1、中国人民大学出版社Unit TwoGetting to Know Each OtherSection One Talking About Your Present Situation Activity 2-1-1A Cocktail PartyDirections:Step 1.Read the following background information:A cocktail party usually lasts a couple of hours.Drinks,both alcoholic and non-alcoholic,are served as well as a varie
2、ty of snacks(小吃小吃).These snacks are usually finger food which means people eat them with their fingers,not with knives and forks.The purpose of a cocktail party is for the guests to circulate and meet and chat with different people.For this reason,people at a cocktail party usually dont sit down;ins
3、tead,they stay standing and move around the room.Step 2.Brainstorm with students for questions that people often ask when they are meeting each other for the first time.Put the questions on the blackboard.Some questions are provided only as suggestions on Page 236.Step 3.Have all the students move a
4、round the room talking to each other.Keep two(or three)students talking for a few minutes,stop them and then ask the students to move around in order to find a new partner to talk with.Talk to as many people as possible.Step 4.Single out a student,have him/her point to another student and say to the
5、 rest of the class,“Who can tell me something about X?”Those who have spoken to that person will tell the class what they remember.This step can continue until more students have chances to practice.Activity 2-1-2AgeDirections:Step 1.Divide the class into pairs or groups of 3 to 4,and have each grou
6、p sit in a circle.Step 2.Read the following background information on Page 54:It seems when we are very young we want to grow up as fast as possible,but when we get older we wish we were younger.When asked how old we are,we oft en feel reluctant to answer this question.Actually,we should be proud of
7、 our age because life is always offering us,no matter how old we are,opportunities to fulfill our hopes and dreams.Step 3.Work together with your partner(s)to discuss the seven questions on Page 54.When the group discussion is finished,the teacher can have some students report to the class their ans
8、wers to the questions.Activity 2-1-3 Rescue Worker,Save My.Directions:Step 1.Divide the class into pairs or groups of 3 to 4,and have each group sit in a circle.Step 2.Read the following background information on Page 55:On your way back home,an earthquake occurs.As you get to your home,you find it
9、has collapsed.Luckily,all members of your family are safe,but almost everything else is buried in the ruins.A rescue worker walks up to you and says,“I can save just three things that are in your home for you.Tell me which things you want to save.”Step 3.In your group,take turns telling what are the
10、 three things you would want to have saved and explain why.1)_ 2)_ 3)_ Step 4.When the group discussion is finished,the teacher can have all the students move around the class,telling each other the three things they would want to have saved and explain why.Step 5.Later on,the teacher can have some
11、students report to the class the things they would want to have saved and explain why.Judging from the three things a particular student would want to have saved,other students can make some comments right afterwards on what kind of person he/she is.Activity 2-1-4 Supposing You Werent You Directions
12、:Step 1.Divide the class into pairs or groups of 3 to 4,and have each group sit in a circle.Step 2.Read the following background information:Sometimes we may imagine that we could become different things or objects and still have some of our own qualities.Step 3.Work together with your partner(s)to
13、discuss the twelve questions on Page 56.You can imagine what you would like to be and explain why.Note:discuss one question at a time.Judging from the choice a particular student has made,other students can make some comments right afterwards on what kind of person he/she is.After each student has a
14、 turn,go on to the second question.Useful expressions you may use are If I were a/an.,I would be I would like to be.becauseStep 4.When the group discussion is finished,the teacher can have some students report to the class their choices for each question and explain why.Judging from the choice a par
15、ticular student has made,other students can make some comments right afterwards on what kind of person he/she is.Activity 2-1-5What If?Directions:Step 1.Divide the class into pairs or groups of 3 to 4,and have each group sit in a circle.Step 2.Work together with your group members to discuss the ten
16、 questions on Page 5657,and explain your reasons when necessary.Step 3.After the group discussion is finished,the teacher can have some students report their opinions to the class.Section Two Talking About Your PastActivity 2-2-1 Childhood Memories Directions:Step 1.Divide the class into pairs or gr
17、oups of 3 to 4,and have each group sit in a circle.Step 2.Read the following background information on Page 57:We all have a number of childhood memories We all have a number of childhood memories that made us happy in one way or another.As that made us happy in one way or another.As we get older,we
18、 tend not to think about them we get older,we tend not to think about them very much.Yet to do so helps us recall the very much.Yet to do so helps us recall the sweet feelings we had at the time.sweet feelings we had at the time.Step 3.Work individually for approximately 1 minute.Recall some of your
19、 sweet childhood memories and be prepared to explain why.1)Toy?2)Playmate?3)Picture?4)Game?5)Book or story?6)Place to go?7)Hobby?8)TV show?9)Birthday?10)_?11)_?12)_?Step 4.Exchange your childhood memories with your partner(s).Step 5.When the group discussion is finished,the teacher can have all the
20、students move around the class,telling each other some of their sweet childhood memories.Later on,the teacher can have some students present their childhood memories to the class.While listening,other students can ask questions.Activity 2-2-2Someone SpecialDirections:Step 1.Divide the class into pai
21、rs or groups of 3 to 4,and have each group sit in a circle.Step 2.Read the following background information on Page 58:In our life,there are always some individuals who have had a strong impact on us.Our direction in life may even have changed because of them.Their influence might be on a way of thi
22、nking or acting or doing something in a different way.Step 3.Work individually for approximately 1 minute.Think of some of the people who have greatly influenced your life in a positive way from your earliest years to the present:1)Who was this person when you met him/her?2)How old were you when you
23、 met this person?3)How did this person influence you?4)How would your life be different if you had not met this person?5)Do you still see this person?Step 4.Share with your partner(s)the story of some of the most influential people in your life.Step 5.When the group discussion is finished,the teache
24、r can have all the students move around the class,telling each other who the influential people are/were in their lives and how their lives changed as a result of this contact.Later on,the teacher can have some students report to the class who the influential people are/were in their lives and how t
25、heir lives changed as a result of this contact.While listening,other students can ask questions.Activity 2-2-3 Happy Events in Your LifeDirections:Step 1.Divide the class into pairs or groups of 3 to 4,and have each group sit in a circle.Step 2.Read the following background information on Page 59:Wh
26、en asked what are the happy events in our lives,we may feel that nothing good happens to us.Actually,during our lives we experience a number of events which give us great happiness or pride,but sometimes we just dont have enough time to recall how lucky we have been.Step 3.Work individually for appr
27、oximately 1 minute.Recall as many happy events in your life as you can.Step 4.Share with your partner(s)some of the happy events that you still hold fast in your memory.Note:each student reveals just one event in the first round.After each student has a turn,go on to the second round.Step 5.When the
28、 group discussion is finished,the teacher can have all the students move around the class,telling each other some of the happy events in their lives.Later on,the teacher can have some students present to the class some of the happy events in their lives.While listening,other students can ask questio
29、ns.Section Three Talking About Your FutureActivity 2-3-1 What Are Your Lifetime Goals?Directions:Step 1.Divide the class into pairs or groups of 3 to 4,and have each group sit in a circle.Step 2.Read the following background information on Page 59:The older we get,the faster time passes.There are ma
30、ny things we want to do yet there never seems to be enough time to do them.To know whether or not we cherish our own life time,we can examine what we actually want to achieve in our life.Step 3.Work individually for approximately 1 minute.Think of three things that you most want to do in your lifeti
31、me.1)_ 2)_ 3)_Step 4.In your group,take turns telling what your three most important lifetime goals are and how you are going to achieve them.Step 5.When the group discussion is finished,the teacher can have all the students move around the class,telling each other their lifetime goals and how they are going to achieve them.Later on,the teacher can have some students present to the class their lifetime goals and how they are going to achieve them.While listening,other students can ask questions.Thank You!
