L1ImportanceofLife-longLearningTeachingObjectives:Attheendofthisclass,studentswillbeableto…1.understandthereadingmaterialbetterthroughusingthereadingskill:summarizationofthemainidea;2.understandtheimportanceoflife-longlearningandgetwellawareoftheimportanceofbeingalife-longlearner.TeachingDesign:StepsTeachingProceduresPurposesPre-reading[2min]1.ShowSsasetofpicturesaboutlearnersofdifferentagesandaskthequestion.Whatcomestoyourmind,afterseeingthesepictures?Toleadinthetopic“life-longlearning”andarouseSs’interest.While-reading[28min]1.Firstreading:AskSstoreadandsummarizethedifferencesamongthethreepersons.2.AskSstosummarizethemainideaforthepassage.3.IntroducethestrategyandguideSstosummarizeit.TohelpSstohaveageneralunderstandingofthepassageandenableSstoknowhowtosummarizethemainidea.4.Secondreading:AskSstoreadthefirstpartagainandchoosethemainidea.5.GuideSstofinddetailsthatsupportthemainidea.6.AskSstochoosemainideasfortheothertwopartsandpracticingusingToenableSstochoosethecorrectmainideathroughfindingrelevantdetailsthatsupportthemainidea.thereadingskill.7.Checkanswersandanalyzealloptions.8.AskSstothinkaboutotherbenefitsoflife-longlearning.9.Reading:AskSstoreadandsummarizethemainideasforalloftheparagraphs.10.EncourageSstouseconciselanguage.TohelpSstofurtherconsolidatethereadingskillandgetSstopayattentiontotheconcisenessofthemainidea.Post-reading[9min]1.AskSstohaveasituationaldiscussion.Whatistheirlifelike?2.Summarizetheimportanceofbeingalife-longlearnerToguideSstothinkabouttheirlife-longlearningplans.Homework[1min]AskSstofindsomeonewhoisalife-longlearnerandwriteastoryabouthim/her.ToencourageSstoapplywhatthey’velearnedinreal-lifesituations.
