Unit 1 The written word

Task ---教案

Teaching aims:

To develop students's ablity of listening.

To teach them how to write literatury review.

Skills building 1: listening for key words

Read the guidelines in Skills building 1 on Page 10. Try to give a speech, following the guidelines.

Step 1: recognizing key words

1. Listen to this speech, trying to fill the table in Part A on Page 10.

2. Listen to the tape again, and check the answers.

3. What role do you think friendship plays in our daily life? Now, let's read a short story. After that, you may get a better understanding of friendship.

4. Read the story again and then complete the table with the key words in the short story.

5. Listen to the conversation in Part C and check your notes in Part B against what you hear in Part C.

Skills building 2: asking for and giving opinions

1. Group work: Discussion: How to ask for and give opinions?

2. Pair work: Create a situation and make a dialogue, you'll practice using the phrases you listed just now.

3. Read the guidelines on Page 12.

Step 2: giving your opinion on a literary review

1. Read the literary review of "The Attic" on page 12. Focus on the plot, characters and the theme of the story.

2. Have a discussion about the five questions listed below the review. Give your ideas freely.

3. Acting: Work in pairs, making a dialogue. One acts as the reporter and the other as the reader. Try to use as many questions as possible.

Sample answers

Reporter: Good morning, Miss Yang. I've just read your literary review of 'The Attic' in a magazine. Could I ask you a few questions about it?