1、安徽省滁州市第二中学高中英语 Unit 24 Society The Eighth Period Reading (II)教案 北师大版选修 8 Teaching goals 教学目标 1. Target language 目标语言 a. 重点词汇 age, population, dramatic, advance, birthrate, implication, financial, burden, concern, pensioner, bankruptcy b. 重点句子 Experts insist that steps should be taken now to prepare
2、for the future. They suggest that because people are living longer, they ought to work longer. Its high time we stopped seeing ageing as a disease and started playing our parts in securing the future of our ageing societies. 2. Ability goals 能力目标 Enable students to learn about an ageing society. Rev
3、iew grammar expressions of persuasion. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标 Help students learn how to use the expressions for persuasion properly. Teaching important and difficult points 教学重难点 Expressions of persuasion. Teaching methods 教学方法 Asking and answering, writing, reading and pair work. Teaching
4、aids 教具准备 A multi-computer. Teaching procedures another is that birthrates have dropped as people, especially women, are educated. 3. In an ageing society, a huge financial burden will be placed on the government. Another problem is that as medical expenses increase with age, the demands of the grow
5、ing aged population will eventually cause medical schemes to face bankruptcy. 4. They suggest people to work longer, and the government to establish a sound social security system. They also suggest that individuals start saving as soon as possible to ensure a financially secure retirement. Deal wit
6、h Ex 2 Go through the list of words with the class. Students work in pairs, discussing what they need to prepare for the future. Have one or two students tell the class what they need to prepare for the future. T: Look at the expressions in Ex 2: should, ought to, insist, suggest, its high time. Wor
7、k in pairs, and tell your partner what he or she should do to prepare for the future using the words. Then ask some students to tell their ideas. T: Whod like first to tell the whole class your suggestions? S: Let me try. I think we should develop good health habits now and take regular exercise. We
8、 also ought to save money to ensure a financially secure retirement. Deal with Ex 3 Students do the exercise individually. Then, students compare their answers in pairs. Check answers by having students read out the sentences. Deal with Ex 4 Students do the exercise individually. Then, students comp
9、are their answers in pairs. Check answers as a class. Deal with Ex 5 Students discuss the question in pairs. Have one or two students report back on whether their partners thought they needed to change their lifestyles. T: Up to now, we have known some possible problems when we are getting old. As f
10、ar as your own lifestyle is concerned, do you think you need to change your present lifestyle to ensure you have a healthy and comfortable old age! Of course, you can have a discussion about this question with your partner. A few minutes later T: Whod like to report your discussion result? S: I thin
11、k I neednt to change my present lifestyle. I take exercise everyday. And I have a healthy diet. I feel sure of my health. I also have a habit of saving money. So I dont worry a lot about my old age. T: Thank you. I hope you have a happy life forever. Step III Expressing regret (P83) T: Weve learned
12、some expressions for making suggestions. Next lets learn some similar expressions used to express regret. Look at the screen please. Show the following on the screen. If only I should have done I wish I regret Its a pity that Step IV Emphasis and Persuasion Deal with the Ex 1 on Page 96. Rewrite the
13、 sentences using the beginnings provided. Emphasis: 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15,16,17,18 Persuasion: 1, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 19, 20 Ask students to work individually, and then check the answers by having individuals reading out their answers. Then sum up the sentence patterns for emphasis: It is/was t
14、hat What be All is Suggested answers to Ex 1 1 If I were you Id stop worrying about my weight. 2 It was for only $100 that the robbers killed three people. 3 What I only really enjoy is old Charlie Chaplins comedies. 4 Its high time the government reduced taxes. 5 I insist that you change your attit
15、ude to customers. 6 Hardly ever does the president attend these meeting. 7 Id rather you didnt always leave a mess in the kitchen. 8 Not only did Nick spill red wine on my best suit but he also said it was my fault. 14 Had he realized the house was on fire hed have run away. 15 Seldom are our politi
16、cians concerned with the poor. 16 It was to the theatre that he invited me, not to the cinema. 17 When the children came in we had just hidden the presents. 18 All they were expecting was a lift to the nearest town. 19 The captain demands that all passengers switch off their mobiles immediately. 20 You ought to do some sport. Step V Homework 1. Finish Ex 2 on Page 96. 2. Go over the sentences in Ex 1 on Page 96.
