Chapter4TheworldofnumbersListening&SpeakingTheAnalysisoftheText1.Backgroundonthereformationofcurriculum,thistextbookemphasizesmuchoncultivatingstudents’interestsoflearningEnglishbyusingmaterialsinourrealdailylife.Anditalsoencouragesthecommunicativeandcooperativewayofstudy.2.Thischapterisaveryessentialunit,notonlybecausethetopicofnumbersisacommonusedoneinalmostalltheEnglishexamications,butalsobecauseitisanimportantelementsinourdailylife.3.ListeningandSpeakingskillsaboutnumbersarealwaysthefocusesanddifficultpointsinEnglishlanguageteachingandlearning.Thereare5sectionsinthischapter:Reading,Listening,Language,Speaking,Writing.Inordertoaddresstheneedsofmystudentsmoreeffectively,Iwouldliketoadaptthetextinto4parts:Reading——needs2teachingperiods(TP).Listening&Speaking——needs1TPLanguage——needsatleast2TPWriting——needsatleast1TPTeachingplanforPart2——Listening&speakingI.AnalysisoftheStudentsTheyhaveknown——1.thenamesofdifferentkindsofnumbers;2.howtoreadoutthosenumbers;Theymaynotbeableto——1.recognizetheEnglishexpressionsaboutnumbersinourdailylifebylistening.2.dosomesimplecalculationpresentedinEnglish.II.TeachingAims1.Enablethestudentstorecognizedifferentkindsofnumbersinourdailylifebylistening.2.Enablethestudentstodosomesimplecalculation.III.TeachingFocusandDifficulties1.Focuses:a.differentkindsofnumbersineverydaylife;b.simplecalculations;c.listeningandspeakingskillsaboutnumbers;2.Difficulties:developingstudents’listeningandspeakingskillsaboutnumbers.IV.TeachingAidsandMethods1.Aids:somepictures;multi-mediacomputer2.Methods:task-basedmethod,communicatedmethod,groupcooperatemethodV.TeachingProceduresStep1:Lead-in(1minute)Askthestudentstotalkaboutnumbers.T:Wherecanweseenumbersinourdailylife?AimsandeffectsGreetingandleadtonextstep.Step2.Pre-listening(3~5minitues)1.Showsomepictures2.Writedownthenumbers&doamatch.3.PredictionofQuizAAimsandeffectsArousestudents’interestsPracticingthelanguageinlisteningmaterialPreparingfortheQuizA.Step4Post-listening(5minitues)1.Showthetapescriptforstudentsandletthemreaditinpairs.2.Pairwork(optional)Circumstance:Thereisanewgroceryopenednearourschool.YouAimsandeffectsHelpstudentscorrectthewrongsanddrivethemtospeakout.ThisactivityisStep3While-listening(15~20minutes)1.DoquizAinthetextbook.2.Checktheanswer.3.AtransitionalactivitySence1:IntheShoppingMall——buythingsMr.Liwantstobuyabookandapen.Thebookcosts58yuan,andthepencosts30yuan.Hegivesthesaler100yuan.Whatisthechange?Sence2:Goingtotheairport——whattimetogoTheflightforshanghaiwillleavein30minitues,andit’s8:20now.Whenwilltheplaneleave?Sence3:Ontheplane——askheightThereisagirlsittingnexttoMr.Liontheplane.SheasksMr.Lihowtallheis.Mr.Lisaysheis178cm.Thegirlsaysheis40cmtallerthanher.Thenhowtallisthegirl?Sence4:Infriend’shouse——dividecakesThereare12piecesofcakesinMr.Li’shouse.Theyshouldbedividedamong2kidsand4otherpeople.Thenhowmanypiecesofcakeseachpersoncanget?4.DoquizBinthetextbook.5.Checktheanswersandmakeanevaluation.Giveatableasfollowforeachstudent:Name:_______ScoresCorectingthewrongsQuizAQuizBAimsandeffectsPreparingfortheQuizB.1.leadtolearnthenewword“change(找零)”2.languagepractice:“…costs…”“What’sthechange?”leadtolearnthenewword“flight(航班)”languagepractice:“…tallerthan…/howtallis…?”1.leadtolearnthenewword“kid(小孩)”2.languagepractice:“divide…among…”Evaluatingstudents’worktohelpthemcorrectthewrongs.wanttohavealookandbuysomething.Pleaseworkinpairsandmakeadialogue.Examples:A:CanIhelpyou?B:Yes,I’dliketobuy2notebooks.A:1.5yuanforone.B:Sotheycost3yuan.Hereis5yuan.A:Thankyou,andhereis2yuanforthechange.optional.Ifthetimepermits,itcanstrengthenstudents’communicativeskillsinthetopicofnumbers.Step5Speaking(8~10minutes)1.GroupworkCircumstance:Yourschoolreceivedagiftof35,000yuanfromMr.Tang,anoldstudentoftheschool.Hisinstructionsare:•theschoolmustusethemoneytobuythreedifferentthings;•agroupofstudentsmustdecidethethreethingstobuy.ItistheSpeak-upinthetextbookPage53.2.Invite2or3groupstoshowtheirworkandgiveproperevaluations.AimsandeffectsEnablestudentsdothecalculationinourdailylifeandteachthemtobeapersonthatisgoodatmanagingmoneymatters.Step6Summary(1minitue)Today,wehavelearnedmanytypesofnumbersthatwecanseeinourdailylife.Someofthemarefractions,decimals,….Ihopeyoucanpayattentiontothenumbersineverylife,andtrytoreadthemoutfromtimetorimesothatyoucangraspwhatwehavelearnedmoreeffectively.CommentsDothesummaryorallyandbriefly.ThehomeworkhelpsthestudentsHomework:Askthestudentstodothefollowingthingsafterclass.1.PreviewtheLanguagepartofthisChapter;2.ExercisebookP43-44.toconsolidatewhattheyhavelearnedintheclass.