Unit1Period3参考教案Speaking（II）Teachingobjectives1.Targetlanguagea.重点词汇article,penfriend,introduce,immediatelyb.交际用语Whatsubjectsdoyoulikebestandleast?P5Doyouthinkweshouldlearnmoreforeignlanguages?P52.AbilityobjectivesEnablethestudentstotalkaboutschoollife.3.LearningabilityobjectivesHelpthestudentslearnhowtotalkaboutschoollife.Teachingimportant&difficultpointsHowtodiscussschoollife.TeachingmethodsDiscussionandtask-basedactivities.TeachingaidsAcomputerandaprojector.Teachingprocedures&waysStepIRevisionandLead-inCheckthehomework.T:Eacheducationalsystemisamirrorthatreflectsthecultureofthesociety.InawesternsocietysuchastheUnitedStatesorCanada,teachersplacealotofimportanceonthequalitiesthatmakeseachstudentspecial.Studentsdonotoftenmemorizeinformation.Instead,theyworkindividuallyandfindanswersthemselves,andtheyexpresstheirideasinclassdiscussion.Atanearlyage,studentslearntoformtheirownideasandopinions.InmostAsiansocieties,such6/6,asChina,Japan,andKorea,childrenoftenworktogetherandhelponeanotheronassignments.Intheclassroom,theteachingmethodsareoftenveryformal.Theteacherlectures,andthestudentslisten.Thereisnotmuchdiscussion.Instead,thestudentsreciterulesorinformationthattheyhavememorized.Inthelastperiod,WeiHuaintroducedtheschoollifeintheUKinherarticle.TherearereallygreatdifferencesbetweentheschoollivesintheUKandinChina.Whatarethey,doyouremember?Asksomestudentstoreadtheirarticles.Asampleversion:DifferentschoollivesinChinaandintheUKThedifferencesbetweentheschoollivesintheUKandinChinacanbeseenfromthefollowingaspects:First,thetimetableisdifferent.InChina,schoolsoftenhaveabusyschedule.Studentshavetogettoschoolveryearlyandreturnhomequitelate.ButintheUK,studentsdonothavetoarriveschoolearlyandcangobackhomeearly.Second,thenumberofstudentsinaclassisdifferent.Thereareonly30orsostudentsinaclassintheUKwhilewemayhaveatleast40inChina.Third,thesubjectsaredifferent.IntheUK,studentscanchooseordropwhateversubjectstheylikeordislike,butinChinaallthestudentshavetohavethesamesubjects.Besides,theyhavesubjectslikeCooking,Woodwork,etc.Butwedon’t.Aboveall,Britishstudentsareverylucky,becausetheydonothaveasmuchhomeworkaswedo!Asforfood,Britishpeoplelikeseatinglotsofdessertsaftertheirmainmealswhileweusuallyhaveteaorsoup.Sobepreparedforadifferentlifeifyouwanttostudyabroad!T:Ofcourse,therearemanyotherdifferencesbetweenthetwokindsofschoollives.ApartfromthethingsyouhavebeentoldbyWeiHua,whatotherinformationwouldyouliketoknow?Thinkaboutquestionsyouwanttoaskandmakeaninterview.StepIISpeakingActivity1Makinganinterview6/6,T:Livinginanothercountryforayearissomethingmostpeopleneverhavetheopportunitytodo.You’llreturnwithnewknowledge,culturalunderstanding,maturityandlifelongfriendsfromyourhostcountry.Asweourselveshavenottheopportunitytogoabroadtoexperienceaforeignwayoflife,weareveryhappytohaveWeiHuawhohasjustfinishedherone-yearstudyintheUK.SupposeyouhaveachancetointerviewWeiHua,whatotherthingswouldyouliketoknow?Nowworkinpairsandmakeaninterviewdialoguebyaskingandansweringquestions.Asampledialogue:(I=Interviewer;W=WeiHua)I:You’veinformedusalotaboutdifferentaspectsofschoollifeintheUK,though,wedowanttoknowmoreabouttheschoollifethere.Wouldyoumindmeaskingyousomequestions?W:Ofcoursenot.I:Well.InChina,wehavenineyearsofcompulsoryeducation.DotheBritishhavethecompulsoryeducation?W:Oh,yes.Childrenbetween5and16yearsareprovidedwithcompletelyfreeeducationwithfreebooks,exercise-booksandalltheothernecessitiesforschoollife.I:DothestudentsintheUKhavetotakeallkindsofexaminations?W:Yes,theydo.I:IheardthepublicschoolsintheUKisveryfamous.Canyoutellmesomethingaboutthem?W:Sure.TheUKislongfamousforitsexcellentpublicschools.Childrenfromtheroyalfamiliestothemiddleclassfamiliesallprefertoattendthepubicschool.Theseschoolsalwaysprovidethestudentswithfirst-classcurriculum,andaimateliteeducation.Andtheyhaveexcellentboardingsystems.I:Good.DothestudentstherehavetowearschooluniformslikeinChina?I:IheardthepublicschoolsintheUKisveryfamous.Canyoutellmesomethingaboutthem?6/6,W:Sure.TheUKislongfamousforitsexcellentpublicschools.Childrenfromtheroyalfamiliestothemiddleclassfamiliesallprefertoattendthepubicschool.Theseschoolsalwaysprovidethestudentswithfirst-classcurriculum,andaimateliteeducation.Andtheyhaveexcellentboardingsystems.I:Good.DothestudentstherehavetowearschooluniformslikeinChina?W:Yes.EachtermtheBritishpresshasreportsofpupilsbeingsenthomefromschool.Whatisthereason?Notalwaysbadbehaviour.Sometimesithassomethingtodowithfashion.Somestudentsdonotliketowearschooluniforms,insteadtheychoosetheirownclothes,someofwhichareconsideredunsuitable.Andtheschoolshavetherighttosendthembackhometochangeclothes.I:Whatabouttheschoolclasses?W:Theyusuallyhavefourclasseseveryday.Theclassesarealways“noisy”.ThestudentsseemsmorerelaxedinclassesthaninChina.I:Andhowabouttheirschoolactivities？W:Theydohavemoreactivities.Therearemanyschoolclubsorassociations.Thestudentstherelearnallkindsofsocialskillsordosports.I:Whatothersubjectsdotheylearnbesideswhatyouhavementionedinyourarticle?W:ThestudentsintheUKdohavemanythingstolearn.Theylearnnearlyeverythingwhichhassomethingtodowiththeirfuturelife.Forexample,howtobeparents,howtodealwithaccidents,etc.I:Well,it’snearlytimeforclass.Thankyouverymuchfortellingmesomuch.Bye!W:Bye!Activity2DiscussionT:AfterlearningabouttheschoollifeintheUK,someofyoumaythinktheschoollifeintheUKseemsmoreinterestingandcolorfulthaninChina.It’sreallyhardtosaywhichisbetter.Nextworkinpairsanddiscussyourschoollifewithyourpartner.Thequestionsbelowthepicturecanhelpyou.Sampledialogue1:S1:WenowhavemoresubjectsthaninJuniorschools.Whichsubjectsdoyoulikebest?6/6,S2:IreallyenjoyEnglish.LearningEnglishisfun.Iamveryinterestedtoknowmoreabouttheschoollivesofforeignstudents.S1:Doyouthinkweshouldlearnmoreforeignlanguages?Whyorwhynot?S2:Yes.As21stcenturystudents,weshouldlearnextensively.Notonlyshouldweknowaboutourculture,butothercultures,especiallythoseofdevelopedcountries.It’sterribletobecomeignorantoftheoutsideworld.S1:Iagree.Somescientistsevensaylearningmoreforeignlanguagesmaymakeuswiser.Doyouthinkso?S2:Moreorless.S1:Whatsubjectswouldyouliketochooseifyoucould?Why?S2:I’dratherchoosescience.Youknow,asciencemajorhavemorejobchancesinChina.Andsciencecanhelpussolvemanyproblemsindailylife.S1:Asforme,IprefertochoosePE.Ienvythoseathleteswhogotprizesininternationalgames.I’mstrong.IbelieveIcanbeagoodathlete.Sampledialogue2:S1:Amongallthesubjectswelearnnow,whichdoyoulikeleast?S2:English.S1:Butwhy?Youtoldmeyouwantedtostudyabroad.S2:Yes.Butit’smyparents’idea.IfindEnglishisveryboring.Ihavetoremembermanywordsandexpressionseveryday.AndsometimesIcan’tmakecorrectsentencesinEnglish.S1:Youshouldworkhardatit.Englishisreallyimportantnowadays.Justthink,whatapityitwouldbeifyoucan’tplaycomputergamesonlybecauseyoudon’tknowEnglish!S2:You’reright.I’llmakeacarefulplantoimprovemyEnglish.S1:Ifyouareallowedtochoosethesubjects,whichwouldyoulike?Why?S2:IwouldliketohaveChinese.It’smuchmoreusefulandeasytolearn.It’sstrangeforsomanystudentsinChinadon’tspeakorwriteChinesewell.StepIIIReading1.AskthestudentstoreadandcompletetheletterfromtheBritishstudent.6/6,T:Nowadays,learningChinesehasbecomeapopulartrendinmanycountries.ManyschoolsopenChineseclassesinschools.SocommunicationbetweenChineseandforeignstudentsincreasesgreatly.NowreadthelettertoWeiHuafromaBritishstudent,findoutwhathe/shewantstoknowandthencompletetheletter.Checktheanswersandthenaskthestudentstoreadaloudthecompletedletter.2.PracticeAskthestudentstodoPartsA1andA2onpage86.Thenchecktheanswers.StepIVHomework1.AskthestudentstowriteareplytoDanielAdamsforWeiHua.2.PreviewWordpower.6/6
