Haveyoueverbeentoanamusementpark?(1)Ⅰ.AnalysisoftheTeachingMaterial1.StatusandFunctionThisunitisaimingattalkingaboutthepresentperfecttensewiththepatternof“Haveyoueverbeento...?I’veneverbeento....”Alltheactivitiesinthisunitarecarriedoutaroundthistopic.Theteachingisdividedintotwoparts:SectionAandSectionB.Theformerpartintendstomakestudentsinvolvedinthelearningactivitieswhilethelaterfocusesondeepeningthelearningresult.Bytypesofmethodstopracticethetargetlanguage,studentsaccepttheknowledgeandachievetheabilitiesstepbystep.Itshouldbecombinedwiththeculturalbackgroundandtheexercisesabouttheabilitiestraining.Theroleplaywayputsstudentsintothepositionoflearning.(1)Thefirstperiodservesasanintroductionandlead-inpart.Inthispartthegoalisintroducedandthemaintopicofthisunitalsoispresented.Justlikeawarming-upitplays,itisacceptabletoreviewwhathavebeenlearntinlastunitsandtotransfertothenewlanguage.Thematerialsintalkingaremostlyfromtherecentreallifeandarefamiliartostudents,sostudentsareveryinterestedinit.Aseriesofquestionswithpictureandabigpictureareusedtoattractstudents’attentiontotheknowledge.Andlisteningandpairworkarealsousedinthisperiod.(2)Thesecondperiodstartswithalargemapofthetown.Bythiswaythetargetlanguagelearningisextended.Withchartinturnpracticingthetargetlanguagetothegrammarsummarytoletstudentsknowclearly“Haveyoueverbeento...?I’veneverbeento....”Pairworkisalwaysaneffectivewaytohelplearning.(3)Thethirdperiodteachesthetargetlanguagebyintroducingalongpassageandpairwork,groupworkforstudentstopracticefreely.Thisisapartfullofchallenge.Buttobuildupagroupofsentencestoexpressisnecessary.Moreextraexercisesareneededandappliedinthisparttohelpthat.(4)Thispartgoesonahigherlevelofactivitieswithalittlebumpup.It’sverysignificantlyhardandmoredifficult.Bothteachersandstudentshavetospendmoreeffortsonit.ThispartisalsoabeginningofSectionB.(5)Thekeypointinthisperiodfallsonwritingwithtargetlanguage.Activity3ashowstheexampleandhelpstounderstandhowtowriteanarticleaboutoneselffortheschoolmagazine.Studentsmayhavesomedifficultyonwordsinwriting.Thisexercisecanhelpstudentsformahabitofwritingsomethingusingwordstheycanfindintheirownvocabulary.(6)Thesixthperiodisasummaryandconsolidationofthewholeunit.Thereadingandwritingpracticeareprovidedusingthetargetlanguagepresentedinthisunit.Atlaststudentsshouldcompletetheexercisestoenhancethetargetlanguagelearning.(7)Intheseventhperiodwe’lldealwithreading:StarsfromAsia.2.TeachingAimsandDemands(1)KnowledgeObjectInthisunitstudentswilllearntotalkaboutpastexperiences.(2)AbilityObjectsTotrainstudents’listeningskill.Totrainstudents’speakingskill.Totrainstudents’readingskill.Totrainstudents’writingskill.Totrainstudents’communicativecompetence.(3)SensibilityandValueTobeinterestedinspeakinginEnglish.Toenabletoaskforhelpwhenhavingdifficultyinlearning.Tohelpstudentsrealizetheimportanceofcooperation.3.TeachingKeyPointsTolearnthekeyvocabularyandthetargetlanguage.Tolearntotalkaboutthepastexperiences.Tolearnthesentencepattern“Haveyoueverbeento...?I’veneverbeento....”4.TeachingDifficultiesTotrainstudents’readingskill.Totrainstudents’writingskill.Totrainstudents’integratingskills.5.StudyingWaysUsingcontext.Roleplaying.Ⅱ.LanguageFunctionTalkaboutpastexperiences.Ⅲ.TargetLanguageHaveyoueverbeentoanamusementpark?No,I’veneverbeentoanamusementpark.Yes,Ihave.Iwenttherelastyear...
