Unit1Lesson1教案ClassopeningIntroducethetopicforUnit1.Predictfrompicturesorteachakeyword,Askthestudentstopredictorguesstheunittopic.Thenask“whoisonduty?”Inthisactivity,teachercanask:Whatdayisittoday?What’sthedatetoday?Whatseasonisit?What’stheweatherlike?What’sthetemperature?Astudentorapairofstudentscantalkaboutthedayoftheweekandthedate.Theycandescribethecurrentweather.Step1:Asktheclasstodiscussthequestionsin“ThinkAboutit”.Step2:Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedthereadingasrequired.Askiftheyhaveanyquestionsconcerningthetext.Encourageotherstudentstotrytoanswerthequestions.Todeterminestudents’levelofunderstanding,askquestionssuchas:Wheredoesthetitleofthereading“Higher,Faster,Stronger”comefrom?What’stheChineseword(s)fortheOlympics?WhatdoyouknowabouttheOlympics?Step3:Therearesomenewwordsinthereadingwhosemeaningsyoumayhavetobrieflyexplainordemonstratetothestudentsinordertosmooththeirwayinlisteningtotheaudiotapeandunderstandingthereading.Selectoneortwosentencescontainingkeywordsorphrasesandaskifanyonehasfiguredoutthemeaning.Ifastudentrepliescorrectly,askhimorhertosharethestrategiesusedtopuzzleoutthemeaning.Remembertogivelotsofpraiseforagoodtry,evenifit’swrong.Hereissuggestedlistindifferentgroups;Places:Greece,Athens,Sydney,MexicoCity,LosAngelesTime:ancient,modern,BC(beforeChrist),AD(AnnoDomini-intheyearoftheLord,orsinceChristwasborn.)Medals:gold,silver,bronzeSportsandevents:race,sprint(ashortrace),longjumping,shootingStep4:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhilelookingatthetext.Step5:Dividetheclassintosmallgroups.Haveeachgroupdiscussthehistory,sportsandevents,andfamousathletesoftheOlympics.Summarizethemaininformationfromthereading.Step6:havetheclassplayagametohelpthemreviewsportsvocabularythattheylearnedintheelementaryprogram.See“Games”atthebackofthisteacher’sguideforinstructionsforplaying“QuestionToss”.Formtwoteamsandusethecategory“sports.”Step7:Cometo“Let’sdoit”.Analternativegameis“charades.”Dividetheclassintoseverallargegroups.Ineachgroupstudentswilltaketurnsmimingasportsactivityandtheotherstudentswilltaketurnsguessing.Instructthegroupstochooseatimekeeperandscorekeeperandorganizetheorderinwhichtheywillplay.(theymayneedtodrawstrawsorusesomemethodofdividingtasksfairly.)Answersshouldbespecificandbothgivethenameofthegameanddescribetheaction.ClassclosingBelowisthesuggestedhomeworkforthislesson.Aimtogivestudentsaboutthirtyminutesofhomework.Useyourdiscretionindecidinghowmuchreadingorhowmanyexercisestoassignashomework.Badeyourdecisiononstudents’progress.ThefirstreadinginthereaderTheremainingexercisesintheactivitybookThenextreadinginthestudentbookLesson2教案ClassopeningForideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see“Teachingtechniques”atthebackofthisteacher’sguide.Step1:Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedthereadingasrequired.Askiftheyhaveanyquestionsconcerningthetext.Encourageotherstudentstotrytoanswerthequestions.Selectoneortwosentencescontainingkeywordsorphrasesandaskifanyonehasfiguredoutthemeaning.Ifastudentrepliescorrectly,askhimorhertosharethestrategiesusedtopuzzleouthemeaning.Remembertogivelotsofpraiseforagoodtry,evenifit’swrong.Cometo“ThinkAboutit.”Youmightaskifstudentsunderstandthedifferencebetweensecond,minuteandhour.(therearesixtysecondsinoneminute.Therearesixtyminutesinonehour.)Step2:Playtheaudiotape.Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhile...
