江苏省常州市西夏墅中学2012-2013学年高一英语学案：Module1

Unit1 Wordpower（外研版必修1）

Learning aims:

Deal with words and expressions related to school facilities: canteen, lecture hall, gym, beam, barbell, skipping rope, dumb-bell Which is the quickest way to ... P6

If I walk toward .... I can then .... walk past ... and ... Teaching methods

Illustration, definition and translation Teaching procedures

Step I Revision and Lead-in (Check the homework)

T: Boys and girls, yesterday, I asked you to have a further discussion with your partners about the topic in Part F. Have you done? Ss: Yes.

T: Good! Now I’d like to hear your opinions. Sample dialogue 1:

SI: We now have more subjects than in Junior schools. Which subjects do you like best? S2: I really enjoy English. Learning English is fun. I am very interested to know more about the school lives of foreign students.

SI: Do you think we should learn more foreign languages? Why or why not?

S2: Yes. As 21st century students, we should learn extensively. Not only should we know about our culture, but other cultures, especially those of developed countries. It's terrible to become ignorant of the outside world.

SI: I agree. Some scientists even say learning more foreign languages may make us wiser. Do you think so? S2: More or less.

SI: What subjects would you like to choose if you could? Why?

S2: I'd rather choose science. You know, a science major have more job chances in China. And science can help us solve many problems in daily life.

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SI: As for me, I prefer to choose PE. I envy those athletes who got prizes in international games. I'm strong. I believe I can be a good athlete. Sample dialogue 2:

S1: Among all the subjects we learn now, which do you like least? S2: English.

SI: But why? You told me you wanted to study abroad.

S2: Yes. But it's my parents' idea. I find English is very boring. I have to remember many words and expressions every day. And sometimes I can't make correct sentences in English.

SI: You should work hard at it. English is really important nowadays. Just think what a pity it would be if you can't play computer games only because you don't know English! S2: You're right. I'll make a careful plan to improve my English. SI: If you are allowed to choose the subjects, which would you like? Why? S2: I would like to have Chinese. It's much more useful and easy to learn. It's strange for so many students in China don't speak or write Chinese well. Step II Vocabulary Learning

Ask the students to think about the following topic.

T: School plays an important part in children's growing-up. In choosing a new school, you have to consider the school facilities and environment and other factors so that you can have an easy and convenient life there. This period, we'll learn something about school facilities.

Activity 1 Learning the names of school buildings

T: Do you still remember the first day you came to this school? Do you have any difficulty in fining your way to the classroom or any other buildings that day? How did you find the way around?

S1: On the first day I came here, I found the school is really larger than my junior one. I had to go around to see what buildings there are so that I could find them easily.

S2: l had some difficulty in finding the classroom There are three large classroom buildings, I don't know which one is ours. I had to ask someone for help.

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T: On the first day in the UK school, Wei Hua had some difficulty in finding the way. She had to read the school map carefully and thought of how to find the quickest way to get somewhere. Now focus on the map and read the names of each building and Wei Hua's thoughts.

Ask the students to give the Chinese meaning of the names of the buildings. Activity 2 Finding the way

Review the expressions of asking and answering the way.

T: Usually, if we don't know the way, we would ask others for help. What would you say when you ask for help.

S1: Excuse me, which is the quickest way to ... ? S2: Excuse me, could you tell me the way to ... ? S3: Excuse me, how can get to ... ? T: How to answer the way then?

S4: Turn left / right, and walk straight on. Turn right at the end of the first / second crossing, you will find it on your left / right. You can't miss it. S5: Walk toward / past .... and then walk between ... and ... You will find ... right next to ...

Ask the students to do Part B.

T: Read the instructions in Part B and write a description of the quickest way to get from the dormitories to Classroom 4. Sample description:

Suppose Wei Hua is at the door of the canteen. First she should turn right, walk to the first crossing and turn left, walk straight on to the end of the road, get the book she wants and then return from the same way to the canteen, walk on till the end of the road. Classroom 4 is on her left. Ask the students to do more practice.

T: If you have just attended a lecture, and you are supposed to do some exercise in the gym, mark the shortest way from the lecture hall to the gym.

S: After walking out of the Lecture Hall, turn right and walk straight on. Turn left at the end of the first crossing, walk on and past the medical center, and then

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