Using LanguageⅠ优质课一等奖

BOOK2

Unit 1

Cultural relics

Using language Teaching Aims

Knowledge aims:

Time-consuming, take care of, gentle, giant, treasure, dynasty Develop the students’ writing skills by reading, discussing and writing a letter.

Ability aims:

Enable the students to catch details of Johann’s letter

and write a letter according to the requests in Part 1 on Page 7. Emotional aims:

Help the students learn how to catch details of Johann’s letter and write a letter according to the requests in Part 1 on Page 7. Teaching Key Points:

Get the students to know how to write a letter to offer advice. Teaching Difficult Points:

Teach the students how to write a letter on saving the cultural relics. Teaching methods：

1. Reading (individuals) 2. Discussion (group work) 3. Writing (individuals) Teaching Materials:

A recorder, a projector and some slides. Teaching Procedures:

Step 1. Revision

T: What we have learned in the unit?

S: Restrictive attributive Clause and the non--restrictive attributive Clause. Step 2. Lead in What is a fact? What is an opinion?

Can you give a definition to them?

(using attributive clause) A fact is anything

__________________. It is a kind of information

_____________________________________. An opinion is something

____________________________________.

Different people may have different opinions about the same things. What is an evidence? An evidence is true information which must be facts rather than opinions.

Step 3. Fast-reading Ss read the passage aloud together. Then Teacher gives them some sentences, make them decide the following sentences facts (F) or opinions (O). 1. A VW Passat can go faster than 100 Km an hour. 2. I think it’s the best car for a family.

3. I think driving a car is wrong because it causes damage to the environment. 4. I don’t like public transport because it’s so crowed.

5. I know that driving a car spoils the air in Beijing. 6. The Beijing Olympic Games will be the best ever. 7. It will be very hot when the Olympic Games are being held. 8. More countries than ever before will be coming to take part in the Olympic Games. Step 4.Reading and Writing TASK1: Read the letter from a German newspaper. The writer gives his opinion about what should be done with a cultural relic that has been found. Read it carefully and see if you agree with him. TASK2：Write a reply to Johann’s letter according to the requests in Part 1 on Page 7.

T: If you have found the Amber Room, what will you do with it? Will you keep it or will you give it to the government? T: Now, listen to a letter from a high school student in Germany; try to find his opinion about what to do with a cultural relic that has been found. (P7: the letter from a German newspaper) Make Ss reply to this letter: If you agree with him, follow model A; if you don’t agree, follow model B. Remember: you must give an example from your own life. After Ss have finished writing, T can show 1 or 2 replies to the whole class. Model A: Dear Johann, I must say that I agree with you. If you find_________, it should belong to you because ____________ .Even if I lost something, I wouldn’t expect________ .Once I lost a_____ .I decided not to ______. People need to understand that _________. Your letter helps me to remember that people need to be careful with ______. Then they won’t need to worry about ______ .So you see, Johann, I got two rewards: one I could _____ and one I could ____.

Yours,

Hu Xiaomin

Model B: Dear Johann, I must say that I don’t agree with you. Though you find __________, it doesn’t mean it belongs to you. If you can find out who it belongs to, you should ____________. I am sure you would want someone to __________.Once I found a beautiful ___________. I wanted to ________.Then I remembered seeing one just like it in ________.I went to the __________

and found the __________to whom it belonged. __________was very _________to get it back and gave me some delicious apples. So you see, Johann, I got two rewards: one I could eat and one I could keep in my heart. (One answer for reference :)) Dear Johann, I must say that I don’t agree with you. Though you find something, it doesn’t mean it belongs to you. If you can find out who it belongs to, you should try to return

it. I am sure you would want someone to do the same for you. Once I found a beautiful picture. I wanted to keep it. Then I remembered seeing one just like it in an office. I went to the office and found the person to whom it belonged. The lady was very happy to get it back and gave me some delicious apples. So you see, Johann, I got two rewards: one I could eat and one I could keep in my heart.

TASK 3:Suppose you are a German who found the lost Amber Room, what do you think you should do with it? To return it to Russia or keep it in your homeland? Have a debate.

Step5. Homework 1.Search some information about evidence and opinion. 2.Prepare for the next class.