Using LanguageⅠppt配套的教案及板书设计

Module 2 Unit 2 Using Language—

A Teaching Plan of Listening, Speaking and Writing Yuanyuan Li

Guangzhou Middle School

I. Teaching Goals: 1.

Learn how to write an article about pros and cons. 2.

Master the writing skills of brainstorming, outlining, drafting, and peer reviewing. 3.

Learn to work cooperatively with others. II. Teaching Key Points: 1.

Discuss the topic of information technology in education; 2.

Write an article about the pros and cons of using tablets at school. III. Teaching Difficult Point:

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Work individually to write an article about the use of tablets at school. IV. Teaching Aids: a computer, tablets, projector, A3 paper, pens. V. Teaching Procedure Step 1: Pre-writing 1.

Listening: The 21st century will be the century of Information Technology. Listen to the audio and answer the following questions. (1)

What does information technology include? (2)

What is the most popular form of IT in developing countries? (3)

Which form of IT is the best description of the skills of a sport? (4)

What functions do computers have?

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Finding: find out the Information Technology used in class.—the newest from of IT used in class should be the tablets.

Step 2: Discussion and Brainstorming 1.

Work in groups of five to discuss the advantages and disadvantage of using tablets in class. Try to use the following expressions. The advantage/ disadvantage is …

As/ Since…, I think …

I think /don’t think that…

I agree /don’t agree…because…

Give me your reasons

First… Second…

What makes you think so?

I believe that…

I think…because of …

I’ve decided that…

Let’s decide…

Let’s make a decision

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Take notes of the brainstorming while you are discussing Advantages of tablets Disadvantages of tablets

Step 3: Reporting: based on the table you’ve worked out. Record it to your tablets. (1 minute)

Step 4: Drafting: Suppose you are going to write a letter to the technicians to report your discussion about the use of tablets in your English class. Your letter should include: 

The summary of your classmates’ discussion:

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The advantages of using tablets 

The disadvantages of using tablets 

Your idea: in what way tablets can be used in an efficient way? 

What other functions can be added to your tablet?

Step 5: Peer review: Exchange your articles with your partner and give some comments to each other:

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Did he/she include all the information in the requirement? 

Is his/her idea well organized and expressed? If not, how to convey the same meaning better? 

What are the highlights of the article?

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Step 6: Homework Revise the first draft of your writing based on your peers’ comments.

VI. Teaching reflection:

本课时为第二单元的语言应用课。因教材本身的内容尚未更新，讨论的IT技术不足以引起学生共鸣，因此本课在设计师将听力部分背景化，使其作为话题的引入。基于我校高一学生的实际情况：高中两年都是造句打基础，高考写作提示少，学生觉得无话可写，对写作有畏难心理，还有部分学生词汇欠缺，写作更是无从下手。因此设计写前让学生参与小组讨论，把作文提纲或者要点在小组互助中完成，从而进一步完成作文草稿的撰写任务。这样在一定程度上降低了写作的难度，同时也培养了学生间的互助合作精神。

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