Learning about Language教学实录及点评

Learning about Language

课

型：Words and Grammar 教学内容：Learning About Language (Page 12-13) 授课时间：45分钟

执教者：

Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language 目标语言

a. 词汇和短语

sunburnt, hunger, expand, circulate, struggle, export, output, satisfied, strain, rid ... of, lead a ... life, would rather, thanks to b. 语法

The -ing form as subject and object. 2. Ability goals 能力目标

Enable Ss to master the usage of the words and expressions above and use the -ing form as subject and object correctly and freely. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Help Ss learn how to use these words and expressions freely to express their ideas and use the -ing form as subject and object as they like. They can also practise actively and attentively so that they reach their goals. 4.Emotion attitude and conception Goals：

Encourage the students to cooperate with others Teaching important points 教学重点

The usage of the important words and the -ing form used as subject and object. Teaching difficult points 教学难点

How to use the words and expressions and the -ing form freely. Teaching methods 教学方法

Explaining, discussing and practising. Teaching aids 教具准备

The multimedia

Teaching Procedures: Step 1. Revision Purpose: To consolidate the words and phrases in the text. 1. Ask Ss to find words and expressions that mean the same from the text and finish Ex1on page 12..

2. Ask Ss to finish Ex2 on page 12.

3.Ask Ss to finish Ex3 on page 12 ,and compare their answers quickly.

Step 2. Grammar Purpose: To get Ss to have knowledge of the grammar: the –ing form as the subject & object

Explain the grammar for Ss. -ing形式是动词的一种非限定形式，本单元主要介绍的用法如下：

（1）它们都有名词的特征，在句子中可以用作主语。如：

Using his hybrid rice farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before. Wishing for things, however, costs nothing. （2）也可以作为宾语。如：

His other hobbies include playing mah-jiong, swimming and reading. He also doesn’t care about being famous.

（3）同时，动词的-ing 形式也有动词的特征，可以带有自己的宾语或状语。如：

As a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the rice output. However, he cares little about spending the money on himself or leading a comfortable life. I don’t like people talking when I am reading.

（4）-ing 形式作主语时，谓语动词要用单数形式。如：

Chatting with them improves our mind. Quarrelling is no use.

Step 3. Consolidation 1. Ask Ss to rewrite the sentences using the –ing form as the subject in Ex2 on P13

2. Ask Ss to finish Ex3 on P13 in pairs and compare their answers. 3. Explain the following grammar point. 有些动词只能用-ing 形式作宾语。如：

Admit(承认), advise（建议）, allow（允许）, appreciate（感激）, avoid（避免）

, complete（完成）

consider（考虑），delay（延期），deny（否认），enjoy（享受），

escape（逃避），finish（完成），imagine(想象)，keep（保持），mind（介意），miss（错过），

postpone（延期），practice（练习）, quit（停止），

suggest（建议），stop（停止）等。.

4．Divide Ss into groups of four to take turns to describe an activity. Be sure to use the –ing form of the verb. The game is called “what were you doing when the flood came?”

Example:

S1: I was collecting water for my family instead of watching TV. S2: I was preparing some food for eating when I was hungry. S3: I was carrying vegetables to the market which was good place for exchanging. S4: I was building a dam which was used for holding much more water. More Versions:

(1) What were you doing last night? S1: I was chatting with my e-pal about traveling into space.

S2: I was watching a TV programme which was good for relaxing. S3: I was playing a computer game which was about killing enemies.

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S4: I was listening to music while my sister was absorbed in reading a novel. (2) What were you doing when the earthquake came?

S1: I was feeding geese although I was tired of doing it. S2: I was looking after the child who liked only playing. S3: I was working in the garden which was famous for growing roses. S4: I was watering the plant which needed caring. Step 4. Homework Purpose: To get Ss to have knowledge of the grammar through exercises. To enable Ss to practice some new words and expressions. 1. Ask Ss to finish Ex1 and Ex2 of Using Words And Expressions on P49. 2. Ask Ss to finish Ex1 and Ex2 of Using Structures on P50.

Period 5

Reading (Using Language) & Reading task (Workbook)

课

型：Extensive Reading 教学内容：Speaking and Writing（P15）和Speaking And Writing Task（P53）及Talking（P48）

授课时间：45分钟

执教者：

一、Teaching Goals教学目标

1、Knowledge goals: You need to …

It’s better of…

The advantages are…

It’s more expensive but…

I’d prefer …because…

I don’t like… because…

What’s the advantage of …

I’d rather…

This is good value because…

You’ll taste the difference when…

If I have a choice I’ll choose…

It’s a great pity that…

2、Ability goals能力目标

Enable the students to write a short passage. 3、Emotion Attitude and conception goals:

Help the students to learn how to write a short passage 二、Teaching important & difficult points教学重、难点

How to use what’ve been learned to finish the writing task.

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三、Teaching methods教学方法

Talking, Task-based teaching, cooperative study. 四、Teaching aids教具准备

the multimedia. Teaching Procedures:

Step 1. Leading-in Purpose:

To lead Ss to the topic and arouse the Ss’ interest in the reading text.

1. Ask Ss to look at the picture on P14 and guess what the passage is bout. 2. Ask Ss to discuss the following questions. (1) What do you refer to when you say something is “Green food”?

(2) What is organic farming?

(3) What’s your idea? Encourage Ss to use a variety of words. Step 2. Reading Purpose: To learn more about agriculture.

(1) Ask Ss to read the text quickly and try to get the main idea of the text. (2) Ask Ss to discuss the questions and then answer them in pairs.

① What is “organic farming”?

② What do organic farmers prefer to use as fertilizer?

Suggested Answers: ① It refers to crops growing with natural rather than chemical fertilizers. ② The fertilizer that organic farmers prefer is natural waste from animals. Step 5. Reading task (Workbook) 1. Pre-reading (1) Lead Ss to the reading text. Teacher may say, “Now you are going to read about another farmer, an early farmer pioneer. You have learned some Chinese history. Perhaps you know something about Qi Min Yao Shu, what is it ?

(2) Show the picture of the author of the book and encourage Ss to talk as much as possible.

2. Reading Ask Ss to read the text quickly and answer the following questions. (1)

Why did Jia Sixie become interested in farming improving? (2)

Can the book help farmers? Ask Ss to read the text carefully and finish Ex2 on P52.

3. Discussion

(1) Divide Ss into groups of four to discuss the questions.

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1Why do we support the organic farming?

○2Why did Jian Sixie write the book Qi Min Yao Shu?

○(2) Let Ss use the skills they have learned about expressing points of view and express their ideas in good order.

For reference:

We support the organic farming. Firstly… Secondly…Thirdly… Finally…

(3) After the discussion, ask representatives of each group to present the result of the discussion. Step 6. Homework 1 Ask Ss to finish Ex3 on P49. 2 Ask Ss to form two groups and surf the Internet to collect more information about green farming in China and abroad.

Period 6 Listening (Using Language), Listening task (Workbook) & Reading, speaking and writing (Using Language) 课

型：Summary 教学内容：Summing Up(P16), Using Words And Expressions (P49), Project和Checking Yourself (P54) 授课时间：45分钟

执教者：

一、Teaching Goals教学目标

1. Knowledge goals: Teach Ss to use the target language learned from this unit. 2. Ability goals能力目标

Enable the students to summarize what they learned and make a check by themselves. 3. Emotion Attitude and conception goals:

Help the students to learn how to summarize what they learned according to the instructions in Summing Up and Checking Yourself 二、Teaching important & difficult points教学重、难点

How to summarize what the students learned. 三、Teaching methods:教学方法

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Help the students to learn by themselves. 四、Teaching aids教具准备

the multimedia.

Teaching Procedures: Step 1. Listening (Using Language) 1. Ask Ss to discuss the following questions with their partners in groups of four and try to predict the answers. (1)

What will be the result if Mr. Jones uses chemical fertilizers in farming? (2)

What will be the result if Mr. Smith uses organic farming ? (3)

Who will win if they take a competition when it is harvest time? 2. Ask Ss to listen to the tape and finish Ex2 of Listening on P15. Step 2. Listening task (Workbook) 1. Ask Ss to Look at the map of the world and guess the farming situations in the following places. 2. Ask Ss to Listen to the tape and match the descriptions with the right sites in the map. 3. Play the tape again for Ss to check their answers.

Step 3. Reading, speaking and writing (Using Language) 1. Ask the two groups of Ss to present their information downloaded form the Internet (homework in the last period) and make notes (try to make it in good order, and it is better to mark the facts with number). 2. Let Ss read the Learning tip on P16 and make sure they grasp the main idea of the paragraph.

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encourage Ss to use notes in writing or speaking.

3. Ask Ss to read the content of Ex1 of Reading, speaking and writing on P15 and consider what will be used to persuade others.

Possible expressions:

I would rather…

I don’t like… because…

I’d prefer… because…

It’s a great pity that ------

Should I/we…?

It’s better to…

This is good value because…

If I have a choice I’d choose… because…

What is the advantage of…？

You need to…

4. Ask Ss to work in pairs and find reasons to persuade people to buy their food. One Possible Version:

If I have a choice, I’d choose this kind of vegetables because they are green food. The advantages of them are that they are safe to eat and they are good for your family. It is better to feed you family on green food than other vegetables because they are grown without chemical fertilizers. They are good value for the money, because you will have healthier children. They will not have to go to the doctor so often and you will not have to take time off work. In the long run you will benefit. 5. Tell something useful for Ss to write a poster. (1) When writing a poster one should shorten the sentences. For example:

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① There have been no chemical fertilizers used to grow these crops

no chemical fertilizer used.

② if you want to be healthier and fitter you should ear “green food”.

Eat “green food” to become healthy.

(2). A common form of a poster.

Main heading

This explains that you sell green food.

Reasons to buy: 1.(one reason) 2.(one reason) 3.(one reason) 4.(one reason) Why it is good value.

3. Ask Ss to write a poster which includes all the information about the safety and importance of their food. Then let them share their writings with the class by reading their posters aloud. Step 4. Homework

Let Ss choose one from the following assignments. 1.

Write a short summary about Yuan Longping. 2.

Write a short passage to persuade others to buy your bananas. 3.

Write a poster to sell your fresh fish.

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