Unit1YouCanWritePoetryLesson7TradingPoemsTeachingContent:Masterywordsandexpressions:awake,riddleOralwordsandexpressions:avenueTeachingAims:1.Knowmoreabouttheforeignculture.2.Createthestudent’scooperationability.TeachingImportantPoints:1.Masterthewrittenstyle,letter.2.LearnthedifferencesbetweenChineseandforeignpoetry.TeachingDifficultPoints:Writealetterwithwhatwelearninthisunit.TeachingPreparation:picturesTeachingAids:audiotape,flashcards,picturesTypeoflesson:newlessonTeachingProcedure:Step1.Showthetypeoftheletter.Letthestudentssumhowtowritealetter.Payattentiontothewrittenstyleoftheenvelope.Step2.ListeningtaskListentothetapeandfillintheblanks.1._______isabeautifulwaytoexpressthoughtsandfeelings.2.Danny’steachersaysDanny’salwayssaying_______things.Letthestudentslistentothetapeandfinishthelisteningtaskinclassinoral.Step3.Readthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.DoesDannythinkitishardtowriteapoem?2.DidLiMingwritebacktoDanny?Askthestudentsscanthetextandanswerthequestions.Step4.PracticeWritealettertoyourfriendsaboutwhatwelearninthisunit.Theteacherencouragesthemtowriteapoemtotheirfriend,too.It’shard,sotheycanchooseanytopicthattheylike.Theyonlywriteforfriends.Wedon’tneedtodemandtoomuch.Step5.Cometo“LET’SDOIT”.Finishthetaskingroupsofthreeorfourstudents.Inasmallgroup,writeapoemliketheoneinLiMing’spostcard.1.First,chooseawordyourgrouplike.Theycanchooseanywordthattheylike.Becausethetaskistobeginapoemwiththelettersinthisword,everyonecanwriteawordonapieceofpaper.Thentheycanchooseonefromthese.2.Useeachletterinthiswordtobeginalineofourpoem.Everyoneinthegroupcanwritedifferentpoemaccordingtotheword.Thentheycanexchangetheirpoemsandgiveadvicetoeachother.3.Makeapostertodisplayyourpoemsonthewall.Ittakessometimetodesigntheposter.4.Whichonedoyouthinkisthebest?Giveyourreasons.Letthestudentschoosethebestpoemthattheylikebestandgivetheirreasonsinfrontoftheclass.Step6.Homework1.Finishofftheexercisesinactivitybook.2.Goonthenextreadinginthestudentbook.Summary:ThelastpoemthatwelearninLiMing’spostcardisveryinteresting.Itisreallylikeariddle.Sumwhatwelearnandwriteapoemlikethat.Encourageallofthestudentstowriteapoembyhimself.Remembertomaketheposter.Itisasouvenirofthisunit.
