1、英语（必修第一册）英语（必修第一册） Unit 1 Back to school Project I. Learning objectives By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. know the steps to make a booklet about their school; 2. know how to decide on a proper topic, where to get information, how to design interviewing questions and write a shor
2、t passage about one aspect of their school; 3. cooperate with group members, be clear about their assignments in the group work and complete the assignments. II. Key competence focus Learn how to cooperate with others. III. Predicted areas of difficulty 1. Design interviewing questions. 2. Learn to
3、write a short passage about one aspect of the school. IV. Teaching procedures Step 1 Lead-in 1. Set the goal of this class Ss read a letter from a student studying in the UK and should be clear about the goal of this class. 【设计意图：通过读信的形式，引起学生兴趣，明确本课目标。】 2. Free talk T asks Ss to talk about aspects a
4、bout their school. Ss can use ideas in the textbook, such as lessons, teachers, school history, school events, clubs, teaching buildings, labs, library, computer room Ss think of other aspects, such as school canteens, dormitories, school stadium 【设计意图：让学生回顾前面所学内容，联系生活实际，激发学生兴趣。同时，鼓励学生发 散性思维，不拘泥书本，拓
5、展思维。】 Step 2 Class discussion How to nail down a topic 1. Ss make comparisons of different topics, choose the better one and give reasons. e.g. Ss compare the topic “campus culture” with “annual sports meet”, and then compare the topic “English classes” with “English classes given by foreign teacher
6、s”. Ss summarize the features of a good topic: be specific and be interesting. 2. Give students an example: the topic “school events”. T encourages Ss to think about the following questions: Do you think it is a good topic? If so, why? If not, can you narrow it down? “School events” is a good topic,
7、 because it is interesting. But there are many school events in a school. So it still can be narrowed down to the Science and Technology Festival, the Arts Festival, the Sports Festival, etc. That way, the topic becomes more specific. 3. Ss divide themselves into groups and decide on a topic in the
8、group. Students should apply the rulesbe specific and be interestingwhen theyre discussing what topic they will decide on. 【设计意图： 通过比较的方式让学生直观理解好的话题应该是什么样的， 罗列原因有助于锻 炼学生的深度思维和逻辑思维能力。通过总结选择好话题的原则提高学生归纳学习的能力。 给学生一个 sample, 一起讨论并确定一个话题，有助于学生把所学的知识运用到实际，最终 帮助学生自己确定一个好的话题。】 Step 3 Group discussion How to
9、 get information 1. Students discuss different aspects of their topic to be included in their booklet. First, T asks Ss what they want to know about their school events. And then Ss take down their questions. e.g. How many school events do we have? When are these school events held? Who can take par
10、t in these school events? What do students do in these school events? 2. Students learn how to search for information. Teacher asks the question: Where can you find the answers you need? Ss think of ways of getting information and classify the ways into two categories: research and interview. 3. Ss
11、learn how to search for information online and summarize rules of selecting information: information should be accurate and reliable. Questions: (1) How can you find information you want online? (2) What are the key words if you want to find information about school events online? (3) What websites
12、will you visit? School website or Baidu? Why? (4) What can you get from the websites? (5) Any other ways to get pictures? 【设计意图： 学生通过小组学习认识鉴别可靠的信息的原则， 提高搜索信息和鉴别信息的能 力。点拨学生其他获取信息的方式，如记录个人校园生活的体验（拍照片）等，这些方式不 拘泥于书本， 有助于学生拓展思维， 而且与生活紧密联系， 会极大提高学生的兴趣和参与度。 】 4. Ss learn how to design interviewing question
13、s: start with general questions and then move on to specific ones. Ss design their interviewing questions on a topic and polish up their questions. (1) Students answer the question: Who will you interview? What do you want to know? What kind of questions should you ask in an interview? By studying t
14、he example in the textbook, students can get the tip: its a good idea to start with general questions and then move on to specific ones. (2) Group work: Design your interview questions about school events. Students can refer to the questions theyve taken down before, e.g. Can you tell me something a
15、bout the school events? How many school events do we have? When are these school events held? Who can take part in these school events? What do students do in these school events? (3) Group work: Design your interview questions about your topic and present to the class (4) Class work: Comment on oth
16、ers interview questions and help polish up those questions 【设计意图： 学生通过小组学习认识鉴别可靠信息的原则， 提高搜索信息和鉴别信息的能力。 指导学生如何设计调查问卷或采访问题， 让学生感知采访问题的原则， 并且通过小组学习能 够实际运用这些原则。】 5. Ss decide on one or more ways of getting information based on their discussion. Teachers should help students know the most effective ways
17、of getting information they need. Teachers can ask the following questions: (1) If you want to know general information about the school events, which way will you choose? (You can visit the school website and read some reports.) (2) If you want to know how exciting or interesting the school events
18、are, which way will you choose? (You can visit the school website and download some pictures.) (3) If you want to get detailed information about the school events, which way will you choose? (You can interview teachers and schoolmates.) After that, students will be clear about how to get information
19、 they need. 【设计意图： 通过回答以上教师的一系列问题， 学生会更加清楚自己应该用哪一种方法有效、 快速获得需要的信息，这有助于课后学生应用课上所学知识和技能独立搜索信息】 6. Task division: Each student in a group chooses a task , e.g. taking photos, interviewing teachers, or visiting school websites 【说明：Project 这堂课需要学生走出课堂，学以致用，迁移创新。所以要完成的步骤分成 两个阶段，到 Step 3 为止属于第一阶段，这大概会占用半个课
20、时。】 Step 4 Making a booklet 1. Students read the example in the textbook, and find the features of the language: the language is clear and precise 2. Ss work in groups and try to write a passage about their selected topic by using information theyve got, and polish up their writing. 3. Students stud
21、y the pictures and layout of the example, and summarize the features: the pictures are clear and beautiful, the layout is neat and creative 4. As a group, Ss put together the information to make their part of the booklet. 【设计意图：学生通过学习书本上的例子来感知什么是好的宣传小册，分别从三个角度：语 言、插图和排版, 为完成宣传小册做好铺垫。其中重点要学习如何写小册子上的文
22、章。学生 在做 booklet 的时候，已经在课下通过查阅学校网站、采访等方法得到了较为完整的信息， 通过小组合作把这些信息组合在一起，提高他们的合作能力。】 Step 5 Presentation and appreciation 1. Ss, as a group, present their part of the booklet in front of the class. 2. Other students give suggestions from 3 aspects (language, pictures and layout) 3. Ss polish up their wor
23、k. 4. Ss, as a class, put all the parts together to make the booklet. 【设计意图: 通过展示和其他同学的评价，学生容易发现自己在某些方面，例如短文写作方 面的不足，以便获得提升。同时也有助于学生表达能力、胆量、表现力和自信心的增强。】 V. Homework 1. Read the booklet and appreciate the work of other groups. 2. Reflect on the booklet and think about how you can make the school a better place. Write a letter to your school principal presenting your suggestions.
