Task(1): Writing an article about problems and solutions: Skills building 1 and 2教案教学设计

牛津高中英语教学设计

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材：牛津高中英语(模块6)高二下学期

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元：Unit 2

What is happiness to you? 板

块：Task （Period 1）Skills building 1 & Skills building 2 教

师：休宁海阳中学高二年级

汪新禄

Thoughts on the design:

●课堂导入：从全新的角度导入：学校女子足球队的练习视频导入，以帮助学生解决困难为线索，让学生从倾听和阅读中判断负面情绪和发现问题，培养乐于助人的优良品质；

●内容呈现：全新呈现教材文本，在讨论中寻找解决对策，同时学会采取把大问题分割成几个小问题的策略；通过一系听说活动，提高听力技巧，改善口语表达水平；

●归纳巩固：对教学目标的达成水到渠成（IDEAL model of

problem-solving）,通过巩固练习：Li Kun’s Football Dream，学会在学习和业余爱好间找到平衡，培养良好思维品质和坚韧的毅力。

Teaching aims:

After learning this period, the students will be able to: 1.

identify negative emotional language and find out the problems behind it；

2.

break a big question into smaller ones to discuss and give advice to solve the problems；

3.

describe his/her experience of leaning to ride a bike by using figures of speech: similes and metaphors .

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Lead-in (PPT3-4)

Get the students to watch a video clip made from the school football team. Then interview some members in it the following questions: ◆

What makes you happy as a member of the school football team? ◆

If your team lost a football match, how would you feel? ◆

How do you balance your football training and academics ? [Explanation] 从介绍学校女子足球队入手(班上有四位同学在校女子足球队)，激发学生发现问题，解决问题的兴趣，为进入下一步的阅读及听力作好铺垫。

Step 2 Skills building 1: Recognizing words that express problems (PPT5-8) 1.Imagine the following situations, what would you do ? Situation 1: If you failed in the exam again…

Situation 2: If you found that you lost the match…

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Situation 3: If you were misunderstood by the teacher…

Situation 4: If you heard that your favorite concert has been cancelled…

2. Introduce the major figures of speech(PPT9) .

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Simile: He is as slippery as an eel. ●

Metaphor: Snow clothes the ground . ●

Euphemism: Pass away / senior citizens. ●

Personification: This time fate smiled to me.

Step 3: Recognizing problems(PPT10-20) This part is designed to help students develop their reading and listening skills. First read a letter and find the problem described in it according to what they have learnt in Skills building 1. Then complete the notes after listening to a student talk about his problems and suggest some good solutions. 1.

Read the letter in Part A on page 26 and underline the words, phrases and patterns used to describe the problem in the letter (PPT10-17). Answers : ①

I don’t know what to do.

②

I’ve been very sad

③

I feel caught between

④

They make me feel like I’m a bad son

⑤

I feel guilty

⑥

I’m so confused.

⑦

I’m really tired of feeling worried

⑧

…being sad ⑨

I am uncertain what to do

2. Go over Part B on page 27 to find out what you should do next. Then listen to the recording and finish the notes in this part. Check answers with the class (PPT18-19). Tapescript Ma Jie : When I’m at school, I’m often very tired. I have to stay up very late at night to finish my homework because I spend all afternoon with my basketball coach. I know that I’m not doing my best at school. That makes me feel sad. When I play basketball, I sometimes make mistakes, and don’t play well because I’m thinking about my studies, and I feel worried that I’m falling behind.

I want to be good at my studies and be good at basketball---I want to do both things well. I feel confused and sad because I don’t know how to do both. My coach says that I have a special talent, and that it would be wrong not to use it. He says that I should be willing to give up other things in my life so that I can focus on playing. But my parents tell me that sport cannot take the place of a good education. They say that I could get an injury; also, you can’t be sure that I will be able to play basketball like Yao Ming in the future. They believe that it is more important to study hard and prepare for a job in the business world. I agree with both of them. I’m lucky to be so good at basketball. It would be silly not to try and become the best I can be, but I also think a good education is one of the most important things in life.

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Answers: 1. sad

2. make mistakes

3. studies

4. falling behind

5. basketball

6. talent 7. willing

8. focus

9. education

10. injury

11. important

12. business world

3. Go over Part C, then listen to the recording and complete this part (PPT20). Tapescript

Ma Jie: The first thing I tried was just working harder at everything. I thought that maybe I could just try harder, and then I could do well at school and get better at basketball at the same time. But that idea didn’t work because both things take a lot of time, and there are just not enough hours in one day to do my very best at both things. Then I thought I could focus on school, and just play basketball at the weekend. But my coach is right when he says that two days a week is not enough training if I want to become very good. For a few weeks I studied less. I thought that maybe I could still get average marks, even if I did not spend much time studying. That was a huge mistake, because I failed two exams and my parents were very disappointed. I’ve thought about quitting basketball too. Lots of people don’t play a sport and they are happy, right? But not me. If I don’t play basketball, I’m not happy. What do you think I should do? Answers: 1. Both things take a lot of time. 2. Two days a week is not enough training. 3. I failed two exams and my parents were very disappointed. 4. If I don’t play, I’m not happy

Step 4 Discussing solutions & breaking a big question into smaller ones

(PPT21) ●

Discussing solutions This part is designed to help use what the students have learnt in Step 1 A&B to practise asking questions and discussing solutions. Work in pairs to discuss Ma Jie's problems. Try to divide the big question

'What do you

think of Ma Jie's problem?' into smaller ones.

Sample conversation

--- You know Ma Jie is my good friend. Recently he has been worried a lot. I

want to help him solve his problem. What do you think I should do? ---OK. Let's see what we can do to help him, but first let's make things less complicated We'd better divide the big question into some smaller ones. Tell me what his problem is. ●

breaking a big question into smaller ones

Write down the smaller questions in speech bubble

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Answers Speech bubble1 problem: What is his problem? source of information: How did you find out about the problem? people affected: Who else is affected by the problem besides Ma Jie? attempts to solve problem: What has he done to try to solve the problem? results of attempts: What were the results of the solutions he had tried? things one wishes to happen: What does he wish to happen?

Step 5 Practice: Show Time(PPT22-23).

Work in pairs to make up a dialogue with the help of speech bubble 2 and speech bubble 3. Then two or three pairs are required to present their dialogues to the whole class. Sample answers (Get the students to read the sample answers) A: I really want to help Ma Jie, but what can I do to solve his problem? B: I think if you want to give decent advice, you should first listen to his problem. Make sure that you understand the situation clearly and also understand the person you want to help. Then you can give your suggestions. A: Do you think there is a solution? B: Certainly. Every problem has a solution. We should be positive. Tell him he should consider the problem carefully. A: He has already thought of some solutions, but it seems that they didn’t work. He found it was hard to satisfy his parents, his teachers, his coach and himself at the same time. Is there a way to make everyone happy? What do you think? Is it more important to be happy himself, or to make others happy? B: That’s a really good question. Sometimes we could find a win-win solution to make everyone happy, but usually it’s very hard. There’s an English idiom that says ‘You can’t please everyone.”

If you’re happy, how can you try to make others happy? A: So, what do you think he should do? B: I think he shouldn’t try to decide alone. He’d better tell his coach and parents how he feels. A: Do you think that will work? Why will that work? B: Yes. Because they all care about him. They can help him work out solutions. A: I agree. Parents and teachers are more experienced in helping us solve big problems. B: That’s what parents, teachers and coaches are for. All we want is that you feel happy.

Step 6 Consolidation Exercises: Focused on Students’

problem-solving abilities (PPT24-25)

In this part, the students have the chance to watch a video about

Chinese Football Dream : Football Schools Offer More Options For Youngsters. Take

this opportunity to improve the students’ problem-solving abilities.

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when China’s national football team might be able to play on the world stage ②

more importantly, support from his family ③

worry about my academic studies ④

devoted to academics ⑤

the schools often use old and unscientific training methods ⑥

The school has introduced several teachers ⑦

I am really impressed by their training attitude and desire for playing football ⑧

only a small number of the students will go on to play professionally ⑨

Many parents don’t want their children to play the game ⑩

Parents too are more confident and willing to send their children to these schools

Step 7 Summary & Assignment(PPT26-27) ◆Summarize : Whatever issue you are faced with, some steps are fundamental:

Identify the problem

Define the problem This is the IDEAL model of

Examine the options problem-solving

Act on a plan

Look at the consequences

◆Assignment:

Read the passage in Part A on page 113 in Workbook. Then write a passage according to the guidelines in Part B---Describe your experience of learning to ride a bike by using similes or metaphors, paying attention to the points given for your reference. 第

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