1、Unit 4B (Reading) Maybe You Should Learn to Relax The analysis of teaching material The passage is the reading part from 2d, section B, unit 4. The topic of the passage is students stress from after-school classes and parents. It mainly introduces parents different opinions about giving much pressur
2、e on children and doctorsideas. The passage consists of 4 paragraphs. The first paragraph is a general introduction of the current situation of Both American and Chinese studentsstudy stress. Para.2-3 introduces two American moms ideas about sending kids to after-school classes or activities. One ag
3、rees, while the other disagrees. The last paragraph tells of doctorsideas. They advise giving kids more time to relax. In previous lessons, students have listened to Wei Mings stress and talked about their own. So the topic is not new. But there are some new words that need to be understood and mast
4、ered. The analysis of learning condition The students are familiar with the topic and my teaching style. Most of them are active, quick-minded and willing to show themselves. Theyre used to answering questions in English. In previous study, they have mastered some reading strategies and skills. So i
5、ts not very difficult for them to understand the passage.As a teacher, I need prepare challenge-able tasks to encourage their interest in reading and create chances for them to share their opinions. Learning objectives 1. Language Skills: (1) Master reading strategies: Skim and learn about the main
6、idea. Scan and find out specific information. Use the context to guessing the meaning of new words. (2) Master problem-solving skills. (3) Master translation skills: Translate word by word and translate freely. (4) Summarize the passage with the help of the clues. 2. Language knowledge: (1) New word
7、s and phrases: compete with; typical; training; stress; continue; compare with; push kids hard; development; cause 3. Affects: Understand parents and regard stress in a proper way. 4. Cultural awareness: Learn aboutAmerican studentslife and the situation about study stress. Language focuses and anti
8、cipated difficulties 1. Language focuses: (1) Encouragestudentsreadinginterest,cultivatestudentsreadingstrategies,train problem-solving skills. (2) Master new words and phrases. 2.Anticipated difficulties: As the passage is a little long, so the teacher will help students clarify their thoughts. Tea
9、ching method Three-stage model: Based on the understanding of reading as an interactive process, the reading process is divided into three stages by the layers of depth to develop the students reading efficiency and strategies. The three stages are pre-reading, while-reading and post-reading. Teachi
10、ng procedures Step 1 Lead-in (4min) Activity1: Greetings and a movie displaySuch a Poor Child (Arouse studentsresonance about study stress) Activity 2: Free talk to share own situation about pressure Step 2 Pre-reading Share opinions aboutAmerican studentslife (In this step, students may think diffe
11、rently about American students life. Some believe theyre less stressed out, while some believe they have the same feeling as Chinese students. The teacher can lead them to find answers in the passage.) Step 3 While-reading Activity1: Skimming (1) Skim the passage and choose the main idea of each par
12、agraph. (2) Present reading skills: Look through the passage without reading every word. Focus on the beginning and the ending. Activity2: Scanning (2) Read para. 1 and complete sentences with words in para. 1. Show problem-solving skills. He trains English skills hardso thathe can communicate with
13、foreigners easily. The twins usedto competewith each other for parents attention. (Problem-solving skills: Decide what kind of the word the sentence needs. Understand the meaning. Think up a word to make it right. Find out if the word you think up can be found in the para. Decide the word form accor
14、ding to the tense and phrase.) (3) Read para.2.Answer detail questions. -Is life for Cathys children busy or relaxing?-Busy. -Do all the three children have sports training?-No. -When do the children often get home?-After 7 p.m. -Why does Cathy take her kids to after-school classes? -Because she rea
15、lly wants her children to be successful. (Problem-solving skills: Read the questions carefully. Give short and simple answers. Pay attention to the details. Dont leave out the prepositions or articles.) (4) Role-play para. 3 in group. Discuss about the translation. () push kids so hard A. makemoveB.
16、 leadto become greaterC. forceto do something Competition starts young and continues until the kids get older. (Problem-solving skills: Use the context to guess the meaning of new words. Translate word by word. Translate freelyAdd or delete some words to make English expressions more like Chinese) (
17、5) Role-play: Read out Lindas excitement. (6) Scan para. 4. Find out the false idea. () 1. Which of the following is not True? A. Pressure isnt good for a childs development. B.Activities are not always good for children. C. Its normal for parents to expect children to succeed in everything. D. In D
18、r. Greens opinion, success cant compare with happiness. (Problem-solving skills: Compare carefully. Pay more attention to the words like all, only, but) Step 4 Post- reading Activity1: Retell the passage according to pictures and clues. Activity2: Group-work: Give advice on how to relax from study s
19、tress. Read a model essay together. Step 5 Emotional education: Communicate with parents more often to understand each other better. Step 6 Homework Write an essayShare opinions on after-school classes and give advice. Blackboard Design Unit 4B (Reading) Maybe You Should Learn to Relax Para. 1 so that; compete with Para. 2 typical; training Para. 3 compare with; push kids hard Para. 4 development
