Project: Debating pros and cons第二课时教学实录

Making Friends

Jamie was like a magnet---she always had a __1__ around her. She wasn’t especially gorgeous, and she wasn’t __2__ good at sports. __3__, she was one of the most __4__ students at school. Everyone loved her!

Why? What was it about Jamie that made everyone notice her? If her looks and her __5__ weren’t anything to boast, what did she have going for her?

Here it is--- short and __6__---Jamie had learned the secret of how to make friends and keep them. Her secret is: Be nice to others! Jamie was kind and genuinely cared about others, people __7__ by wanting to be around her.

Going along with this big secret of making friends are a few additional strategies:

Try to add value to those around you. People light up when you recognize something they do well and let them know. It only takes a minute to give someone a compliment or to notice what gifts a person has. It automatically adds value to how they see themselves. Try to be the kind of person who’s always seeing positive attributes in others. Don’t tear someone down.

Learn to listen and talk.

Everyone wants to talk. We all have a story to tell. Each of us enjoys having someone listen to what we say. It makes us feel important when someone is truly interested in what we’re saying.

When other people find out you are willing to listen, they will be talking to you! When someone is talking to you, zero in 100 percent on that person. Don’t pretend to listen but really think about something else. That won’t fly in making friends. You’ll be known as a phony.

Meanwhile, don’t put the burden of the entire conversation on someone else. You’ve got to do your part, too. It is learning when to talk that is important. Try not to talk just to hear yourself talking; no one else could get a word in edgewise.

Smiling suggests confidence. There is something fascinating about someone who smiles a lot. We are automatically drawn to someone who is happy. And wearing a smile usually implies the person behind it is approachable. An approachable person makes others feel at ease and comfortable.

Smiles also convey confidence, which is really important when making friends. You don't have to actually feel confident to smile, but when you do, people will think you are. Furthermore, the longer you practice smiling, the sooner your smile will catch up with you. You’ll gain confidence from smiling!

Everyone wants to be in a friendship that has both give and take. Learn to move from the spotlight of attention to focusing on the needs of others. Modesty is extremely attractive.

Student Sheet Pre-task: Task I: Revision of homework. What does the word “friend” mean to you? In other words, what is the image of a true friend in your mind? Subjunctive clause If

Although

Main clause /

Task II: Listening. Listen to a passage about “a true friend” and complete the notes below. Write no more than four words in each blank.

A true friend will

●always 1____________________ to help. ●Be 2____________________ your feelings. ●Offer help 3____________________. ●Drop 4____________________ to come and see you if you are in serious trouble. ●Offer their support in your 5____________________. A true friend will not ●6____________________ you. ●7____________________ in return. ●True friends 8____________________ as well as 9____________________.

While-task: Task I: Read the first three paragraphs and then fill in the blanks by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

particularly

talents

crowd

popular

however

simple

responded

moreover Task II: Read tip 1 and

fill in the blanks.

Try to add value to those around you. How

1__________________________________________________________________

2__________________________________________________________________ Results

a)

_______________________________________________________________ b)

_______________________________________________________________ Task III: Read tip 2 and answer the questions.

Learn to listen and talk. 1.

How to listen in a conversation? _______________________________________________________________________________ 2.

How do people feel when we focus on what they are saying? _______________________________________________________________________________

3.

Is it wise to keep silent, just listening in a conversation? What should we do? _______________________________________________________________________________ 4.

How to talk in a conversation? _______________________________________________________________________________ Task IV: Read tip3 and think about your opinion on “What is the role of “smiling”

in making friends?”

based on these four questions. Please begin with the sentence pattern “…plays a/an…role in making friends”.

Smiling suggests confidence.

1.

What should we do according to this tip? 2.

How do people feel when we do so? 3.

By doing so, what do people think of us? 4.

What can we benefit from doing so? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Task V: Read the ending paragraph, paragraph11, and complete the following sentence. We can infer from the author’s view that the essence of friendship is _______________________________________________________________________________

Post-task: Task I: Supplementary material for your reference : Study the picture and match the content of each bubble so that each matched set makes a proverb on friendship.

A friend to all better than gold

is A false friend is

worse than an

open enemy

friendship A faithful

friend is than found

A friend is easier

a friend to none lost

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Task II: Write a composition “The best friend in my mind”.

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课例教学反思与小结：

我以Making friends为主题的课堂教学活动深入挖掘了文本内涵，通过多层次的各种教学活动帮助学生理解真正的友谊不仅在于获取，更在于付出。参与研讨活动的老师一致认为这堂课教学目标清晰，选择的主题对于高三学生有很好的延续性和针对性。课堂内教师设计的教学活动有很大的开放性，鼓励学生积极参与课堂讨论、用所学的知识表达自己的思想。本堂课的教学环节环环相扣，为学生的课后作业打下了良好的铺垫，符合语言学习的规律。闵行区英语骨干教师培训基地的指导教师七宝中学的施国华老师充分肯定了我在高三复习阶段的大胆有效的尝试，重视学生语言运用能力的发展。他指出：英语教学的特点决定了英语教师必须多思考，经常反思个人的教学。在学生英语水平普遍提高的大背景下，英语教师要具备依托课程目标，熟悉教学大纲，选择合适的教学材料，建立语言学习的素材库，精心设计教学活动，以灵活丰富的教学手段激活学生学习的兴趣，不断扩大学生语言学习的范围，真正体现语言交际的功能。