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授课题目： Unit 1
授课时间：第____周 第____周 授课类型： 实训课 授课时数：4 教学目的及要求：
By learning this unit, the student should 1) be able to talk about learning experiences. 2) listen for signal words for listing. 3) give and respond to advice.
4) talk about learning / teaching methods.
教学重点及难点：
1. Listening skill: listen for signal words for listing. 2. Speaking skill: give and respond to advice.
教学方法和手段：
Task-based communicative, multi-modal teaching through: 1. Recording listening; 2. Video watching; 3. PPT showing;
4. Individual work, pair work & group work.
教学内容和过程：
Unit 2 A Break for Fun
Step One Opening up
Read the following quotes about learning. Do you agree with them? Why or why not?
We learn by doing. — Aristotle.
I partly agree with the quote because it is not the only way of learning: We gain first-hand experience by interacting with the environment; We gain second-hand experience by reading books. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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Life is a learning curve
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— Albert Einstein
Yes. It is dangerous for a person who knows a little about something thinks he knows it all.
The best way to learn is to teach. — Anonymous
Yes. Going through the process of trying to explain something to others will help you understand, absorb and consolidate what you have learned.
Step Two Listening to the world I. Sharing
1. Watch a podcast for its general idea. 2. Watch Part 1 and fill in the blanks.
3. Watch Part 2 and check the true statements. 4. Watch Part 3 and fill in the blanks. 5. Work in pairs and discuss the question. II. Listening
1. Introduce the listening Skill: Listening for signal words for listing Listen for the total number of items at the beginning
Listen for words and expressions that signal the beginning, following and end of the listing
e.g. the last, the final, lastly, and finally Listing items with equal value
e.g. to begin with, to start with, furthermore, moreover, in addition, besides, what’s more, the last but not the least, lastly, finally Words and expressions indicating importance
expressions: above all, the most important / obvious / noteworthy
Adjectives: main, vital, significant, chief, central, principal, primary, major, distinctive, and the –est forms of adjectives Listen to Part 2 of the radio program. Then match the people to the film stars they like.
2. Listen to a radio program and rearrange the following expressions. 3. Listen to the radio program again and complete the table. 4. Fill in the blanks.
III. Viewing
1. Read the program information below and check the true statements.
2. Read the statements. Then watch the video clip and underline the correct alternative.
3. Read the statements and the answer choices. Then watch the video clip again and choose the best answers.
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Step Three Speaking for communication
1. Read the statements. Then listen to a conversation and check the true statements. 2. Read the table. Then listen to the conversation and write G for giving advice and R for responding to advice in the right column.
Speaking Skill: Giving and responding to advice
Giving and responding to advice in an appropriate way are useful and important speaking skills.
Expressions for giving advice Why don’t you…?
My( main/personal) recommendation/suggestion/ is/would be…
If that happened to me/ If I were in your place/ if I were you/ In that case, I’d recommend…
Do you think it is a good idea…? The sooner you…the better.
…might work/ would probably work/is worth a try.
If you ask me/ The way I see it, it probably would have been better(not) to have… Expressions for responding to advice
? Thank you, I’ll take that into consideration. ? Thanks. That sounds good/interesting.
I hadn’t thought of that before. Thank you so much for offering that advice. Thank you for the advice. I’ll try… Maybe you’re right. Thanks for saying that.
3. Look at the pictures and read the conversations below. Then fill in the blanks using the words in brackets. 4. Role-play the situations.
Step Four Further practice in listening I. Short Conversations
1 Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
B The woman should seek help from the writing center. 2 Q: Why does the woman choose to learn French?
D She thinks speaking French is a must for cultured people. 3 Q: What did the man do last night? D He attended a speech.
4 Q: What made Melissa unhappy?
C That she lost her chance to enter the contest. 5 Q: What does the man think of the woman’s opinion? A It is one-sided. II. Long Conversation
1 Q: How is the woman doing in the man’s class?
C She often fails to turn in her homework on time. 2 Q: What does the woman think of learning Spanish?
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