Lesson37:TouchtheWorldTeachingContent:Masterywordsandexpressions:blind,deaf,sight,courage,greatlyOralwordsandexpressions:PlanetaryPost,HelenKeller,writer,educator,hearing,SullivanTeachingAims:LearnthespiritofHelenKeller.Knowtheimportantthingofbeingagreatman.TeachingImportantPoints:1.LearnaboutHelenKeller’swholelife.2.Howdidshecomeoverthedifficulties?TeachingDifficultPoints:Knowabouttheworldoftheblindanddeaf.TeachingPreparation:picturesTeachingAids:audiotape,flashcards,picturesTypeoflesson:newlessonTeachingProcedure:Step1.Playagame.Nowlet’splayagame.Whowantstocometothefront?Theteacherpreparedapieceofclothtocoveronestudent’seyes.Someotherscometothefront.Thestudentwithclothcoveredtouchestheotherswhocometothefrontandguesswhotheyare.Afterthegame,theteacherasksthequestions:Doyouknowthemwell?Isitdifficultforyoutoguesswhosheorheis?Why?Butthereisasogreatwoman.Sheisblindanddeaf,butshewrotemanybooksandmadespeechesaroundtheworldtoencouragetheblindanddeaf.Herdeathisagreatlosstotheworld.Doyouknowwhosheis?Step2.Listentothetapeandanswerthefollowingquestions:Whoisshe?What’swrongwithher?Step3.ReadandRetellsthstorywiththeflashcardsandthepictures.Hermotherisverypatient.Whenthereareguests,hermotheroftenletshersitbesideherandmadeherhandsintohermouthtofeelthemovingofthetongue.Step4.Activities.Nowletthestudentsworkingroups.Writequestionsaboutthetextonapieceofpaper.Askanothergroupthequestions.Step5.LanguagePoints:Showsomepicturestothestudents.Letthemmakesentenceswiththelanguagepoints.Makealistofthelanguagepoints:doone’sbestS1:Let’sdoourbesttogetthefirstplaceintheexam.S2:Doyourbesttocatchupwiththeothers.one….theotherS3:Ihavetwosisters.Oneisadoctor,theotherisanurse.S4:Theyhavetwoanimals.Oneisacat,theotherisadog.Step6.Cometo“LET’SDOIT”.Finishthistaskwiththehelpoftheflashcards.Askeverystudenttowriteoneperson’snamewhoisveryfamousonapieceofpaper.Thenhandinthepaperontheteacher’sdesk.Letonestudentscomeheretochooseonefromthese.Thenlethimorhersaysomethingaboutthegreatman.Iftheydon’tknowthepersonverywell,theteacherusestheflashcardstohelpthem.Showthemmuchinformation,andthenletthemsayitinEnglish.Step7.HomeworkFinishofftheactivitybook.Goonthenextreadinginthestudentbook.Summary:Theteachertriestocreatemorechancesforthestudentstospeakintheclass.Activitiesarethemainpresentationsoftheclass.Weorganizedallthegrammarsandlanguagepointsintheactivities.Letthemgrasptheknowledgeintheactivities.Thus,theywillthinkEnglishisfunandeasy.
