Unit 7 How much does it cost.doc

Unit 7 How much does it cost Teaching Aims: 1. to accumulate useful information and expressions on shopping, bargain and price2. to practice listening skills of identifying numbers3. to practice expressing making and responding to requests4. to conduct a series of listening and speaking activities after classKey Points and Difficult Points1. Focus for listening: identifying numbers2. Focus for speaking: making and responding to requestsTeaching MethodsOSTTANE(Output-steering Task-based Teaching Approach under Network Environment)Teaching Aids: multimedia equipments, blackboard, chalksTime Arrangement: 4 periodsTeaching proceduresI. Lead-in: Lead-in questionsII. Listening in Listening skills: identifying numbers Listening exercisesIII. Speaking out Useful expressions: making and responding to requests Useful expressions: making bargain Dialogue practice Model dialogues 1, 2, 3IV. Further activities Discussion I. Lead-inLead-in questionsQ1. Where do you usually go shopping (department store, supermarkets, grocery shops, boutique, online shopping) ? Why do you like this way of shopping most?Q2. Do you always bargain? Are you good at it? How to make bargain? II. Listening in Listening skills: identifying numbersYear/Date Task: Read the following year/date May 22nd, July 15，Aug 1, 1949, 1804, 1700, 2000, 685 B.C., 1960s, 1950sTime Task: Read the following time 7:00, 9:15, 11:26, 5:30, 08:00, 12:00, 14:15, 24:00Telephone number Task: Read the following sentences and translate them into Chinese 1. My office phone number is 268-8064 extension 321. 2. My account number is 38800685. RatioTask: Read the following sentences and translate them into Chinese 1. The ratios of 1 to 3 and 5 to 15 are the same.2. You have a fifty to fifty chance to win the game.Percent/percentage Task: Read the following sentences and translate them into Chinese 1. The price has been reduced by 20 percent since May. 2. The number of visiting patients is 30% less than the same time last year.Numbers with units Task: Read the following expressions/sentences and translate them into Chinese 23 feet, 236 inches This parcel weighs 3 pounds 5 ounces. I bought a 4 feet by 5 feet rug. The temperature dropped to -22. His height is 178 cm. The size of the box is six feet by four by three and two-thirds.Decimal numberTask: Read the following numbers 3.4 0.8 30.34, 3.728Price/ValueTask: Read the following price $18.29$15, C$268, JP￥10,000Fractional number Task: read the following numbers 1/3, 2/3, 7/12, , , 2 , 20/87, 33/90Long number Task: read the following numbers 3954279842 2394516 70500685 19352198 350万 七万亿 320亿Times Task: Read the following expressions/sentences and translate them into Chinese 1. This book is three times the length of that one.2. The production of integrated circuits has been increased to three times as compared with last year. 3. The output of chemical fertilizer has been raised five times as against l986.4. That can increase metabolic rates by two or three times. 5. The efficiency of the machines has been more than trebled or quadrupled. 6. The principal advantage of the products is a two-fold reduction in weight.Listening exercises: Conduct listening exercises on the textbookIII. Speaking out Useful expressions Making requests Will/would you please?/Could you (possibly)?Would you mind?Would it bother/disturb you if I?Could I ask you a favor?Could I possibly ask you to.?Would you be willing to?May I?/Shall we?I wonder whether it would be convenient for you to?I was wondering if you could possiblyI hope you wont mind if I ask you to Responding to requestsOk. /Sure. /All right./Certainly. No problem. /No, not at all. Id be glad to.Thats fine with me.By all means.Id like to, butIm sorry, butId really like to help, but Im afraid I cant.Of course. Making bargain How much do you want for this? Whats the lowest youre willing to go? Come on, give me a break on this. Would you give me a discount?Is there any discount on bulk purchases? Give me a discount. Can you give me a little deal on this? Can you give me this for cheaper? Can you make it cheaper?Hey, dont try to rip me off. I know what this is worth.If you dont give me a better price, I wont buy this.I can get this cheaper at other places. This is a discount price.Dialogue practice Modeldialogue 1 Money had burned a hole in my pocketA: Hi, I was trying to catch up with you. B: What happened? A: Money had burned a hole in my pocket. You usually have some savings. I wonder if you can lend me some money? B: Youre daydreaming. Im short of money myself. A: Look, I want to buy a digital camera, and Im only short of 150 bucks. B: Why not save towards it? A: The camera is on sale right now. This can save me almost 25 percent. B: Well, Id lend you the money if you were in real trdouble. But a new camera isnt urgent. A: Then Im afraid Ill have to try someone whos more generous.Model dialogue 3 Do you want to come shopping with me?A: Hey, do you want to come shopping with me? I just got some money from my part-time job, and I want to get rid of it right away. B: Thats your style. What do you want to buy? A: I dont knowsome fashionable clothes, maybe. B: If you waste all your money on things you dont even know if you want, youll be out of money completely when you need it. A: But if I just hold on to my moneythat doesnt make much sense either. I really need some new clothes. Whats the point of saving lots of money without fun? B: As I see it, you need a person to look after your money. Model dialogue 2 I wonder if you could give me a loanA: Hey, Se-Jin, I was just on my way to find you. B: Whats up, John? A: Se-Jin, Im kind of broke, and you usually have a bundle tucked away. I wonder if you could give me a loan. B: Dream on! Im hard