Unit4 Welcome to the unit and readingI 公开课教案-牛栋

2/2Unit4WelcometotheunitandreadingI公开课教案巢湖市第一中学牛栋I.LearningobjectivesBytheendofthelesson,studentswillbeableto:1.graspthetopicandthegeneralideaofthelesson;2.understandsomeimportantdetails;3.formtheirownopinionsbasedonthemagazinearticle.II.Keycompetencefocus1.Learnhowtousethegiveninformationtoexpressoneself.2.Learnhowtogetadeepunderstandingofthereadingmaterial.III.Predictedareaofdifficulty1.Usingthefeaturesofproceduraltextstounderstandthetext.2.Usingthemeansofdevelopmentofaparagraphtounderstandthetext.3.FreediscussionaboutthequestionsinA3P46.4.Someinferencesbasedonthemagazinearticle.IV.TeachingproceduresStep1Welcomingtotheunit1.Tgreetstheclass.T:Classbegins,boysandgirls!Goodmorning/afternoon!T:Openyourbookatpage43.Let’shavealookatthepictureonthispage.Whatdoyouseeonit?T:Right.Anoldladyisreadingabookattentively.T:Lookthroughafewmorepicturesinthisunitandyou’llknowsomethingaboutthetopicoftheunit:Furtherlearning.Thethemeoftheunitisincludedinthetitle“Nevertoooldtolearn”.T:Differentpeoplelearnindifferentways.Readtheleafletatpage43anddiscussthequestionsinpairs.T:Whatisyourlearningstyle?Sampleanswer:Iamavisuallearner.Ilearnbestfromvideos,pictures,diagrams,chartsandothervisualcues.Iunderstandtheinformationbetterandrememberitmoreclearlywhenitispresentedtomethisway.T:Doyouthinkyourlearningstylewillchangeasyoucontinueyoureducation?Sampleanswer:Idon’tbelievethatmyvisuallearningstylewillchangeintotheauditoryorphysicalstyle.T:Why?Sampleanswer1:Visuallearningpresentssubjectknowledgeinabetterwayformetolearn,helpsmeimprovemypowersofconcentrationandencouragesmetobecreative.Ihavebeenusingthislearningstyleforalongtime,soitistheonethatIammostcomfortablewithandtheoneIfindbenefitsmethemost.Forthesereasons,Ibelievemymainlearningstylewillnotchange.Sampleanswer2:IthinkthatmylearningstylewillchangebecauseasapersonandalearnerIamalwayschangingtoo.Mycurrentlearningstyleisvisual,andIlikereadingmystudymaterialsandwritingsummarynotesthatIcanstudyfromlater.However,Idon’tmindtryingotherlearningstylesiftheyhelp.IfindthatIalsoenjoylisteningtopodcastsandIamabletolearnandrememberalotfromthem,soperhapsinthefutureIwillalsousetheauditorystylemoreoften.【设计意图：提示学生翻阅44、45和50图表，帮助学生形成本单元的主题概念。激发学生继续学习的热情。通过对学习方法的讨论引发学生对学法的思考。】Step2WarmingupbeforereadingT:Thistextisamagazinearticle.Beforeyoureadit,thinkaboutthetwoquestions:1.Whydoyouthinklearningisimportant?Sampleanswer:Learningisimportanttooursurvivalanddevelopment.Wearebornwithbasicsurvivalinstincts,buttocontinuesurvivinginourworldwemustlearnavarietyofthingssuchassocialbehaviourandintellectualknowledge.Wemustalsolearntoadapttotheever-changingworldandwhatwelearnthroughoutourlivesinfluencesourphysical,mental,socialandintellectualdevelopment.Besides,acquiringnewknowledgeandskillscanbefunbecauseitopensupopportunitiestodifferentexperiences.2.Whatwouldyoudowhenlearningistoughandfrustrating?Sampleanswer:Facedwiththissituation,Iwouldtrytobepatientwithmyselffirst.ThemorepatientIam,themoreconfidentIwouldbetoachievecertainobjectives.Ifbeingpatientdoesnothelp,Iwouldchangemymethodoflearning.Forexample,insteadofreadingaboutatopic,Icouldlookforavideoonthetopictowatch.Finally,IwouldmakesureIammaintainingagoodbalancebetweenmystudiesandmyfreetimeactivities.【设计意图：此节为读前热身，目的是激活学生有关学习体验，探讨继续学习的意义，为深入学习课文热身。】Step3ReadingforthethemeandstructureofthetextA1T:NowreadthroughthearticlequicklyandfinishoffA1P46.Answers:1.Whyremainlifelonglearnersinarapidlychangingworld2.Rapidlygrowingproductionofknowledge3Howtoproceedwithlifelonglearning4.Havinganopenmind.5.Applyingknowledgeandhavingareviewprocessofanalysis,evaluationandimprovement.T:Thereareeighttypesofmeanstodevelopaparagraph,namelyenumeration,exemplification,narration,comparisonandcontrast,classification,causeandeffect,definition,procedure.Nowreadthroughthearticleagainanddiscusshoweachparagraphdevelops.TCheckyourprogressT:Howdoeseachparagraphmainlydevelop?ParagraphDevelopmentReferencePara.1exemplification选必4U3L5Para.2causeandeffect选必4U3L2Para.3procedure选必4U4L1Para.4enumeration选必4U3L5T:Besidesthementionedmeansofdevelopmentofaparagraph,haveyoufoundanyothers?(Optional)【设计意图：快速阅读课文是为了获得文章的框架和主旨信息。通过完成练习A1帮助学生整体把握课文结构，培养学生快速阅读以获取主干信息的能力。教师先列举八种段落展开的方式，如果学生有疑问，可以即时解答，也可以提示看相关的微课，然后对应课文完成过关测试。】Step4Readingforthedetailedinformation1.AnswertwoofthequestionsinA2P46T:Nowreadthroughthetextcarefullyandanswerthequestions2&4inA2P46.2.Whatwillyoubeexposedtoasyouprogressthroughlife?________________________________________________2.Youwillbeexposedtomanynewideas,practicesandlearningexperiences.4.Howcanwetakeadvantageofopportunitiesforlifelonglearning?________________________________________________4.Wemustfollowitupwithareviewprocessofanalysis,evaluationandimprovement.T:Let’scheckyourprogress.Whatqualityshouldalife-longlearnerpossessaccordingtothetext?A.Beingcritical.B.Beingsubjective.C.Beingkind-hearted.D.Beingopen-minded.Answer:D【设计意图：细致阅读是为了获得文章的重要细节信息。通过A2中2和4练习，促使学生第三次深入课文。此项活动旨在帮助学生获取文章重要的细节信息，培养关注重要细节的习惯。最后是过关测试，旨在考查学生快速捕获信息的能力。】Step5ReadingforinferenceT:NowreadthroughthetextcarefullyandanswersomeofthefollowingquestionsinA2P46.1.Whatdoes“this”inline5mean?________________________________________________1.Itmeansacquiringknowledgeisawayofappreciatinghowmuch,asanindividual,youdon’tknow.3.Whyarecriticalthinkingskillsimportantaccordingtotheauthor?________________________________________________3.Theypreventyoufromblindlyacceptingnewideas.T:Let’scheckyourprogress.1.Whatdoes“this”meaninthelastsentenceofPara.2?A.Thatyouhavetoremainalife-longlearner.B.Thatthereexisttoomuchofknowledgeintheworld.C.Thatyou’lldonewjobs,applynewtechnologiesandresolvenewproblems.D.Thatit’sdifficulttokeeppacewithdevelopmentofsociety.Answer:C2.WhyistheartteachermentionedinPara.1?A.Tohelpreaderstoseewhatcan’tbeseen.B.Toprovetheteacherisgreat.C.Toexhibittheattractionofart.D.Toaskreaderstoappreciatetheirignorance.Answer:D【设计意图：通过A2中1和3练习，促使学生第四次深入课文，并基于课文信息进行推理判断，以此培养学生重构信息和再生信息的能力。最后是过关测试，旨在考查学生深度处理信息的能力。】Step6DiscussionA3P46T:TheauthormentionsanexampleofdrawingastilllifeandaquotefromConfuciusintheopeningparagraphofthemagazinearticle.Whydoyouthinktheauthorusestheexampleandthequote?Howdoyouunderstandthem?Answers:Theauthorusestheexampleandthequotetoprovethatitisimportanttorecognizewhatwedonotknowandthatbydoingthis,wecanlearnmore.Theauthorusestheexampletoillustratethatwhenwearelearning,weshouldnotonlypayattentiontowhatwealreadyknow,butalsotowhatwedonotknow.Followingthatexample,thequoteseemstodefine“knowledge”differently.Weusuallyconsiderknowledgeaswhatwealreadyknow,butrecognizingthatwedonotknowisalsoknowledge.T:Itissaidthatpeopleusuallyexperiencefourstagesoflearning:notknowingthattheydonotknow,knowingthattheydonotknow,knowingthattheyknow,andnotknowingthattheyknow.Howdoyouunderstandthis?Answer:Iagree,becauseitdescribesthelogicalorderofourlearning.1)“Notknowingthattheydonotknow”Peopledonotknowtheylacksomeknowledge,fortheyhaveneverencountereditbefore,forexample,asyoungchildren,orwhenexperiencinganothercultureforthefirsttime.2)“Knowingthattheydonotknow”Peopleknowtheyareignorantofsomeknowledgethattheyknowexistsbuthavenotyetlearntforvariousreasons:itisnotnecessaryforpeopletolearnit,ortheyareintheprocessoflearningit.3)“Knowingthattheyknow”Peopleknowtheyhaveacquiredtheknowledgeanditisknowledgetheyuseregularly.4)“Notknowingthattheyknow”Peopledonotknowtheyhaveknowledgethattheyhaveprobablyencounteredbefore,orperhapsitisknowledgetheydonotuseitoftenenough.T:Whatelsecanwedotobecomealifelonglearner?S1:Acceptresponsibilityforourownlearning.S2:Createyourownle