Task(2): Writing an article about problems and solutions: Skills building 3教学设计第一课时

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What is happiness to you?

Task

Writing an article about problems and solutions

Learning situation: The topic about facing and solving problems is quite universal.How to design this task to practice students’ listening, speaking and writing is one of the most difficult things for my students are not confident about their own English. Learning objectives: At the end of the class, you are expected to: 1.use related vocabulary to describe your own problems, fears or worries. 2.think of solutions from small and practical aspects. 3.hold a positive attitude towards hardships. Teaching methods: 1.

Combine thinking, listening,writing and speaking to get students involved in the activity; 2.Group discussion to get students to know better about each other and try to solve problems together.

Teaching procedures: At the well beginning, clarify the contents of this class 

Recognizing problems 

Breaking a big question into smaller ones

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Tips on how to give solutions 

Making up a dialogue 【设计说明】开门见山明确本节课会涉及哪些内容，让学生明确自己在本节课需要做哪些事，需要掌握哪些内容。

Step one:Recognizing problems 1.Ask students to brainstorm as many words as possible Showing pictures of emoji Showing word circle

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Words: regretful, downcast, guilty,frustrated,discouraged,hopeless,sensitive,depressed 2.Ask students to make sentences by using these phrases.

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under a black cloud;

down in the dumps

hot under the collar;

feel stuck / caught between…

（1）Having failed again in his English exam, he was under a black cloud/down in the dumps/_________/______________. （2）

______________, which made him hot under the collar. （3）

I feel caught between ______________________. Useful vocabulary Words:depressed

unpleasant

stressed

difficult

afraid

disappointed

frustrated

sensitive

discouraged

downcast

Phrases:in low spirits

down in the dumps

feel blue

hot under the collar

feel caught between ...and...

under a black cloud

Sentence Patterns:I am tired of...

I would rather... I hate it when...

I wish... 【设计说明】Task部分旨在训练学生的听说读写看等能力，为了帮助学生更好地进行语言输出，必须以相应的词汇为支架。词汇部分的设计运用了看图猜词法、词汇圈、分小组PK法、半开放式造句运用词组法，旨在用多种方式让学生的消极词汇储备转变为积极词汇，为接下来的语言输出做准备。

3.Doing a survey Divide the class into six groups, each student should list top three problems and each group leader is in charge of calculating the survey results. The sixth group should record the other five groups’ results and then represent a report. What are your problems? ___1.It is difficult for me to communicate with my parents. ____2.I feel discouraged because of my poor academic performance. ____3.I feel tired because of abundant homework and limited after-school life. ____4.I wish I could have several true friends to talk with. ____5.I am upset about my figure and appearance.

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____6.I feel stressed because of my parents' high expectations. ____7.I wish I could have some special talents. ____........................................................................................... ____...........................................................................................

Presenting a report From our recent survey of students, we have found that the most common problem is____________________. _____% of the students ________________________. _____% of the students ________________________. 【设计说明】秉着问题设计必须贴近学生生活，让学生有话可说的原则，在班上开展问卷调查，总结出本班学生在学习和生活上主要存在哪些问题，再在后面的教学环节设计如何解决这些问题，做到了前面的教学环节都在为后面的环节做铺垫，前后衔接自然。

4.Video listening It is a survey about American students’ evaluation of high school life

A Busy Life Takes Fun Out of High School For years the University of California, Los Angeles,

has done1. ________________ of 2.______________________.

Some of the questions in the Freshman Survey relate to emotional health

and3. ________. Last year, 4._____________ percent said they often felt

"overwhelmed" by all they had to do in their5.__________of high school.

...... Deborah Stipek is dean of the School of Education at Stanford University.

She says a lot of students 6.______________________from parents and schools.DEBORAH STIPEK: "They are not enjoying what can be the incredible satisfaction of 7._________ and developing 8.__________________. Learning can be an adventure.But instead of an adventure, it's really about 9.___________, it's about10. ___________________."...... 【设计说明】在前面的问卷调查环节，主要反映出中国的高中生在学习和生活上

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面临的一些问题，紧接着让通过听VOA音频了解美国的高中生如何评价自己的高中生活，得出中美高中生都会面临的一些问题，也让学生明白无论是在国内还是国外，高中生都难免要承受学业压力，关键是如何去应对。

5.Write a summary within 30 words Senior high school students' common problems：

High school students are faced with high pressure from parents and schools. Many high school students,especially senior three students are not enjoying the satisfaction of learning and the development of understanding and skills.(33words)

Score:______(10)(content, organization, sentence variety) Good job with____________,

but work harder on_________________.

Rewrite: ____________________________________, some senior high school students, especially those from grade three are not experiencing the joy of learning, which makes_______________. 【设计说明】旨在锻炼学生的30字概括能力，训练如何进行过程写作。

Step two: Breaking a big question into smaller ones Big question: How can I overcome the high pressure of school life in senior three? Small questions:

(group discussion) 1.

______________________________________ 2.

_______________________________________ 3.

________________________________________ 4.

__________________________________________ 【设计说明】通过一些实例让学生明确如何将一个宏大的问题分化为更具体的小问题，以便找到切实可行的解决策略。

Step three: Tips on how to give solutions Example1.I feel upset because I failed the examination. ——You deserve it.You are not working hard.So you should change your attitude.

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Tip 1:Avoid judging//Don't be judgemental. Example2.Something like that happened to me. when I was faced with this problem, I... Tip 2:Give examples. Example3.Many high school students feel stressed.One common solution is...

Tip 3:Be specific Step four: Making up a dialogue Suppose one of your group members feel pressured and don't know how to do, start a dialogue, trying to comfort him or her and share some solutions .

(A: feelings

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problems

B: the advice

) Show time A sample for you:

A:

B, I am very …. What

should I do?

B:

What has happened?

A:

My mother always……

B:

Well, don’t be so …. In my opinion, ……

A:

Thank you for your advice! I feel better now.

【设计说明】根据本班学生的英语基础较为薄弱的学情，将Task中的以写作的方式呈现解决办法改为以对话的方式呈现解决办法，既可以很好地利用上述语言铺垫，活跃班级气氛，也降低了对语言的要求。以课后作业的形式让学生完成写作任务。

Sayings Sharing 1.The man who has made up his mind to win will never say "impossible ". 2.Without the ability to withstand difficulty,there is no hope. 3.Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. 4.All things are difficult before they are easy.

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Homework 1.Review the related words, phrases and sentence pattern; 2.Based on the problems that your group members have mentioned, write an article about solutions.

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