Unit 1 The changing World
Topic 3 The world has changed for the better. Section C
The main activities are 1a and 2. 本课重点活动是1a和2。
Ⅰ.Teaching aims and demands教学目标
1.Master some new words:
skill, drug, succeed, purpose, mention, war
2.Learn to help homeless people.
3.Talk about social services.
Ⅱ.Teaching aids教具
录音机/小黑板/图片(流浪者)
Ⅲ.Five-finger Teaching Plan五指教学方案
Step 1 Review 第一步 复习 (时间:10分钟)
(复习城市生活和乡村生活的差异。)
T: There are many differences between the city life and the village life. Are you sure?
Ss: Yes. It抯 quiet in the village. But it抯 noisy in the city.
There are many kinds of pollution in the city.
T: But the medical care is better than that in the country.
Ss: We can enjoy many programs in the city.
T: You have discussed the differences between the city life and the village life.
Have you known about the differences?
Please stand in front of the class to give a talk.
(选几名学生依次站在讲台上说一说城乡之间的差距,可以结合 Section B 2 中的几幅图去说。)
(教师做总结,引出本课重点呈现的内容——政府、个人如何帮助城市中的流浪者。)
T: Though there are many kinds of pollution in the city, the traffic is very busy, and the population is larger than before, everything is becoming better and better. Thanks to the one-child policy, most families have only one child. Their conditions have improved. The medical care has improved with the developed economy.
Are you sure everyone in the city has a house to live in?
Now, please look at the picture.
(向学生展示一张流浪者的悲惨生活照,谈论照片的内容,逐步引出新单词。)
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(学生议论图片的内容。)
S1: Does she/he have a house?
S2: I don’t think so. I wonder where she/he lives in the evening.
S3: On the bench in the street.
S4: Can she/he get/find a job to make money?
T: Perhaps she/he hasn’t got any skills. She/he hardly knows how to work well in a shop or in a factory.
(板书)
skill: ability to do sth.well
Some of the homeless people have lost their families. They live alone. They couldn’t get a good education. Some of them have worse behaviors, such as taking drugs. Or some of them became homeless people because of taking drugs. What are the drugs?
(板书)
drug: a special kind of medicine to bring exciting feelings
Almost all the homeless people don’t have a clear purpose.
They don’t know the reason why they live. But they have to live every day.
(板书)
purpose: the aim of doing sth., the thing is supposed to achieve
Ss: Can’t they get chances to study or work?
T: Maybe they want to get skills or work. But no proper people introduce them to do that.
Ss: I/We feel sorry for them.
T: They are so unlucky.
There is an organization in Canada to help the homeless.
What can be done to help homeless people?
Please listen to 1a. Pay attention to the new words.
Step 2 Presentation 第二步 呈现 (时间:12分钟)
(在放录音前,向学生简单介绍文中提到的两家慈善机构,帮助学生更好地理解听力内容。)
T: There is a program in Edmonton Alberta in Canada.
The program is called Edmonton Community Services.
Another special program for street kids is called“Kids in the Hall” to help themselves to live well.
Now, please listen to 1a for the first time.
(也可把这两种机构的名称板书在黑板上,为学生进一步理解文章内容做准备。)
(板书)
1.Edmonton Community Services. 2.Kids in the Hall.
T: Next, open the book to read the passage of 1a.
After reading, please answer the question.
What can be done to help homeless people?
(学生自读课文一遍。)
T: First, work in pairs. Please talk about the passage.
(学生两人一组读过文章之后 ,对文章内容进行讨论。)
T: Then, give us your own opinions.
(教师板书问题答案的要点。)
S1: Edmonton Community Services has helped homeless people return to normal lives.
S2:It helps them get jobs and lends money to them.
T: What about “Kids in the Hall”?
S3:“Kids in the Hall” helps the street kids to learn restaurant skills there. After the training, it will be easy for them to find jobs.
T: What else?
S4: The street kids must obey strict rules.
(板书)
1.help them return to normal lives get jobs/money to rent apartments/buy clothes for children
2.Kids in the Hall: learn skills
T: What do you think of a street kid, Zack?
S5: He is a homeless child.
S6:He can get help from 揔ids in the Hall.
T: what work street kids can do?
S7: The food is prepared, cooked and served.
S8: He can get another job easily after the training.
T: What does he feel?
S9:He must thank for the help of the 揔ids in the Hall.
T: What does he say?
S10: He says he really appreciates the chance that “Kids in the Hall” has given him.
(引导学生复习间接引语。)
T: Why does he appreciate the chance?
S11: Because it has helped him live like other kids again.
T: We have known a lot about helping homeless people.
Please read the passage. And then look at the key words to retell the text. First talk in your groups, then in the class.
(学生再读一遍课文,更深一层掌握文章大意,参看关键词为复述做准备。)
(学生小组活动,学生先试着在小组内复述课文,然后再在全班同学面前进行复述。)
Example A:
Everyone must be friendly and helpful to the homeless people. Give your hand when they are in need.
There is a famous program in Canada. It抯 very famous because it has helped homeless people return to normal lives.
There is another program for street kids. That抯 揔ids in the Hall which helps homeless children master/learn skills on restaurants.
Example B:
Edmonton Community Services helps people get jobs. The homeless people can borrow money from it. So that they can rent apartments and buy clothes for their children.
“Kids in the Hall” helps the street kids learn restaurant skills. But the rules are very strict. They must obey them.
(学生可以从大的方面来讲如何帮助流浪者,也可以对细节方面进行描述。)
(鼓励学生大胆地对课文进行描述。)
Step 3 Consolidation 第三步 巩固 (时间:10分钟)
T: Go over the passage again and answer the following questions:
(小黑板出示下列问题,以便学生讨论巩固1a内容。)
1.What is the purpose of this passage? 2.What problems have been mentioned in the article?
3.How does Edmonton Community Services help solve these problems?
(让学生先浏览一下问题,思考文章的内容,给出正确的答案。)
(如学生回答有难度,可采取下列方法,给出备选答案或小组讨论后再做回答。)
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T: Read the passage again and think over the purpose of it.
There are three answers being ready.
You can choose one of the three.
(出示小黑板。)
1.To describe some delicious food. 2.To talk about a boy named Zack.
3.To talk about a program that helps homeless people.
(可以让学生先讨论一下,再进行选择答案。)
T: Please discuss the three sentences with your partners.
(学生进行小组活动,讨论三个备选答案。)
T: The purpose of the passage is to talk about how to help homeless people.
We have talked about that.
(老师给出正确答案。)
T: What problems are mentioned in the article?
S1: The homeless people don’t have houses to live in.
S2: They don’t have enough food to eat.
S3: They have no jobs.
S4: So they can’t make money like normal people.
T: How can Edmonton Community Services help solve the problems?
S5: It can lend them money.
S6: It can help them get jobs.
S7: The street kids can learn restaurant skills.
S8: After training, they can get another job more easily.
T: We have the proper answers to the questions.
(学生回答问题,逐步完成对文章内容的巩固。)
T: Next. Open your books and finish 1b and 1c.
Work alone, please.
(学生独立完成1b和1c的内容,进一步巩固文章的内容。)
(引导学生说出Zack应该如何做才能有一个幸福的生活。)
For example:
Zack should try to learn some skills. And he should be kind to others. He must/ has to obey the strict rules. He mustn’t take any drugs. It’s not good for him to stay in the street all the time.
Step 4 Practice 第四步 练习 (时间:8分钟)
(向学生展示几幅现实生活中悲惨一面的图片,引出写作练习。)
T: The world has many problems./There are so many problems everywhere.
(可参照书上2部分的图片,也可以另外找几张。)
T: Look at these pictures. Talk about them with your partners, and then write down what you hope.
(教师可以准备多张图片,每个小组发一张,以便学生讨论。)
(小组代表发言。)
T: What’s your hope/opinion?
G1: The boy has no house to live in. I hope he can get a warm house. He can go to school like us.
G2: The laborers are so young. They should study in the school. They are very tired all day, I think.
The boss must be cruel. Why don’t their parents look after them?
T: Perhaps their parents are very poor. But now it’s better for all the children in the village.
The government can help them.
G3: The war is so cruel that many people have died.
T: I think the world has changed for the better. That’s our hope. Please write down your opinions.
(经过讨论图片的内容,为下一步的写作练习做准备。)
T: These words may be useful.
(可以让学生参看课本中所列的单词和短语,亦可再另行补充。)
(投影)
a warm house, good food/clothes community services, go to school, learn skills, rich, poor, finish the war, live a happy life
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(以下单词可供老师参考使用。)
(love, care, smile, friend, kind, ability, job, for the better, in the future…)
Step 5 Project 第五节 综合探究活动 (时间:5分钟)
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(让学生观察自己的周围,看哪些人需要帮助。政府、居民、学生应如何帮助他们?)
1.T: Which people need help with the living conditions?
Are some young people hanging out in the street?
If it’s possible, try to talk with one of them.
But you must care for your safety.
Please write something to help them. / Make a plan to help them.
2. Homework:
T: What can be done or what has been done by government for the homeless people in recent years? You can ask your parents to help you finish it.
(列出对学生写作有帮助的短语。)
T: These words or phrases maybe helpful for you.
(1)find a proper goal of the life
(2)learn some skills
(3)find a simple job