Stage (time period) |
Interaction patterns |
Teacher activity |
Student activity |
Remarks |
1 |
Getting students ready for learning （5mins) |
Class activity |
Let the Ss watch a small part of the American TV play Friends, then speak out how they feel after watching. T: Can you understand what they are talking about? How do you feel after watching it? T: Generally speaking, the native speakers in the USA speak very fast and there are many different accents, because Americans come from different parts of the world. |
Watch the TV play then speak out how they feel. S1: Very fast. S2: They use body language very often. S3:... |
也可以播放一小段VOA或者BBC的新闻，让学生体会本土人士的正常语速和不同的口音。顺便教授：accent. |
2 |
Revision (3mins) |
Class activity |
Prepare some expressions and let the Ss tell which group they belong to, British English or American English. T: We know the British and Americans may use different expressions to mean the same thing. Here are some expressions. Can you tell which group they belong to, British English or American English? Expressions : Lift —— elevator Soccer —— football movie—— film can —— tin holiday —— vacation pavement —— sidewalk .... |
Tell which group the expressions belong to. S1:”Lift” is British English while “elevator” is American English. S2: “Soccer ” is ... S3: “Movie” is ... |
尽可能展示一些比较常见的不同的表达法。 |
3 |
Pre-listening (5mins) |
Class activity Class activity |
Step 1: Encourage the Ss to speak out what kinds of difficulty they have in learning English. T: Some students say English is too difficult. Do you have the same feeling? T：Think about what problems you are facing and then speak them out. T: Who would like to be the first one？ Step 2: Let the Ss read the statements in 1b. Encourage the Ss to guess the meaning of “dare”, and then teach the word. T: We know Wang Junfeng has been to the USA. He had much difficulty in communicating with the Americans. His problems were in 1b. Now, read 1b and find out what difficulty he had. |
Think about the difficulty they have in learning English, then speak out. Ss: Yes, we do. S1: I don’t know how to read the words. S2: I can’t remember English words. S3: I want to sleep in English classes. S4: I don’t understand what the teacher says. S5: I’m not good at listening. S6: I’m not good at writing. ... Read the statements in 1b, guess the meaning of “dare”, and then learn the word. |
当学生在讲述时，老师要进行归类。如： pronunciation problems --don’t know how to pronounce correctly. remembering problems---don’t know how to remember the words. want to sleep in English classes --- have no interest, feel sleepy. 老师可以通过归类来教授新词：sleepy, oral, pronounce, Composition. 学生读1b时， 只要能猜测dare 的意思，会读即可，不要展开讲它的用法。 |
4 |
While-listening (2mins) |
Class activity |
Let the SS listen to 1a and number the statements in 1b. Finish 1b. T: Now let’s listen to 1a and number the difficulty after listening. T: OK! It’s time to check together now. Who will be the first? |
Listen to 1a, number the statements and check the answers. S1:6-4-3-1-2-5. S2:6-5-3-1-2-4. S3:... |
这篇对话较长，如果一遍不行，可以放两遍。不要立即核对答案。 |
5 |
Post-listening (10mins) |
Individual work Class activity Group work |
Step 1: Let the Ss read 1a quickly, find the new words, underline the difficulty Wang Junfeng had in the USA. T: Now, read 1a quickly, find the new words, and underline the difficulty Wang Junfeng had in the USA . Step 2: Deal with the new words. Step 3: Let the Ss read 1a again, discuss in groups and list the difficult points and key points. T: Now, read 1a again. This time you are required to find out the difficult points and key points. T: Hi, boys and girls! Do you have any questions? T: No more questions? Well, let’s come to the key points! Which group? Don’t be shy! |
Read 1a quickly, find the new words, and underline the difficulty Wang Junfeng had in the USA. Learn the new words. Read 1a, discuss in groups, and list the difficult points and key points. S1: What does “make yourself understood” mean in Row Four? S2:... S3: make oneself understood, work hard at, feel like doing sth. S4: dare to do sth., dare not to do sth., .. S5: be afraid of sth/doing sth., at times. S6: give up, be good at,... |
这篇对话有几个难点。如： make yourself understood, dare not, I don’t know what to do。 如果学生没有提出来，老师要提出来让学生解决。 |
6 |
Finishing Task 3a (7mins) |
Individual work Individual work Individual work |
Step 1: Use real objects, such as a notebook, a tape, a diary, to teach the new words: notebook, dairy, tape, and dialog. Let the Ss guess “copy, keep a diary”, then teach them. T: Hi! Look here. I have something to show you. What’s this in English? Step 2: Let the Ss read the problems and suggestions, try to match them. T: Ling Ming has some difficulty in learning English. Read his difficulty and try to match the difficulty with Miss Wang’ s suggestions. Step 3: Let the Ss listen to 3a and check whether they match correctly. T: Now, you will listen to a dialog. In the dialog, you can check if you match correctly. T: Now, let’s see if you match correctly. Who would like us to share your answers? |
Learn the new words. S1: It’s a tape. S2: It’s a ... Read the problems and suggestions, and try to match them. Listen to 3a and check whether they match correctly. S1: match 1 with e. S2: match 2 with d. S3:.... |
让学生读并搭配这个环节只是相当于pre-listening. 并不要求一定要正确，只是为听3a 服务。 |
7 |
Finishing Task 1c (2mins) |
Individual work |
Let the Ss tick the words they find in 1a. Then study the words and try to find out how they are formed. T: Have you found something special? T: That’s the so called “prefix”, “suffix” and “compound”. The way of making words is called “word formation”. |
Tick the words they find in 1a. Then study the words and try to find out how they are formed. Ss: Add something to a word to make another one. |
学生不会用前缀、后缀、复合、构词法等术语来描述，老师要及时用英语加以补充、板书并教读：prefix, suffix, compound, word formation。 |
8 |
Finishing Task 2 (6mins) |
Individual work & Class activity |
Let the Ss learn the word formation in 2. Encourage the Ss to pronounce these words and sum up the meaning of the prefixes and suffixes. T: Now , let’s study the word formation in 2 and sum up the meaning of the prefixes and suffixes. T: Have you finished summing up the meaning of the prefixes and suffixes? What does “re-” mean? T:... |
Learn the word formation in 2, pronounce these words and sum up the meaning of the prefixes and suffixes. S1: It means “again ”. S2: It means “ no ”. S3:... |
学生理解有困难的，老师要说明。如：grand- 是指爷爷辈或孙子辈。 |
9 |
Summarizing and assigning homework (5mins) |
Class activity |
Step 1: Let the Ss review the section, discuss in groups and list the key points. T: The class is finishing soon. Hurry up! We have to sum up the key points now. Discuss in groups and list the key points quickly. T: Group One, are you ready to report? Step 2: HMK T: Look! We haven’t finished 3b yet. I’d like you to work in pairs to make up conversations after class. You may base your conversations on 1a and 3a. I will choose some pairs to act out in the next period. You’d better write it on a piece of paper. |
Review the section, discuss in groups and list the key points. S1: make oneself understood, work harder at, dare not do sth., dare to do,.. S2: feel like doing sth S3: give up S4: verb + how / what to do |
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