TeachingPlanofLesson2Unit12ofModule4

Teachingaims

1.Knowledgeaims

a.Tohelpthestudentslearnaboutwesternmanners.

b.Topracticeusingpoliteexpressions.

c.Tohelpthestudentslearnaboutthedifferentstylesofcommunicationindifferentcultures.

2.Abilityaims

a.Toimprovethestudents’speakingandlisteningskills.

b.Toenablethestudentstousepoliteexpressionscorrectly.

3.Moralaims

a.Tohelpthestudentsunderstandandrespecttheculturalshock.

b.Toarousethestudents’greatinterestsinEnglishstudy.

c.Tomakethestudentsbecomepersonswithgoodmanners.

Importantanddifficultpoints

a.Howtohelpthestudentslearnaboutwesternmanners.

b.Howtohelpthestudentsusepoliteexpressionscorrectly.

c.Howtohelpthestudentsunderstandtheculturalshock.

Teachingaidandmethods

1.Teachingaid

Amultimediacomputer

2.Teachingmethods

a.Listeningandspeaking.

b.Task-basedmethod.

c.Activecooperation.

Teachingprocedures

StepI.Lead-in

Showthestudentsashortcartoon,andthenaskthemwhetherthebearBuckybehavespolitelyatthebeginningandwhetherhebehavesbetteratlast.

StepII.AquickquizAskthestudentstohaveaquickquiztoseewhethertheyknowhowtomeetandgreetpeopleinthewesterncountries.Question1.Whenyoumeetthewesternpeople,whatcanyousay?Question2.Ifyouarewearingahat,howshouldyougreetsomeone?Question3.Whenyoufirstmeetsomeone,whatshouldyoudo?Question4.Ifawomandoesn’tofferherhand,whatshouldyoudo?Question5.Whenyoumeetsomeone,whatshouldn’tyousay?Purpose:Tocheckthestudents’knowledgeofwesternmannersandmakethemallinvolved.Basically,thisstepistomakepreparationsforthecominglistening.

StepIII.Listening1

Task1.ListentothefourdialoguesaboutbeingpoliteandcompletetheFunctionFiletolearnmoreabouthowwesternersdoandsayintheirdailylife.Tellthestudents,whenlistening,theycanusethelisteningstrategies.

ListeningStrategies:

1.Trytothinkofpossibleanswers.

2.Focusonthelanguagethepeopleuse(formalorinformal.)

3.Useyourgeneralknowledgetohelpyou.Purpose:Toletthestudentslistenwiththehelpofthelisteningstrategies.

Task2.AskthestudentstomakealistofthepoliteexpressionsintheFunctionFileaccordingtothepurpose.

a)toaskforsomethingpolitely

b)toreplytosomeone’sthanks

c)topolitelyrefuseaninvitation

d)tomakearequesttosomeoneyoudon’tknowverywell

e)tothanksomeonefordoingsomethingforyou

f)toapologizetoafriendPurpose:Toletthestudentssortoutpoliteexpressionsaccordingly.

StepIV.Role-playTask3.Askthestudentstochooseoneofthesituationstomakeashortdialoguewiththeirpartners.Threeorfourgroupsofstudentshavetheopportunitytoactouttheirdialoguesinthefrontoftheclassroom.Imaginewhathappens.

Tellthestudents,whenpreparing,theycanusethespeakingstrategies.Topics:Topic1:Askaneighbourtopostaparcelforyou.Topic2:Decidewithafriendwhattodoattheweekend.Topic3:Askawaitertogiveyouthemenu.Topic4:Decidewheretogoonholidaywithafriend.

SpeakingStrategies:1.Decidehowformalorinformalthesituationis.

2.Decidewhichroleyouaregoingtoplay.

3.Payattentiontothesuitableexpressions.YoucanusesomeexpressionsintheFunctionFile.Payattentiontotheintonation.

Purpose:Tohelpthestudentspractiseusingpoliteexpressions.

StepV.Listening2Task4.Listentoaninterviewaboutcommunicationindifferentcultures,andcompletethetable.

Tellthestudents,whenlistening,theycanusethelisteningstrategies.

ListeningStrategiesMakesureyouknowwhatyouhavetodo.Usetheheadingsortopicsfromthetabletohelpyouwhileyou’relistening.

3.Whilelistening,fillintheblanks.

Maybethelisteningtextistoolonganddifficultforthestudentstounderstand,ifnecessary,listenagain.Concludethecharacteristicofpeoplefromdifferentcountries.Purpose:Tohelpthestudentsunderstandthedifferentstylesofcommunicationindifferentcultures.StepVI.Discussion:ComparingculturesThestudentsdiscusswiththeirpartners.WhenweChinesemeetortalkwithsomeone,whatshallwedo?Andfillinthetable.Purpose:Tohelpthestudentsraiseawarenessofculturedifferencesthroughdealingwithourownmanners.StepVII.Conclusion.Usetwosentencestosummarywhatwe’velearned