Unit Three Seize the School Days
I Teaching focus
1. The training focus of this unit is understanding how to describe people’s appearance, behavior, and their thoughts and feelings.
2. Listening practices on note-taking and blank-filling skills.
II Teaching facilities
Multi-media language lab, computer, video, mp3
III Time needed: Three periods
IV Teaching Difficulty
1．How to make students form the habit of listening with appropriate expectation. 2．How to grasp the maximally useful information to fill the blanks.
V Teaching procedures and contents Step 1 Lead-in activity:
Discussion:(5 minutes to prepare)
? Have you chosen the suitable major in this university? Why or why not? ? How to sign for courses online?
Step 2 Listen to the tape and check the answers Part I Getting ready Section B
Keys: 1.(T) 2.(F) 3.(T) 4.(F) 5.(T) 6.(T) 7.(F) 8.(F) 9.(F)
Script： Sam: I won't be able to do the exam tomorrow. I just don't feel that
I'm ready.
Counselor: You say that you don't feel ready for tomorrow's exam ... what
do you feel like right now?
Sam: Well, I'm angry with myself because I'm going to have to quit
the exam and, well, I guess I'm anxious. Yes, I feel very anxious.
Counselor: When you think about this anxiety, what image do you have of
yourself?
Sam: Well, I see myself trying to explain to my Dad why I didn't
make the grade on this course ... and I see him getting angry ... and, well, I start to feel I've let him down again.
Counselor: You don't feel ready for your exam, you feel anxious and you
don't want to let your Dad down again. Tell me about the last
Sam:
Counselor: Sam:
Counselor: Sam:
Counselor:
Sam:
Section C Keys： time you let your Dad down.
Oh, well, it was a year ago ... He'd entered me for a chess
competition and I got knocked out in the first match ... he was angry because he'd told all his friends how good I was.
What did you tell him ... as an explanation when you lost the chess game?
I told him that I wasn't ready to play in that league.
And now you are preparing to tell him that you're not ready to sit this examination? Yes, I suppose I am.
O.K. Sam, so what you are saying to me is that you feel reluctant to take the exam tomorrow because you do not like the thought of having to explain a poor grade or a failure to your father. Is that right, Sam? Yes. That's exactly it.
Problem Advice 1. Rely too much on dictionary. 1. Try to read a text without using a dictionary the first time you read it. 2. Can't find the main point in an article or a paragraph. 3. Not sure if the writer is being serious or not. 4. Read too slowly. 2. Read through quickly first to get an idea of what it's about and don't take notes. 3. Read as much as possible. 4. Set yourself a time limit and try to read as much as you can within the time.
Script: 1. A: When I read in English, I always want to understand every single word and
so I spend a lot of time looking words up in my dictionary. This makes reading difficult for me because by the time I've looked up the word in my dictionary, I've forgotten what the rest of the sentence was about. That's my trouble really — I rely too much on my dictionary. B: Well, why don't you try to read a text without using your dictionary the
first time you read it? You'll probably be able to understand most of it and guess what some of the words mean.
2. A: I have to read a lot of books and articles in English for my work — I'm a
consultant in business management. What I find most difficult is finding the main point in an article or a paragraph. I always try to take notes when
B:
3. A:
B:
4. A:
B:
I'm reading and so sometimes I find that I'm almost copying out the whole
article because I can’t decide what the really important points are.
It might help if you read through the book or article very quickly first just to get an idea of what it's about. I think it's difficult to read something for the first time and take notes as well.
I like reading novels and short stories in my own language and in English, but there's one thing I find very difficult in English. I'm never quite sure if the writer is being serious or not. Several times I've read something I thought was serious and later I've found out it was supposed to be funny. I have exactly the same problem. I suppose the only thing to do is to read as much as possible. Then one day perhaps we'll understand the British sense of humor.
I have to read a lot in English in my studies and this is causing me
problems. I read too slowly in English. Do you think I can train myself to read quickly and at the same time understand what I'm reading?
Well, there are special courses in speed reading, I think. But you could probably help yourself if you set yourself a time limit and try to read as much as you can within the time. I've done that and it's helped me a lot.
Part II The teacher I remember best
Discussion: (5 minutes to organize your own words.)
Did you remember the best teacher in your memory? Describe his class or personality.
Section A
Endeavor: make an effort to Keys:
1. The French teacher 2. For five years 3. 13 years
4. French and German
5. Grammar and vocabulary 6. Video and cassettes 7. Conversation class 8. Visit France
Script: (Part I)
Yes, the teacher I remember best was a teacher I had for French when I was at school ... er ... er ... Many years ago - more years than I care to remember, I'm afraid. Yes, I studied French with him for, um, ooh, let me see, it must have been five years, because I had him when I was in my first year there, when I was
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