Unit Three 职场综合英语教程1

Text A: English Is a Queer Language

I.教学目的和要求

You Are Able to :

Talk about your experience of language learning

Fulfill a questionnaire

Comment on the differences between British English and American English

Listen for key words and useful expressions

Learn to use subject-verb agreement correctly

Write a thank-you letter

You Are Suggested to:

Understand some English expressions for daily use

Be familiar with body language

II. 教学重点

Listening and Speaking

Reading Text A English Is a Queer Language

Grammar subject-verb agreement

Applied Writing: thank-you letter

III. 教学难点Let the students keep in mind and make proper use of following words and phrases:

leave of absence talk about at the beginning of found close to turn into be sure of informal sound complicated clear about/on sth know about

stand for passionate stay

V 教学内容（要点）学时分配

Teaching Contents (Key Points) & Time assignment ：

There are 14 periods going as follows:

1st and 2nd period: while-reading: get familiar with new words and phrases; deal with the text structure while reading; get the main idea of each paragraph and the whole text after reading.

3rd and 4th period: while reading: analyze each part precisely; explain language points; exercises; video-appreciation

5th and 6th period: grammar: subject-verb agreement

7th and 8th period: applied writing: thank-you letter; video-appreciation

9th and 10th period: Exercise Book: Part I ; II

11th and 12th period: Exercise Book: Part III,IV

13th and 14th period: Exercise Book: Part V;video-appreciation

VI. 教学方法(Ways of teaching)

Discussing, listening, reading, presenting, and role-playing by the students;

Explanation and demonstration by the teacher;

After-class research and practice by the students

VII. 习题

《职场综合英语教程》第三单元Text A后的所有习题。

主谓一致后的练习题。

Writing Assignment

First and Second Period

I. Teaching Objective

1. while-reading: get familiar with new words and phrases.

2. Deal with the text structure while reading; get the main idea of each paragraph and

the whole text after reading.

3. Analyze each part precisely.

II. Teaching Focus

Reading Text A English Is a Queer Language

Get the main idea and translate some sentences of the text

III. Teaching Difficulties

Let Ss understand the meaning of some sentences

1. What has …up‟ to do with it all?

Why would “up” be found in all these phrases?

2. Of course there was no explanation I could give her.

I certainly could not explain the origin of such phrases to her.

3. That started us on a hunt for “get”, which yielded a more abundant harvest.

That inspires our eagerness to seek for “get”, from which we benefit a lot.

4. Even so simple an expression as “back and forth” arouses confusion, because it is illogical. Even a very simple expression such as “back and forth” may confuse us as well, because it is illogical.

IV. Teaching Approach

combine teacher‟s guidance and students‟ participation through question-and-answer

listening and speaking by students

explanation and demonstration by the teacher

V. Teaching Aids

- the computer, the electronic teaching plan and PPT

IV. Teaching Procedure

1. Greetings

2. Leading in

- Ask Ss a question: How long have you studied English? What is difficulties in your English study?

3. Presentation

Step 1: Let Ss work in pairs.

-Fill in the blanks in the questionnaire according to your own language learning experience.

小组讨论

-Work with your partner and match the Chinese words with their corresponding English expressions.

Step 2: Oral practice

Read and practice the following dialogue with your partner, then mark the following statements with “T” or “F” according to what you have read.

Step 3: Listening Practice

Task 1: Now you will hear five short conversations. They will be read only once. After each