Learning about Language教案3

Unit 1 Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained Period 4 Learning about Language Teaching aims: 1.

To encourage the students to skim through the exercises and try to work out the meaning of new words using the context; 2.

To ensure the students successfully understand the whole context in this exercise part; 3.

To get the students to discover some useful words and expressions through this unit. 4.

To get the students to revise the useful structures they have already grasped before. Analysis of the text:

This is the fourth teaching period of Module 10, unit 1. The topic of this unit is to get the students to understand that there is no success without sweating a lot. And it is also important for the students to get a good command of the important words and expressions of this unit. Teaching important points: Key words like struggle, unbearable, cheerful, circumstances, mourn, vital;

Key phrases like give away and several key grammar item like the use of the attributes.

Teaching approaches: Instruction & Practice

Student-centered teaching approach Teaching aid: Computer

PowerPoint Teaching procedures: Step1 Lead-in

The students will be shown a piece of video clip to inspire them all. The video is about the inspiring living principles that a great and tough man should have.

The students are required to watch the video and then think and answer the questions below. 1.

How can we be great? 2.

How many suggestions does the video show? What are they? All of those questions are meant to stimulate students to think aloud. Step 2 Brainstorming for adjectives to describe people’s characters and the students need to create a word web.

Adjectives that can describe a person’s personality:

selfish sociable

perseverant

outgoing

patient

determined positive confident

pessimistic optimistic cooperative

cruel

unkind

delicate

confident

independent

stubborn aggressive proud cheerful energetic enthusiastic …

Step 3 Learning about Language.

Exercise One

1.

Use the words or expressions in the box to fill in this description of the journey from the pack Ice to Elephant Island written by one survivor.

faith

cheerful

mourn

anyhow

struggle

unbearable

circumstance

sickness

give way

April 16th, 1916 Moving to Elephant Island was a dangerous under-taking, but it was not our first. We had __________ onto the ice to make camp when the Endurance was stuck. The ice constantly broke up at night because of the warmth of our bodies and we often dropped into the freezing water while sleeping. Though we were in an __________ situation, we tried to make our daily life___________ with singing and making fun of each other. Our______________ improved when we saw the solid land of Elephant Island appear on the horizon. Shackleton gave us no time to ___________ the failure of our expedition. He encouraged us all with advice to prevent ___________ . Without his___________ that we would indeed survive, we might all___________ to despair. ___________ we prepared to follow his advice and, on this day, climbed into the three small open boats ready for the journey. Explanations: The students are given 5 minutes to finish this task and later they will check the answers with the teacher.

Actually, this exercise is a summary of the journey mentioned in the previous reading text. By doing this exercise, the students will get a better understanding of what the author had experienced during his tough journey.

New words: Undertaking: a task or a project; Mourn: to feel and show sadness for sth. or sb. Despair: a feeling of being desperate and disappointed Exercise Two: The below is about the legend of a famous empire in ancient Chinese history, that is , Gou Jian. The short passage mainly talks about his miserable experience after being captured by his enemy, Fu Chai, also a king. The students will be given 5 minutes to finish the exercise and they will be invited to discuss their personal opinions on Gou Jian’s deed.

suffering

bitter

vital

select

unbearable

celebration

recover

Gou Jian, King of Yue, was captured by his enemy, Fu Chai, the King of Wu. His __________ lasted for three__________ years, which to him seemed like a lifetime. One day the King of Wu fell ill. After tasting the King‘s stool(大便), Gou Jian announced that Fu Chai would soon_______. Fu Chai was moved by his act and he let him return to Yue.

Remembering how ____________ his life as a slave had been, Gou Jian took no

interest in ___________ and continued to live in the same way as he did in Wu. He wanted to___________ his lost land. But he also knew it was _________ to___________ the chance with care. So first he introduced the King of Wu to a beauty called Xi Shi. While Fu Chai was trying to entertain Xi Shi, Gou Jian attacked and defeated him. Explanations: New words: Bitter: something unhappy or unpleasant; Stool: a piece of solid waste from your body Step 3 Revising useful structures

Get the students to read the sentences below and pay attention to the use of the attributes. Then find more examples from the reading passage.

1.

Robot realized that it had taught him a valuable lesson. 2.

What’s the hardest experience you have ever had? 3.

I remember my rotten toes that had to be removed. 4.

Once we were settled, Shackleton explained his plan to save us. 5.

I will never forget watching the little boat disappear through the booming waves into the stormy ocean.

As the teacher has explained, the words in italics are served as the attributes in the sentences, which are majorly adjectives and the attributive clause.

Step 4 Exercises to consolidate the students’ learning.

Translate these sentences into English, using the words in brackets. 1

我建议你做出这个决定，因为这是合法的。(advocate) I would advocate that you make this decision because it is legal. 2

在电影放映过程中他感到极端无聊，因为那部电影是那么愚蠢可笑。(bored) He was extremely bored during the film show because it was so silly. 3

那块肉散发出一股臭味，因为它变质了。(give off) That meat is giving off a bad smell because it is bad / rotten. 4

她是一位值得尊敬的人，她总是把别人的需求放在第一位。(admirable) She is an admirable person who always puts other people's needs first. 5

如果你说那件事是真的，你得发誓保证你是在说实话。(swear) If you say it is true, you must swear you are telling the truth. Homework: The students are required to finish off their exercises on their handouts and workbook.