Unit4SharingPeriod1Asamplelessonplanforreading(ALETTERHOME)IntroductionInthisperiod,afterthewarmingup,studentswillfirstbeguidedtopre-readthetextbygettingtoknowaboutaplacecalledPapuaNewGuinea.Thentheyshallreadthetextforformsandcopyexpressions.WritingaletterofyourowncomesbeforereadingthetextonceagainforthetypeofwritingandsummaryofALETTERHOME.Theclassshallendbystudentsreadingmoreonvoluntarywork.ObjectivesTohelpstudentsunderstandthetext’sformsandcontentsandlearnaboutsharingTohelpstudentscommunicateonthetopicinfocuswiththewords,expressionsandstructureslearnedinthisunitFocusWordsbubble，adjust，grill，toast，comb，purchase，sewCollocationshearfrom，comeacross，stickout，dryout，inneedPatterns1.Itwaswonderfultohearfromyou.2.Iknowyou’redyingtohearallaboutmylifehere.3.I’mstilltryingtoadapttotheseconditions.4.Theboyshadnevercomeacrossanythinglikethis.5.Thehutwasdarkinsidesoittooktimeforoureyestoadjust.6.Theybelievethatanyleftoversattractevilspiritsinthenightsothefoodisdriedupinthecanandthecanisthenthrownoutofthehut.8.ItwassuchaprivilegetohavespentadaywithTombe’sfamily.AidsMultimediafacilities,tape-recorder,photos,diagramsProcedures1.WarmingupbydefiningvolunteerHello,class.Haveyouevertakenpartinanyvolunteerwork?No?Thenwelcometoourschoolvolunteerworkgroup.Butfirstwhatisavolunteer?Avolunteeris:*Onewhoentersinto,oroffersfor,anyserviceofhisownfreewill.*(Mil.)Onewhoentersintoservicevoluntarily,butwho,wheninservice,issubjecttodisciplineandregulationslikeothersoldiers;--opposedtoconscript;specifically,avoluntarymemberoftheorganizedmilitiaofacountryasdistinguishedfromthestandingarmy.2.Pre-readingbygettingtoknowaboutaplacecalledPapuaNewGuineaHaveyoueverheardofaplacecalledPapuaNewGuinea?Nowreadthefactsheetandthemap.FactsofPapuaNewGuineaCapital:PortMoresbyGovernment:constitutionalmonarchywithparliamentarydemocracyCurrency:kina(PGK)Areatotal:462,840sqkmLand:452,860sqkmWater:9,980sqkmPopulation:5,172,033(July2002est.)Language:Englishspokenby1%-2%,pidginEnglishwidespread,MotuspokeninPapuaregionNote:715indigenouslanguagesReligion:RomanCatholic22%,Lutheran16%,Presbyterian/Methodist/LondonMissionarySociety8%,Anglican5%,EvangelicalAlliance4%,Seventh-DayAdventist1%,otherProtestant10%,indigenousbeliefs34%3.ReadingforformsItisunlikelythatyouwillunderstand100percentofthevocabularyinthetext,especiallyatafirstreading.Usefirstthecontextandthenyourownknowledgeofthesubjecttohelpyouguessthemeaningofunknownwords.Readthetextto:cut/thesentenceintothoughtgroups,blackenthepredicates,darkentheconnectivesandunderlinealltheusefulcollocations.4.CopyingcollocationsAcollocationistwoormorewordsthatoftengotogether.Thesecombinationsjustsound"right"tonativeEnglishspeakers,whousethemallthetime.Whilegoingoverthetext,trytorecognizethecollocations,treatthemassingleblocksoflanguageandcopythemoutintoyourCollocationBook.CollocationsfromALetterHomethanksfor…因……感谢,bedyingtodo…急于做……,hearallabout…了解所有关于……,includesomephotos附有几我照片,picturetheplaces图象化这儿的地方,abushschool丛林学校,sometimesuptotwohours有时长达两小时,adaptto…使适应……,onethingisforsure有一点是肯定的,becomealotmoreimaginativein…变得对……更富有想象力,amostchallengingsubject最富有挑战性的学科,show…achemistryexperiment向……演示……化学实验,bubbleovereverywhere到处冒气泡,comeacross…碰到……/见过……,makeanydifference对……有所改变,spea...
