1、单元：Unit 1 The written world板块：Task 2Thoughts on the design: 本节课是以说和写为主的语言综合技能训练课，首先以一则文学评论为话题，让学生两人一组或四人一组操练和交换有关“意见”的句型。其次，重点围绕这则文学评论，分析文学评论的写作特点，并在课堂上限时操练和讲评。本节课的难点在于课堂时间的分配与把握。如果时间有限，可以让学生在课内完成文学评论的前两段并及时点评。而后两段可作为课外作业。Teaching aims:In this part, students will practise in pairs how to ask for and
2、 give opinions under the guidance. Meanwhile, they are expected to apply these skills practically by writing a literary review of a short story The home-made ball. Step 1 Lead-inAsk students to read the instruction for skills building 2 and find out the useful phrases for the following points: givin
3、g opinionasking for opinionsshowing agreementshowing disagreementAsk students to read answers aloud together. Answers:giving opinions: I feel that /If you ask me, I would say /In my opinionasking for opinions: Do you think that ? / How do you feel about ? / Whats your opinion of ?showing agreement:
4、Exactly! /I think so, too. /I feel the same way.showing disagreement: I disagree. /I beg to differ. /I dont feel the same way. 本节课的导入，以阅读课本上有关如何询问及给予意见的说明材料着手。学生在对此有所了解的基础上，可以以“脑力风暴”的形式做进一步的拓展。Step 2 Reading Ask one student to read out the passage in step 2 A literary review of The Attic. And then e
5、xplain to the students the different meanings of the words gravity & mistaken in the following sentences. Cindy is abused by her ugly stepmother and two greedy stepsisters. You shouldnt abuse your privilege. It cant have been my car. You must be mistaken. With her hair cut short, she could easily ha
6、ve been mistaken for a boy.Answers: 虐待/滥用; 犯错的, 错误的/犯错的, 错误的这则文学评论虽短，但生词较多。除上面两个重点单词外，还可让学生结合上下文及构词法等猜测其他生词的含义。文章也可由教师自己朗读。Step 3 SpeakingAsk students to students to work in pairs or in groups to discuss the questions listed below the review. Encourage students to give their ideas freely and accept
7、any reasonable answers. You may walk around the classroom to help and make sure that students all participate in the discussion.因为该则文学评论较直白，所以讨论时间控制在5分钟左右即可。最重要的是激发人人参与。教师参与讨论时，可以有意识地选择相对能力较薄弱的小组，多些鼓励。Step 4 WritingAsk students to read the guidelines at the top of page 13 and find out the requiremen
8、t for the tense and structures in a literary review.TenseStructure Answer:Tense: simple present/present perfectStructure: P1 title, author, category, setting P2 brief outline of the plot/important characters/character development P3 themes, symbols P4 your own opinionMake sure that students know wha
9、t each point means. Ask students to write the first two paragraphs of the review of “The home-made ball” with the information they gathered in Steps 1 and 2. Ask one student to write out his or her part of review on the blackboard. Have all the rest of the class modify it after they have finished th
10、eir own. Show students the sample in the form of a PPT. The home-made ball is a short story written by Jerry Johnson. The story is set in modern-day America. The main character of The home-made ball is a boy called Kevin. Kevin and Mike are good friends who play soccer with their home-made ball ever
11、y day, but when Kevin gets new sneakers and a soccer ball, things change.Friendship is an important theme in this short story. The author, Jerry Johnson, uses the old and new things, like the old home-made ball and the new soccer ball, and the old bench and the new sneakers as symbols. The old things symbolize the most valuable thing, friendship, which needs to be cherished. I think this story is well-written. 因为是课堂限时写作训练，所以教师要控制好时间。由于有前面的阅读及要点笔记，学生在写作内容上是比较明确的，而文章的篇章结构也已一一解释，所以此处要重点培养学生组词造句的能力，在语言的准确与精炼方面，精雕细琢一番。课堂写作控制在十分钟左右，要给学生较充分的时间讨论黑板上的学生的习作，促进自主学习能力的提高。该文学评论的后两段可作为家庭作业，在后面一节课中进行点评。
