Lesson52ThePowerofasmileMytopictodayisLesson52:thePowerofasmile.I’llexplainthelessonin4parts.Theyareteachingaimsanddemands;teachingkeysanddifficultpoints;teachingmethodsandaids;teachingprocedures.PartOneTeachingaimsanddemands1.KnowledgeobjectsThestudentswillbeabletogetboththemainideaanddetailedinformationbylisteningskimmingandscanning.2.Abilityobjects:Todevelopthestudents’abilitiesoflistening,speaking,skimmingandscanning.3.Moralobjects:Encouragethestudentstobemoreconfidenttofacethedifficultyinlife.Keypoints:Explainthemeaningsofthenewwordsandphrases.PartTwoTeachingkeysanddifficultpointsFindoutthemainideaofthepassageDifficultpoints:Tobeabletotellsomethingaboutthepowerofasmile.PartThree,TeachingmethodsandaidsAudio-lingualteachingmethodsandcommunicativeteachingmethods.TheteachingaidisCAI.PartFour.TeachingproceduresStepOneLeading-inShowthestudentsapictureofagirlwhofeelslonelyatschoolandaskthemtotalkaboutitbyaskingquestions:1.Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?2.Howdoesshefeel?3.Canshedosomethingtoovercomeloneliness?How?StepTwoListeningShowthestudents5sentencesandaskthemtoputthesentencesincorrectorderbyaccordingtotheirownunderstanding.Thenlistentothetapeandfindthecorrectanswers.Checkthem.StepThreeSkimmingTellthestudentstoskimthepassagetoseeifthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalsetochecktheanswersandtellthedetailstosupporttheiropinions.StepFourScanning1.Firsttellthestudentstoscanthepassageandfindoutthewordsandphrasestheydon’tunderstand.Andseeiftheycanexplainthemtoeachother.Thenaskthestudentsanswerthequestions:WheredidSamandhisfamilymovetolastmonth?Whatdoeshefeelathisnewschool?Doeshefindawaytochangethesituation?Whatisit?2.Readthepassageagainandfindthemainideaofeachpartingroups.StepFivePracticeShowtheoriginalpassagewithblanks.Thekeywordsandphraseshavebeentakenaway.Askthemtofillintheblanks.StepSixInterviewGivestudentsthetopic‘Howwillyouadapttoanewenvironment?’Askthemtodoaninterviewingroups.Conclusion:Wemayfacemanydifferentdifficultiesinthefutureinourlife.Butdon’tgiveup.Weshouldtryourbesttofindasuitablewaytosolvethem.Andfacethelifewithbeautifulsmiles.Homework:Task-basedreading:Extramaterialswillbeprovidedtothestudents.Askthestudentstoreadthepassage,andfinishtheexercise.
