Teaching design for M4U4 Reading Task
Lead in
Morning, class!
I found you are busy preparing for the coming sports meet. I found I’m not in the list of the judge this year, which made me relaxed. I can enjoy your competition freely. What if it rains in the sports meet? What if our class wins the first place in the sport meet? 21教育网
We’re supposed to check some of the exercises, today. But unexpectedly, some teachers come to our class, so I made some adjustment. It becomes an “open class”. Let me introduce two of them to you.
“This is Mrs. Ye. Hello! Mrs. Ye!” (shake hands)
“This is Mrs. Li. Nice to see you! Mrs. Li!” (shake hands)
What did I do to greet them just now? (Ss…)
Hand-shaking is one of the most popular ways in the world to greet people.
Title
I read about an article. The name is “The Open Hand – A Universal Sign”. I don’t quite understand the title at first sight. Who can explain it to me? (S1…S2…) What does “open” mean? Discuss with your partner and guess the meaning of the title.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
I make a fist, is it open? I hold a pen, is it open? If I close my hand, what can I hold? (weapon) Now, my hand is open, can I hold anything? Now, I approach you, do you feel safe? So, what does the open hand mean? The open hand is a sign of safety and friendliness.
Structure of the passage
Two things are talked about in the text, they are:
(1) Different ways of showing the open hand in different countries
(2) The most popular way to show the open hand in the world
If you are going to write the article with this title, which part will you write first? Why? (S1:…S2…)
(1)(2): ways of greeting that are different from yours, more interesting, attract readers. Special to general.
(2)(1): familiar and important things come first. General to special.21·世纪*教育网
Read the text fast and silently 3 minutes and find out which part is talked about first, and which, second.
(Ss read silently and check)
Para1
Now close your books. Some questions are talked about in the first paragraph.
Why do people smile?
How do people shake hands?
Smile and handshake – the two most popular ways of greeting
Why do people shake hands?
Do not rely on your memory, but rely on the logical meaning, decide the order of the 4 questions in a text. Now think about it. (Ss think) Now exchange your ideas with your partner. (check the answer)21世纪教育网版权所有
The most popular way to show the open hand in the world
Smile and handshake – the two most popular ways of greeting
Why do people smile?
Why do people shake hands?
How do people shake hands?
Now read paragraph1 carefully and silently for 2 minutes and find out 3 sentences to answer the three questions. One sentence for one question. (check the answers together)
Some sentences have similar structures? Can you find them?
What if…? What if…? What if…?
We have to…, and we have to…
It shows that…, and that…
Repetition makes the meaning stronger, but they may not be the key sentence. And it is necessary to tell the key sentence from the supporting details.2-1-c-n-j-y
How do you understand some expressions in this paragraph?
Stranger: someone we don’t know
Unfamiliar place: place we haven’t been to or know little about
Trust: believe in, rely on
Be armed (with): be equipped with weapon
Practice explaining the meaning of the expressions. Aloud. (Ss practice. Cross out the explanation and practice together again)
Para2
Although handshake is widely used in the world, people in some Asian cultures do not always touch another person. So, how can they show their open hand? Please work together with your desk mate to find out how they greet people.
Chinese
Japanese
Hindu
Muslim
Young people in the west
(Ask a group of Ss to demonstrate one by one. After one student’s demonstration, explain.)
Chinese: Wrong! The textbook is not always correct. 作揖 hand, mouse, ear
Japanese: slightly – a little, if the person is unfamiliar, if the person is important.
Hindu: hands not too low, “bow” not “nod”
Muslim: students more familiar, now only touch heart21*cnjy*com
Young people in the West: five fingers, Give me five!, support and victory
Let’s practice!
Class, stand up! Turn around and face your desk mate. I’ll tell you where you are from, and you perform. 21cnjy.com
both of you are from India
both of you are Muslims
both of you are young people in the West
look at me, this one (left hand) is from china and this one is from Japan
Are there any problems? If you are from different countries, maybe you’ll have to make adjustment 21教育名师原创作品
Now I’ll make the greetings and you explain how people from different cultures greet. Read out the sentences in the text aloud, please. (Do the movement, Ss explain)
Although the body language is different, they have something in common. What do they have in common?
If you look at the first sentence and the last sentence, you will find the first sentence tells the difference, and the last sentence tells the same meaning. (Opinion–supporting details-conclusion)
Body language – different
Carried meaning – the same
Discussion
What can we do to avoid misunderstanding caused by ways of greeting between people from different cultures? (Discussion or S1…S2…)21·cn·jy·com
What can we do to avoid misunderstanding caused by ways www.21-cn-jy.com
of greeting between people from different cultures?2·1·c·n·j·y
Be friendly and understanding.
Always wear a smile when greeting, for its something universal.
Combine spoken language and unspoken language to communicate better.
Learn more about cultural difference and make adjustment whenever necessary.
My suggestion for leaning body language is that
When you see an English film or talk with native speakers,
observe their facial expression and gestures. Keep a record
of what interests you most. Watch what people do as well 21*cnjy*com
as what they say. You can learn more from actions than you
can from words.
Bb design
The Open Hand – A Universal Sign
What if…? What if…? What if…? What if…?www-2-1-cnjy-com
We have to…, and we have to… unexpectedly【出处：21教育名师】
It shows that…, and that… make adjustment
open
weapon【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
safety【版权所有：21教育】
friendliness
课件9张PPT。M4U4 Reading TaskThe Open Hand – A Universal Sign(1)Different ways of showing the
open hand in different countries(2)The most popular way to show
the open hand in the worldA. (1)(2) B. (2)(1)If you are going to write the article with this title,
which part will you write first? Why? * Why do people smile?
* How do people shake hands?
* Smile and handshake – the two most popular ways
of greeting
* Why do people shake hands?Based on the logical meaning, decide the
order of the 4 questions in a paragraph. Para1:
The most popular way to show the open hand in the worldOrder?
Smile and handshake – the two most popular
ways of greeting
2. Why do people smile?
3. Why do people shake hands?
4. How do people shake hands? Para1:
The most popular way to show the open hand in the worldstranger: someone we don’t know
unfamiliar place: place we haven’t been to or
know little about
trust: believe in, rely on
be armed (with): be equipped with weaponPara1: * Chinese
* Japanese
* Hindu
* Muslim
* Young people in the WestBody language – different
Carried meaning – the samePara2: * Chinese
* Japanese
* Hindu
* Muslim
* Young people in the West Carried meaning – the sameBody language – differentStructure of Para2:What can we do to avoid misunderstanding
caused by ways of greeting between people
from different cultures?Think about it!1. Be friendly and understanding.
2. Always wear a smile when greeting, for its
something universal.
3. Combine spoken language and unspoken language
to communicate better.
4. Learn more about cultural difference and make
adjustment whenever necessary.My suggestion for learning body language is that
When we see an English film or talk with native
speakers, observe their facial expression and
gestures. Keep a record of what interests us
most. Watch what people do as well as what they
say. We can learn more from actions than we can
from words.
