Lesson 4 Understanding优秀教学设计说课稿

Lesson 4 Understanding教学设计

Objectives 1.To practise using linking and reference words to help understand a text. 2.To practise using adverbs. Teaching points Which of the following help you to learn and understand things? 1.Being relaxed and happy 2.Having time to think about what you are learning 3.Being interested in the topic 4.Discussing topics with friends 5.Asking questions Teaching difficulties 1.Students will be able to learn about inquiry learning and understand key information

2.Get some of the key information and talk about it in their own words Teaching process 1.Pre-Reading 1 Which of these things help you to understand things? 1) being relaxed and happy 2) having time to think about what you are learning 3) being interested in the topic 4) discussing topics with friends 5) memorizing things 6) having a clear visual explanation 2 Read the extracts from Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder. Which strategy from Exercise 1 does the philosopher use to help Sophie understand what philosophy is about? Starategy 6- having a clear visual explanation. (He uses the image of a rabbit coming out of a

magician’s hat.)

3 Which of the underlined linking words in the text mean the same as these? Example as when afterwards, however, in fact, since, so they can, therefore, to start with, when, while afterward/later; however/but; in fact/actually ; since/because; so they can/in order to; therefore/so; to start with/at first; when/as; while/as Reading True of False 1>Sophie is a girl who like philosophy. 2>In order to make Sophie understand the mystery of the universe, the philosopher used a image. 3>Sophie’s mother understood her daughter totally, but she is not interested in that at all. 4>Sophie’s mother tries to stop her daughter to think about these questions. Answers: TTFT

Answer these questions. 1) Does Sophie enjoy reading the letters? How do you know? Yes, because she hoped to find a letter from him in the mai 2)What image does the philosopher use to explainlbox? He uses a magic trick to explain the mystery of the universe, in which the magician tricks the audience by pulling a white rabbit out of an empty hat. 3)

What was Sophie’s reaction to what she had read? She began thinking hard about the the white rabbit and the magic trick. 4)

What did she do when her mother got home? When her mother got home at five o’clock, Sophie started to ask her questions. 5) How did her mother react? Why did she get

Such a reaction?

She got so surprised that she didn't’t answer at first.Because Sophie was usually doing her homework when she got home. Read Sophie’s questions to see how Sophie understands the problem that the philosopher tries to explain. Assignment Prepare an example to explain something, using the strategy that you think is effective in making you understand things. Exchange your work in your group next period.