unit 6 Communication

《应用型大学英语——视听说》教案
BOOK II
单元名称：Unit 6 Communication
单元话题：Communication skills and body language
Part One: Purpose of Teaching
In this unit, we will focus on communication skills and body language. We will learn relevant vocabulary and expressions. We will also learn how to talk about your personal interests in oral communication. Oral activities in different forms will be conducted to practice these language skills.
Part Two: Time Arrangement
Part Three: Teaching Contents
ⅠLead-in (10 minutes)
●Teachers are expected to make the students understand the category of non-verbal
communication in different cultures. It is better to lead students to discuss non-verbal communication, and then lead them to do the warm-up exercises. Activity 1 Listening
●Teachers let the students listen to the lecture from the beginning to the end once to
see to what extent that the students can take the notes of the questions. Then let the students listen to the tape again and leave enough span of pause, making the students take down the answers.
Word Tips
Activity 2 Viewing
●Direct students to read questions first and predict what they are going to hear.
●Play the recording.
●Check answers and explain.
ⅡCommunication Skills (20 minutes)
Activity 1 Oral Functions
●Go over the listed expressions one by one.
●Lead the class to read these expressions, and help the students practice them. Activity 2 Oral Practice
Task 1 Listening
●Play the recording and check answers.
Task 2 Viewing
●Play the video (twice if possible).
●Check answers.
Task 3 Speaking
●Prepare several groups of words related to the possible topics that may be
discussed by students.
●Allow enough time for students to work in groups.
●Invite volunteer groups to show their statements to the whole class.
●Encourage stud ents’ progress in oral practice.
ⅢIn-putting & Out-putting (30 minutes)
Activity 1 Listening to learn
Task 1 Listening for information
●Have students read statements first and play the recording.
●Check answers.
Task 2 Listening for details
●Play the recording once again.
●Check answers.
Activity 2 Viewing to learn
●Direct students to check those familiar words and expressions. Encourage them to
name any word they think is new and briefly explain it.
Task 1 Viewing for information
●Play the video and check answers.
Task 2 Viewing for details
●Play the video once again and check answers.
Word Bank
ⅣFollow-up Activities (15 minutes)
Activity 1 Listening to Learn
Task 1 Listening for information
●Have students read questions first and play the recording.
●Check answers.
Activity 2 Viewing for information
●Direct students to check those familiar words and expressions. Encourage them to
name any word they think is new and briefly explain it.
Task 1 Viewing for Information
●Play the video and check answers.
Word Bank
Part Four: Oral Practice (10 minutes)
Oral practices listed as follows are optional.
Part 1 Activity 3 Speaking
●Have students preview question in this part in advance.
●Teachers are expected to require the students to work in pairs, and then ask one or
two groups to present their own discussions.
●Ask for students to survey to see how many students share the same opinion.
Part 3 Activity 1 Task 3 Oral Practice
●Direct students to interview their classmates and briefly note answers in the table.
●Make a conclusion orally based on the information in the table.
Part 3 Activity 2 Task 3 Oral Practice
●Make student work in pairs. One reads specific information in the tale, while the
other marks it in the table. One can either dictate and has the partner write down the information
Part 4 Activity 1 Task 2 Oral Practice
●Direct students to focus on one topic and make a three-minute speech.
Part 4 Activity 2 Task 2 Oral Practice
●Ask students to prepare for this part before class.
●Let students limit their presentation with three-minutes.
●The teacher walks around to offer any necessary help to each group.
●Presentation skills are required while students discuss the questions.
Part 5 Entertainment
●Tongue twisters!
1) Have students get familiar with them. They have 5 minutes to read them in
advance.
2) Divide students into groups, read the tongue twisters as quickly as possible.
3) Practice makes perfect.
Part Five: Assignment
1) Choose one of the oral practices in Part Four and have students prepare for it after
class.
2) Direct students to make a chart and note down the body language they know.
Students have to explain and act them.
Review Checklist(5 minutes)
●Guide and encourage students to spend 5 minutes to go through the checklist.
●To use the checklist simply check off the results of learning.
●This checklist is useful in determining the way in which students evaluate
themselves.。