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Unit 6 A variety of viewpoints-----Points of view

Li Dan (Zhufeng Senior High School)

Analysis of the Teaching Materials

Unit 6 is the second part of Module 3. Its topic is a variety of viewpoints. It consists of two passages: Reading and More Reading. Composed of an article and three letters of response, the Reading passage discusses the pros and cons of TV commercials for children.

Analysis of the Students

Students of Class one have learned the new words and expressions of Reading. They may have problems in figuring out the structure of the text.

Teaching aims: To enable students: 1．

To get the main idea of the text and learn some key words and phrases. 2．

To practice their reading skills through skimming and scanning. 3．

To learn to express opinions using proper sentence patterns.

Teaching aids: Multi-media

Teaching and learning method: Task-based and learner-centered

Teaching material: Oxford English Students’ Book B2 Unit 6

Teaching procedures:

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Pre-task Lead-in 1.

Look at the pictures shown on the screen. Raise Qs: Where do you often see these products advertised? 2.

What do you know about these TV commercials?

Q: a: Can you list some other commercials you see on TV for children, for example, toys, food, games, clothes, electronic dictionaries? b: Why are so many ads aimed at children? c: Are ads for children good or bad?

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II.

While-task 1.

Skimming : the structure of the text. What are A, B, C and D of the passage? What does the title of the article in A mean? 2.

Scanning :

A: (1).Listen to the tape and find some specific information. (2).Students should separate facts from opinions. Let them find the topic sentence of each paragraph and state the supporting details.

B, C and D: Points of View on TV commercials

Three Letters “Bad for children” Li Yue

“Silly toys” Zhang Jie

“Nothing wrong with commercials” Liu Ping

Opinion

Supporting details

III. Post-task 1. Free talk: State your point of view on the topic by using the following patterns.

Useful phrases : •

I (don’t ) believe/think that…should…

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In my opinion/view,…

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I agree/disagree…

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I’m in favor of…

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I object to…because…

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It is right/wrong/good/bad …

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There is nothing wrong with…

2.Discussion: In face of the negative effects on children, what measures should be taken ? With the help of paragraph 4 of passage A, please put your heads together.

IV. Homework 1.

Finish D and E on P80-81. 2. Read the text at 3 times. 3. Read and try to recite the new words and expressions in the text.

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