Book1_U3_Welcometotheunit.doc

牛津高中英语教学设计单元：Unit 3 Looking good, feeling good板块：Welcome to the unitThoughts on the design:本节课是以练习口语为主的语言实践课。通过图片和开放性问题让学生针对生活现状谈论关于如何显得美丽和保持健康。充分培养学生运用语言交际的能力和自主学习能力，调动他们学习英语的积极性和创造性。进行分组自由讨论，让学生发表自己的见解，引发学生通过同伴合作讨论穿着、饮食和锻炼等问题，引起学生对问题的探究，培养学生观察问题的能力，从而引出本单元的话题气色好，感觉好。Teaching aims: After learning this part, the students will be able to describe peoples current situations and express their own opinions by comparing the importance of beauty and health. Their oral English will be improved by talking about the pictures.Teaching procedures:Step 1 Lead-in1. Let the students enjoy some pictures about some beauties and some handsome young men. Then activate students imagination by asking the following questions: Are these movie stars good-looking? Are they very famous? Are the young men very handsome? Where can you find them? Do you want to be as beautiful and attractive as them?2. Ask the students to say something about an unpleasant picture and answer this question: Do they look good and feel good? Why?3. Ask the students to answer the following two questions concerning themselves: Do you think appearance plays an important part in your life? Which do you think is more important, looking good or feeling good?Explanation 通过一些图片引出本课要谈论的话题，注意调动学生的兴趣，激发其想象力，尽可能鼓励他们使用英语，培养良好的口语能力。Step 2 Picture talk and further discussionLet the students look at the following pictures and do as they are advised to.Imagine a situation that fits the first one and try to make up a story with the following phrases:1. a high school student named Jane2. be admitted to the university3. hold a party to celebrate her success and achievements4. invite sb. to share sth.5. be at a loss about6. be worried about being too fat7. spend sometime selecting clothesA suggested version:Jane is a high school student and she is extremely happy, because she has been admitted to the university she wanted to go to. Tonight her parents will hold a party to celebrate her success and achievements. All her friends and relatives are invited to share her happiness. But now she is at a loss about the clothes she is going to wear tonight. She is confident about everything except her weight. She is constantly worried about being too fat. Now she has spent at least half an hour selecting clothes without success.Look at the second and third picture and discuss the following questions: Do you think we can make ourselves more attractive by wearing different clothes? Why or why not? Do you usually go to a gym to do sport or exercise? Do you think doing sport regularly has a good effect on your health and your understanding of life? Why does the boy eat so much fruit? Do you think that will work? Which do you think is more important, eating well or doing exercise? Why? What others can we do to keep ourselves looking good and feeling good? Complete the following dialogue according to the fourth picture:DDoctor GGirlD: Whats the matter?G: _1_D: What did you do last night?G: _2_D: Why do you want to be so slim?G: _3_D: Then, have you ever taken any medicine?G: _4_D: I know the problem. You should stop taking the medicine and get enough sleep to stay healthy.Suggested answers:1. Im not feeling well, doctor. 2. I stayed up late to do exercise to keep slim.3. Its a fashion. All girls want to be slim. 4. Yes, I took the weight-loss pills.Explanation 给每个学生机会使用英语，锻炼口语并引导学生正确面对自己的外表, 处理好健康和漂亮的关系。Step 3 ConclusionSum up the balance of how to look good and feel good after the discussion is finished and let the students have a further discussion about this topic: How can we both look good and feel good?Some suggested key words are as follows: Confident /Healthy Physically /Healthy mentally /Exercise regularly /Healthy diet Explanation 根据讨论的结果总结如何显得美丽和保持健康,并就这一话题展开深入的探讨。 Step 4 Advice Ask the students to work in groups to discuss the advice about how to keep fit. Some suggested measures for the students to stay healthy are as follows: Dont eat junk food. Try and eat a healthy diet. Dont go to bed too late. Make sure you get sufficient sleep. Get regular exercise. Go to see the doctor if youre not feeling well. Dont spend too much time using computers or watching TV, as it is bad for y