Lesson4Superhero.docx

Lesson 4 Superhero Reading Lei ZhenThe teaching plan of Unit 2 lesson 4I. Analysis of the teaching material (说教材) II. Analysis of the students situation (说学情) III. Analysis of the teaching methods (说教法) IV. Analysis of the learning methods (说学法)V. Analysis of teaching process (说教学过程) VI. Blackboard design (板书设计)Step I. Analysis of the Teaching Material(一)Tasks and Function The topic of Unit 2 lesson 4 is “Superhero”. Through the study of the first three lessons，the students have learnt some information about space hero Yang Liwei, history maker-Martin Luther King and sports stars-Williams sisters. And in this lesson, the students will have grasped a general idea of the great qualities of a hero and learn how to deal with difficuties when they are in trouble. (二)Teaching Aims 1 .Language-knowledge aims (1) To get students to understand the context (2) To get students to learn the useful news words and expressions in this test2. Ability aims (1) To improve students reading ability, especially the ability to find the topic sentences (2) To train the students to grasp key information and the main idea of the article while reading (3) To practice students speaking ability3. Emotion aims (1) To train the students awareness of good co-operation (2) To activate the students interest of learning English (3)To make the students know what is the spirit of a hero and learn from heroes (4)To know how to deal with difficulties when in trouble (三)Teaching Important and Difficult Points1. Topic: Superhero 2.Key words and expressions: injury, disaster, pull through, commit suicide, get involved with, on ones own, promote, quality, come to, get on well with, give up, make progress in, draw ones attention to, superman, confident, charity, relationship, react, divorce3. Difficult point: how to enable the students to express their opinions about heroesStep II. Analysis of the students Most students in our school come from the countryside and havent mastered English well in Junior Middle school. They are lack of vocabularies and dont form habits of memorizing English words. Some students are not active in the class because they are afraid of making mistakes. They dont often use English to express themselves and communicate with others. Students are interested in famous peopleStep III. Teaching Methods 1.Task Based teaching method 任务教学法 2.Communicative method 交际教学法 3.Pleasure teaching method 愉悦教学法 4.Contest teaching method 竞赛教学法Teaching Aids: Multimedia computerStep IV. Learning Methods 1.Learning on ones own 自主学习法 2.Learning in-cooperation 合作学习法 3. learning by discussion 讨论学习法 4.Learning by creation 创新学习法 Step V. Teaching ProcessDesign of Teaching ProcessThree-step teaching method InspirationReadingSummary1. Lead in（5）2. Presentation （21）3. Group Work（11）4. Reflection （2）5. Homework （1）Step1: Lead-in (5) Purpose of design:1. Help students to predict the contents of the text.2. Get students to know the background.3. Arouse students interest in reading.4. Inspire students passion to heroes Step 2: Presentation (20)Tasks skimming Scanning careful reading listening Task1. First reading ( Skimming) ( 5)After reading, match the topics with the parts of the article.Reading Strategies: 1. Focus your whole attention on the passage.2. Pay attention to the first sentence of each paragraph. 3. Grasp the key words or the major information while ignoring the less important information. 1).the riding accident （ 2 ）2).his marriage （ 5 ）3). his feelings after the accident （ 4 ）4).his death （ 9 ） 5). his parents （ 6 ） 6). his belief （ 8 ） 7). how he gets involved with charity work （ 7 ）8).his work （ 3 ）9). his life before the accident （ 1 ） Task 2.Second Reading - Work out the meanings 1Unfortunately , disaster （灾难）came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke his back.2At first, he couldnt breathe without a machine, but he learnt to breathe on his own.（独自地）3He also raised a lot of money to promote（提升，提高） medical research into back injuries.4I am confident（自信的） that people like me would be able to walk again one day.5.They divorced（离婚） when I was four Task 3.Third Reading -Fill in the blanks. 1. Christopher Reeve was born in September, 1952 in the USA.2. During his childhood, he began to 1 act in TV shows and films, of which the most 2 famous one is Superman.3. Unfortunately, an 3 accident happened to him when he was 43. Out of 4 expectation , he learnt to breathe 5 independently and pulled through.4. In 1996, he returned to 6 making films. Meanwhile, he raised a lot of money to 7 promote the medical research into back injuries.5. After the accident, its his wife-Dana who encouraged him a lot and therefore , he got 8 involved in the charity work and became more 9 confident that people like him would walk again with the rapid progress of the medical research.6. Sadly, he died at the age of 53, but forever 10 remembered by people all over the world.Task 4 Listen to the tape and check your answers Step4.voice your opinionPurpose of group discussion 1. Practice students ability of speaking 2. Arouse students interest of talking about what theyve learned3. Let students get a concept of certain qualities of heroes through discussion 1) .Why is Christopher a superhero?2) .What can you learn from him?3) .What quality can a hero have?4) .What are the differences between heroes and ordinary people?5) .Can ordinary people become heroes?Step5 Reflection Qualities of heroes 1. Strong-willed 2. Unique 3. Persistent 4. Enthusiastic 5. Reliable 6. Helpful 7. Energetic 8. Responsible9. Optimistic 10. PowerfulEveryone can be a hero if he devotes himself to what he should do and doing good to society.Step 6.Homework (writing practice)Title : Learn from heroes and deal with difficul