Lesson 5 Jane’s Lucky Life课时教学实录

Lesson5: Jane’s lucky life Teaching aims: By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to: Learn and use the new words in specific language situations and reading skill practice Talk about the problems they may meet every day and find ways to solve the problems by learning from different examples and getting help from others. Teaching important point: the use of the new phrases Teaching difficult point: talk about the ways to solve the problems in their life Teaching tools: PPT

Teaching procedure:

Step1: Lead –in and warm up Write the title of the class while listening to music -- Fate Symphony People hope to have a lucky life. What kind of life do you think is lucky? Let the students finish the sentence on the screen. Introduce three famous disabled people to them. Step 2: New Concept Ⅰ. Listening T: I’d like to introduce a disabled woman Jane to you. Please listen and circle the correct answers. Q: What is Jane unable to do? II. Read and answer T: Jane is unable to do many things, but some people say Jane is lucky. Read the passage and answer the questions.

How does Jane move around? What’s the key sentence in Para. 3?

What special things does Jane have? Who does Jane think is really disabled? Do you think Jane is lucky? Why or why not? III. Consolidation After learning and understanding, give the Ss chances to use the language to do things. Ask the students to read a story of Hawking. T: Ask the students to read a story of Hawking, and fill in the blanks. control, wheelchair, make a big difference, be unable to, focus on, dare to

Stephen William Hawking is a world famous physicist. He is disabled. He _____________________ do many things. But he ________________ try everything. He can dance with the help of his ______________, though he hurt a toe of Prince Charles’s. He can even ____________ a computer with his three fingers. He _________________ the things of universe all his life, and his book A Brief History of Time is still a best seller. So no matter what happened, we can ________________________, and there is always hope in our life. Step 3:

T: Jane and Hawking are disabled, but they still dare to do many things. People meet troubles everywhere. There are some people just as brave as them! I’d like to show you a video.

Watch the video. T: You can learn more about him. Read the passage and answer the questions

Nick Vujicic was born in Australia with a rare disease—limbless, missing both arms and legs, but with two small feet, one of which has two toes. People thought he is unable to do all the things. But they were wrong.

Nick dares to try everything. He can swim with his shoulders and two toes, he can throw tennis balls, he can even control a computer and type.

When he was 17, he started to give talks, and eventually started his non-profit organization, Life Without Limbs. Nick graduated from collage at the age of 21 with double majors. He began his travels as a speaker. He focuses on the topics that teenagers might face. He has spoken to over two million people so far, in twelve countries on four continents. He also wrote a book called No Arms, No Legs, No Worries!

1. Nick comes from New York.

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) (T/F) 2. Nick is limbless means he has no ___________________. 3. What topics does Nick focus on? ________________________________________________ 4. What’s the topic sentence in Para.2? ________________________________________________

5. Please translate the name of Nick’s book.

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Ⅳ. Show Time T: What do you think after you know the stories of Jane and Nick?

We are so lucky that we don’t have such big problems, but we may meet other problems. Look at the screen and talk about the problems they might meet. Exercise 1:

A: It’s awful that…

( I quarreled with my best friend today. ) …

B: Oh, what happened? A: …

B: Maybe you should …(think about your own problems, understand each other, write a letter, make a telephone call… )

Exercise 2: Dear … :

Sometimes , I also …(failed in exams.) I think you can…(ask for your teacher’s advice, learn from the experience of other students)

…

Just remember, ( Failure is the mother of success. You have to believe in yourself.

That’s the secret of success.)

…

Ⅴ: Wishes of the teachers (play the music with pictures) T: Dear students, I am so happy that all of you have good ways to solve your problems. Life has two sides, and your life is what you choose. A rose may be beautiful or

maybe not. It depends on your attitude only. Even a great life is only a life until you make it. Don’t be afraid to face problems! Enjoy the sunshine on your way! Step 4: Homework (1) Finish exercise II and exercise III on P11 (2)Better the passage you made in the class and hand in next class. Board Design: Lesson 5 Jane’s Lucky Life Words:

Phrases:

telephone

control… with…

hers

cheer

dare to do..

kick

pity

Sentences: If you focus on your

’ll have a life full of them. She is unable to do many things.

problems, you