1、1 / 4Teaching Plan of Unit 4Aunt LindasAdvice Page(Oxford English Grade 9 Module 4 Problems and advice)I. Background informationII. Teaching ProcedureLesson typeReadingStudentsClass 6,Grade 9Lesson duration40 minutesAnalysis of theteaching materialThe text consists of four Internet posts. Anna, Pete
2、r, Simon and Julie wrote to Aunt Lindafor some advice, because they all had some worries. Anna was worried about her friend whileSimon was not happy with his appearance. Peter failed to make the right choice and Julie hadto share a room with her sister. These posts are organized nearly in the same s
3、tructure. In thiscase, the reading material is suitable for students to imitate its structure.Analysis of thestudentsMost students in Class 6 are passive learners. They are not good at logical or criticalthinking although text analysis is practiced every day. Even those who do well in analyzingtexts
4、 will have trouble expressing themselves clearly. However, they are keen observers andwilling to contribute to classroom activities.TeachingobjectivesAt the end of the lesson, students are able to:1. Have a general idea about how to make a request for advice.2. Analyze the structure of the text in a
5、 logical way.3. Learn to imitate the structure and expressions in the materials.4. Cooperate with group members to work out problems.5. Think about the advantages of writing to an advice page for help.6. Understand the corresponding role of “agony aunts” in China.Teaching focus1. Understand the main
6、 idea and the inner logic of the text.2. Practice using the structure and expressions in studentsown articles.PossibledifficultiesStudents may find it hard to:1. Brainstorm enough ideas for their writing topics.2. Analyze the structure of the text and express their ideas in English.3. Find out all t
7、he useful expressions.StepsActivitiesPurposes1. Warming-upShow pictures of a lovely student and ask otherstudents to brainstorm the problems they havemet lately.Ask Ss who they will turn to for help if theyhave any troubles.Arouse Ssinterests.Prepare topics for the finalwriting task.Draw Ssattention
8、 to the topic.2. Pre-readingAsk Ss where they can find the passage, who areasking for advice and who are those teenagerswriting to by skimming the introduction, title andDrawSsattentiontothebackground information of thewhole text.2 / 4III. Blackboard designUnit 4 Aunt LindasAdvice PageStructure of y
9、our writing:WorrySupporting detailsAsk for helpEvaluation Criteria:StructureExpressionsYour highlightsthe names of the post writers.3. While-reading(1) Read for key details and sum up the main ideaof each postAsk Ss to read the text and fill in the blanks withkey details.Ask Ss to summarize what the
10、 teenagers wereworried about.(2) Read for structureAsk Ss to work in groups (each groupresponsible for one teenager) and briefly analyzethe structure of the text.(3) Read for good expressionsAsk Ss to work in groups again and underlinegood expressions in each part of the post.Help Ss to understand t
11、he mainidea of the text.Encourage Ss to understand theinner logic of the text.Encourage Ss to cooperate witheach other.Pave way for the writing task.4. Post-reading(1) Critical thinkingAsk Ss to think about who Aunt Linda wouldreply to first and why people are willing to writeto an advice page for h
12、elp.(2) Writing taskWrite to an advice page, Tree Hole, for help. Tryto imitate the structure and use the expressions inthe reading materials.Encourage Ss to think about themeaning of an advice page.Encourage Ss to put what theyhave learned into practice.Reflectionto be written immediately after the
13、 lessonYour troubles3 / 44 / 4Working SheetClassNameI. Before you read1.1 Look at the introduction (Para. 1), the title and the names on the left column on page51. Then answer the questions.Where can you find the passage?Who are asking for advice?Who are they writing to?II. While you read2.1 Read fo
14、r key details and sum up the main idea of each post.Anna: Her friend Jolin is getting toobut she is still.Peter:Awoman wasin the street. He wanted tobut his friends.Simon: He has startedand doesnt see anyin wearing them.Julie: She has to share a room with her, but her roommate.2.2 Read for structure. Work in groups. Divide each post into several parts.2.3 Read for expressions. Find out words and expressions with negative meanings. Payattention to how to ask for advice.III. After you read3.1 Critical thinking.3.2 Write to an advice page to ask for help.Dear Tree,
