Unit3ThemeaningofcolourTask2Teachingaims:Aftercompletingthetasks,studentswillbeabletodesignachartwithsuitablecategoriestorecordgatheredinformation.Speakingandwritingskillsarepracticedandstudentsareencouragedtoworkinapairorgrouptoexchangeopinionsandmakedecisionsafteradiscussion.Teachingprocedures:Step1Gettingtoknowthecharacters1.Question:Whataretheoriginal3colorsusedinBeijingoperafacemasks?Answer:Black,redandwhite2.AskSstotellthepersonalityanditstypicalcharacters,ifany,associatedwithacertaincolorofmask.Question:Latermorecolorsareused.Whatarethey?Answer:Green,purple,yellow,blue,reddishpurpleetc.3.GetSstosaythepersonalityacertaincolorofmaskindicates.[Explanation]本课的教学从复习入手，帮助学生巩固脸谱中不同颜色所展示的人物的性格，并为下一步的对话练习做好知识上的准备。Step2Informingtheperformer1.AskSstoreadtheskillsbuilding2anddrawtheirattentiontowordorderinaquestion.2.AskSstoreadtheinstructionsinstep2onP44.3.ShowSsanexamplehowtodoquestionandanswer.4.GetSstoaskandanswerquestionsaboutthemaskwiththeirpartners,providingSswiththeinformationtable.5.Asktwoorthreepairstorepeattheirdialoguesinfrontofclass.[Explanation]向学生明确疑问句的语序特点，并提供示范和整理好的信息使学生能顺利完成对话练习。先小组练习再向全班展示，这样所有学生都参与了活动，练习完成情况也得到了有效的评估。Step3Recordinginformationaboutthemask1.Askstudentstoreadskillsbuilding3andpointoutitisaneffectivewayofrecordingcollectedinformation.LeadSstorealizetheimportanceofchoosingrightcategories.2.GetSstoworkingroupsoffour,designingatableaccordingtogatheredinformationaboutfacemasks.3.CollectSs’opinionsontheirdesignsandagreeonaformoftable.Asampleisgiven,forcategoriesonly,answerstobeprovidedinthenextstep.4.ShowSshowtoputinformationintothetablebydoingtheroleoftheCaptaintogetherwithSsandaskSstopayspecialattentiontothedifferentwaysofpresentinginformation.5.MakesureSsknowhowtodothejobandgetthemtoworkononeofthegivenrolesingroupsoffour.6.CheckSs’workbyinviting4groupstodopresentionandshowSsapossibleversionaftereachroleistalkedabout.[Explanation]引导学生学习如何设计表格，来记录已获知的信息；并通过小组讨论来完成任何该任务。先给学生示范如何把内容整理好，填入表格；再让学生模仿，以小组活动的形式完成其余4个角色的整理任务；最后，让若干个小组上来展示，有效检查活动。Step4HomeworkAskSstowriteacompletechartonP45intheirtextbook.
