高中英语必修一教案：Unit+1+School+life+Task+Reporting+school+activities+(2)

Task Reporting school activities （2）
Teaching goals
1. Target language
Comparing information.
2. Ability goals
Enable the students to make decisions by comparing information.
3. Learning ability goals
Help the students learn how to make decisions by comparing information. Teaching important & difficult points
Compare information to make decisions.
Teaching methods
Discussion and task-based activities.
Teaching aids
A projector and some slides.
Teaching procedures
Step I Revision
Check the homework.
T: School programs help us in different ways. For example, some programs may help build our health, some may enrich our school life and some may improve our study, etc. What program have you developed?
S: We've developed a program called 2008 Olympics Volunteers. The purpose of the program is to help the public learn more about and do some volunteer work for the 2008 Olympics, including its goal, mascot, emblem, slogan, etc.
T: What is your plan?
S: Our plan is ... (The students show their plan.)
T: However, you do have other programs to do. In order not to miss other important programs or activities, you need make a correct decision. The first thing you do, I think, is to compare the information at hand. It's very important to help make a fight decision. Today, we'll learn how to make decisions by comparing information.
Step II Lead-in
Get the students to know how to compare information before making decisions.
T: In our dally life, we often have to make many choices. Then who would like to tell me how you make a decision when there are several choices ahead of you?
S: Let me have a try. Often I would compare the possible choices repeatedly and carefully before I make a decision.
Ask the students to read the two points about comparing information before making decisions on page 14.
T: Comparing information is necessary and important before making a fight and appropriate decision. To make comparisons is to find out the similarities and the difference between the two things. Now please read the two points on the screen about how to make comparisons.
Show the following on the screen.
◇read all the information carefully
◇make as many comparisons as possible
Step III Writing
Activity 1: Reading and comparing the information Ask the students to read the guidelines and the list of the seven books.
T: To make comparisons, you should know first what the purpose is, what to compare and how. Now here is an example for you. Please read the e-mail David Brown wrote to Yang Yan as fast as you can and find out what the main idea of the e-mall.
S: In his e-mail, David Brown asks Yang Yan to find out a history book, part of which he has read when he visited Yang Yan, in her school library. He can't remember the
exact information of the book but only some vague information of it.
Ask the students to compare the list of the seven books and the information given in the letter.
T: Then please read the e-mail again carefully, and find the information David Brown has provided about the book and complete the following chart.
Show the following on the screen.
Title: __________
Author: __________
Year: __________
Price: __________
Sample answers:
Title: Including the word "Dynasties"
Author: A famous professor
Year: After 2007
Price: below 20
Then ask the students to compare the list of the seven books with the information given in the letter to find the clues.
T: Now that you have known some information about the book, now please compare it to the information in the form above the e-mail and decide if you can find out the correct book.
S: The title of the book is The Rise of the Dynasties.
Activity 2: Writing a reply
T: You've made a fight decision by comparing the information. Now please write back to David Brown for Yang Yan. When writing, please pay attention to the pattern of an e-mail.
A sample e-mail:
Dear David Brown,
I'm very glad to receive your e-mail. According to the information you provide about this history book, I have found it out for you. I have found there are seven books in the library about Chinese history. But only four of them include "Dynasties" in the
title. On the back covers of them, I saw their prices and there were three of them left. Then in accordance with author and year, I found it out finally. It is The Rise of the Dynasties. You can order a copy of it soon.
Best wishes,
Yang Yan
Step IV Speaking
Activity 1: Comparing the information
Ask the students to compare the information in the timetable with the school program on page 13.
T: Sometimes you need to skip certain classes to attend some school programs. In this case, you should make a correct decision in order not to miss the more important one. Now please read the instructions and the form in Part A of Step 2, compare your class timetable with the school program on page 13 and find out what classes you can skip to attend the talks.
S1: We can skip the Self-study on Monday.
S2: And the Art and PE Class on Tuesday.
S3: The Self-study on Wednesday.
S4: The Art on Thursday.
S5: The Class Meeting and PE on Friday.
Then ask the students to choose the five talks you can attend.
Sample answers:
1. School life in the USA
2. Fighting pollution
3. Staying in good health
4. Australian pop songs
Activity 2: Reporting
Ask the students to read the instructions in Part B on page 15.
T: Now read the instructions in Part B first. And then work in pairs talking about the talks according to the program timetable on page 13 and the notes in Part A.
A sample dialogue:
SI: Ms..., there are altogether four talks we can attend. They are Fighting pollution, School life in the USA, Staying in good health and Australian pop songs.
S2: OK. When is the first talk for our class?
SI: It’s on Wed, 13th Oct. We can skip the Self-study class. The talk will be given by a student from the USA, telling us something about the School life in the USA.
S2: A very useful talk. You should listen to the talk carefully and find out the differences between our school life and theirs. By the way, where is the talk to be held?
SI: It is to be held in Room 404, Building1.
S2: Don't forget to take a note. What about the second one ?
SI: The second one is Fighting pollution, to be held in Room 105, Building 2，at 9 a.m. on 19th Oct.
S2: This one is also great. You can try to learn something from it. Then what about the third one ?
SI: The third one is Staying in good health. It is said that a Doctor will give the talk. And it is to be held at 2.30 p.m. on 21 Oct.
S2: Great! I think it is a very interesting topic and can draw all your attention, isn't it? SI: Sure it is. When the other students learn such a topic is included, they become fairly excited. I'm also eager for it.
S2: Then the last one ... ?
SI: Well. The last one is in Room 303, Building 4, at 10 a.m. on 29 Oct by a Australian singer about Australian pop songs
S2: Great! You are not expected to miss them. Remember, arrive on time!
SI: Thanks.
Step V Summary and Homework
T: By making comparisons, we can see clearly the similarities and differences between different information. It's one of the best ways to make correct decisions. After class, you are asked to
1. Write an article in which you compare your study method with that of your classmate(s) and make your decisions.
2. Preview Skills building 3 and Step
3.。