牛津高中英语模块五 Unit1 Task.doc

1、Unit 1 Getting along with othersTask Writing a letter to a friend Teaching objectives:1. understand a conversation on a radio talk show2. discuss friendship and practise agreeing and disagreeing3. write a letter to a friend 4. learn and practise language skills of listening, reading, speaking and wr

2、iting. Teaching focus and difficulties:1. writing down answers2. the way to show agreeing and disagreeing.3. writing a letter to a friend Teaching methods:1. Listening, reading and thinking to get students to understand the text.2. Pair discussion and group discussion to get students to participate

3、in the classroom activities. Teaching aids:The multimedia Teaching procedures:Skills building 1: Writing down the answers1. Lead-inYou are a reporter of your school newspaper and going to have a interview with your headmaster next week, what should you do?2. Turn to page 12 and find some guidelinesa

4、. Questions: Prepare them in advance.b. Notes: Brief notes only, not whole sentences.Make the notes which you can understand later.Use contractions and abbreviations if possible. c. Tip: Be polite when you ask others to repeat.I beg your pardon? / Pardon me?Could you say that again?Could you repeat

5、that, please?Did you say or?3. Listeninga. Discuss freely:Have you ever moved to a new town or neighbourhood?What did you do when you meet your new neighbours?What did you talk about when you met your new neighbours for the first time?How did you make friends with your new neighbours?b.Listen to the

6、 radio programme and make notesnotes(fill in the blanks)1. What things might worry you when you move to a new place?Hot to find my way around, _ and make new friends2. What is one way to meet new neighbours?Visit _ with a small gift3. What are some things you should do when you meet a person for the

7、 first time?Be _ about myself; ask him/her questions about himself/herself; listen to _ 4. If you want to meet people with similar interests to yours, what can you do?Join a local club or _5. What are some things you should do if you want to make true friends?Always _ ; listen to what they have to s

8、ay; _myself and my feelingsStep 1 : Calling Teen Talk for advice1. Brainstorming:What do you do when you have a personal problem?Would you talk to your parents or your friends and ask them for advice?Have you ever called a radio programme for advice?2. Read the leaflet about Teen Talk and do the exe

9、rcise in Part A3.Keys to Part ATeen talk1 You can read Teen Talk by: e-mail / phone / website.2 Teen Talk never closes. True False3 Teenagers problems will be reported to parents Ture False 4 Teen Talk listen to _5 Teen Talk offers _ PhoneTrueFalseteenagers problemsadviceSkills building 2: agreeing

10、and disagreeing1. Lead-in What do you often do with your friends?Have you ever write letters to your friends?Its a waste of time to write to your friends every day, dont you think so? 2. a. AgreeingI agree with you on/thatI am of the same opinion (as).Exactly.Thats a good point.Thats how I feel (abo

11、ut) too.Thats right.Youve got a point.Yes. And another reason is thatb. DisagreeingI dont agree. What about?Im not sure thats true.I see things slightly differently.On the other hand, Perhaps you are mistaken.Really? I dont think thatI take your point, butThats true, butc. Tips:If you disagree with

12、someone you should express your opinions politely.Others will take your opinions more seriously if you state them calmly and politely.3.Group work:express your opinions on the statements on page 14 by stating whether you agree or disagree, using the expressions just learned.Step 2: discussing friend

13、ship with others1. Look at the table of part A on page 15Have a discussion on friendship and asks your classmates at least three questions for their opinions on friendship.Note the responses in the table.2.Discussion (pair work)Discuss the following statements on friendship and decide whether you ag

14、ree or disagree with them.Friendship is an important part of my life.A good friend must be honest, kind and have a sense of humour.One or two good friends are better than 100 acquaintances.Skills building 3: checking your work1.lead-inWhat should we check for?Read the points on page 16 and find the

15、answers.2. In particular, we should check for:Facts: make sure the facts are accurate. Grammar: Check that you have used the correct tenses, parts of speech, sentence structures, etc. Make sure the verb agrees with the subject.Handwriting: Make sure your handwriting is clear.Punctuation: Check that

16、all punctuation marks are used correctly and that none are missing.Vocabulary: Check that you have used the right words.Spelling: Look out for spelling mistakes.Style(formal/informal): Make sure that the choice of vocabulary and sentence structure matches the style of writing.3. Your friend Rebecca

17、wrote about her twin brother in her diary. She asked you to check it for mistakes. There is one mistake in each line.15 ApirlToday, I found out something about my brother could get himinto a lot of trouble. Im not sure if to tell Mum and Dad. Although William and I are almost 18, but Mum and Dad are

18、 still quite strict to us. Recently, William has begun wearing some strange clothes. and he looks quite different from before.The other day I saw him smoked in his room, with two of his friends, Jack and Sean. I know Mum and Dad would be extreme angry me if theyknew that I had kept this secret for t

19、hem. Maybe I should tell them, so they wont blame me for keep a secret.However, I dont think William will live at home for much longer as hesplanning to go to university soon, His grades are still good. It seemsthat his behaviour hasnt hurt he studies. Maybe I should just keepmy month shut. What sho

20、uld I do? Step 3: Writing a letter to your friend1.Write a letter to a friend about what his or her friendship means to you. using information gathered in Step 1 and 2.2.Group work: each member of the group contributes something to the planning of the outline of the letter.3. Write the letter based

21、on the outline in Part A on page 17.Consider the suggestions carefullyyour feelings about friendshipthe qualities of a good friendyour feelings about best friendswhat makes a good friendship last4.Presentation Lets invite several groups to read their letters to the classHomeworkFinish any additional exercisesPreview the Project