MODULE 8  TEACHING PLAN

Module 8  On the town

1. 题材内容：

随着物质生活水平的提高，人们对精神生活的追求也不对提高，其中包括对闲娱乐活动的要求。了解外面的精彩世界可以开阔视野，培养健康的兴趣和爱好可以使自己生活得更美好。本模块的中心话题是“城市生活”，内容涉及“观看戏剧表演”、“介绍不夜城纽约”等。语言技能和语言知识都是依据中心话题展开的。通过本模块的学习，学生可以围绕这一话题进行大量的听、说、读、写方面的语言实践活动,可以增加学生的见识。让学生在使用语言的过程中学习语言,促使学生更有意识地自觉学习英语。教学中教师应随时随地灵活利用各种素材组织教学过程和内容。充分调动学生的积极性。

教学目标

1. 语言知识：

1. 语言技能：

3)学习策略

4)文化意识：

5)情感态度:

培养健康的兴趣和爱好，更愉快地生活。

6)任务:制定一个娱乐活动的海报。

教学重点和难点

    重点：1．通过谈论城市生活训练学生的听、说、读、写能力，掌握运用恰当词语介绍摄影比赛。

难点：运用恰当词语谈论城市生活。

教学方法

基于课程改革的理念及“第二语言习得论”,培养实现人的可持续发展和人的主体精神的自我完善和发展所必需的能力和素质，运用任务型教学途径，围绕核心任务，设定小任务，开展和谐愉悦的课堂活动，强调兴趣第一的原则,初步设计“P—T—P”自主学习立体模式：pre-task—task-cycle—post-task。

2. 教材处理

核心任务：能够运用所学句型结构谈论城市生活。三个环节如下：

pre-task：学生联系生活实际，激活背景知识。

task-cycle：通过整个模块的听说读写的训练，强化对谈论城市生活的表达能力，为完成任务做好铺垫。

post-task：达成任务，展示成果，反馈学习情况。

3. 教材安排

根据学生学习英语的特点和规律，我们把本模块划分为4课时：

Period 1: Listening and Vocabulary &Pronunciation and Speaking

Period 2: Reading and Vocabulary

Period 3: Writing& Around the world &Module Task

Period 4: Language in use

注：教学时应根据学生的学习水平、生活实际水平、接受程度及课堂出现的临时状况进行运用、调整及筛选。

『教学设计』

Title:   Module 8　 On the town

Period 1: Listening and Vocabulary &Pronunciation and Speaking

Teaching Content: Listening and Vocabulary and Pronunciation and Speaking

Teaching Aims and Demands:

1. Language Knowledge

   Key vocabulary and phrases: dialogue, line, nurse, recite, role, row, servant, bit, superb, impressed, front, play the role of

Key structure: I was pleased to see it, but three hours is a long time to stay still.

The best place to sit is in the front row.

The best way is to read the play before you see it. (重点)

 2. Listening skill: To understand the conversation involving the use of the infinitive . (难点)

 3. Speaking skill: To retell partners advice about listening to real English.

Learning strategies:

Bottom –up approach and listening to the tape and do some exercises.

Teaching Aids: Multi-Media (Tape recorder, video, OHP, handout)

Teaching Procedures:

Part I: Revision

 Task: Recall what we have learned in the last Module.

Directions:

Step one: Read through the words and expressions in the box and have the Ss. Repeat them after you.

   Step two: Ask them to label them in the pictures on the screen.

Step three: List some words which are connected with food. Ask students to speak out as many as they can.

Part II: Lead in:

   Task: Talk about the picture.

Directions:

Step one: Introduce new words. Have the Ss repeat them chorally and individually.

Step two: Talk about the picture. Ask the students to get into pairs to discuss the photo.

Step three: Call back comments from the whole class.

Part III: Listening

Task 1: Listen and answer the questions in Activity 2.

Directions:

Step One: Read the words in the box with the whole class and have them repeat them chorally and individually.

Step Two: Ask the students to read through the questions.

Step Three: Play the recording while they just sit and focus.

Step Four: Play the recording again for them to answer; they can then check with a partner.

Step Five: Play it again for them to complete, check and correct.

Step Six: Call back the answers from the whole class, having one student ask a question and another answer it.

Answers:

1. She tells him that it’s a love story.
2. Betty is speaking lines from Shakespeare in an American accent.
3. Mercutio (Romeo’s friend) and Juliet’s nurse.
4. In the back row.
5. That the actors have loud voices.

Task2: Ss listen to the dialogue and read it.

 Directions: Ask the students to follow the conversation while you play the recording.

Task 3: To choose the best answer.

Directions:

Step one: Ask the Ss to do this individually, then check with a partner.

Step two: Call back the answers from the whole class as complete sentence.

Answers

1. c   2. a   3.c   4. b   5. b

Task 4: Activity 5 on page 65. Complete the sentences in your own words.

    Directions:

Step one: Answer the students to do this individually, then compare with a partner.

Step two: Call back the answer in a whole- class setting.( Collect the answers in complete sentences from the class.)

Answers

These are possible answers:

1. was pleased to see it
2. the fight between the two families
3. they couldn’t get married
4. they didn’t have enough time
5. didn’t know any more

Part IV: language points

1. … but three hours is a long time to stay still.

这里的three hours 作主语，我们把它看成一个整体，所以后面的be动词是单数形式。此外，表示“一段距离”，“一笔钱”的短语作主语，谓语动词也用单数。例如：

Five years is needed to finish this task.

A million pounds is a large sum of money.

A hundred miles was covered in a single night.

2. What was the best bit?

本句中bit 相当于part, 意思是“部分，片段，小块”。例如：

I like the last bit of the film best.

The best bit of the holiday was seeing the Grand Canyon.

3. And the actors who played the roles of Romeo and Juliet were superb!

这句话是复合句，定语从句who played the roles of Romeo and Juliet 修饰名词actors。

4. No such luck!

这是一句口头语，意思是“没那么幸运！”。类似的说法还有：No such thing! (没有的事！)

Task 5: Listen and read:

  Directions:

Step One: Play the recording and ask the Ss. to listen and read the conversation.

Step Two: Play the recording again and pause after each phrase, asking the Ss. to repeat chorally and individually.

Step Three: Put the Ss. into groups of 5 to practise the dialogue.

Step Four: They should repeat it several times, changing the roles each time.

Part V: Pronunciation and speaking  

Task1: Underline the words you expect the speaker to stress in Activity 6 on page 65

  Directions:

Step One: Ask the Ss to do this individually, then check with a partner.

Step Two: Call back the answers from the whole class.

Step Three: Play the recording for them to check.

Answers：

The fight between the two families and their servants! And the actors who played the roles of Romeo and Juliet were superb! But it’s sad at the end, because Juliet loves Romeo, but her father has decided she must marry someone else. So they both decide to kill themselves.

Task 2: Activity 7. Think about listening to real English in films, songs or plays. Complete these sentences in your own words.

● Ask the students to do this individually, then compare with a partner.

● Call back the answers from the whole class and compare their ideas.

Answers

Students’ own answers

Task 3: Activity 8. Make a list of advice about listening to real English.

● Ask the students to do this individually.

Task 4: Activity 9. Work in pairs. Tell your partner your advice.

● Ask the students to work in pairs and compare their list with a partner.

● Call back the answers from the whole class.

Answers

These are possible answers:

● Don’t try to understand every word.

● Try to understand the main idea.

● Make opportunities to listen to real English.

● Listen to TV, radio, films, songs and other recordings in English frequently.

● Try to meet and talk to native speakers.

Part VI: A test: Do Ex 1 on page 124 in the WB.

Part VII: Homework:

Recite the dialogue as fluently as possible.

Period 2  Reading and Vocabulary

Teaching Content: Reading and Vocabulary

 Teaching Aims and Demands:

1. Language knowledge:

New words and phrases: nightlife, musical, Japanese, industrial, trade,

in the open air

Key structures: infinitive  be known for    spend some time doing (重点)

2. To train reading strategies including taking notes, inferring , and reformulation (难点)

3. To identify information about a wonderful town

Learning strategies: Communicative approach.

Teaching Aids: Multi-Media (Tape recorder, video, OHP, handout)

Teaching Procedures:

Part I: Revision

Help students to revise what was learnt in Period one of this module.

Show them some pictures. Have the Ss. talk about them.

Part II : Preparation

Task 1: Learn the new words.

Directions: Label the pictures with the words.

(1) Read through the words on the screen. Have the Ss. Repeat them after you.

     (2)Read the words separately and have them remember them.

(3)Make some sentences with the words.

(4) Call back the answers from the whole class.

Task 2: Ask the students to look at the photo and say what type of entertainment or