1、1Unit 8Collecting thingsThe teaching planA. Analysis on the teaching materialThis unit talks about collections and peoples collecting habit. Byreading the story about the grandparents who are interested incollecting things, the students will learn to balance the time on studyand on hobbies. The list
2、ening part enables the students to learn aboutother peoples collections. And the students will know more cultureafter studying some postcards.B. Analysis on the studentsMost of them dont have the hobby of collecting things, so it might bedifficult for them to talk about it at first. But by listening
3、, interviewingand discussion, they will get to learn more about the topic and be ableto communicate with others about it.C. The teaching objectives(1)The aims of the knowledgeListening: To listen to a cartoon talking about collections and get themain idea.Speaking: To finish interviewing others abou
4、t collecting and talk aboutdifferent collections and cultures.Reading: To further understand the story and review the key wordsand phrasesWriting: To do a survey and write a report based on it.(2)The aims of the abilities: To be able to communicate with othersabout collecting things, cultures in Eng
5、lish, to have the ability to solvethe problems in daily life.(3)The aims of the emotion: To cultivate interest and hobbies throughcommunicating with others, to arrange time properly in order tobalance between hobbies and studyD. The difficult and important teaching points2To finish interviewing othe
6、rs about collecting and talk about differentcollecting,cultures.Tocultivateinterestsandhobbiesthroughcommunicating with othersE. The teaching methodsTask-basedapproach,corporativeteachinginreal-lifesituations,self-inquiry methodF. The teaching aidsMulti-media player, postcards, accessment form, pict
7、ures of sharksG: Teaching ProcedureStepsTasksPurposePre-readingWarming up1. Watch a cartoon and a guess game2.Agame-Saving the teacherTo arouse their interest incollecting things, to haveSs express their hobbies,and review some keywords by playing a gameWhile-reading3. Describing the picturesTom, th
8、e reporter from the schoolnewspaper, is going to interview thegrandparents. Sam and Helen aretaking him to their home and showinghim around.4. Pair-work: Finish the interviewA: Interviewing the grandparentsB: Pair-workIf you are the reporter, whatquestions would you like to ask thegrandparents? Work
9、 in pairs andmake a conversation. Act it out.To train their speakingability by having themdescribe the pictures, tolearn more about thepassage.By finishing the interview,Ss will get to know theimportance of balancingbetween study and theirhobby.3Post-reading5. Group-work (Discussion on how tosolve J
10、ennys problem)Jenny likes collecting model cars verymuch. She always spends almost allof her free time collecting them.Yesterday she failed an exam and isworried about her study. Please giveher some suggestions on what to donext.6. Sharing different collections1.Theteachersharewiththestudents some p
11、ostcards.2. A reporter from each group sharewith the class their collections.This is a problem they mayhave in daily life. The taskenables them to thinkabout it and find a way tosolve it, thus theirproblem-solving ability willbe practiced.It is great fun sharing theircollections with the class.Furth
12、ermore, their interestin different hobbies andcultures will be nurturedand vision will bebroadened.HomeworkDoing a survey and write a reportSs need to communicatewith others to learn aboutothers hobbies andinterests. They need to becooperative. Their writingskills will be trained,too.SurveyA. 1, Wha
13、t do you usually do in your free time?Readcollect stampsplay footballlisten to musicGo swimmingOther activities:_2,Are you a member of any school clubs?YesNo(If “ No”, why not?_)4B. Write a report about the results of the survey. Follow the example.I have interviewed _3_ person. _Mike_likes reading
14、and he isnot a member of the school club because he is busy studying. Lindalikes singing and she joined the school singing club. She is good at it.My teacher likes listening to music. She said it can relax her and makeher have a good time.Board Design:Unit 8 Collecting thingsspend time in doing somethinghardly = almost notlike doing somethingPostcardOf LondonOf Oxford UniversityOf Washington D.COf Yale UniversityOf Li RiverOf Las Vegas
