Communication Workshop优秀教案

Unit 15

Communication Workshop Speaking: A Debate 本课选自15单元的最后一个环节communication shop，它包含了listening 和speaking两个部分，从听、说两个方面来提高学生的语言技能。

Listening的部分旨在锻炼学生能听懂表示不用意见的功能用语，并学习运用。

而speaking的部分旨在锻炼学生在群体辩论中，能够清楚地表达自己的意见，运用恰当的词汇有礼貌的表示不同的意见。

Teaching Objectives: By the end of today’s class, we will be able to

1. listen and grasp how to express and exchange views in a debate. 2. have a debate on the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad. 3. practise using speaking strategies for debate. Teaching Important Points: 1.

Help students complete the table with advantages and disadvantages while listening to Wang Shanshan’s views.

2.

Encourage students to use the expressions to exchange views. Teaching Difficult Points: 1. How to help students guess the missing words during listening. 2. Some students may not be very confident in arguing for their points of views in a debate. Teaching Methods: 1.

Groups work to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad. 2.

Listening-and-answering to complete the table. 3.

Listening-and-discussing to grasp some expressions using in a debate.

Teaching Aids: Multimedia

Teaching Procedures: StepⅠ. Lead-in 1.

Show a question on the screen. After graduating, will you study abroad? Why or why not? 2. Let students work with their partners.

3. Then have some students share their opinions with the class. StepⅡ. Listening Task 1 1. Listen to Wang Shanshan’s views and make some notes about the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad. 2. Complete the table with the advantages and disadvantages after listening once again. advantages

disadvantages Task 2 1.

Listen to four Chinese students discussing studying abroad, and complete the form. student A B C D advantage

disadvantage

2. Listen to the four students again and complete the Function File on Page 44. What’s your view on

For me

As I see it

I don’t think that would be a problem

I get your point That’s one way of looking at it

I think so too I totally disagree To a certain extent Step Ⅲ. Post-listening 1.

In groups of 4, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad.

2.

Use the language in the Function File. 3.

Do the presentation. Step Ⅳ. Speaking 1. Divide the class into 2 groups. 2. Debate the necessity for high school students to study abroad. 3. Show some Speaking strategies on the screen:

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Agreeing and disagreeing strongly 

Recognizing an opposing view and arguing against it 

Expressing your views 

Presenting points in order of importance 

Not interrupting a speaker StepⅤ. Assessment and Summary StepⅥ. Homework Writing: Write an essay about the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad 1. Good morning, boys and girls.

Set yourself, please. Before today’s lesson, let’s talk about some questions. Do you like traveling?

If you have a chance to travel abroad, will you go? Yes, everyone want to travel, me too. One more question, Will you want to study abroad? Well, this is the topic of our new lesson.

2. —Now, plenty of students are eager to study abroad. What is your opinion of studying abroad? After graduating, will you study abroad? Why or why not? You can work with your partner and exchange your opinions. advantages (1) learn foreign language easily disadvantages (1) have difficult in communication (2) meet more people and visit some new (2) cost a lot of money places (3) solve problems by oneself

(4) will be independent

(Write these sentences on the blackboard.) Well, I got your opinions,

3.—Let’s listen to Wang Shanshan’s views on studying abroad, and make some notes about the advantages and disadvantages. Write down some advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad. (3) hard to adapt to a new lifestyle (4) feel lonely and helpless (5) East, west, home is best.

Advantages (1) Become more independent; (2) Meet new people; (3) Learn about other cultures. Disadvantages (1) Hard to adapt to a new culture; (2) Have difficulty in arranging their studying and take care of Themselves; (3) Waste money and time; (4) Not appreciate parents’ hard work;

(5) expect everything to come easily. 4.—Now, let’s Listen to four Chinese students discussing studying abroad and complete the form with the phrases below. student A advantages Learn about a new culture disadvantages Cost a lot of money; Communication problem B Live independently from the family, improve your English C

Miss parents’ and friends’ help and support D Make new friends and see new places 5. —Listen to the four students again and complete the Function File on Page 44. 1) What’s your view on

2) For me

你有什么看法

对于我来说

我明白了

Can’t get used to the food

3) As I see it

4) I totally disagree 5) To a certain extent 我完全不同意

在某种程度上

我不认为这是一个问题

我明白你的意思

这是一种看待问题的方式

我也这么觉得

6) I don’t’ think that would be a problem

7) I get your point

8) That’s one way of looking at it

9) I think so too

Well, today we will have a debate in our class, but before that, let’s see a video to study how to

debate. I will divide you into two groups. 辩论策略：

Agreeing and disagreeing strongly

同意和不同意强烈

认识一个相反的观点，反对它

表达你的意见

提出的要点的重要性

不要打断别人讲话

Recognizing an opposing view and arguing against it

Expressing your views

Presenting points in order of importance Not interrupting a speaker 辩论规则：

1.

Each debater should express your opinion in limited time. Except the first debater’s expression, other debaters have 30 seconds to express. 2.

Pay attention to my hand, I will wave my hand to show you can debate one by one, If time is up, I will show stop gesture. 3.

Speakers are not allowed to read the speeches you prepared before. And you shouldn’t interrupt your fellow debaters. Are you clear? Ok, who is the first? Summary: Today we have discussed some benefits and disadvantages of studying abroad. All of you do a good job. Thank you very much. As everyone knows, One coin has two sides. Likewise, different people have different minds. As for me, I hope all of you could have a chance to study abroad in the future. My belief is that for those students who study abroad should build strong characters in facing of unexpected difficulties in their life.