Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending优质课教案推荐

Part One: Teaching Design

Period 1: A sample plan for reading

(ELIAS’ STORY)

Aims

To talk about people’s qualities

To read about enable people’s life story To study The Attributive Clause (where, when, why, prep.＋

which/ whom)

To learn to write letters

Procedures

I. Warming up

Warming up by describing

Boys and girls, this morning we’ll take up Unit 5 in which we’ll learn to describe people. Now let’s describe ourselves first. The questions in the warming up part will help you find out what qualities you have. Then tell me what kind of a person do you think you are. Do you think you have the qualities to be a great person? What qualities do you think we should find in a great person?

a. Give the students one minute to answer the questions.

b. Ask some students to talk about their own qualities according to their answers.

c. Have a discussion with the whole class and help them to sum up the qualities that a great person has.

(Suming up: A great person should be determined, hard-working, unselfish, and generous. He should follow his ideas and never lose heart when he is in trouble. He usually gives up something to achieve his goals. He should be willing to do public service work without pay, be active in social activities, gets on well with others, and help others, etc.)

Warming up by brainstorming

Boys and girls, in Unit 5 we will talk about Nelson Mandela, a great leader who fights for the rights of the black people. When talking about a person, what adjectives can you think of to describe his or her qualities? What are the qualities you should find in a great person?

(Adjectives for describing a person: kind, honest, brave, loyal, happy, wise, smart, friendly, warm, cheerful, popular, generous, hard-working, diligent, weak, stupid, lazy, dishonest, mean, tense, cold, unkind, miserable, dull, strong-minded, determined,)

Warming up by expressions

Boys and girls, we are going to learn about some great people in Unit 5. Can you name some great people? Now discuss in groups of four: Who do you admire most? What kind of person is he/she? What are the qualities that great people have in common?

Sun Yat-sen (November 12, 1866–March 12, 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman who is considered by many to be the “Father of Modern China”. He had a significant influence in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty and establishment of the Republic of China. A

founder of the Kuomintang, Sun was the first provisional president of the Republic of China in 1912 and de facto leader from 1923 to 1925. He developed a political philosophy known as the Three Principles of the People. Sun is uniquely admired by most Chinese. Yet, his life was one of constant struggle and frequent exile as few of his visions for his country materialized.

II. Pre-reading

1. Now, look at the six people in the pre-reading part. Can you recognize them? Do you think they are important people? (Yes. Because they have done something really important to benefit the world or a country. ) But do you think all of them are great people?

William Tyndale (sometimes spelled Tindale) (ca.1484 - October 6, 1536) was a 16th century priest and scholar who translated the Bible into an early form of Modern English. Although numerous partial and complete English translations had been made from the 7th century onward, Tyndale’s was the first to take advantage of the new medium of print, which allowed for its wide distribution.

2.Speaking task: Students read the information of each of the six persons and discuss in pairs to find out whether he is a great person or not according to the criteria they worked out in the previous step.

Remind the students to use the following expressions for giving and asking for opinions:

I think/ I don’t think…; in my opinion; I’m afraid…;

I agree/ don’t agree…;

I prefer…;

What’s your opinion?

Why do you think so?

What do you think of…?

A sample dialogue:

A: Do you think William Tidal is a great person?

B: Yes. I think so. He had a strong belief that all people should be able to read the Bible for themselves. So he translated and printed it into English although he was not allowed to do so. And later he died for his work.

A: Yes. I agree. William Tyndale went through a lot of struggles and difficulties and even sacrificed his life to realize his dream. He is a great person that everybody who picks up the Bible must think of. Now, let’s come to Norman Bethune. What do you think of him?

B: ….

III. Reading

1. Skimming for general idea

So far we have talked a lot about great people. Do you want to know more about them and learn from them? Well, this morning we are going to read about Nelson Mandela, who was considered as a modern hero. Now open your books to page 34 and read the title of the text. What kind of writing is the text, can you guess? … Yes. A story is usually a piece of narrative writing. Now skim the text to get the general idea: What does Elias tell about in his story? (He tells about his life, how Mandela helped him and how he supported Mandela.)

2. Listening and scanning for detail information

a. Listen to the text again and do Comprehending Ex.... 1.

True: 2, 4

False: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8

b. Scan the text and do Comprehending Ex. 2.

Suggested answers:

1940—Elias was born.

1948—Elias left school.

1942—Elias was two years old.

1950—Nelson Mandela opened his law firm

1944—Elias was four years old.

1952—Elias was 12 and met Nelson Mandela.

1946—Elias began school.

1954—Elias was 14 and encouraged by Mandela.

3.Questions for further understanding

Discuss the following questions in groups of four:

a. How did the white people stop the black people from being treated fairly?

b. Why did Elias support Mandela?

c. Why did he support violence when he did not agree with it?

Suggested answers:

a. Through unfair laws.

b. There are three reasons for this. Firstly, Mandela once helped him and he thought Mandela kind and generous. Secondly, he agreed with Mandela’s political ideas. For example, he agreed with his explanation of how the black people were not treated fairly. He also sided with him on his view of peaceful fighting. Thirdly, he knew that what Mandela fought for was to make black and white people equal.

c.

Because their attempt to attack the law in a peaceful way failed. They had to answer violence with violence.

IV. Closing down

Closing down by discussing

a. What do you learn about Nelson Mandela from ELIAS’ STORY?

b. Do you like the way Elias tells his story? Give a reason.

Suggested answers:

a. I know that Mandela is a great leader who fought for equal rights for the black people all through his life. He organized the ANC Youth League which fought against the government. He is in favor of peaceful fighting. He is kind, helpful, generous, brave, and determined.

b. Various answers are possible. For reference: I like the way Elias tells the story. Elias is a black worker with only a little education, so he uses some simple and short sentences to describe his experiences and his contact with Mandela, and thus makes the whole story more real-like and close to the readers. The quoted speech in the story objectively reveals Mandela’s political views through which some aspects of Mandela’s qualities are shown clearly.

Closing down by retelling

Retell the story according to the following clues:

introduction of Elias’ problem; Mandela’s help; Elias’ support

Closing down by an interview

Ask the student to do an interview in pairs. A journalist is interviewing Elias with the following questions:

When did you first meet Mandela?

Can you tell me more about how he helped you?

Can you tell me about the problems that the black people are facing?

How do you like his idea of peaceful fighting?

What do you think of him?

What will you do to support him in the future?