Writing教学内容概述

Culture corner (教案)

By Yanmin 1. Teaching goals

Enable the students to learn about the AAA model and some more social rules.

Help the students learn how to make small talk using the AAA model.

2.Teaching important & difficult points

How do we make small talk using the AAA model.

3.Teaching methods

Task-based activities.

4.Teaching aids

a projector and a computer. 5.Teaching procedures & ways

Step I Lead-in and Warming Up T: Good morning, everybody. Glad to meet you. In this module, we talk much about small talk, would you like to make small talk with strangers? Do you feel embarrassed when you talk with a stranger? Have you ever experienced any embarrassing situation when you talk with a stranger? Now, let’s look at a video. Such an embarrassing situation happens in your dining hall. T: In the video, a boy wants to talk with a girl, but he doesn’t know how to make small talk. Their conversation just ends up with an embarrassment. Do you have the same experience? If so, don’t worry! I’ll help you. Now, please take out your textbook, and turn to p.13. Let’s read the passage, and find out the good solution. Step Ⅱ

Reading Task 1: Read the passage, and answer the questions.

1. What’s the function of small talk? ( within 5 words ) 2. What’s the formula of the AAA model? (within 6 words ) 3. Why do people like use the AAA model? ( within 5 words) 4. When does the atmosphere of conversation change completely? (within 8 words ) 5. Is the AAA a good idea while making small talk with strangers in China?(within 15 words) Task 2: How does the AAA model work in the conversation?

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1. Take the dialogue in the passage as an example to show how the AAA model works. A: Do you live here? B: ( Answer) Yes, I do. ( Add) In an apartment on Brown Street.

( Ask) Do you live nearby too? .A: ……. Task 3: Fill in the blanks with “answer, add, ask”

A: Why do you live in Bristol? (

) B: I’m studying there .(

) History. (

) Are you a student?(

) A: Yes.(

) And I know some people who are studying at Bristol.(

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Do you know a girl called Helen Brown?(

) B: Helen Brown!! Yes! (

) She’s one of my best friends! (

) How do you know her?(

) A: She’s my cousin.(

) Step III : Discussion

1. T: Imagine you share the same table with a strange schoolmate when you have

lunch in the dining hall. Do you want to make a small talk with him/her? Now, let’s make a dialogue with your partner, and I’ll ask three pairs to act out your dialogue.

2. Some students act out their dialogues.

3. T: Just now, we make a dialogue using the AAA module. Do you think it’s a good idea to make small talk with strangers? If so, try to use it in your daily life. It will help you improve your social skills. Step IV:

Revision 1. T: So far, we finished the content of Module 1, let’s have a review briefly. Last period, I ask you to collect some important language points. Now each group chooses a representative to show your collection. 2. The students come to the platform to perform as a teacher. They will have

interaction with their classmates.

Step V:

Home work 1.

Do the exercises in the English Weekly.

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Remember the words and phrases in the module.

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