Teaching Design
Teaching type Listening and Speaking
Methodology 1. Use the task-based approach to give opportunities to students to involve themselves in the activities and try to learn by using English.
2. Use the discovery method, to encourage students to notice the sub-skills of listening by themselves. Also, develop students’ ability of learning.
3. Use the cooperative method, to cultivate the ability of cooperating and communicating with peers.
Analysis of the textbook 1. The topic of this unit is Beyond Time and Space, which is of difficulty for junior students to talk about. Reading A in this unit is a story about Captain King’s adventure meeting Monster Gork. Reading B is a story about Kelly’s meeting alien dogs. These two reading materials give students input about the topic.
2. This lesson focuses on two listening materials; one is about an alien’s trip to Shanghai and the other is a dialogue talking about the life in the future. In this lesson, more input will be given to students, besides, the target grammar of this unit-- Simple Future Tense will appear in Listening B.
Analysis of the students Students have learnt about the basic knowledge of Simple Future Tense in primary school. However, they think the topic is too big, and they do not know where to start their talk.
Teaching aims 1. Knowledge: Have more input of the topic “Beyond time and space”.
2. Listening skills:
1) Predict with the help of pictures or titles, etc.
2) Tell the sequence of events
3) Use grammar knowledge to help understanding
4) Understand people’s attitude
3. Sub-skills of speaking:
1) Being able to talk about planning and future
2) Using the simple future tense
4. Attitude:
1) To be active at study and be confident.
2) Be willing to take part in the activities.
3) Cooperate in a group and learn from peers.
The most important & difficult points in teaching 1. The most important teaching points:
1) Predict with the help of pictures or titles, etc.
2) Tell the sequence of events
3) Use grammar knowledge to help understanding
2. The most difficult teaching points:
Use grammar knowledge to help understanding
Teaching Aids Computer, projector, blackboard
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Lead-in
1. To teach some new words that will help the listening task
2. To introduce the topic---An alien’s trip. 1. Talk about students’ trip to Guangdong Science Center, and raise the question, is it possible that one day aliens will come to our earth?
2. Teach some new words by showing the pictures
3. Ask students to use the new words to talk about what they will do if aliens come. 1. Begin to think about the topic of aliens and get ready for further study of it.
2. Look at the pictures; and use the new words to talk about what they will do if aliens come. Computer and projector
Pre-
listening
1. To guide students to predict before listening with the help of pictures.
2. To give more time to students to be familiar with the pictures and get ready. 1. Ask students to look at the picture and guess what places Gorkella visited or what she did.
2. Ask students to choose one picture that they like most to talk about.
3. Ask students to guess which picture is the last one according to the story. 1. Look at the pictures; guess what places Gorkella visited or what she did.
2. Choose one picture that they like most to talk about.
3. Guess which picture is the last one according to the story. Student’ work sheet, textbook, blackboard, computer and projector
While- listening (listening A) 1. To practice listening comprehension
2. To use listening strategies
3. To tell the sequence of events 1. Ask students to listen to Listening A for twice and finish the exercises in A1 and A2.
2. Check the students’ answers. 1. Listen and number the pictures.
2. Listen again and complete the sentences. Recorder, textbook , computer and projector
Post- listening
1. To emphasize two useful listening strategies- predict with the help of pictures or titles and use grammar knowledge to help understanding
2. To notice people’s attitude
3. To use Simple Future Tense to talk about plan. 1. Check students’ prediction and ask students to think about what listening strategies they have used.
2. Ask student whether people like Gorkella according to the listening.
3. Ask students to talk about what they will do if they can have one day in space. 1. Think and talk about what listening strategies they have used.
2. Review the listening, and pay attention to people’s attitude.
3. In groups and talk about their plan in space Students’ work sheet, textbook, computer and projector
Listening B 1. To practice listening comprehension
2. To use listening strategies 1.Ask students to listen and fill in the blanks according to listening B
2. Check students’ answer and help them review the listening strategies. Listen and fill in the blanks Textbook , computer and projector
Speaking & language production 1. To have more input information
2. To talk use Simple Future Tense to talk about the future.
3. Get ready for the writing lesson tomorrow. 1. Show some opinions about the life in the future.
2. Ask students to talk about “Will the future become better or worse” 1. Read aloud the forecasts for the future.
2. In groups, discuss “Will the future become better or worse”, list as many reasons as possible. Student’ work sheet, blackboard, color paper, computer and projector
Home work 1. Complete Listening on P85-86 of Book B
2. Write a passage to describe the life in the future.
Title: Life in the Future
Requirement： a. Use Simple Future Tense
b. More than 60 words.