities They are both teamwork. All team members should respect, help and support each other. The tasks of the teams should be divided according to the personalities and abilities of the team members.
differences The number of a rugby team’s players is not changeable , but the number of people that a project team needs is changeable. Their purposes of team- work are different. One is to win the match, while the other is to build. Besides, the rules they must follow are also different.
3. According to the author, some team members work best in tasks alone. Is this statement contradictory or not
Explain.
No, it’s not contradictory. Because even in a team or group, some work must be done alone. For example, in a sports team, the composition is mainly decided by the coach alone. When he/she makes a decision, if there are many people who want to make suggestions, maybe the coach will be confused. And it is the same with the architect in a project team.
Step6 discussion
T: We’ve learned about how to make teamwork well. Now can you give an example from your daily life to prove this inequation(不等式)2>1+1 (teamwork is better than individual work), for example, studying in your classroom, doing cleaning in your dormitory(寝室),or at home. Please work in groups of four and choose one example to prove this, five minutes later, let’s see which group works best, ok
Step7 summary
The passage is mainly about the importance of teamwork. It tells us that teamwork is necessary and important because some work in our life cannot be accomplished by someone alone. Working in teams at school is a preparation for our future. To make the team function well, all team members should help, respect and support each other and be clear about their roles. On the other hand, it is important to know every member’s strengths and shortcomings, because different personalities and abilities can fit different requirements in the society and can help us avoid embarrassing other team members. In this way, we can make the best of working with team members.
Step8 homework
Look on your class as a team, and write a passage to show how to make teamwork function well to make your class strong and make great progress.
三幅图
一个和尚
两个和尚
三个和尚
三幅图
一只蚂蚁
几只蚂蚁
很多只蚂蚁
……. basketball
Studying
teaching
volleyball
acting a play
building football
Teamwork