Learning about Language多媒体教学设计及其点评

Book 8 Unit 3 Learning about language

Teaching goals

1. Target language：

refrigerator, court, version, hang on, out of order, get through, ring back, ring off Hang on, please. I’m sorry, but this phone is out of order. I can’t get through.

I must ring off now because Can I ring back later 2. Ability goals

Enable the students to listen to the description o mobile phones and make a telephone interview 3. Learning ability goals

Help the students learn how to listen to the description of mobile phones and make a telephone interview Teaching important & difficult points

How to talk about inventions and discoveries. Teaching methods

Listening and cooperative learning Teaching aids

A computer and a projector, a recorder

Teaching procedures & ways

Step I Revision and lead-in Greet the Ss as usual. Talk about the applications of mobiles T: Telephone is really a great invention in human history. With it, we can talk with friends, families or others far away from. Suppose you want to apply for a job in James Dyson’s company in England. The quickest and cheapest way may be a telephone conversation. So you ring up one of his engineers to ask what kind of

person he needs. Now work in pairs and make a telephone conversation with your partner. Remember to ask for as much information as you can. Of course, we have learned about how to make telephone calls in English. Who can give me some examples? S: I will try. When making a telephone call, we often say: Hello! Is that … speaking? Yes, this is … Can I take a message? Wait a minutes, please, and so on.

T: But the following expressions may be of great help. Before listening, please read and learn them by heart. Show the following. Hold the line, please. Hang on, please. Just a moment, please. I’m sorry, but this phone is out of order.

I can’t get through.

I’ll ring him / her up again.

I must ring off now because …

T: Now you may work with your partner and discuss about the questions and answers. A sample dialogue S: Hello! Is that James Dyson’s company

E: Yes, who’s that?

S: This is Li Ping,. Is that the personnel manager. E: Just a moment, please. Sorry. He isn’t here right now. Can I take a message?

S: No, thanks. Maybe I’ll ring him again some other time. By the way, May I ask you some questions? E: Sure, go ahead. S: I want to apply for a job in your company and I want to ask what kind of person you need. E: Well, as far as I know, we need some skilled workers who are good at machinery and have a good knowledge of repairing some electrical equipment use at home, for example washing machined, refrigerator, electric fan and so on

S: Are we graduates needed in some departments in your company? E: It’s hard to say now. Maybe you will have some chance to work and learn in some department, but you have to wait and see. If you are free, you may call the personnel manager at three o’clock this afternoon.

S: OK, I will. By the way, how much will I get if I can work as your colleague? E: Usually the average salary for newcomers is $2,000 per month. And you may get a rise if you progress well o r have some inventions in your work. S: Well. I know. I must ring off now because I have to go back home for lunch. Thanks a lot. E: Goodbye and good luck. T: next please swap roles and answer your partner’s questions. Remember you must behave as if you are a member of Dyson’s company Dyson’s company and answer the questions honestly.

Step II Listening and Speaking T: Zhou Rui has decided to do a project on living British inventor called James Dyson. So he telephoned Dyson’s company in England to interview one of his engineer about the great man’s ideas. Now listen to the conversation between them and finish the exercises on page26. Before that, please look through the introductions first. Ask the students to finish the exercises after listening and then check the answers with them. T: While listening, you’d better make notes of the listening points like this. Show the following The object of his invention: The problem of his invention The improvement of his invention Step III Listening T: Millions of people in China and around the world use cellular phones. They Are such great inventions--- with a cell phone, you can talk to anyone on the planet

from just about anywhere. These days, cell phones provide an unbelievable array of functions, and new ones are being added at breakneck pace. Now look at the pictures and questions on page 62. Work in pairs and have a discussion about the three questions. Sample answers: S1: A mobile phone can now be used to receive phone calls, sent and receive messages, listen to music, watch videos, surf the internet and so on. I find it very useful to use the mobile pones to make telephone calls and sent and receive messages because we should always be informed and it’s important and necessary to communicate with each other in modern society. I also expect a mobile phone to show pictures of the person I called so that we can see clearly whether we are calling the right person and I hope one day we can use it to have meetings with people in the distance, and see films and show DVD in public. S2: Nowadays mobile phones can be used to do calculations, take pictures in life, play games, chat online, set time limit, wake up people, find out various information online and son on. I find they are very useful because we use them to play games and chat online and talk with friends about different subjects. I expect mobile phones can be used one day to watch TV, cook meals, pick up foreign languages, do homework and take exams for me. Then I’ll be free from different kinds of worries and complaints about live a more comfortable and convenient life. Show the followings: The mobile phone Mary will buy: The extra applications of mobiles: The extra application of the 3-G mobiles: The reason why Mary is worried: The advantages of the 3-G mobiles: What might go wrong? Then check the answers with the Ss.

Step IV Listening Task

Deal with the Listening task on page 67 T: First look at the three pictures on page 67 and discuss what inventions they might be. Any opinions? S: It looks as if it is a kind of machine moving on wheels and it can move very fast driven by a certain kind of force. T: It is another invention by Leonardo da Vinci. Now listen to the tape and decide if you agree with people on the tape. What do you think it was? Fill in the chart below with the ideas of the two girls and make your won suggestions. Now please listen to the tape and fill in the chart on page 67. Make some notes while listening as follows. Show the following Listening points: The girls’ suggestion

Reasons for Reason against: My suggestion: Then check the answers. Step V Homework Ask the students to Listen to the material again about different inventions and their functions and applications. Finish the Exercise in the workbook USING WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS on page 63-64.