Learning about Language多媒体教案及点评

Teaching plan Module 6 Unit 3

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healthy

life 童小娟

I .Teaching aims

1. To make Ss know what a truly healthy life is. 2. To arouse Ss to pay more attention to the healthy issues and realize the danger of smoking and drugs. 3. Learn some new words and expressions.

II. Teaching stresses

1.Motivate students’ interest in learning unit 3.

2. To be able to find specific information from the text 3..help students build up correct attitude towards smoking III. Teaching difficulties

1.

to use phrasal verbs correctly. 2.

To be able to use these sentence structures in our daily life How to ask for advice What should I do? Can you tell me what to do? Can you give me some advice? How to give advice You'd better ..? I think you ought to... I suggest that you...

Why don't you... III. Teaching methods

1.

Task-based teaching

2.

Communication teaching

3.

Direct-vision method

IV. Teaching aids:

Multimedia V. Teaching procedures

Step 1. Warming Up Purpose: To activate Ss and arouse them to talk about some healthy issues in our daily life.

What do you think is important in our life?

Step 2. Lead in 1. Ask some Ss to answer the questions: (1)

What health issues do you think concern young people the most nowadays?

(2)

What is a truly healthy person? Lead Ss to understand that a truly healthy person must be well in both body and mind.

2. Group work

Ask Ss to look at the pictures above and discuss which depicts a healthy activity and which depicts an unhealthy one. And they can talk as much as they can. Picture one: Singing and dancing Picture two: Doing taichi Picture three: Drinking alcohol Picture four: Playing basketball Picture five: Smoking and taking drugs Step 3. Pre-reading Purpose: To make Ss realize the harm of smoking and avoid smoking.

1. Group work Ask Ss to finish the following questions in groups 1. How many times do you do exercise every week?

A. less than 2 times

B. 2 times

C. 3 times

D. more than 3 times 2.how often do you eat vegetables? A. hardly

B. sometimes

C. often

D. always 3.How much water do you drink every day? A. less than 2 glasses

B. 2-3 glasses

C. 4-6 glasses

D. more than 7 glasses

... (1) Have you ever smoked? If you have, have you ever tried to stop? (2) Why do you think some adolescents start smoking? (3) In what ways is smoking harmful? Do you think smoking should be banned? (4) Where could you get good advice on stopping smoking? 2. Discussion Ask some Ss to give their own opinions about how to stop keep healthy. For your reference:

keep a balanced

diet get enough sleep do proper exercise ... 3.

Watching Watch a video about smoking. Then talk about the harmful effects of smoking. 4.

Group work Why do you think some adolescents start smoking? Discuss and choose whose opinion is the best. For your reference:

★

Out of curiosity ★

To imitate others ★

To reduce pressure ★

... Conclusion: Smoking is very harmful to our health, when you are smoking, you are risking in heart disease, long cancer and asthma, and it can also cause dull skin and wrinkles. Besides, it can bring harm to the people around you. In the text of this unit, we will learn more about this.

Step 4. Reading

1.

Skimming Purpose: To get a brief understanding of the text. (1)

Individual work Ask Ss to skim the second part of the text and answer the following T/F quwstions. 1) Choose a day that you know is going to be stressful to begin to quit smoking. 2) Every time you feel like smoking a cigarette, reach for one. 3) You should do something else, such as going out for a walk to break the habit of smoking. 4) If you start to feel nervous, reach for a cigarette. 5) Do not be disappointed if you have to try several times before you finally stop smoking. Suggested Answers:

FFTFT

(2)

Pair work Role play A: Someone who is addicated to smoking and asks you for advice. B: Tell her/him the harm of smoking and give her/him some advice. How to ask for advice What should I do? Can you tell me what to do? Can you give me some advice? How to give advice You'd better ..? I think you ought to... I suggest that you...

Why don't you... (3)

Individual work

Ask Ss to read the second passage very quickly and answer the following questions: 1.

Who

2.

To whom 3.

Purpose (4)

Scanning Purpose: To get Ss to have some details in the text. 1. The first paragraph of the letter shows James’ granddad ______.

A. has nothing to do at home

B. lives a healthy life

C. is tired when returning from a long bike trip

D. likes sitting in the garden 2. Why did the grandad write this letter?

A. To give James some advice and encourage him to quit smoking.

B. To give him some advice on how to keep fit.

C. To share his experience.

D. To tell him to focus on study. ...

Step 5. summary

Ask Ss make a summary of the advice on how to stop smoking. Be sure to use their own words (no more than five sentences). Step 6. Homework Design a non-smoking post.