Warm-up第二课时教案

Teaching Design for Unit 15 Lesson 1

Life-long Learning by Helen Lee (佛山三中

李海容) Teaching objectives: 

To build up an area of expressions associated with the topic of life-long learning. 

To develop and practise the strategies for information collecting, working out meanings making inference 

To talk about learning experience. 

To realize the importance of life-long learning

Important points: 

To get familiar with some words and phrases related to the life-long learning.

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To help students achieve a better understanding of the importance of life-long learning.

Anticipated problems and solutions: Students may have difficulties in talking about one’s learning experience due to a lack of related vocabulary. Therefore, teacher will aid students with the vocabulary preparation acquired in the text and a model paragraph of the teacher’s own experience.

Teaching procedures: Activities Intentions Step 1 Warm-up A mini survey To activate Ss’ interests and 1)

T invites Ss to do a mini survey. background knowledge of the topic of 2)

T asks Ss to fill in some blanks to life-long learning. make Ss think about the age which they think is no longer suitable for learning. Step 2 Pre-reading T introduces three old people who are To lead some proverbs about life-long keep learning for degrees and ask the Ss learning. if there is an end to learning. Step 3 While-reading

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Task 1:

T asks Ss to fill in the chart to collect information.

Task 2:

T asks Ss to read the text again and finish the true (T) or false (F) items. Task3:

T asks Ss to

match the sayings with the stories. Step 4 Post-reading Let’s Share!

Asks Ss to share their family members’ learning experience in group of four with the aids of teacher’ sharing as a demonstration and related vocabulary preparation. Step 5 Summary

T summarize the three stories and asks Ss about the benefits of life-long learning.

To help students figure out the detailed information of the three learning stories. To promote students to understand the lessons behind the three stories. To lead students to orally describe one’s learning experience. To inspire Ss to have a better understanding of the importance and benefits of life-long learning.

Step 6 Assignment

Do a supplemental reading The Top Six Benefits of Life-long Learning (1)

Choose the correct answers for each gap. (2)

Appreciate and accumulate some good expressions.

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