【精品】高中英语（人教大纲）第三册：Unit8 Learning a foreign language(第四课时)

The Fourth PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn the usages of the useful words and expressions:junior,senior,option,broaden,fall behind,appropriate,proficiency.2.Practise to write the summary of a paragraph.3.Train the students reading ability.Teaching Important Points:1.How to improve the students reading ability.2.Enable the students to master how to use some useful words and expressions.Teaching Difficult Point:How to get the students to grasp the main idea of a paragraph when they are reading.Teaching Methods:1.Asking-and-answering method to go through the text.2.Discussion to make the students grasp the main idea of a passage.3.Pair work or group work to make the students active.Teaching Aids:1.a computer2.a courseware3.a tape recorderTeaching Procedures:Step GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step RevisionT:In the last period,you were asked to make sentences,using the useful words and expressions in the unit.Are you ready?(Ss:Yes.)Now please read your sentences to us.One student,one sentence.Any volunteers?S1:stick:The heavy snow stuck traffic for hours.S2:acquire:The ability to use a language can be acquired only by the act of using the language.S3:make sense of:His article was so badly written that I couldnt make any sense of it.S4:in other words:In other words,they were surprisingly good-humoured.S5:instruct:The captain instructed the soldiers to retreat.S6:data:Very little data is available.S7:comprehension:This question is beyond the students comprehension.S8:proceed:Having said how much she liked it,she then proceeded to criticize the way Ive done it.S9:secure:Tom felt secure about his future.S10:take risks/a risk:Thats a risk Im prepared to take.S11:experiment with:They are experimenting with new words.S12:patience:I warn you,Im beginning to lose my patience with you.S13:adopt:We should adopt a hard line towards terrorists.S14:piles of:The children eat piles of butter on their bread.S15:easygoing:He doesnt mind who comes to stay.He is easygoing.S16:overweight:If your luggage is overweight,youll have to pay extra.S17:knock down:She was knocked down by a bus.T:Youve done well.After class,exchange your sentences with your partner to see how well the others work would be.So much for the revision.Step Preparation for readingT:(Show the following on the screen.)Now look at the screen.Please read the new words and expression.Later Ill ask some students to read them.New words and expression:level n.水平，水平面association n.社团，协会junior n.&adj.晚辈;年少的postcode n.邮政编码senior n.&adj.前辈;等级较高的proficiency n.熟练，精通option n.供选择的事物或人broaden vt.使扩大，使宽阔horizon n.眼界，见识;地平线appropriate adj.适当的，合适的fall behind落后于（Teacher asks some students to read the words and expression.Correct the students mistakes in pronunciation if there is any.Then teacher explains some words briefly.）Step ReadingT:Now Ill ask you a question:What is the best way to learn a language?S18:I think the best way to do this is to go to a country where the language is spoken.Because if we are there,what we hear,see and meet are all foreign.As long as we communicate with others,we must use the foreign language.I think in such an atmosphere anyone can learn a foreign language faster.T:What do you think about that,S19?S19:I think S18 is right.I agree with him.T:What are your opinions,boys and girls?Ss:We agree with S18.T:Is it possible for you to study abroad?What should we do to begin with?Please read the whole text carefully.Youll find all the information about learning a foreign language in a foreign country.Lets begin.(Show the questions on the screen.)1.Is it possible for you to study abroad?2.What should we do to begin with?(After the students finish reading the text.)T:Now answer my first question.S20:Yes,it is.T:What about my second question?S21:We should find out as much as possible about different programmes,including the cost and length of our stay.T:Where can we get the information?S22:Go to exchange student associations,where we can get useful information.T:Very good.Now read the text again and then have a discussion with your partner about the question:What are the advantages and disadvantages of study abroad?(Show the following on the screen.)List the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad.Suggested answers:1.Advantages:(1)They will become fluent in the new language.(2)They will also learn many other things that are even more important.(3)They will make friends with people from different backgrounds and understand another culture.(4)They will learn about themselves and their own culture.This is perhaps the most valuable.2.Disadvantages:(1)Some of them may fall behind in their studies.(2)Many parents worry about the safety of their children.(3)They may also be concerned about the cost.T:(Show the following on the screen.)Now lets discuss another question.Please look at the screen.If you were offered a chance to study abroad for a year,would you like to go?Why or why not? (After a few minutes discussion.)T:Who will give us the answer?S23:If I am offered a chance to study abroad for a year,Ill be very glad to do so.Id like to go to Britain.Because I can learn pure English there.The Englishmen are friendly.Im sure I would learn a lot about the country and its culture.S24:I would be glad too if I were given such a chance,Ill go to the United States.T:Very well.I hope some day you can.(Show the following on the screen.)Now look at the screen.Ill give you some examples to show how to use some words and expression.The usages of some words or expressionjunior:a junior clerk/member.He is junior to me by several years.senior:John Brown Senior(Sen./Senr./Sr.);senior memberoption:You have the option of leaving or staying.broaden:Traveling broadened my vision and knowledge.fall behind:He didnt want to fall behind in his studies.appropriate:Plain,simple clothes are appropriate for school ficiency:He has already mentioned ways of improving general oral proficiency tests.Step Listening and Reading aloudT:Now Ill play the tape for you.When I play it for the first time,just listen to it.When I play it for the second time,you can follow it in a low voice.Then you should read the text aloud and see if you have any questions.Do you understand?(Ss:Yes.)Lets begin.OK?(Teacher plays the tape and then goes among the students to correct their mistakes in pronunciation and intonation.Teacher answers the questions raised by students.)Step Summary and HomeworkT:Weve learned a good article.It is practical and useful.Now discuss the text in groups or pairs to see what each paragraph tells us.(A few minutes later.)T:Who will summarize the first paragraph?S25:Ill try.It is possible for a student of any level to study a foreign language in a country where the language is spoken.S26:The second paragraph:Advantages of studying abroad.S27:The third paragraph:Disadvantages of studying abroad.S28:The fourth paragraph:What should you do in order to study abroad?(Teacher writes the sentences above on the blackboard.)T:Weve also learned some useful words and expression.They are:junior,senior,.(Write them on the blackboard.)Now todays homework:Complete the application on Page 72.Thats all for this period.Class is over.Suggested answers:A World of Learning,International Student Exchange Agency 1234 School StreetAny town,CA 65432USAFamily name:YangGiven name:WenguangDate of birth(MM/DD/YY):May 10,1985Sex:MaleNationality:ChineseNative Language:ChineseAddress & postcode:No.15,8th Street,Chaoyang District,Beijing 100021Phone number:010-873253E-mail address:Current school and level of study:No.1 Middle School of Chaoyang DistrictEnglish language proficiency and years of study:Graduated from Senior Middle School,Six yearsCountry in which you would like to study:The United States of AmericaCourses you would like to take:English literatureEssay:Write an essay and tell us briefly about yourself and why you want to be an exchange student.Im Yang Wenguang and I was born in No.15 of the 8th Street,Chaoyang District,Beijing on May 10th,1985.My parents are both teachers in No.1 Middle School of Chaoyang District.I like English.I began to learn English when I became a junior middle school student six years ago.Now I have learned more than three thousand English words and a lot of useful