Task(2): Writing a proposal: Skills building 3教学设计和教学实录

Unit 3

Tomorrow’ world

Task Writing a proposal Teaching Aims: 1.

Help students to learn how to distinguishing between facts and opinions, asking for information, write formally. 2.

Learn to complete a note, to find more about the computer room. 3. Learn to write a proposal for a computer room. Teaching Important and Difficult Points: 1.

Improve students’ listening, reading, speaking, and writing ability 2.

How to complete a note sheet. 3.

How to interview someone. 4.

Learn to write a formal proposal. Teaching Approaches: Description, explanation and practice Teaching Aids:

Multimedia, a record and a blackboard

Teaching Procedures: Skills building 1: 1. Show some pictures to help students to understand the definition of facts and opinions. A fact is a piece of information that is proved to be true. Facts can tell us numbers, names, places and events. An opinion is a feeling or belief that is not certain or proved. People may start the sentences with: In my opinion,…

I (don’t) believe / think (that) …

It seems (that) / looks like …

2. Read some sentences to tell whether they are facts or opinions.

1).China has a total land area of over 9.6 million km2.

Fact

2).On 15th October 2003, China sent its first astronaut into space.

Fact

3).I believe our painting is worth quite a lot of money.

Opinion

4).Suzhou is over 80 km away from Shanghai.

Fact

5).It seems that people prefer living in urban areas.

Opinion

6).I think that you should find a secure job.

Opinion

7).Mr. Wang came home to find his computer broken.

Fact

3. Have students listen to the tape and fine Part B. Step 1 completing a note sheet Read a letter concerning problems with the school computer room. And try to complete a note sheet. Name of student:

class:

Date of visit to computer room: Computer number: Problems with computer: Other problems: Suggestion: Skills building 2: asking for information 1. Lead-in We have known much about the computer room from the letter. Do you want to know more information about it? And how? 2.Let them know what information they should know and what questions they should ask questions, when they interview someone? Information: 1) Usual time for doing a particular activity 2) How often or much it is done 3) Reasons for doing it 4) Problems found when doing it. 5) Suggestion for improving things Questions

When/what time do you usually …?

How often do you …?

How many times a week/a month/… do you…?

For what reason(s) do you …?

What problem(s) have you got when you…?

What do you think can be done to solve the problem(s)? 3. Complete the questions according to the answers. •

_______ do you usually go to your local cinema to watch a film?

When

I usually go on Saturday evenings.

•

___________ do you go there to watch a film?

How often I go there twice a month. •

______ do you think so many people would like RealCine?

Why

Lots of people would like RealCine because they can experience something that they might never experience in real life. •

_________ problem(s) do you think RealCine could have?

What

Tickets for this kind of experience might be too expensive. •

______ do you think can be done to solve this problem?

What

I think better and newer computer technology can be used to reduce the cost of making virtual reality programs. Step 2: finding out about the computer room 1. Part A Listen to an interview and complete the interview form Interview form •

Usual time of use •

How often it is used •

Reasons for use •

Problems found •

Suggestions for improving the computer room 2. Part B Interview someone using the questions and vocabulary on Page55 (pair work) Skills building 3: formal writing

1. A business proposal, a report or a letter to a stranger: the style is formal and businesslike. 2. Read the general rules: Always be polite. Be very serious. Use formal greetings and endings. Use titles and surnames. Use Dear Sir/Madam if you don’t know the person’s name

Do not be personal Do not tell jokes or try to be funny. Do not use contractions. Do not use slang 3. Read some sentences to tell whether they are formal or Casual. 1) .I’m sure you’ll agree it’d be really cool to buy some more computers.

Casual 2). Dear Sir/Madam

Formal 3). When the book fell off the bookshelf and hit him on the head, I laughed until I

cried！

Casual

4). Thank you for your time.

Formal 5).I’m sure the teacher won’t mind you using the computer.

Formal 6). I would like to suggest that we buy some new equipment for the computer room. Formal 7) So nice to hear from you again, Geoffrey.

Casual 8) I don’t like the young man. He’s really rude and not very helpful.

Casual Step 3: writing a proposal for a new computer room Part A You have interviewed many students and gathered more information about the school computer room. Read your notes and then complete the summary of the survey. For example, 1. Look at some of your notes first. no Internet access

connect Monitors, keyboards and mouses are too old

Replace

Only one printer

Buy more 2. Complete the survey

Part B Write a proposal *Write a proposal to your headmaster explaining why you would prefer the school to improve the computer room. 1. What may you want to mention? *The government’s desire for more IT to be taught and used in education. *The increased use of IT in the lessons of all the subjects *The importance of computer skills in both studies and work *Parents’ opinions

2. Useful phrases *A survey on students’ opinions was carried out.

*Students believe/feel/find/think that …

*It was suggested that…

*As more and more subjects require the use of computer …

*In order to prepare ourselves for the future…

*I am sure that most parents would (not) …

3. Show them a sample and explain the useful phrases, the content they should mention, and how to be formal to them. Dear Sir, Recently, a survey regarding the school computer room was carried out. The students find the design of the computer room impractical, and are not interested in studying there for this reason. We believed that the computer room needs improving. There are not enough computers in our computer room. The computers that we use at the moment are old and slow, and they often crash, which wastes a lot of time. The computers there are not connected to the Internet, so we can not get the information that we need for our homework. There is only one printer in the room, which often breaks down. As more and more subjects involve information technology, the computer room plays a very important role in our studies. We must use computers to do our homework and get information from the Internet. Many factories and

companies cannot function without computers, so those who have computer skills find it easier to find a job. In order to prepare ourselves for the future, we need a well-equipped computer room. I am sure that most parents would agree with our proposal that the computer room should be improved. It is the government’s policy that we should be taught more information technology, and more subjects are developing rapidly with the help of information technology.

Computer skills are becoming more and more important to our further studies. We will not keep up with the development of society if we are not good at using computers. We therefore really need to have a new computer room and hope that you will seriously consider our request. Best wishes (name) Homework 1. Go through the contents in the Task Part. 2. Preview the Project Part.