人教版英语选修7 Unit4 Sharing--Period1

Unit 4 SharingPeriod 1 A sample lesson plan for reading(ALETTER HOME)IntroductionIn this period, after the warming up, students will first be guided to pre-read the text by getting to know about a place called Papua New Guinea. Then they shall read the text for forms and copy expressions. Writing a letter of your own comes before reading the text once again for the type of writing and summary of A LETTER HOME. The class shall end by students reading more on voluntary work.ObjectivesTo help students understand the texts forms and contents and learn about sharingTo help students communicate on the topic in focus with the words, expressions and structures learned in this unitFocusWordsbubble，adjust，grill，toast，comb，purchase，sew Collocationshear from， come across， stick out，dry out， in needPatterns1. It was wonderful to hear from you.2. I know youre dying to hear all about my life here.3. Im still trying to adapt to these conditions.4. The boys had never come across anything like this.5. The hut was dark inside so it took time for our eyes to adjust.6. They believe that any leftovers attract evil spirits in the night so the food is dried up in the can and the can is then thrown out of the hut.8. It was such a privilege to have spent a day with Tombes family. AidsMultimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagramsProcedures1. Warming up by defining volunteerHello, class. Have you ever taken part in any volunteer work? No? Then welcome to our school volunteer work group. But first what is a volunteer? A volunteer is:* One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his own free will.* (Mil.) One who enters into service voluntarily, but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers; - opposed to conscript; specifically, a voluntary member of the organized militia of a country as distinguished from the standing army.2. Pre-reading by getting to know about a place called Papua New GuineaHave you ever heard of a place called Papua New Guinea? Now read the fact sheet and the map.Facts of Papua New GuineaCapital: Port MoresbyGovernment: constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracyCurrency: kina (PGK)Area total: 462,840 sq kmLand: 452,860 sq kmWater: 9,980 sq kmPopulation: 5,172,033 (July 2002 est.)Language: English spoken by 1%-2%, pidgin English widespread, Motu spoken in Papua regionNote: 715 indigenous languagesReligion: Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other Protestant 10%, indigenous beliefs 34%3. Reading for formsIt is unlikely that you will understand 100 percent of the vocabulary in the text, especially at a first reading. Use first the context and then your own knowledge of the subject to help you guess the meaning of unknown words.Read the text to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, blacken the predicates, darken the connectives and underline all the useful collocations.4. Copying collocationsA collocation is two or more words that often go together. These combinations just sound right to native English speakers, who use them all the time.While going over the text, try to recognize the collocations, treat them as single blocks of language and copy them out into your Collocation Book.Collocations from A Letter Homethanks for因感谢, be dying to do急于做, hear all about了解所有关于, include some photos附有几我照片, picture the places图象化这儿的地方, a bush school丛林学校, sometimes up to two hours有时长达两小时, adapt to使适应, one thing is for sure有一点是肯定的, become a lot more imaginative in变得对更富有想象力, a most challenging subject最富有挑战性的学科, show a chemistry experiment向演示化学实验, bubble over everywhere到处冒气泡, come across碰到/见过, make any difference对有所改变, speak much Pidgin English说几句洋泾浜英语, the home of 的家, have fantastic views看到奇妙的景色, down a steep slope to走下一个通向的陡坡, work in the garden在花园劳作, shake hands with与握手, a low bamboo hut with grass sticking out of the roof 一个低矮的竹屋，屋顶上伸出一簇茅草, get through进入, lay on放置在上, a newly made platform一个新搭架的平台, sharewith与共用, sleep on small beds睡在小床上, near the doorway靠近门房, the only possessions仅有的家当, a couple of pots两个罐子, build a fire生火, placein a empty oil drum把放在一个空邮筒里, coverwith用覆盖, inside the hut在竹屋里面, listen tosoftly talking to each other听他们轻声细语地交谈, stand upside down on the grill over the fire倒放在火炉的烤架上, attract evil spirits引来邪灵, after many goodbyes and shaking of hands经过一番握手道别之后, fall happily into bed很开心的倒头就睡, get late变的晚了, prepare tomorrows lessons 准备明天的课5. Writing a letter of your own.Now you are to write a similar letter based on the topic, the words and the structures of the letter on page 29.A Letter to my teacherDear Ms Xu Fang,Thanks for your letter. It was wonderful to hear from you. I know youre dying to hear all about my life here in the United States. Ive included some photos that will help you picture the life I talk about.You asked about my university. Well, its a nice one the classrooms are big and clean and the computers are available to everyone. It takes me only a few minutes to drive to my university. When I reach the university campus there are lots of “Nihaos” for me from my schoolmates, many of whom have lived in China.Theres enough electricity and water and we have lots of books to read and read. I have already adapted to the conditions here. And one thing is for sure. Ive become a lot more independent in my studies. English is my most challenging subject as there is no Chinese in the classroom and if I need help I have to ask for it in English! The other day I was attending my chemistry lesson a professor with Russian accent came to me before I knew it, asking why I got the test tubes upside down! I had never come across any strange-sounding teachers like this and started getting more and more nervous. Sometimes I wonder how understandable my English is to the teachers and native classmates, most of whom speak so fast to me and to each other. In fact, I wonder whether Im making any progress in my English.You asked whether I am getting to know any local people. Well, thats actually quite difficult, as I dont speak much local English yet. But last weekend another foreign student, Halanin, and I did made friends with a native schoolmate who is the chairperson of the Helping Club. He is Rubby, by name. It was my first friendship with a native schoolmate. We talked for two and a half hours about lives in China and America. When we departed at the supper time, Rubby, who had been learning Chinese in his spare time, started shouting “Huijian”. We shook hands with him. Everyone seemed to be happy and excited.6. Reading the text once again for the type of writing and the structure of A LETTER HOMEMost articles and their paragraphs have a three-part structureintroduction, body, and conclusion. You can see this structure in our texts whether they are narrating, describing, comparing, contrasting, or analyzing information. Each part of the article or paragraph plays an important role in communicating our meaning to our reader.Now read the text once again for the type of writing and the structure of A LETTER HOMEType of writingTimePlacePersonEventsResultsA personal letterNow From PNGJo to RosemaryTell about “my” life as a volunteer at PNG“I” am still teaching at a bush school at PNG.7. Closing down by reading more on voluntary workMy Experience as a Volunteer TeacherSusan, Ill miss you, dont forget me, a girl wrote to me on the first page of a notebook. The notebook was a collection of the lyrics of her favorite songs. It was a present given by one of my students when I attended the Go-to-the-countryside program last summer holiday. Every time I open the notebook, it brings back fond memories.Last summer vacation, for the purpose of serving society and meeting other social communities, nine of my classmates, including me, formed a group as a service team heading for GaoTan Middle School, which is in the remote mountain area of Guangdong Province.We spent one week there, mainly teaching the students English, as planned. We had known ahead of time that their English was inferior to their counterparts in the city. And what was worse, they didnt like learning English. So we came up with a logo and carefully chose four topics for our students. The logo was: Im not shy, I can speak English loudly. The four topics were: my dream, my family, my hometown and what a wonderful world. We intended to inspire their interest of learning English and help them build the confidence of speaking English out loudly. We exerted ourselves to create a very active and relaxed atmosphere while teaching. In addition, the topics were suitable for us to communicate with them and build up a good relationship.At the beginning of each class, our students were asked to shout out the logo. And it was clear that they were very happy to shout in English.