Unit9WheelsCommunicationWorkshop教案Objectives■Topractisemakingnotesoftheimportantinformationfromareadingtext.■Topractiseusingcollocations.■Toprepareforaspeakingactivityandtoparticipateindiscussion.■Todiscusssuggestions.■Towriteareport.■Touseadditionandcontrastlinkingwords.■Tolistentoandunderstandasong.ResourcesusedCassette,WritingHelp3.BackgroundJohnDenver(1943-1997)wasapopularcountryandfolksinger.Hewroteandsangmanyworldwidehits(includingLeavingonaJetPlane)andhisalbumssoldmillions.Healsodidalotofcharityworkforunderprivilegedchildrenandcampaignedforecologicalcauses.Hediedinaplanecrash.Routesthroughthematerial.Ifyouareshortoftime,setsomeofthewrittenexercisesforhomework..Ifyouhavetime,dotheOptionActivity..Ifyouhavetwolessonsforthisunit,asuitablenaturalbreakisaftertheSpeakingactivity.LanguagePower:pages86-87.Speaking:ADiscussionBeforeyoustartExercise1■Advisestudentstoreadthroughthetextquicklytogetageneralideaofthecontentbeforefillinginasmanygapsastheycan.■Studentscomparetheiranswersinpairsbeforelisteningtothecassettetochecktheiranswers.Answers1main2through3accidents4lorry5pollution6dirty7damaged8trafficjam9park10shoppersTapescriptPresenter:Andhereisthisweek'sCountyReport.Atacouncilmeetingyesterday,Ludford'strafficproblemswerediscussed.ThemainproblemistheA49road,whichgoesrightthroughthetown.Therehavebeenseveralseriousaccidentsrecently―lastweektwochildrenwerekilledbyalorryneartheschool.Areportlastyearalsoshowedthatairpollutionfromtrafficisincreasingandtheoldbuildingsinthetownaregettingdirtyanddamaged.ThereisaterribletrafficjameverymorningatLudfordBridgeandthere’snowheretoparkinthecentre.Becauseofthetraffic,shoppersaregoingtoothertownsandlocalshopsareclosingdown.Exercise2■Studentsworkinpairs,studyingthemapandmatchingthewordstothenumbersonthemap.Answersa)3/4b)7/8c)5/6d)1/2Exercise3■GivestudentstimetoreadthroughtheexpressionsandtheFunctionFileandguesswheretheexpressionsfitintothesentences.■StudentslistentothecassetteandcompletetheFunctionFile,checkingtheirguesses.Answers1should2sure3would4Whydon’t5goodidea6howabout7don’tthink8WhataboutTapescriptGirl:So,whatdoyouthinkaboutallthesenewplansforthetown?Personally,Ithinktheyshouldbuildthebypass.Itwouldgetthetrafficoutofthetown.Boy:I’mnotsosure.Itwouldbeveryexpensiveanditwouldtakealongtime.It’salsonotveryecological.Thinkaboutthewildlife.Whydon’ttheyimprovethebusservice?It’snotverygoodatthemoment.Morepeoplewouldusethebusesiftheywerecheapandcameregularly,andtherewouldbelesstraffic.Girl:That’sagoodidea.Thebusesareterribleatthemoment.Youhavetowaitages.Boy:Mm,Iknow.Girl:Andhowaboutbuildingashoppingcentre?Thenearestone’smilesaway.Boy:Idon’tthinkthat’saverygoodidea.Whataboutthelocalshops?Whatwouldhappentothem?AndanywayIhatethosebigshoppingcentres…Stages1-4■StudentsfollowthefourstagestodecideonthebestplanforLudford.■Inpairs,studentsreadtheStrategies.■Studentsthenworkinpairslistingtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthefourplans(a?Cd)inExercise2.■Thepairsthendecideontheirplan.TellstudentsthattheirplancanincludetheirownideasaswellastheonesgiveninExercise2.■Ingroupsoffour,thepairstelleachotherabouttheirplansandtrytoagreeonasolution.RemindstudentstousetheexpressionsfromtheFunctionFile.Talkback■Thegroupsreportbacktotheclass.Encouragestudentstousetheboardtoillustratetheirplansforthetowniftheywish.■Theclassthendiscusseswhi...
