Period 3　Grammar; Pronunciation

　　整体设计

　　教材分析

　　本节的内容是语法和语音。语法部分是关于连接词的, 教材提供了一些导入的例句和用于巩固所学知识的练习题。学生的独立分析训练非常重要。语音部分让学生练习发音, 了解和感受语音的韵律, 掌握节奏和语调, 帮助学生流利表达。

　　三维目标

　　1. 知识与技能

　　1)Help students learn link words such as "but" "however" "although" and "while".

　　2)Train students' pronunciation.

　　3)Encourage students to sum up grammatical rules.

　　2. 过程与方法

　　1)Motivate students' enthusiasm in taking part in the class.

　　2)Individual work and pair work to make every student work in class.

　　3. 情感与价值

　　Through the study of this period students will surely know more about the differences between some link-words and the correct rhythm of English.

　　教学重点

　　1. Encourage students to sum up grammatical rules themselves.

　　2. Encourage students to apply the grammatical rules to practice.

　　教学难点

　　1. How to make them understand the differences between the two pairs of link-words.

　　2. How to master the rhythm of English.

　　教学方法

　　1. Deduction.

　　2. Practice.

　　教学过程

　　→ Step 1 Revision

　　1. Have a dictation of the words and useful expressions learnt in the last class:

　　life expectancy, make sure, mostly, make great efforts, make progress, encourage, goal, increase, list, measure, reduce. . .

　　2. Show the Human Development Report on the screen and ask students to answer the questions.

The United Nations Human Development Program has released its yearly study on the quality of life for people around the world. The UN report was started in nineteen-ninety to measure the progress of nations based on the lives of their citizens. This year's report lists one-hundred-seventy-three countries. It is based on the length of time citizens are expected to live, their education level and the amount of money they earn. Norway was listed as the country providing the best quality of life for the second year. It was followed by Sweden, Canada, Belgium, Australia and the United States. The twenty four countries at the bottom of the list are all in Africa. The report says many countries in East Asia have made progress since nineteen-ninety. They include China, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia. In Latin America and the Caribbean, as many as nine countries have improved since nineteen-ninety. They include Chile, Costa Rica and Panama. At the same time, many countries in Eastern and Central Europe and the