Unit 5 Problems and advice优秀教案设计

Teaching design Teacher: Shelley

Date: 2019-5-10 Students: Class one, Grade 10 Subject: Unit 5 What should I do?

Teaching aims: 1.

To guide students to read the three stories and understand the dilemmas of the writers.

2.

To guide students to guess and understand the meanings of some new words and the new meanings of some old words in the context: high-rise, question, carriage, bully, tough, bark, guilty conscience, etc. 3.

To help students develop a proper attitude towards problems in their lives and learn to ask for help. Teaching steps: 1.

Lead-in 1)

See a clip of video of “Zootopia” and ask students some questions about the clip.

1. What problem did the otter (水獭) meet? 2. Who did she turn to for help? 2)

Free talk: Have you ever met any problems in your life? What were they? Who would you like to turn to for help? In what way?

2.

Read the introduction and answer the questions. 1）Who wrote the letters? 2）What are the letters about? 3）Which part of the newspaper can we read these stories ?

3.

Look at the pictures of the text and predict what their problems might be. 1)

Picture 1: What can you see in the picture? Why is it broken? Can you guess what happened? 单词：flowerpot, smash 2)

Picture 2: What can you see in the picture? Who is the lady reading the letters? 单词：counselor 3)

Picture 3: What can you see in the picture? Can you guess whether they are good boys or tough boys? 单词：tough, tease, bully 4)

Picture 4: What can you see in the picture? Where is it? What is the woman? 单词：checkout assistant (sit before the cashier desk and check the money ), purchase While-reading: 1.

Have student read the passage and complete the table. Letters Who? 1 1) the writer 2) her friend 3) a boy 4) police Where? What happened? What did the writer do?

said nothing

In a high-rise knocked flat smashed left for the cinema questioned took a boy to the police

2 1) the writer 2) a boy 3) some tough guys

In the carriage of the underground saw…enter began to tease and bully moved followed stopped looking busy grumbling gave extra ten pounds went back tried to tell barked

did nothing got off at his station 3 1) the writer

2) a checkout At a assistant supermarket

was angry left the supermarket with the money

2.

Check students’ understanding by doing Questions and Answers. 1)

Who are involved in the story? 2)

Where did the story happen? 3)

What happened in the story? 4)

What did the writer do then?

3.

Read the text again and do Questions and Answers. Letter 1 1.

Why did the writer say nothing before she left for the cinema with her friend? 2.

Why did her friend say nothing to the police? 3.

Why did the writer write to the counselor? 4.

Why did the writer have such a feeling? Letter 2 1.

Do you think the writer get off because it was his station? Why ? 2.

Why did the writer write to the counselor? 3.

Why did the writer have such a feeling? Letter 3 1.

Why did the writer go back to speak to the checkout assistant? 2.

Why did the writer have a clear conscience when he left the shop? 3.

Why did the writer write to the counselor? 4.

Why did the writer have such a feeling? Post-reading Stage 1. Complete the summary.

The counselor of a school newspaper received three letters from students for advice. Letter 1 is about a falling flowerpot. It ___________ to the ground, _________________ some children at play. The police went to the flat and ______________ everyone. ____________, the writer’s friend has said nothing to the police. Though no one was hurt, the writer had ________________. Letter 2 is about some ________ guys. When the writer was travelling on the underground, he saw them ______________________ a young boy. The boy moved to another seat, but it _____________.

The writer got off at the station, _______________ the boy. Letter 3 is bout a rude checkout assistant. She was too busy _________ to give the writer an extra ten-pound in the change. When ________________, the writer went back and tried to tell her. But the assistant _________ at her to queue and wait. The writer left the shop with the $ 10 and _______________.

Now they all wondered if they made a right decision. 2. Discuss the following questions. 1) Do you think the writer made a right decision? Why or why not? 2) If you were the writer, what would you do? Homework 1. Listen to the tape and read the text aloud at least three times. 2. Preview More reading – A letter form the school counsellor. 3. Choose one story in the text and write down your decision.