单元：Unit1Thewrittenworld板块：Task2Thoughtsonthedesign:本节课是以说和写为主的语言综合技能训练课，首先以一则文学评论为话题，让学生两人一组或四人一组操练和交换有关“意见”的句型。其次，重点围绕这则文学评论，分析文学评论的写作特点，并在课堂上限时操练和讲评。本节课的难点在于课堂时间的分配与把握。如果时间有限，可以让学生在课内完成文学评论的前两段并及时点评。而后两段可作为课外作业。Teachingaims:Inthispart,studentswillpractiseinpairshowtoaskforandgiveopinionsundertheguidance.Meanwhile,theyareexpectedtoapplytheseskillspracticallybywritingaliteraryreviewofashortstoryThehome-madeball.Step1Lead-inAskstudentstoreadtheinstructionforskillsbuilding2andfindouttheusefulphrasesforthefollowingpoints:givingopinionaskingforopinionsshowingagreementshowingdisagreementAskstudentstoreadanswersaloudtogether.Answers:givingopinions:Ifeelthat…/Ifyouaskme,Iwouldsay…/Inmyopinion…askingforopinions:Doyouthinkthat…?/Howdoyoufeelabout…?/What’syouropinionof…?showingagreement:Exactly!/Ithinkso,too./Ifeelthesameway.showingdisagreement:Idisagree./Ibegtodiffer./Idon’tfeelthesameway.[Explanation]本节课的导入，以阅读课本上有关如何询问及给予意见的说明材料着手。学生在对此有所了解的基础上，可以以“脑力风暴”的形式做进一步的拓展。Step2ReadingAskonestudenttoreadoutthepassageinstep2Aliteraryreviewof‘TheAttic’.Andthenexplaintothestudentsthedifferentmeaningsofthewords‘gravity’&‘mistaken’inthefollowingsentences.•Cindyisabusedbyheruglystepmotherandtwogreedystepsisters.•Youshouldn’tabuseyourprivilege.•Itcan’thavebeenmycar.Youmustbemistaken.•Withherhaircutshort,shecouldeasilyhavebeenmistakenforaboy.Answers:虐待/滥用;犯错的,错误的/犯错的,错误的[Explanation]这则文学评论虽短，但生词较多。除上面两个重点单词外，还可让学生结合上下文及构词法等猜测其他生词的含义。文章也可由教师自己朗读。Step3SpeakingAskstudentstostudentstoworkinpairsoringroupstodiscussthequestionslistedbelowthereview.Encouragestudentstogivetheirideasfreelyandacceptanyreasonableanswers.Youmaywalkaroundtheclassroomtohelpandmakesurethatstudentsallparticipateinthediscussion.[Explanation]因为该则文学评论较直白，所以讨论时间控制在5分钟左右即可。最重要的是激发人人参与。教师参与讨论时，可以有意识地选择相对能力较薄弱的小组，多些鼓励。Step4WritingAskstudentstoreadtheguidelinesatthetopofpage13andfindouttherequirementforthetenseandstructuresinaliteraryreview.TenseStructureAnswer:Tense:simplepresent/presentperfectStructure:P1title,author,category,settingP2briefoutlineoftheplot/importantcharacters/characterdevelopmentP3themes,symbolsP4yourownopinionMakesurethatstudentsknowwhateachpointmeans.Askstudentstowritethefirsttwoparagraphsofthereviewof“Thehome-madeball”withtheinformationtheygatheredinSteps1and2.Askonestudenttowriteouthisorherpartofreviewontheblackboard.Havealltherestoftheclassmodifyitaftertheyhavefinishedtheirown.ShowstudentsthesampleintheformofaPPT.‘Thehome-madeball’isashortstorywrittenbyJerryJohnson.Thestoryissetinmodern-dayAmerica.Themaincharacterof‘Thehome-madeball’isaboycalledKevin.KevinandMikearegoodfriendswhoplaysoccerwiththeirhome-madeballeveryday,butwhenKevingetsnewsneakersandasoccerball,thingschange.Friendshipisanimportantthemeinthisshortstory.Theauthor,JerryJohnson,usestheoldandnewthings,liketheoldhome-madeballandthenewsoccerball,andtheoldbenchandthenewsneakersassymbols.Theoldthingssymbolizethemostvaluablething,friendship,whichneedstobecherished.Ithinkthisstoryiswell-written.[Explanation]因为是课堂限时写作训练，所以教师要控制好时间。由于有前面的阅读及要点笔记，学生在写作内容上是比较明确的，而文章的篇章结构也已一一解释，所以此处要重点培养学生组词造句的能力，在语言的准确与精炼方面，精雕细琢一番。课堂写作控制在十分钟左右，要给学生较充分的时间讨论黑板上的学生的习作，促进自主学习能力的提高。该文学评论的后两段可作为家庭作业，在后面一节课中进行点评。
