1、 Teaching designTeaching design Analysis of the textbook:Analysis of the textbook: The topic of this unit is the neighborhood. The language functions are to ask for and give directions on the street. Section A has shown the students how to ask for directions. This lessons content is from Section B(1
2、a-1d).Through the listening and speaking practice, it will let the students know how to give directions and let the students get ready to describe their neighborhood in next lesson. Teaching aimsTeaching aims: : Knowledge objectives: the students will grasp some new expressions for giving directions
3、. Ability objectives: the students will improve their listening and speaking skills. the students will be able to ask for and give directions in English. Emotional objectives: well reach a consensus that when others need help, we should give a hand. Analysis of the students:Analysis of the students:
4、 My students have a great interest in learning English. I have been trying to improve their speaking and listening skills, I have been encouraging them to use what they have learnt to express themselves. They like to express in English even though they often make mistakes in grammar. They have known
5、 how to ask for directions in English, in this period, they will learn how to give directions in English. They will be able to role-play a conversation for asking for and giving directions at the end of this class even though they will meet some difficulties in giving directions when they will be us
6、ing the useful expressions for giving directions. Teaching important & difficult points:Teaching important & difficult points: Important points: the useful expressions for giving directions such as: go along, turn right / left, on the / ones right / left, at the first crossing. Difficult points: how
7、 to give directions correctly in English. Teaching Methods and MeansTeaching Methods and Means 1. Teaching Methods A. Situational teaching method B. Communicative teaching method C. Task-based teaching method 2. Teaching Means A. Multi-media computer B. Software: Power point Teaching procedures:Teac
8、hing procedures: Lead Lead in:in: Ill use a video that two of my Canadian friends and I made to lead in to the new class. In the video, my Canadian friends are asking me for the directions to Happy Family (a shopping mall in the downtown) and I am giving them the directions to Happy Family. We use t
9、he expressions my students have known and will get in this class. After watching the video, I will let the them answer some questions as listening and speaking practice, and then lead in to this classs learning objectives. Purpose 1: to arouse the students interest in learning this lesson - when the
10、y see the video, the students will be very excited and eager to enter this periods learning. At the same time, they will admire me and look up to me and want to communicate with native speakers of English like me. I will catch this chance and encourage them to communicate with native speakers bravel
11、y. Purpose 2 : to show the students this class contents and learning goal - they will be able to make up a conversation like this with the target language at the end of this class. Presentation: Presentation: traffic signs As for this part, well use a game. One group will be in charge of it. At firs
12、t, they will draw some important traffic signs we use often when giving directions on the blackboard and explain them to the class. Next, well play a game. One of this group members flashes the traffic sign cards, the contestants (two students per group) act out the cards, if they are right, they ca
13、n get scores. Purpose: to lead in to the new words and phrases for this period. to get ready for the listening tasks. Listening tasks:Listening tasks: PrePre- -listening.listening. The students have known the phrases for giving directions, now its time to finish 1a-Match the words in the box with th
14、e signs. The students will finish the task by themselves first, and then well check the answers in class. Purpose: to get ready for the listening task. WhileWhile- -listening.listening. Students will listen to the audio material twice and finish 1b. And then they w ill listen to the audio material f
15、or the third time and finish 1c. Before playi ng the audio material, the teacher will remind the students to observe the illu stration in 1b to find the two speakers location and think about how they can get to A and B. After the students finishing 1b, well check the answers in class. The students w
16、ill finish 1c by themselves and then check the answers in their groups. Finally, one group will read the conversation and we can check th e answers in class. Purpose: to let the students experience the real context in which people are as King for and giving directions. to improve the students listen
17、ing skills. PastPast- -listening.listening.(group work - Cooperative inquiry study) Group members draw a map together according to 1b. Two students role-play the c Onversation. The other two students follow the instructions to “walk”on the map. Purpose: enable the students to transform the direction
18、 instructions into visual graphics. enable the students to ask for and give directions in English correctly. C Consolidationonsolidation: : group work The students will read the conversation together, and then find the phrases on their own, next check the answers in groups. Finally, well check the a
19、nswers in class. Purpose: to help the students to steady the target language for giving directio ns. to prepare for the language output - make up new conversations Test:Test: group work Let the students imagine they and their partners are in the picture in 1b. They will make up a conversation and ro
20、le-play it. They will go to different places. They may come from the UK, the USA, China, Thailand or Canada. The teacher will Remind the students that when they are given instructions they should repeat or confirm directions. Purpose: to evaluate the teaching objectives to consolidate what the stude
21、nts have learnt in this period SummarSummarizeize Traffic signs: Phrases: go along turn right / left on the right / left on ones right / left at the first crossing Ask for and give directions: A: Excuse me. Is there a around here? B: Yes, there is. Just go along and turn right / left when you see th
22、e / at the first crossing. Its on the / your right / left. A: Thank you very much. B: Youre welcome. Purpose: to summarize this period HomeworkHomework Make up a conversation in groups and role-play it next class. Situation: You meet two foreigners across from our school (No. 8 Middle School) Who ma
23、y be from the USA, the UK, Canada or Thailand. You give them the directio ns to the bus station. Advice: you can dress up like foreigners. Purpose: to help my students use the target language in a different context. to help my students consolidate what they have learnt in this period. To encourage m
24、y students to put what they have learnt to good use to c ommunicate with native speakers of English. Closure:Closure: Ill emphasize three key points Give a hand when others need help. Learn English and use English. Think about the directions of our life ways. Purpose: to appeal to the students emotions.
