Unit 10 You're supposed to shake hands.
Language Goal【语言目标】 Talk about customs and what you're supposed to do
Knowledge Goals【知识目标】
Key Words custom,kiss,greet,relaxed,value,capital,noon,mad,passport,chalk,blackboard,northern,coast,season,knock,eastern,worth,manner,empty,basic,exchange,granddaughter,behave,except,suggestion
Key Phrases drop by,after all,get mad,make an effort,clean…off,take off,go out of one's way,make…feel at home,get used to
Key Sentences 1.—What are you supposed to do when you meet someone for the first time —You're supposed to shake hands.2.—Am I supposed to wear jeans —No,you're expected to wear a suit and tie.3.—Is it important to be on time —Yes,it's important to be on time.
Key Grammar Learn to use “be supposed/expected to+infinitive”;Learn to use “It is+adj.+to do sth.”
Ability Goals【能力目标】 1.Develop listening,speaking,reading and writing skills by using the target languages.2.Learn to talk about what you're supposed to do and what you're expected to do.Tell others it's important/polite/impolite/…to do sth.
Moral Goals【情感目标】 1.With the help of this unit's study,students can use the structures to talk about customs and what you're supposed to do.2.Learn something about cultures in other countries.And know how to perform in different cultures.
Teaching Time【课时】
Five periods
Period 1 Section A(1a-2d)
Period 2 Section A(3a-4c)
Period 3 Section B(1a-1d)
Period 4 Section B(2a-2e)
Period 5 Section B(3a-3b) & Self Check
本单元围绕世界各国的礼仪和习俗,要求学生了解各国文化背景、礼仪习俗,学会在不同场合的恰当表现,提升跨文化意识。Section A主要围绕“文化礼仪”这一话题展开,谈论在不同国家在不同情境下的文化习俗,涉及的国家有the United States,Japan,Korea,Switzerland,Brazil,Mexico等,其中表示行为举止的动词有kiss,meet,wear,arrive,behave。此外,还复习了一些相关的形容词,如late,polite,impolite,strange等。Section A中要掌握的核心结构是be supposed/expected to及It's+adj.+to do sth.句型。该部分要求学生能够大致听懂有关国家文化礼仪的简单介绍,能够在听、读中获取相关信息,并能模仿输入的语言,针对各国风俗习惯恰当地进行表达。Section A的重点是了解各国礼仪方面的差异,学习用be supposed to 和be expected to 的句式询问习俗和表达建议。本部分的难点是正确运用be supposed to或be expected to 句式对他人提出合理、可行的建议,如You're supposed to shake hands.You're expected to come later.等。Section B在Section A的基础上对礼仪习俗进行拓展,主要介绍不同国家的餐桌礼仪。本部分还通过听说读写活动进一步巩固be supposed to 等结构的学习,让学生了解和熟知不同国家人们的不同风俗习惯。这部分的重点是be supposed to 结构,教学难点是借助做笔记和概括大意的形式来回顾文章。阅读文本涉及不同国家的餐桌礼仪,呈现了与话题相关的表达,如a bit nervous,go out of one's way to do sth.,make sb.feel at home,be comfortable doing sth.等,不仅拓展了单元目标语言,丰富了表达形式,还为后面口语和书面表达提供了更加丰富的词汇。
The First Period—Section A(1a-2d)
Teaching Important Points 【教学重点】
Key words & phrases:
custom,kiss,greet
be supposed to,shake hands,be expected to,hold out,to one's surprise
Key sentences:
1.—What are you supposed to do when you meet someone for the first time
—You're supposed to shake hands.
2.That's how people in Japan are expected to greet each other.
3.In Maria's country,when you're invited for 7:00,you're expected to come a little later.
Key structure:
be supposed to do sth.,be expected to do sth.
eg:In Korea,people are supposed to bow when they meet for the first time.
In the United States,they're expected to shake hands.
Teaching Difficult Points 【教学难点】
★Use the structure “be supposed to do sth./be expected to do sth.” to make suggestions.
Teaching Aids 【教学工具】
A tape recorder,CAI or multimedia courseware.
Teaching Steps 【教学过程】
★Step 1 Leading in 【新课导入】
1.Greeting
2.Warming up
Talk with the students about customs in different countries in the world:
T:Today we're going to talk about customs in different countries.What countries do you know?Can you tell me some
3.We learn to say what you're supposed to do.We use “be supposed to do sth.” and “be expected to do sth.”.
★Step 2 Cooperative inquiry 【合作探究】
1.Finish the task in 1a
①Talk with the class about the background knowledge.
②Read the words and the sentences in the picture.Match the countries and the customs in 1a.
2.Finish the task in 1b
①Play the recording and check their predictions.
②Write the key words on the blackboard.And then ask the students to say the sentences with “be supposed to” and “be expected to”.
3.Finish the task in 1c
4.Finish the tasks in 2a-2b
①Have a discussion with the class.
②Get the students to guess Maria's mistakes in 2a.
③Play the recording for the first time.Students listen and check Maria's mistakes.
④Play the recording again.Students listen and fill in the blanks in 2b.Focus on more details.
⑤Check the answers with the whole class.Read the full sentences.
5.Finish the task in 2c
6.Finish the task in 2d
①Talk about the picture and tell them John went to a welcome party for foreign students last night.
②Ask the students to read the conversation in 2d.Learn the new words and phrases.
③Ask some questions to help students understand the conversation.
④Play the recording for the class to read aloud.
⑤Practice role-playing the conversation in pairs.
★Step 3 Homework
1.Talk about what people are supposed to do when they meet for the first time in China,Japan,America,France,and Brazil.
2.Write the sentences about what people are supposed to do in the countries in 1a.
3.Translate the following sentences into English.
(1)在你们国家,人们第一次见面时该怎么做?
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(2)美国人见面时握手。
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(3)我昨晚犯错了。
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Board Design 板书设计
Unit 10 You're supposed to shake hands.
Section A(1a-2d)
What are people supposed to do when they meet for the first time
be supposed to;be expected to
shake hands,bow,kiss,greet
the welcome party,…happened,as soon as I held out my hand,to my surprise,on both sides of my face
It's impolite if you don't bow.
I just stood there with my hand out.
Teaching Reflection 【教学反思】
This is the first period of the unit.So it is important to get the students to know the main structure “be supposed to”,“be expected to”,and get the students to practice them in listening and speaking.And we should learn the new words and expressions in the first period of the unit.We'd better learn them by using them in listening,speaking and reading activities.And we always learn them in the meaning group.
The Second Period—Section A(3a-4c)
Teaching Important Points 【教学重点】
Key words & phrases:
relaxed,value,capital,noon,mad,passport,chalk,blackboard,northern,coast,season,knock,eastern,worth,manner
drop by,be on time,after all,get mad,no(not a)big deal,make an effort,clean…off,take off
Key sentences:
1.Where I'm from,we're pretty relaxed about time.
2.When we see each other,it's polite for boys to shake hands and for girls to kiss each other on the side of the face.
3.It's very important to be on time.
4.—Is it impolite to keep others waiting
—Yes,it's very impolite to keep others waiting.
Key structure:
It's+adj.+to do sth.
eg:It's important to be on time.
Teaching Difficult Points 【教学难点】
★Use the structure “It's+adj.+to do sth.” in reading comprehension.
Teaching Aids 【教学工具】
A tape recorder,CAI or multimedia courseware.
Teaching Steps 【教学过程】
★Step 1 Leading in 【新课导入】
1.Greeting
2.Brainstorming
Quickly ask questions:
What are people supposed to do in…
3.Ask pairs of students to read aloud or role-play the conversation in 2d.
★Step 2 Cooperative inquiry 【合作探究】
1.Finish the task in 3a
①Help the students to understand the demand in 3a and learn the names of the two countries and their national flags.
②Quickly read the passage and answer the question.
2.Finish the task in 3b
3.Finish the task in 3c
4.Finish Grammar Focus
①Ask the question:
What are you supposed to do when you go to the USA
②Read aloud the sentences in the grammar frame until fluently.Summarize the structures and patterns.
5.Finish the task in 4a
Students read the sentences and fill in the blanks by themselves.
6.Finish the task in 4b
Read the passage and fill in the blanks.Practice the target items by using them.
7.Finish the task in 4c
★Step 3 Homework
1.Make conversations to talk about customs after class.
2.Write a few suggestions to tell an exchange student in our country.
3.Translate the following sentences into English.
(1)守时在许多国家都是重要的。
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(2)让别人等候是不礼貌的。
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(3)在我们见面时,男孩子握手是讲礼貌的。
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Board Design 板书设计
Unit 10 You're supposed to shake hands.
Section B(3a-4c)
value,capital,noon,mad,drop by,after all,get mad,make an effort
We're(not)supposed to…
It's important/impolite/polite…for a student to…
It's helpful to learn as many customs as possible.
Try to understand how people think.
Learn what you are supposed to do and not supposed to do in social situations.
Teaching Reflection 【教学反思】
In this period,we should practice the key points more in reading and speaking activities.The key points are practicing the structure—it is+adj.+to do sth.
When we deal with the grammar focus,we ask the students to summarize the usage of the structures and we practice after the learning.After they learn the main structure in the grammar focus frame,the students should practice in different activities.And we'd better give them some written work after speaking and reading.
The Third Period—Section B(1a-1d)
Teaching Important Points 【教学重点】
Key words & phrases:
empty
stick…into,point at
Key sentences:
1.In India,you're supposed to eat with your hands.
2.In China,you're not supposed to stick your chopsticks into the food.
3.In Korea,the youngest person is expected to start eating first.
4.In China,it's impolite to use your chopsticks to hit an empty bowl.
Key structure:
be supposed/expected to do sth.;
It's+adj.+to do sth.;you should/shouldn't do sth.
eg:It's impolite to use your chopsticks to hit an empty bowl.
You shouldn't start eating first if there are older people at the table.
Teaching Difficult Points 【教学难点】
★Understand the structures and use them in the listening and speaking practice.
You're not supposed to stick your chopsticks into the food.
Teaching Aids 【教学工具】
A tape recorder,CAI or multimedia courseware.
Teaching Steps 【教学过程】
★Step 1 Leading in 【新课导入】
1.Greeting
2.Brainstorming
Interview individual students,like this:
T:If an exchange student comes to our school,what is your advice to him/her
Remind them of the six points in 4c,Section A.
3.Practice with more students.
★Step 2 Cooperative inquiry 【合作探究】
1.Finish the task in 1a
①Talk about table manners in China with the class.
②Read the sentences in the frame.Students choose T or F.The teacher shows some pictures to help them.
③Students read aloud the statements that are true.
2.Finish the task in 1b
①Look at the pictures in 1b.Discuss them.Get the students to describe the pictures,using the structures they have learned.
What is wrong with the pictures
②Listen to the recording and number the pictures in the order they hear.
③Ask students to say the expressions about the wrong points.
3.Finish the task in 1c
Play the recording for the second time.Students match the sentence parts.
4.Finish the task in 1d
★Step 3 Homework
1.Search for the eating manners in America on the Internet.
2.Write down the eating manners in China.
3.Translate the following sentences into English.
(1)用筷子指着别人是不礼貌的。
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(2)如果有年长者在餐桌旁边,小孩子不应该先开始吃饭。
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(3)你不应该将筷子插进食物里。
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Board Design 板书设计
Unit 10 You're supposed to shake hands.
Section B(1a-1d)
stick…into,point at/to
be supposed/expected to do sth.;
It's+adj.+to do sth.;you should/shouldn't do sth.
It's impolite to use your chopsticks to hit an empty bowl.
You shouldn't start eating first if there are older people at the table.
Teaching Reflection 【教学反思】
In this period,the students should try to express the eating manners in different countries.The teacher should get the students to practice the key structures—be supposed to;should/shouldn't;it's impolite to do sth.—in listening and speaking.They will improve their capacity of language organization and oral output while listening and speaking practice.The teacher should get them to do enough listening and oral practice before they can write some sentences.
We can ask them to surf the Internet to search for the information about manners in foreign countries.It's useful to do that.
The Fourth Period—Section B(2a-2e)
Teaching Important Points 【教学重点】
Key words & phrases:
basic,exchange,granddaughter,behave,except
go out of one's way,make…feel at home,be comfortable doing sth.,be/get used to
Key sentences:
1.They go out of their way to make me feel at home.
2.I'm very comfortable speaking French now.
3.You're not supposed to put your bread on your plate.
4.Now I'm used to it.
5.I found it difficult to remember everything,but I'm gradually getting used to it.
Key structure:
be supposed/expected to do sth.;
It's+adj.+to do sth.;
You should/shouldn't do sth.
Teaching Difficult Points 【教学难点】
★Understand the customs at the table in different countries.
Teaching Aids 【教学工具】
A tape recorder,CAI or multimedia courseware.
Teaching Steps 【教学过程】
★Step 1 Leading in 【新课导入】
1.Greeting
2.Brainstorming
Ask some students to report their searching about eating manners in America.
★Step 2 Cooperative inquiry 【合作探究】
1.Finish the task in 2a
2.Finish the task in 2b
①Read the passage quickly and answer the four key questions.
②Read the article one by one paragraph.Ask students to sum up or find the main topic sentence of each paragraph.And find the sentences which support the main idea.
③Read the passage carefully.Learn the new words and expressions.
3.Finish the task in 2c
4.Finish the task in 2d
5.Finish the task in 2e
★Step 3 Homework
1.Read aloud the passage in 2b and learn the new words and expressions in it.Try to repeat about the manners.
2.Write the manners in France and China in the exercise books.
3.Translate the following sentences into English.
(1)如果你经常练习说,你讲英语就会感到轻松自如。
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(2)你很快就会习惯用筷子的。
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(3)他的话让我有宾至如归的感觉。
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Board Design 板书设计
Unit 10 You're supposed to shake hands.
Section B(2a-2e)
go out of one's way,make…feel at home,
They go out of their way to make me feel at home.
be comfortable doing sth.
The high-speed railway has comfortable seats.
I'm comfortable speaking French now.
be/get used to
I'm gradually getting used to it.
Now Jack is used to eating with chopsticks.
Teaching Reflection 【教学反思】
In the reading practice,it is important to have students learn how to get the main ideas quickly.It is a good time to train the students' ability of reading quickly and efficiently.We help the students deal with new words and phrases while they are reading.And the students should learn to catch the main and the most important ideas and find the supporting sentences.
After reading,students talk about the reading passage and discuss some questions to check how well they learn from the passage.We can ask them to write the manners in France and China in the exercise books.In this way they would pay more attention to the key points.
The Fifth Period-Section B(3a-3b) & Self Check
Teaching Important Points 【教学重点】
Key words & phrases:
suggestion
be excited about doing sth.,look forward to doing sth.,show up,knock on/at the door
Key sentences:
1.In many countries,it's impolite to show up at someone's house for the first time with empty hands.
2.Have a safe trip.
3.I look forward to meeting you soon!
Key structure:
be supposed/expected to do sth.;It's+adj.+to do sth.;You should/shouldn't do sth.
Teaching Difficult Points 【教学难点】
★Use the words and structures to write a letter and tell your pen pal the important information about customs and culture.
Teaching Aids 【教学工具】
CAI or multimedia courseware.
Teaching Steps 【教学过程】
★Step 1 Leading in 【新课导入】
1.Greeting
2.Ask students to repeat the manners in 2b,Section B.
3.Ask:What are the customs in France
What are you supposed to do and not supposed to do
★Step 2 Cooperative inquiry 【合作探究】
1.Finish the task in 3a
①Lead the class to prepare for writing.
②Read the instructions and the chart in 3a.Students write and give their advice.Ask them about these orally first.
③Ask them to fill in the chart on their own.
2.Finish the task in 3b
①Read the instructions.Show the letter with blanks on the board.Read and get them to use the information in 3a to finish the letter.
②Write the letter.
③Check their work with the whole class.
3.Finish the tasks in Self Check
Activity 1
Activity 2
①Do an example about the Chinese culture.
②Get the students to use the patterns to say out their sentences first.Then they can write them down.
③Ask some students to read out their sentences.
★Step 3 Homework
1.Practice telling others about our culture.
2.Your pen pal is going to Japan.He doesn't know the customs about eating and meeting people.Write a letter to give him some advice.
3.Translate the following sentences into English.
(1)我期待着你的来信。
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(2)不敲门就进别人的房间是不礼貌的。
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(3)我不知道不同的情况下我该怎样做。
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Board Design 板书设计
suggestion,be excited about doing sth.,
look forward to doing sth.
I look forward to meeting you soon!
show up,knock on/at the door
In my culture,when you're visiting your relatives during the Spring Festival,you're supposed to bring a gift.
In my culture,when you are eating with an older person,it's impolite for you to start eating first.
Teaching Reflection 【教学反思】
In the last period of the unit,it is important to get the students to use what they have learned in the unit.Writing practice is the most difficult for most of the students.So the teacher will get them to do some practice before writing.The teacher could help the students write from oral practice and teach them to use the example sentence patterns.
In the last period,students should review all the things they have learned in this unit.We can do this through some exercises.We can also ask and answer some questions to help them.