牛津高中英语教学设计
单 元：Unit 2 Growing pains 板 块：Project
Thoughts on the design:
本节课是以读引写的写作课。由于年龄、所受教育、兴趣爱好的不同，父母和子女之间或多或少总有摩擦，这也是代沟产生的原因。“Project”里的两篇文章极好地反映了当代学生与其父母间的矛盾，这点很容易引起学生的共鸣，让他们去认真思考代沟这一社会现象，并利用这两篇文章培养学生快速寻找有用信息的能力。通过阅读所得有用信息，进行相关讨论，提高口语表达能力，并通过讨论解决代沟的方法，提高学生口语表达及解决问题的能力。由于这堂课的重点是以读引写，写建议信，因此首先要指导学生掌握写信的格式，并给出足够的范例让学生更好地理解，当堂掌握。接下来通过当堂写作、当堂讲评的方式，及时巩固上述所学。
Teaching aims:
After learning this part, the students will be expected to improve their ability to find useful information quickly from a passage. At the same time, it is expected that they will also improve their ability to deal with problems. Students will also be able to write an advice letter with a correct form.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Lead-in (PPT5-8)
1. Who made the final decision for you to study at our school? Did you make your own decision or did your parents make the decision for you?
2. If you have problems with your parents, who will you turn to for advice? 3. What does an advice columnist do? 1) Get a clear idea about the trouble 2) Analyze the trouble 3) Give proper suggestions
4) Keep in touch with the sender [Explanation]
高中择校是一个敏感问题，直接关系到以后的升学。通过这一问题来引入课文，学生更能引起共鸣，更有讨论的话题。
Step 2 Skimming (PPT9)
Go through the text and try to answer the following questions: 1. What is the name of the column? Teenagers Now
2. Who do they both write the letters to? Mr. Zhu
3. Why does the father write the letter?
He wants to ask for some help with his 16-year-old son. [Explanation]
帮助学生迅速了解文章的大概内容。
Step 3 Scanning (PPT10-16)
Letter1: Listen to the tape and read with the tape. Find out What does the father think about his son?
a) He refuses to do everything his parents ask him to do. b) He is rude to them.
c) He refuses to spend time with them. d) He refuses to do his homework.
e) He wastes time watching DVDs, listening to foreign music, chatting in Internet cafes, playing games
and surfing the internet.
Letter2: Listen to the tape and read with the tape. Find out What does the son think about his father?
a) His father doesn’t listen to him when he wants to do something or suggests an idea. b) He shouts at him when he tries to talk to him.
c) When he refuses to listen to his father, his father tells his mother and they fight like crazy. d) His parents always make him do things he doesn’t like.
e) They call him selfish and unloving when he wants to be alone. f) His father gets very angry when he plays foreign music.
g) His father sends him to bed or tells him to study when he watches a DVD. h) His father forbids him from meeting his friends at the Internet cafe. [Explanation]
提高学生快速寻找有用信息的能力。
Step 4 Discussion (PPT18-19)
As for the son’s problems, discuss in groups and give some advice to the father. a) He refuses to do everything his parents ask him to do.
Advice: Talk to him kindly and don’t always force him to do what he doesn’t like. b) He is rude to them.
Advice: start to treat him as a grown-up, and try to understand his son’s thoughts. a) He refuses to spend time with them.
Advice: accompany him to do something he likes to do and he will gradually like to spend time with his family.
b) He refuses to do his homework.
c) He wastes time watching DVDs, listening to foreign music, chatting in Internet cafes, playing games and surfing the internet.
Advice on d) and e): Try to accept his interest and enjoy it and help him to understand his parents. Let him know he has freedom to manage his free time but study is a necessity and he should work hard at it. [Explanation]
让学生有空间开动脑筋，提高其分析问题、解决问题的能力，加强其口语表达能力的提高。另外，从PPT17起，所有有蓝色下划线的词均有超链接。
Step 5 Format of an advice letter (PPT 20-24)
1. To whom 2. From whom Dear Mr. Liu,
_______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Yours sincerely/truly, Mr. Zhu 3. Opening sentences
1) I am very glad to hear from you. 2) Thank you for your letter.
3) You have asked me for my advice with regard to…and I will try to make some suggestions.
4) I am writing in reply to…
4. Closing sentences
1) I hope you will find my suggestions/recommendations/advice helpful/practical/ useful. 2) At last, I hope I will be your best friend’s forever! Good luck to you! 3) Let’s keep in touch. I do hope to hear good news from you. 5. Body (giving advice)
We can use some conjunctions and phrases to make our composition better.
平行: as well as; not only…but also;
转折: however; nevertheless; in spite of; otherwise 因果: therefore; as a result; owing to;
递进: besides; what’s more; furthermore; in addition; what’s worse 对比: on the contrary; instead of; on the other hand; unlike
Step 6 Write a letter in class (PPT25)
Write an advice letter in class. Ask one student to come to the blackboard and write it. After about 12 minutes, correct the composition together.
Step 7 A sample writing of the advice letter (PPT 26-28)
Dear Mr. Liu,
I am very sorry to hear that. Here I want to give you some advice, I wish it could be helpful for you. Firstly, you should be not only strict but also kindly to him. Treat him as an adult. You mustn't always shout at him. Respect him and his advice. Maybe his advice is of value.
Secondly, you may try to enjoy what he likes, such as music and DVDs. Take more notice of what he thinks. On one hand, you can understand him further, on the other hand you can bridge the gap between you.
Thirdly, you can turn to your son's close friends for help. They can understand what your son thinks and needs better.
I believe you can solve the problem satisfactorily, and everything will go well. Good luck to you!
Yours truly
Mr. Zhu
Step 8 Homework (PPT29)
1. Review the skills of how to write an advice letter. 2. Write an advice letter to Liu Wei.
牛津译林版英语必修一Unit2Project教案
