Reading(2)：The search for happinessppt专用说课稿内容

宜兴市张渚高级中学“三学两导”生本课堂教学设计

学科：

英语

备课时间：2018.5.15

授课时间：

2018.5.

课题：The extended reading: Why fewer is better? 教材分析、学情分析

本课是阅读教学，主题语境为人与自我，阅读的主要目的是通过对文本的研读获取必要的信息，通过略读和跳读等技巧，培养学生快速捕捉信息的能力，帮助学生更好地理解极简主义。通过设计相关的练习，检测和巩固学生对文章的理解，帮助学生宏观把握全文。考虑到学生相对薄弱的英语基础，教学设计的最后一个导练环节给出学生作文模板，采用五句话作文的形式，让学生巩固所学，灵活应用本节课所学的知识点与语言点。

教学目标、重难点分析

Teaching aims: By the end of this lesson, you will be able to: 1.Catch the main points of minimalist lifestyle. 2.Understand the spiritual meaning behind this tendency. 3.Grasp the relevant expressions and lexical chunks about minimalism. 4. Assess others’ lifestyles based on the understanding of “Fewer is more”.

The analysis on the important and difficult points Enable the students to Catch the main points of minimalist lifestyle; enable the students to Understand the spiritual meaning behind this tendency.

课时安排

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教学准备

PPT 教学过程分析

教学环节

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课

1 备注

“导学”

（问题）

“三学”

Learning procedures

Step 1 Warm up

Warm up by an opening song: Monsters by Katie Sky Step 2 Lead-in: which study is better? One picture is worth a thousand words. Two pictures: which study is better? More vs. Less Two pictures stand for two kinds of lifestyle Minimalism (极简主义)

Step 3 Read for general idea. What’s the author’s main purpose in writing the text?

A.

To argue how to define “rich”

B.

To introduce Chinese youth’s lifestyle

C.

To promote a minimalist lifestyle D.

To give tips how to lead a simple life

Step 4 Read for the detail Activity 1 (para 1-3) (listening) 1.

What inspired Lin Hanxing to live a simple life? An online challenge introduced by Joshua Becker, an American

blogger, who promoted

a minimalist lifestyle and encouraged people to reduce the number of their belongings to fewer than 100. 2.

In order to be a minimalist, what measures did Lin Hanxing take?

Firstly, she removed (got rid of ) 90 percent of her stuff and stopped purchasing unnecessary stuff.

Secondly, in her digital life, she deleted 120 contacts(联系人) she never spoke to from her social media. Consequently, Lin had a good mood

and relieved stress. To conclude, by following minimalist lifestyle, Lin’s focus was shifted/ transferred/changed

from objects to heart/spirit/ mind. Activity 2 (para 4-5) 2

“三学”

1.

In paragraph 4, “ the opposite” refers to ______________________. Owning less was true. Owning less was the way to lead a rich life. 2.

What kinds of people are more likely to have a minimalist lifestyle? Those who are educated and well-off are are more likely to have a minimalist lifestyle.

Activity 3

(para 6-8) Fill in the blanks. It is reported that Chinese youth

spend less on possessions, but more on short holidays and watching movies. In other words, Chinese young people tend to pursue a life about culture. In summary, experience over money.

Step 5 Read for Deep Understanding 1. According to this passage, a typical minimalist tends to ______. A. be fed up with materialism (拜金主义，物质主义)

/A. be sick of materialism B. attach great importance to experience instead of buying stuff C. be disappointed with his or her current life D. be environmentally friendly and live with fewer things Optimistic and positive attitude to life

2. According to your understanding of minimalism, which one is more appropriate? A. Minimalism is a healthy lifestyle that is in conflict with modern life. B. Minimalism means people have to sacrifice some pleasure to live simply. C. Minimalism limits people’s freedom to enjoy their lives to the fullest. D.Minimalism enables people to reflect on what truly counts in their lives.

3.

Why fewer is better? 3

“三学”

What is “fewer”?

What is “better”?

Fewer: belongings, extra possessions, unnecessary/extra stuff, unnecessary purchases, unhelpful contacts

Better: mood, feeling, attitudes,learning, experience, quality of life, spiritual space/dimension

To sum up, for typical minimalists, they are questing for a simple lifestyle. Contrast to materialism, they own less belongings to make room for what counts / matters most.

Step 6 Discuss & Writing Mary, 30-year-old, lives in Shanghai. As a member of the “hand-chopping mafia” (剁手党)，she is crazy about buying stuff. At one time, she owned more than 400 items of clothing, shoes and handbags. However, these stuff become a economic burden in that her salary cannot cover (够支付) her monthly credit card bills. In her view, these fashionable clothes and expensive handbags, which can help her win people’s recognition and attention.

Discuss:

1.Do you agree with Mary’s lifestyle? Why?

2.If Mary want to lead a simple life, what should she do? Step 7 Write down your opinions. I am against Mary’s lifestyle. For one thing, ____________________________________________________________________. For another, ________________________________________________________________. If Mary wants to lead a simple life, three measures should be taken to promote a minimalist lifestyle. First and foremost, ____________________4

____________________________________________________________. What’s more, ________________________________________________________. Last but not the least, ___________________________________________________________________. Step 8 Show time

Ask two students to present their writing. The teacher will comment their writing.

Step 9 One possible version: I am against Mary’s lifestyle. For one thing, Mary’s behaviour of over consumption is not healthy.

For another thing, it is unwise to attach others’

recognition by owing unaffordable luxuries(奢侈品) .

If Mary wants to lead a simple life, three

measures should be taken in a gesture to promote a

minimalist lifestyle. First and foremost, Mary should

tidy up her closet by getting rid of unnecessary

purchases.What’s more, Mary should stop

unreasonable consumption and learn to spend her “导练”

money on more meaning experience like short

holidays to relieve her stress and anxiety from work.

Last but not the least, Mary should transfer her focus

from shallow materialism to her own deeper heart. In

other words, she should invest time and money into

her own self growth.

Step 10 Homework: better your writing.

板书设计

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Why fewer is better?

教学反思

从这篇文章的主题来看，人与自我是最难讲解的主题，也是学生最难理解的主题。因此，由浅入深是最好的讲解方法。

首先，解剖文章结构，主题大意这些容易找到的信息点，让学生对文章进行初步理解。

其次，解析文章细节，挖掘文章深层次所蕴含的意义。极简主义生活方式有三点需要学生理解的要点。第一为从关注外物到自在的转变，第二为怎样才能达到极简主义生活方式，第三点为为什么“越少越好”。

最后，解构就是为了重新建构，即让学生利用所给材料灵活运用到写作案例分析中。

这节课的整体设计对于我来讲，可以当做教授拓展阅读的分析模本。

不足之处在于，课前对借班上课的学生接受能力评估过低使得整节课的节奏上把握不到位。学生的积极配合与参与使整节课的节奏加快，最后留有5分钟的总结回顾，但是我的应急处理并不流畅。

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