外研版高中英语选修七教案：Module 2 教案 The Fourth Period Reading and Speaking.doc

the fourth period reading and speakingteaching goals 教学目标1. target language目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语dynamic, bachelor, botanical, microscope, regulation, punctual, t-shirt, weekday, catholic, irritate, upset, polish, zipper, button, mailbox, airmail, fortnight, certificate, scholarshipb. 重点句型we all had to attend morning assembly every weekday, except for boys of other faiths, who were allowed to stay in their classrooms. 2. ability goals 能力目标 learn about some unhappy things about school life.3. learning ability goals学能目标by reading this article, enable students to realize school life includes not only happy but also sad moments.teaching important points教学重点let the ss know that school life is made up of happiness and sorrow.master the key words and expressions.teaching difficult points教学难点how to use the key words and expressions freely.teaching methods教学方法 listening, reading, discussing.teaching aids 教具准备a multimedia computer.teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式step i leading incheck the homework.t: good morning / afternoon, class!ss: good morning / afternoon, mr. /mst: what have been talked about in this unit up now?ss: happy hours in high school life.t: today we are going to read another article abut school life. please read it quickly and decide whether the writers schooldays were happy or sad.step ii readingdeal with the reading part on page 25.scanningask the students to scan the text and decide whether the writers schooldays were happy or sad and find some examples.three minutes later, ask students to compare their information with their group members. then check the answer with the whole class. it is quite easy for students to find the writers schooldays were sad. there are many examples in the text describing his unhappy memories.careful readingask students to read the text carefully and then answer the questions in ex 5-6 on page 26.t: please read the text carefully and then do ex 5-6 on page 26. five minutes later we will check the answers.possible answers to ex 6:6.1. the writers memory of his first day at school is that he was lonely and sad.6.2. his english teacher spent more time with the boys because he was a bachelor who had plenty of free time.6.3. he checked his mailbox every day because he was looking forward to his mummys airmail letter.6.4. we know the school assembly was a religious event because boys of other faiths, for example, a catholic, were allowed to stay in their classrooms.6.5. he felt a sense of liberation when he left because he didnt like the school. he thought the school rules were silly.discussionask students to work in groups and compare their first day at school with that of the writer. write sentences describing what was similar and what was different. five minutes later, exchange their information with other groups. then they will be asked to write some suggestions on how to make school days more enjoyable.t: ok, some of you have happy memories while some students are not so lucky. now please work together and make suggestions on how to make your schooldays more enjoyable.suggested answers to ex 7:my first day at schoolmy parents sent me to the school. they carried my suitcase to my dormitory where i would sleep with five other girls/boys. the bedding was the same except for the number. i was very excited because everything was new and different from home. i was very happy.some suggestions on how to make school days more enjoyablei think our school should have more after-school activities so that we students will be kept busy outside class. we should have more sports clubs so that we can learn some social skills, for example, competing skills or competing spirit.in my opinion, we should be given less homework to do.i suggest we should have a music club. we will learn music and talk about music. we can also organize concerts.i think it a good idea to have a drama club in our school. the school play will make our life colorful.step iii speaking ask students to work in groups and talk about american high school life. discuss what they have learnt about american high school life and what they like or dislike about american high school life. decide aspects of american high school life that are unusual to them.possible answers to ex 1 on page 24 in speaking:1.1. i have learned something about the american secondary school system. middle school is from grade 6 to grade 8. senior high school is from grade 9 to grade 12.sports are an important part of american high school life.the senior prom is so important in their high school life that both students and their parents value it very much. some students begin to prepare for it from the beginning of their high school.they have so many senior high clubs. they have a large number of after-school activities. they may have a lot of fun at school.they think it very important to develop social skills.older teenagers take summer jobs to make money.1.2. i think it is good to spend some time on sports, while i dont think sports are more important than academic achievements. how i wish we could have a senior prom. but i dont want to spend much time or money on it. it is good that the development of social skills is considered as important as the development of intellectual skills. what we learn in school should prepare us for what we are going to do in society. sample discussion of ex 2 on page 24:s1: i think the senior prom is very good. it is the turning point of teenagers. s2: i like the fact that the senior prom is a very important event in their high school life. but it worries me that they spend so much time and money on it. s3: i think it is a very good tradition. maybe we can bring in this custom. after the exams are finished, we may have such a prom to mark that our high school days are over and well walk out of the school gates forever. whenever we look back at our high school days, we will think about the wonderful things besides our academic achievements.s4: it seems strange to me that american high schools have so many different clubs, which make schools similar to the real adult world. thats why american high school students have very better social skills than the chinese peers.s5: it worries me that schools offer a large number of after-school activities, which take place outside classroom lessons. how can american high school students find enough time to do their lessons?s6: i like after-school activities very much. by taking part in these activities, students sho