(共29张PPT)
Task : conducting a survey
Period 1
Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained
Skills building 1: completing a questionnaire Skills building 1: completing a questionnaire Skills building 1: completing a questionnaire Skills building 1: completing a questionnaire Skills building 1: completing a questionnaire
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What are they doing
They are conducting a survey.
2. How to conduct a survey
We can design a questionnaire.
3.What is a questionnaire
It is a list of questions or statements. We can usually answer it by “yes”, “no” or
some other simple answers.
3. How to construct a questionnaire Are there any rules for us to follow
5. Give specific references.
3. Avoid negative sentences.
2. Use short and simple sentences.
4. Use precise language.
1. Ask one piece of information at a time.
6. Make sure people have the
necessary knowledge to answer.
3. How to construct a questionnaire Are there any rules for us to follow
5. Give specific references.
3. Avoid negative sentences.
2. Use short and simple sentences.
4. Use precise language.
1. Ask one piece of information at a time.
6. Make sure people have the
necessary knowledge to answer.
Skills building 1: Completing a questionnaire
Below is a questionnaire about people’s shopping habits. The statements are not properly constructed. Point out which rule each statement does not follow.
Write the numbers in the blanks. You don’t have to fill in the questionnaire.
1. I don’t go shopping in supermarkets. A_D_N_
2. I go shopping once a day and spend more than 15 yuan each time. A_D_N_
3. I have gone shopping at Smith’s. A_D_N_
4. When I go shopping, I always go with my friends who live near my house that is near a shopping centre. A_D_N_
5. I often go shopping. A_D_N_
6. I buy a new top every month. A_D_N_
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Designing a questionnaire
1. You work for a book club and have drafted a questionnaire for a survey, but there are three inappropriate (不适当的)questions / statements in it. Correct them according to the rules on page 12.
Listening
Listen to the first part of this conversation with you and check your revisions.
ANSWERS:
Question 2 should be divided into two questions:
2 How did you find out about
Best Book Club
newspapers □ magazines □
friends □ Internet □ TV □
3 When did you join the club
2000 □ 2001 □
2002 □ 2003 □
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So, altogether there are 8 questions in the questionnaire. Question 3 now should be Q4; Question 4 should be Q5; Question 5 should be Q6; Question 6 should be Q7; Question 7 should be Q8.
ANSWERS:
The original Question 4 should be more accurate and changed into Question 5 like the following:
5 How many times have you visited bookshops in the last 6 months
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The original Question 6 should be changed into Question 7. It is too long and difficult. The instruction should be cut into only two words ‘Please specify’.
You are showing your questionnaire to your boss. Listen to the second part of the conversation and add two questions as your boss requires.
9. Are you interested in a mystery book club
Yes □ No □
Answers
10. How much would you spend on
mystery books each month
less than￥ 10 □ ￥10-19 □
￥20-29 □ no less than ￥30□
Designing a questionnaire
English learning
You are asked to answer as many questions as you can in 60 seconds. If your answer is right, you can get 10 marks. The one who answers more is the winner of our game.
1. Design a questionnaire by yourself.
2. Preview skills building 2.
Please tick your level of agreement with the statements below (A stands for Agree, D for Disagree, and N for Not sure).
A questionnaire about English learning
1. I started to learn English seven years ago.
A 口 D口 N口
2. I have learned English very hard.
A 口 D口 N口
3. When I have questions, I often ask my friends to help me.
A 口 D口 N口
4. I don’t like learning English grammar.
A 口 D口 N口
5. After class, I always do exercises first.
A 口 D口 N口
6. I have learned more than 300 new words.
A 口 D口 N口1. The capital city of Canada is Ottawa, yes or no (Yes)
2. The first three most populous country in the world are China, India and the USA, yes or no (Yes)
3. The American Civil War happened in 1860, yes or no (No)
4. The World War I happened in 1915, yes or no (No)
5. The longest river in the world is Nile, yes or no (Yes)
6. The sun moves round the moon. Yes or no (No)
7. The Fourth of July is Independence Day, yes or no (Yes)
8. Koalas can swim. Yes or no (No)
9. Dragon stands for the emperor in ancient China, the same in western countries. Yes or no (No)
10. The earth moves round the sun. Yes or no (Yes)
11．The first recorded ancient Olympic Games were held in
776 BC. Yes or no (Yes)
12. Beijing will hold the 29th Olympic Games. Yes or no (Yes)
13. Canada has two official languages. Yes or no (Yes)
14. Green hand in Chinese means “新手”，Yes or no (Yes)
15. Russia, Canada, China, and the USA are the four largest countries in the world. Yes or no (Yes)
16. The main political parties in the USA are the Democrats &the Republicans. Yes or no (Yes)
17. Nile is the longest river in the world. Yes or no (Yes)
18. The most famous pyramids are mostly in Egypt, yes or no
19. Tulip “郁金香”is the symbol of France, yes or no (No) 20. The writer of the book “The old man and the sea” is海明威, Yes or no (Yes)
21. Isaac Newton discovered the gravity, yes or no (Yes)
22. The national Day in china is celebrated on the second day of October, yes or no (No)
23. The fourth Tuesday of November in the United States is Thanksgiving Day, yes or no (No)
24. Madam Curie discovered ra, yes or no (Yes)
25. Himalayas is the highest mountain in the world, yes or no
26. The capital city of America is New York, yes or no (No)
