Using LanguageⅠ教学实录与评析

Unit 1 Friendship Period 3 A sample lesson plan for Using Language (A letter from Lisa to Miss Wang) Introduction Language is learned to be used in and for communication. So in this period we shall have the students read, listen, write and speak in English, making use of the focused words, expressions, structures and topic ideas covered in this unit.

Objectives

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To help the students read, listen and write about “friendship”

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To help students design and speak on a questionnaire about friendship ■

To help students describe a friend by writing based on the given example

Procedures 1. Warming up by talking about youth problems

What is the biggest problem facing our youth today and what can we do to help fix it? Could someone offer his opinion? I think the biggest problem with youth today is simple lack of respect, and not knowing what ‘disappointment’means. Gone are the days in the really young —

where sports have a winning team and losing team...

I want my students to know what it's like to lose, even if they try their hardest. I want my children to know and understand the word ‘disappointment’and ‘frustration’

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instead of protect their “weak”

egos. Once these little people turn into adults, they won't function well in the real world without knowing how to cope with the downs as well as the ups.

2. Learning to design a survey Work in groups of four. Design a survey to find out what kind of friends your classmates are. You can use the survey in the Warming Up as an example. Step 1: In your group, come up with four situations among friends. Design four questions accordingly with three possible answers. Step 2: Put the four questions together and form a questionnaire.

Step 3: Check the questionnaire through and try it out on your own group. Step 4: Share your questionnaire with another group and try each other’s questionnaires.

A sample survey This survey has four questions, and each question is followed by a set of possible answers. Please read the questions, and then consider which response fits you best. 1. Why am I close friends with this person now? A.

B.

C.

Because being friends with him/her helps me feel important. Because my friend would be upset if I ended the relationship. Because he/she is someone I really enjoy sharing emotions and special events with. 2. Why do I spend time with my friend? A.

B.

C.

Because my friend would get mad at me if I didn’t.

Because it is fun spending time with him/her. Because I think it is what friends are supposed to do. 3. Why do I listen to my friend’s problems, or to what my friend has to say?

A.

B.

C.

Because my friend praises me and makes me feel good when I do. Because it’s interesting and satisfying to be able to share like that.

Because I really value getting to know my friend better. 4. Why do I keep promises to my friend? A.

B.

C.

Because I believe it is an important personal quality to live up to my promises to a friend. Because it would threaten our friendship if I were not trustworthy. Because I would feel bad about myself if I didn’t.

Scoring Sheet:

Q1 A 1 point B 2 points C 3 points

Q2 A 1 point B 2 points C 3 points

Q3 A 1 point B 2 points C 3 points

Q4 A 3 points B 2 points C 1 point ★

4~7 points: You are not a good friend. You either neglect your friend’s needs or just do what he/she wants you to do. You should think more about what a good friend needs to do. ★

8~12 points: You are a good friend but you sometimes let your friendship become too important, or you fail to show enough concern for your friend’s needs and feelings. Try to strike a balance between your friend’s needs and your own responsibilities.

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13+ points: You are an excellent friend who recognizes that to be a good friend you need balance your needs and your friend’s. Well done.

Note: Students work in groups and try their own questionnaires in the school to collect more information about students’ reflection of the values of friendship.

3. Doing a guided writing task Go to page 6 to read, listen and talk about the letter Lisa wrote to Wang. Think about what advice you can give to Lisa. And then write to Lisa as if you were Wang the editor.

Sample writing Dear Lisa, Some people like gossiping about others. It’s not hard to find such people in life.

You said in your letter you like staying with a boy classmate, doing homework, helping each other. That is OK. It’s nice to be friends with boys.

Just keep on getting along with the boy. Don’t care about others gossiping. But remember not to fall in love with the boy. For you two are too young to start a love affair.

Good luck! Wang 4. Assessing your task Is your letter well developed? Are your ideas well organized to the point? Do you have a good choice of words and idioms in your writing? Do you get a good mastery of the sentence structure? What kind of mistakes have you made in your writing? What can you do to avoid such mistakes? 5. Closing down by studying proverbs Here are some proverbs about friends and friendship. Read them carefully and pay attention to the sentence stress and intonation. As you read think if you agree or disagree with them.

＊Friends are like wine, the older, and the better.

＊When you meet your friend, your face shines—you have found gold.

＊A friend to all is a friend to none.

＊The same man cannot be both friend and flatterer.

＊The best mirror is an old friend.

＊False friends are worse than open enemies.

＊Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

＊The friendship that can end is never real.

＊With clothes the new are the best, with friends the old are the best.