1、What is a survey?A survey is an activity with the purpose of collecting information.In a survey,we ask people to answer a list of questions or to rate several statements.Warming up1.In order to do a survey,what kinds of things should we take into consideration?2.How do we collect information,by surf
2、ing the net or by making a questionnaire?3.Can you tell me how to make a questionnaire?Are there any rules for us to follow?4.When a questionnaire is completed,what should we do with it?5.Do you know how to conduct an interview?6.Do you think it is important to interview persons in appropriate ways?
3、Skills building 1:completing a questionnaire1.What is a questionnaire?We usually do a survey to collect information.In a survey,we ask people to respond to a list of questions or to statements.We call this list a questionnaire.Questionnaire A picnic on this weekend 1.When would you like to have the
4、picnic?Saturday Sunday2.Where do you prefer to go?The Fuqiu Mountain Yiyang Botanical Garden3.What food do you like better?Pork Beef Chicken Fruit4.How much are you going to spend on your food?510 1120 over 20 Ask one piece of information at a time.Use short and simple sentences.Avoid negative sente
5、nces.Use precise language.Give specific references.Make sure people have the necessary knowledge to answer.2.The rules to make sure that the meaning of each question is clear:Answers:1._ 2._ 3._4._ 5._ 6._Look at the questionnaire about peoples shopping habits and point out which rule each statement
6、 breaks.231654A.Look at the questionnaire about best book club,and find out the inappropriate questions in it,then correct them according to the rules.Step 1:designing a questionnaireAnswers:1.Question 2 should be split into two questions:a.How did you find out about Best Book Club?b.When did you jo
7、in the club?2.Question 3 should be made more specific by adding the words in the last six.3.The explanation in brackets for Question 6 should be simplified as the following:(Please write down your answer.)Listening Listen to an interview with a Best Book Club member,and fill in your corrected questi
8、onnaire.1.How old are you?below 15 15-20 over 20 2.How did you find out about the Best Book Club?newspaper magazines friends Internet Answers3.When did you join the club?this year last year the year before last 4.How many times have you visited bookshops in the last six months?0 1-5 6-10 over 105.Ho
9、w much have you spent on books in the last six months?￥0-￥50￥51-￥100 over￥100 6.What subject are you most interested in?humour travel history sports science other(Please write down your answers.)_7.Why did you join the Best Book Club?for new books for discounts for used book for free books for book
10、exchange other(Please write down your answers.)_1.How do you greet each other or your teachers on the way to school in the morning?2.Is there any differences between greeting your friends and greeting a stranger?Skills building 2:greeting others and making introductions 1.Greeting someone formally,w
11、e can use:Good morning/afternoon.Nice to meet you.2.Greeting a friend or classmate,we use:Hello!/Hi!/Hey!3.Greeting a stranger,we can use:Good morning/afternoon.Excuse me,sir/madam.Hello.What will you do after greeting a stranger?We can introduce ourselves and tell the person what we want to do and
12、why.Excuse me,sir.I am Sanha.Id like to ask you a few questions if you dont mind.Here are some common introductions:Imfrom.Id like to ask you a few questions about your opinions/programme/new book.My name is Im from Id like to ask you a few questions if you dont mind.Its for Read the example convers
13、ation and then make up a conversation using what you have learnt in this part.One of you should be a reporter from the school magazine,the other should be a student who took part in a school festival.Work in pairs.Step 2:carrying out an interviewWork in pairs.Find a partner to interview.Take turns t
14、o be the interviewer and the club member.Remember to greet one another appropriately.Sum upconducting a surveydesigning a questionnaireconducting an interviewgreeting introduce yourself Thanks Hello.Hello.You can use the vocabulary on page 15.You can begin like this:My name is Amy.I am a staff membe
15、r in this club.I know youre a member of our club.Would you mind if I ask you some questions?Of course not.Work in pairs and one act as the boss of the club,the other the employee of the club.You may use the questions in Part B.Skills building 3:analyzing statisticsWhats the purpose of analyzing stat
16、istics?1.Analyzing statistics to draw conclusions.2.Analyzing statistics to make suggestions.Read the chart about students hobbies and interests,then analyse the statistics.Try to draw at least three moreconclusions and make another three suggestions.Surfingthe InternetDancingConclusions:1.Doing spo
17、rt is the most popular activity for students in the school.2._ _.3._.4._.The second most popular activity forstudents is surfing the InternetOnly a few students like readingMost students do not like dancingSuggestions:1.The school should have more sports equipment.2._ _ _.The school should help the
18、studentsunderstand how to use the Internetfor study and research.3._ _.4._ _ _.The school should find ways to get thestudents interested in readingSchool social events should not include dancing,because most students simply not interested in it.Step 3:writing a reportLook at the chart in part A on p
19、age 17 and analyse the statistics.Work in pairs to discuss the statistics,then try to make some suggestions based on the conclusions.Read the report,compare the suggestions in the report with the suggestions you discussed and decide whose suggestions are better and more practical.Read the directions
20、 of Part B and discuss how to write the report with your partners.Possible example:From our recent survey of students,we have found that only 8 per cent of the students like reading.The most popular reading subject is humour,which 28 per cent of the students enjoy.This is closely followed by travel
21、books,which 25 per cent of the students are interested in.16 per cent of the students like reading about sports and 12 per cent like science books.A small number of the students like other subjects,such as history.We want to get the students interested in reading.For this reason,we suggest that we h
22、ave a humour book club,since humour is the most popular subject.Each class would have its own club meetings once a week.At the meetings,they would discuss what books they are currently reading,and could even read aloud some funny bits from the books.The class monitors could then come up with a list of humour books which are popular with the students,and this list could be shared with the other classes.This would be a good way to encourage students to read by helping them learn about books that they might enjoy.1.Finish the Workbook exercise.2.Preview the Project part.Homework
