Task(1): Writing an article about problems and solutions: Skills building 1 and 2国家获奖教案

Module 6 Unit 2 Task (1) Teaching Aims：

1. Help Ss know how to identify negative emotional language and find out the problems behind it. 2. Help Ss know how to listen for specifics in the listening materials. 3. Help Ss become more cooperative and helpful.

【课前预习】

Task 1

Read the sentences and figure out the meanings of the underlined phrases.

1. When he scored the winning goal, he was over the moon.

2. Lenny went nuts when his new bike was stolen.

3. I know you have problems, but don’t let them get you down.

4. He left school under a black cloud after causing a serious accident.

5. Since her husband got ill, she seems very down in the dumps.

6. Poor Jim, recently he's been stuck between a rock and a hard place.

7. Those old weepy movies always make me feel blue. 8. Mr. Smith finished his tea in very low spirits.

Task 2 Read the letter on P26 and answer the following questions. 1.

What does Ma Jie wants?

2.

What do his parents want?

3.

What does his coach want?

4.

What is Ma Jie’s problem?

【课内探究】

Step 1

Lead-in Activity 1：Guess how the teacher feels. Activity 2：Ask one student to express some emotions as the teacher instructs. The other students guess the feelings the students shows. Step 2

Ways to express negative emotions Write down the ways to express negative emotions.

1)

Words:

2) Phrases: Check Task 1

3) Patterns:

Ask Ss to read the four patterns aloud for 2 minutes and make some sentences.

1)

2) 3)

4) Step 3

Reading Activity 1：

Check Task 2 Activity 2：

Read the letter and

underline the words, phrases and patterns Ma Jie used to describe his problems. 1.

2. 3.

4. 5.

…

Step 4 Listening Activity 1：Listen to a piece of listening material twice and finish Part B on P27. Activity 2：Listen to another piece of listening material twice and choose the best answer for each question. 1.

What takes a lot of Ma Jie’s time when he tried his first solution. A. Study.

B. Playing basketball.

C. Both. 2.

How many days did he spend when he tried to focus on school? A. 1.

B. 2.

C. 3. 3.

How did his parents feel after they knew the results of the exams?

A. Excited.

B. Disappointed.

C.

Regretful 4.

How does Ma Jie feel if he doesn’t play basketball?

A. Unhappy.

B. Anxious.

C. Relaxed. Activity 3：Listen to the second piece of listening material again and finish Part C on P27. Step 5

Discussion Now that we have been friends with Ma Jie, what advice can we give to help him solve his problem? Step 6

Summary Homework：Write an article about your problem by using the words, phrases and patterns we have learnt today.