Learning about Language课堂实录及点评

Class Type: Listening and speaking class, 1 period Teaching Contents: A passage about a famous women--HelenThayer's journey at the South Pole. Teaching Objectives: (1) Knowledge objective Students can learn how to describe people in English by usingsome words and expressions, such as "challenge,optimistic, around theconcern, make a decision, give up".. (2) Ability objective Students can develop abilities of listening for specificinformation and gist and speaking. (3) Emotional objective Students can develop the spirit of hard work. Teaching Key and Difficult Points: How to use some useful words and expressions to describe aperson in English. Teaching Aids: A tape and a computer Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Warming-up (5 minutes) T: People often admire great persons, especially great women.Why? It is often said that life is difficult as it is, For women it sometimes seems twice as difficult. That is, itis more difficuh for women to become famous or get jobs in high positions. (1) Ask the students to look at the pictures of four greatwomen on the computer screen and talk about who they are. (2) Divide the students into small groups to discuss whatthey know about the four great women. (Justification: Attract students' interest to learn thislesson.) Step 2 Listening (10 minutes) (1) Listen to the text and fill in the form that is shown onthe screen. (2) Listen to the tape again and do true-or-false exercise. ①Theauthor was the first women to travel alone to the North Pole.(

) ②Therewas bright sunshine 24 hours a day in Antarctica.(

) ③November 13th is the author's birthday. (

) ④The author had an accident and hurt herself. (

) ⑤Theauthor gave up her travel at last. Answers: T T F T F