Module6TheInternetandTelecommunicationsCulturalCornerSpeaker:MaoYingStudents:studentsinClass13Grade1Teachingcontent:SpeakingandculturalcornerTeachingobjectives:*Helpstudentstodoaclasssurveyabouttheuseofmobilephonesintheformofgroupwork;*Guidethestudentstoknowabouttextmessagesandemoticonsandintroducetherulesofshorteningwordsbyreadingcomprehension;Besides,makesurethestudentscanusewhatthey’velearnttocommunicatewithpersonsbysendingtextmessages;*EncouragethestudentstotalkabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheuseofthesekindsofwordsandemoticonsbycomparingthechangesofChinesecharacterandEnglishwords.Teachingdifficulty:*Howtoguidethestudentstoperformagooddebate.TeachingStrategy:Bydoingasurvey,studentsareabletoconcludeonacertaintopic,andinthewayofexploring,studentssharewhattheyhaveobservedorfoundthroughteamwork.Besides,intheformofdebate,theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthechangesoflanguageswillbediscussed.Helpstudentstotakenoteswhilereading.TeachingAid:multi-mediablackboardTeachingprocedure:Step1warmingupShowsomepicturesinwhichpeopleareusingmobilephones,leadinthetopic–mobilephone.Direction:1.Motivatethestudentstodoasurveyabouttheuseofmobilephonesaftersomewarming-upactivities.Thentextmessagesbecomethetopic.2.Encouragethestudentstochoosefiveclassmatestotalkto,andtheycanstandupandtalkaroundaslongastheycanfinishthesurvey.Andthentheyshoulddrawaconclusionaboutthemainuseofmobilephones.Step2CulturalcornerAccordingtotheirsurvey,askthemhowtowritetextmessages,andthenleadinthepassageonpage59.(I)FastreadingCanyoudividethetextintotwoparts?WhichparagraphsMainmeaningPart1Part2(II)CarefulreadingReadthetextandthenanswerthesequestions1.Whydopeopleusetextmessagesandemoticons?2.Howcanwemakethetextmessagescheaper?3.Howdoweshortenthewords?4.Whataretheemoticons?Direction:Guidethestudentstoworkingroupstosolvetheproblemstogether.Moreexamplestoshowtothestudentsaboutthespecialwaysoftextmessages.(III)Groupworktosolvethedifficultyfromthetextbook:1.Wherehaveyoubeen?I’vebeenwaitinghoursforacall2.Doyouwanttogotothecinematonight?3.I'vegotatextmessagefrommyfriend.She’shavingapartyonSaturday.Doyouwanttocome?Students’showtime–todiscusstofindoutwhatthesesexpressionsmean(IV)DealwithsomedifficultexpressionsStep3DiscussionEncouragethestudentstodiscussingroupsabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofusingthiskindofwaytocommunicatewithothers.Encouragethestudentstodebate,andguidethestudentstorealizethatthebestwaytokeepusuptodateistostudyandreadbooks.Direction:Explaintherulesofdebatefirst,thenencouragethemtostatetheirownopinions.Homework:•1.writeatextmessagewithatleastoneshortenedwordandoneemoticon•2.PrepareadebateaboutwhethertheuseofmobilephoneshasmoreadvantagesormoredisadvantagesStep4TheblackboarddesignModule6CulturalCorner
