1/10Unit5UsingLanguageReading名師教學設計TeachingDesign—FreddytheFrog1.LearningObjectives:Afterhavingthisclass,studentsareableto:KnowledgeAims:Identifythemainideaanddetailedinformationofthestory,FreddytheFrog,throughlisteningandreading.Duringtheirlearning,theycouldcatchthebasicstructureofthematerialhandling.Meanwhiletheycouldbefamiliarwiththedefinitionofseveralkeywords(frog,tadpole,waterlily,confident,knockinto)throughparaphrasing.AbilityAims:Achieveliteralandinferentialunderstandingofthestorywrittenbytargetlanguagethroughmulti-strategiesappliedlikeprediction,skimming,scanning,discussionandsoon.AffectiveAims:GeneralizetheirownideasaboutadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbeingfamousthroughtheinformationtheygetfromthestoryofFreddytheFrogandanadditionaleditorialofBeatlesaswell.Eventuallytheyareexpectedtomaketheirownstatementsonthistopicthroughgroupdiscussionandessaywriting.2.Learnerdescription:IntermediatelevelThetargetlearnersarefreshmenfromYinchuanNO.1HighSchool.Atthistime,learnershavealreadygraspedthebasicusageofEnglish,thereforeareintheintermediatestageoflanguagelearning.However,specificallyspeaking,theirlanguageproficiencyvaries.Toencourageparticipationofallstudents,theyarerandomlygiventhechancetoanswerthequestions.ThelisteningandreadingtellthestoryofFreddyandhisband.ThewholestoryisbasedlooselyonthestoryoftheBeatles,whichtheyarequitefamiliarwithduringthepreviouslearning.Inadditiontothat,mostofthekeyswordshavebeencoveredbefore,whichmadetheunderstandingofthematerialatasknotdifficulttohandle.However,duringthisteachingperiod,studentsareencouragedtobecomemoreproficientlistenersandreadersofEnglish.Theyoughttoutilizeallavailableskillssuchasprediction,discussionandfastreadingtocatchtheinformationneededtofinishdifferenttasksinalimitedtime.Besidestheirproficiencyinusingthetargetlanguageandreasonablywell-understandingoflisteningandreadingmaterial,theystillneedguidanceinhelpingthemgeneralizetheirownideasonaspecifictopic(theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbeingfamous).Andaboveall,theyneedtofocusoncultivatingintegratedcommunicationabilityandautonomouslearningability.Groupsetting:Toencouragestudentsacquirethetargetlanguagethroughrealtimecommunication,allthestudentsaredividedinto9groups.EachgroupcontainsstudentsofgreatlanguageproficiencyaswellasthosewhofindEnglishdifficulttomaster.Toensureandsuperviseeachgroupnumbertocommunicateintargetlanguage,studentsarerandomlydistributedtheroleofhost,information-provider,assistant,questioner,commentatorandspokesperson.3.Teachingfocus/content:Content:Listening:MakingpredictionsbeforelisteningVocabularytacklingthroughparaphrasing(scaffolding)ListeningformainideaListeningfordetailedinformationReadingMakingpredictionsbeforereadingStructuringtheorganizationofthepassageReadingforspecificinformation(skimmingandscanning)Summarizingthemajorinformation(evaluation)Discussingtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbeingfamous(output)WritingGivingopinionsthroughspeakingandwriting.(output)Newwordsandexpressions:Tadpole,waterlily,instrument,knockinto,confident4.TeachingAids:Blackboard,multimedia,worksheet5.Teachingprocedures:Learners’activityObjectiveTimingTune-inGuessinggame:Findoutwhothemajorcharacterisinthisstory.(frog)1.Hedoesn’tsinganysonginwinter.2.Besidessinging,heisalsogoodathoppingandjumping.3.Hechangeshisformwhenhegrowsup.4.Heusuallylivesinwaterandhasabeautifulgreenskin.5.Soundofafrog.Groupdiscussion:Predictwhatthestoryisthroughrearrangingtheorderofsomepictures.ToarouseSs’interestinthetopic.Tofamiliarthemwiththelisteningmaterialbeforelistening.Toguidestudentstothepredicationandinferenceoflisteningmaterialsbeforehand.2min4minWhile-listeningListenformainideaofthestorythroughcatchingthemissingkeywords.Thestoryisaboutafrogwhojoinedafrogbandandbecameasinger.Groupdiscussionandguessinggame:Tacklethedifficultwordsthroughparaphrasingandmatching.(givetheEnglishdefinitionfortargetwords;guessthetargetwordsaccordingtoEnglishdefinition)ListenfordetailedinformationandjudgewhetherthestatementsprovidedareT/F.Toleadstudentsgetthegeneralideaofthestorythroughlisteningforkeywords.Tocheckandgetstudentsfamiliarwiththefollowingwordsandphrases:tadpole,waterlily,confident,knockintoToguidestudentstothecomprehensivejudgmentsthroughlisteningfordetailedinformation(keywords).3min3min4minPost-listening(pre-reading)DiscusswhathappenedtoFreddyinthefuture.1.DoyouthinkFreddywillbehappy?2.Doyouthinkanythingwillupsetthem?Toguidestudentstothepredicationandinferenceofreadingmaterialsbeforehand.3minReadingSkimthepassageandfindouttheadjectivesthathavebeenusedtodescribethefeelingsofFreddy.ScanthepassageandfindoutthingsthatleadtothecertainfeelingsofFreddy.Finishthesummaryofthepassagethroughfillingthemissingwords.①Togetstudentsfamiliarwiththedetailsofpara.2.②Toprovidescaffoldingforstudentstofinishthesummaryofthestory.4min2minPost-readingDebate:DiscusseswhetherornottoleaveBritainanddisadvantagesofbeingfamous.1.Group1:IwilldefinitelyleaveBritain,because…2.Group2:No,Iwillstaythereforthesereasons…3.Group3:Advantagesanddisadvantagesofbeingfamous.Writealetterinrep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