1、-1-TextAnalysis:The listening material is from Unit 4, Book A 0f Grade 7, Oxford English. Thetopic of unit 4 is Seasons. The topic for Listening is The Weather for Canberra. A girlnamed Kelly is talking about the weather in Canberra. The listening tasks involveputting four photos into correct orders
2、 and completing a table. The material itself isnot too difficult. However, the background knowledge of the quite different seasons inAustralia and the expressions of months might be a barrier for students.StudentAnalysis:Students in grade 7 have grasped some basic skills of listening. However, theyl
3、ack the background knowledge of the weather in Canberra, and they are not veryfamiliar with the expressions of 12 months. And furthermore, to talk about theweather is another higher requirement for them. It would be hard for them to retellwhat they have listened to and to reproduce their input.Teach
4、ingAims:Students are able to:1. Knowledge(1)Learn some new words. E.g. Canberra, November, December, warm, dry, sunny.(2)Use some language patterns. E.g. there are, we usually go to2. Skills(1)Grasp basic listening skills, such as, predicting before listening; listening forkeywords and taking notes;
5、(2)Understand the ideas and discourse structure of the listening material;(3)Retell the listening material;(4)Relate the material to their daily life experiences and talk about the weather inGuangzhou following the patterns of the text.3. EffectsExpress their opinions on the weather in Canberra and
6、in Guangzhou.-2-4. Cultural awareness(1)Enrich their background knowledge ofAustralia and the weather in Canberra;(2)Understand the differences in seasons in the Northern and Southern hemisphere.5. Learning strategy(1)Use a mind map to conclude the ideas and the discourse structure of the listeningm
7、aterial;(2)Share and cooperate with others through group work.(3)Relate what they have learnt to their daily life experiences.(4)Reflect on and evaluate their studies.Teaching Methods:This lesson is a task-based design. Students are aimed to complete a series of tasks.First, listen and understand Ke
8、llys introduction of the weather in Canberra. Second,talk about their choice of seasons if they are to visit Canberra. Third, be a guide andintroduce the weather in Guangzhou to Kelly. The tasks are interactive and linkedtogether, serving to transfer input to output.Use of Media:The use of media inc
9、ludes PowerPoint, radio and blackboard.Teaching focus:The focus of teaching will be on helping students grasp and understand the ideas ofthe listening material and the discourse structures in introducing the weather. Andthrough input, students are to relate the material with their daily life experie
10、nces andfurther, produce output.Anticipated difficulties:It might be difficult for students to understand the quite opposite weather in Canberra.And how to follow the patterns of weather introduction and talk about the weather inGuangzhou might also be difficult for them.-3-ProceduresStageTeacher ac
11、tivityStudentsactivityStageAimStep 1:Warming-up1.showSstwophotosofAustraliaandtalkaboutthephotos;2.guide Ss to have a quiz “How much do you know aboutAustralia?”3.ask Ss to guess and predict:“What season is it in Canberra?”1. look at two photos ofAustralia and talk about thephotos;2.have a quiz;3.gu
12、ess and predict theseasons in Canberra.1.arouseSs interestandcuriosity in the topic.2.enrichSsbackgroundknowledge on the weather inCanberra.3.reducedifficultiesinwordsandbackgroundknowledge in listening.Step 2Listening1. Listenfor gistguide Ss to listen to Kelly talkingabout the weather in Canberraa
13、ndputthephotosintothecorrect order.listen to Kelly talking aboutthe weather in Canberra andputthephotosintothecorrect order.guide Ss to listen for the gist ofthe text;2. Listenfor detailsguide Ss to listen to Kellysintroduction again and completethe details in the table.listen to Kellys introduction
14、againandcompletethedetails in the table.guideSstolistenforthedetails.3. Listenforideasandstructures1.lead Ss to listen for moredetails.2.guide Ss to reflect on “whatto include when introducing theweather.”3.help Ss make a mind mapand help Ss understand how totalk about weather.1.listen for more deta
15、ils.2.reflecton“whattoincludewhenintroducingweather.”3. conclude and make amind map.1.lead Ss to pay attention totheideasanddiscoursefeatures;2.conclude theideas andmake a mind map;3.helpSsunderstandthediscourse structures.Step 3:Speaking1.Retellingguide Ss to choose and talkabout the season in Canb
16、errawith help provided.choose and talk about theseason in Canberra if theyvisit it.1. create a chance for firstoutputretelling;2. check Ss understanding ofthe listening material.2.Discussionask Ss to introduce the weatherin Guangzhou to Kelly.be a guide and introduce theweather in Guangzhou toKelly.
17、1. relate input to Ss daily lifeexperiences;2. guide Ss to apply what theyhave learnt to real-life tasks;3. provide Ss a chance toexpress their opinions.Step 4:Evaluationask Ss to make self-evaluationand group-evaluationmakeself-evaluationandgroup-evaluationguide Ss to reflect on andevaluate their studies.Step 5:Homeworkask Ss to write an article tointroducetheweatherinGuangzhou.write an article to introducethe weather in Guangzhou.providefurtherchanceofoutput and consolidate whatSs have learnt within the class.
