1、The Fifth Period WritingTeaching goals教学目标1. Target language 目标语言a.重点词组extinct, pessimistic, majority, academic, outgrown, die out, sincerely b.重点句子1. With reference to2. I was interested to read about 3. I agree / disagree with Mr. that Its true that 4. It isnt true to say that 5. In conclusion, 2.
2、 Ability goals 能力目标Enable students to write a letter to a newspaper. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标 Help students learn how to write a letter to a newspaper.Teaching important & difficult points 教学重难点How to write a letter to a newspaper.Teaching aids教具准备Computer, and some slides.Teaching methods 教学方
3、法Task-based and students-centeredTeaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式Step I RevisionCheck the homework by asking some students to show their work. Sample version: “Try and try until you succeed.” This saying shows the importance of perseverance. I have found through experience that only through hard wo
4、rk can we succeed. Many people have failed in their work or studies, precisely because they had no perseverance. Life, in general, as in many things we do, has never been easy. No one promised us what it would be.So, if we want teed in life, we must be brave to win. This is the standard that differe
5、ntiates people who succeed in life and those who dont it.T: Youve done a good job. Your composition is coherent and easy to understand.Step II Reading Ask students to read the letter and answer the questions on P52.Suggested answers to activity 1: 1. The writer thinks some languages have outgrown th
6、eir usefulness.2. The worlds economic development is completely connected to people speaking the same languages, not different ones.3. The majority of the worlds books, newspapers, movies, music etc are in English, or if not English, one of the worlds other main languages, such as Spanish, Chinese o
7、r Arabic.Suggested answers to activity 2: The reductione number of world languages is a reason to celebrate. I dont agree to the writers point of view. Different languages represent different cultures because language is the carrier and container of culture.Step III WritingAsk students to read the i
8、nstruction and write a letter in respond to Mr Morgans letter. Sample letter: To Mr. MorganI am honored to have read your letter about languages. I dont agree to your opinion that a reduction in the number of languages in the world is a good thing. In fact, language is the carrier and container of c
9、ulture. Human knowledge and experience are described and stored in language. As a mirror of culture language is strongly influenced and shaped by culture. If small languages die out, then their cultures will die out with them. I think major languages cannot substitute smaller ones.In conn, I think the reduction in the number of languages in the world is not a good thing. All the best.Sincerely,ChrisStep IV HomeworkAsk students to preview the two texts “Thousands of Languages Face Extinction” and “Read This Carefully Computer Viruses Are Dangerous!”
