Period8Project:MakingalistofprosandconsI.Teachingaims:1．Enablestudentstodiscussthedisadvantagesofmobilephoneuse2．Providestudentsopportunitiestomakealistofprosandconsandknowhowtosupportthestatements.3．Makesurestudentscouldgrasptheskillstomakealistofprosandconsonotherelectronicdevices.II.Teachingimportantpoint:Howtomakealistofprosandcons.III.Teachingdifficultpoint:Enablestudentstowriteanarticleontheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofsomeelectronicdevices.IV.Procedures:Step1lead-in:Askstudentsthreequestionstoevokethetopicoftheclass:1.Howmanyofyouhaveamobilephone?2.Whydoyouusemobilephones?3.Canyoulistsomefunctionsofmobilephones?Presentssomefunctionsofmobilephone,suchasmakingaphonecall,takingphotos,listeningtomusic,SurfingtheInternet,andsendingshortmessagesStep2Readingcomprehension(1)generalreadingNowlet’sreadanewspaperarticleaboutthepossiblenegativeeffectsofmobilephoneuseonpeople’shealthRemindstudentsofreadingstrategy:howtoreadanewspaperarticleInanewspaperarticle,bothtitleandfirstparagraphareattractiveofeye-catching,whichwilltellyousomeinformation.Readthetitleandthefirstparagraphcarefullyandpredictwhat’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsmobilephoneuse.(2)CarefulreadingNowlet’sreadthearticleandfindoutthemainideasofthearticletofillthefollowingform.MainpointsSupportingdetailsMainpoints&supportingdetails1.Usingamobilephonedoublestheriskofdevelopingbraincancer.SupportingdetailsThereportisbasedonthefindingsofresearchthatwascarriedoutinSweden,comparing1,617patientsfoundtohavebraintumoursbetween1997and2003withthesamenumberofhealthypeople2.Digitalmobilephonesareanactualdanger.Supportingdetails:Thestudy,conductedwith200mice,ofwhichhalfwereexposedtoradiationwhiletheotherhalfdidnotreceiveanyradiation,showsthatthefirsthalfwerefoundtohavemorethantwicethecancerrateofthesecondhalfaftereighteenmonths.3.Thereasonswhythereisnodefinitescientificevidenceavailablenowabouttheeffectsofmobilephonesonpeople’shealth.Supportingdetails:Enormousprofitfromthetelecommunicationsindustrypreventsthebadresultsoffindingsfrombeingrevealed.Step3:ProjectTime(1)DiscussionAswehavelearnthowtomakeastatementandhowtosupportit,nowyouareexpectedtocompletetheprojecttomakealistofprosandcons.Advantagesanddisadvantagesofcomputeruse/Mp3/TVSampleUsesomequestionstodiscusstheAdvantagesanddisadvantagesofcomputeruse•Whataretheadvantagesofusingcomputers?•Whatarethedisadvantagesofusingthem?•Doyouthinkcomputersareadangertoyourhealth?•Canyoulistsomeevidencetoproveyourstatement?(2).Writing:Writingstructure•Introduction•Advantages/evidence•Disadvantages/evidence•ConclusionUsefulexpressions•Itissaidthat…/Itisacknowledgedthat…•Sb.believed/thoughtthat•holdanopinionthat•additionally/inaddition•ontheotherhand•inthesameway•…Step4:HomeworkWriteanarticleonadvantagesanddisadvantagedofcomputeruse.V.Designofwritingonblackboard:VI.Recordafterteaching:
