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Reading
Teaching procedures:
I. Lead in: (1 min) free talk/describe pictures/watch videos/quiz/news/stories Class begins. Good morning, boys and girls.
Today, we are going to learn a new passage together. Have a free talk with students.
设计几个问题,要求贴近学生的生活,容易回答。 To start with, I’ll ask you four questions: when/where/why/how/what/did
The first question: Did you_______________________?
Tom, please. Very good. Sit down, please. Tom said ___________________________. The next question: When did you__________________?
Kate, please answer the question. Well done. Sit down, please.Kate said ___________________________. The third question: Where did you_________________?
Susan, please.Sit down, please. She said ___________________________. The last question is: Why did you____________________?
Linda, please. Perfect. Sit down, please.She said ___________________________. (自己把答案复述一下)
III. Pre-reading: (2mins) brainstorm/predict 1)Brainstorm Now I’ll give you one minute to brainstorm with your partners in small groups. Tell me what plants can be used for.
2)Predict
Now, boys and girls, let's read the title together.
The title of this passage is _______________________. Do you know the meaning of ____________?
It is called ____________(此处说汉语) in Chinese.(若标题太简单,此处可略去!)
With the help of the title, could you please tell me what will be talked about in the passage? Let’ answer this question group by group.// Which group would have a try?
Cindy, your group, please. Good, please sit down. Anyone else?/Another group?
Well, you are pretty good at predicting. // And here are some good predictions. //
Why not read the passage by yourself to check whether the information is mentioned or not?
Let’s read the passage for 2 mins together.
Remember: when you read the passage, you are sure to meet some new words. Don’t be eager to look them up.
Try to guess their meanings according to the context, or you can refer to the word bank on page 85. Can you follow me? //Understand me? Here we go!
IV. While-reading:(4 min)
Skimming (1 min): main idea/workout the correct sequence of the text Ask students to skim the text and try to find the main idea of the passage as soon as they can. How is the passage organized?
The passage is organized in the order of (time, places, events, importance) Step1
After your reading, I will ask you some questions to check your understanding. You will have about one min to go through the passage and find the main idea. And think about this question: how did you find that? Now, let’s read it.
When you finish it, you can discuss with your partner: how did you find the main idea? Step2
Who can tell me the main idea of this article? Is there any volunteer?/Who can have a try?/Any volunteers?
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OK, Jimmy, please. He said ____. How did you find it out, Jimmy? He said from key words. Good idea. Harry,Kate,Mary,Jessica,Jack,Betty,Oliva,Olivia,
Do you agree with him? //Any different opinion? //Any disagreement? How did you find it, Carol?
You find it by reading the first sentence and the last sentence of each paragraph. Wonderful! What do we usually call these sentences? Do you know? Yeah, topic sentences. Usually we can find the main idea by reading the topic sentences. Good job! Step3
What do we need if we want to be an excellent basketball player or to be successful in our life? Please think it over.
Perhaps you don't know the answer to the question.
Don't worry. I'm sure you will get it after learning the passage.
Please take out your paper on page one. We know the test is made up of two parts. You will be divided into two groups. Got it? Let's begin. Read the whole text quickly and silently.
You don’t have to read it word by word at this stage. When you read, try to notice what the text is about.
Step4 Workout the correct sequence of the text(给文章排序) structure Please look at the blackboard.
There are six sentences, each of which is part of the passage. Please work out the correct sequence according to the text. You can discuss it with your group partners.
First you read the sentences to your group members. When everyone finishes reading,
all the group members should work together to find out the right sequence of the whole text.
Ok, time is up. Go back to your seat.
Most of you have finished this task, right?
Now I will choose one group to share your answer with us.
Ok, Group three. Please read the whole text in the right sequence. Actually, this is the text of Unit 4.
Scanning (2 min): 老师提问/让学生互提问题 details Ask students to read the passage again and ask them some questions.
Now let’s go back to the article and find out what ways have been mentioned. You can tell me any way you have found out.
Now let’s read for more details.
Let’s go through the whole passage and try to find the answers to the following three questions.
OK, your time is up. Have you finished? Let’s check the answers together. 5W+H: What; Who; When; Where; Why; How 或者判断对错
Next, you are expected to read the whole passage carefully again and then
Intensive reading( 1 min):
如果是几段的文字,分析段落大意;提一个深层次的问题 pair work/group discussion Read the passage carefully and try to understand the whole passage. Then discuss some questions in groups.//
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Let’s discuss the following questions in pairs.
I would like you to join the groups and discuss….. Now, just go ahead.
Now work in groups and I’ll give you several mins to discuss it. Ok, go ahead.
e.g. What qualities do you think a scientist should have?
Please discuss natural wonders in groups and your discussion should be based on the two questions. This time, the group leader should take down your group members’ ideas and sum them up in your own words.
Later, please share your ideas with all of us here. Understand me? /Can you follow me?/Got it? Time is up. Any group would like to have a try?
V. Post-reading (1 min) role-play/interview/retell/application/续写Add an ending
This passage is a very good example for us to follow if we are supposed to write a similar passage. Please go through the passage quickly again
to pick up the words, expressions or sentence patterns that are useful in your writing. And then make up a dialogue based on the passage. Any group wants to have a try?
Now it’s your show time. Suppose….. Who would like to act your dialogue out?
The first group. Let’s welcome XXXX. Next group, please?
So much for this activity. Next, let’s come to activity XXX on page 20.
VI. Summary & Home work (1 min) Recommend some useful websites.
Summarize what we have learnt today and assignment homework. We have done a lot of things today.
Firstly, we have talked about…. Then, we discussed. Next, we learned some useful words and expressions. Since time is limited, I cannot hear more creative ideas from you. Then here comes your homework: 1) Write an email to your friend.
2) Write a short passage and use the new words and expressions as many as possible. 3) Read the passage again and try to retell the passage. 4) Search the Internet and find more information about…
或者
What have we learnt today? Who can give us a summary? Kate, please.
Thank you; it’s a really good summary. (Repeat)
Firstly, we have talked about…. Then, we discussed…. Next, we learned some useful words and expressions. Since time is limited, I cannot hear more creative ideas from you.
Boys and girls, here comes your assignment. First, please retell this passage to your desk mate.
Secondly, please search on the Internet to find more information about _________(核心词汇) and we will share your findings next class. Boys and girls, all of you performed well today.
Thank you for your cooperation. See you next class. Class is over.
Speaking Discussion
Role-play: Make up a dialogue; Interview Debate Listening
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听前说,听后演 Pre-listening:
1) Have a free talk with students 2) Learn new words and expressions 3) Predict the listening material 4) Listen
5) Answer some questions 6) Role-play; Discussion. Writing: Pre-writing: 1) Brainstorm and speaking 2) Listening
3) Sample reading While-writing: Post-writing: Peer evaluation and polish Vocabulary:
1) Let’s deal with some new words first. The first one I will introduce to you is…. Follow me, please.读一遍 2) Can you guess the meaning of this word? 造个句子请同学猜意思 3) 解释这个单词的意思
4) Can you make a sentence with this word? 请同学造句。
Can you make a sentence with your neighbors to show your agreement and disagreement? You two, please.
来源:中师教育
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