Unit 2 Meeting People(II) I.Teaching Aims 1.Master the useful expressions to introduce people and respond to other's greetings. 2.Train the students'listening ability to understand the main idea and grasp important details ofa text. 3.Improve the student's speaking ability related to the theme of this unit II.Teaching Points 1.Make the students master some listening skills 2.Ss are required to know how to introduce one person to others 3.Ss are required to know how to start a conversation and how to reply others. 3.Useful expressions and words:I guess so,by the way,impressive,horrible III.Teaching Methods 1.Listening and speaking activities 2.Individual,pair,or group work 3.Role-play activities 4.Explanation IV.Teaching Periods Two teaching hours V.Teaching procedures Step one Introduction Last time we listened to some conversations about greetings and we also introduced ourselves to each other.Today we'll continue to leam something about greetings.In this class,we should master how to introduce one person to another one. There are some conversations for us to listen to.During listening,you'd better learn some ways to introduce others Step Two Micro-listening
Unit 2 Meeting People (II) I. Teaching Aims 1. Master the useful expressions to introduce people and respond to other’s greetings. 2. Train the students’ listening ability to understand the main idea and grasp important details of a text; 3. Improve the student’s speaking ability related to the theme of this unit. II. Teaching Points 1. Make the students master some listening skills. 2. Ss are required to know how to introduce one person to others. 3. Ss are required to know how to start a conversation and how to reply others. 3. Useful expressions and words: I guess so, by the way, impressive, horrible III. Teaching Methods 1. Listening and speaking activities 2. Individual, pair, or group work 3. Role-play activities 4. Explanation IV. Teaching Periods Two teaching hours Ⅴ. Teaching procedures Step one Introduction Last time we listened to some conversations about greetings and we also introduced ourselves to each other. Today we’ll continue to learn something about greetings. In this class, we should master how to introduce one person to another one. There are some conversations for us to listen to. During listening, you’d better learn some ways to introduce others. Step Two Micro-listening
1.Play the tape recorder for the students. 2.Check the answers. 3.Listen to the song"it's Nice to Meet You"and sing along Step Three Macro-listening 1.Explain the new words and expressions ()）incredible::adj.unbelievable or very hard to believe不可思议的 (2)What a surprise!真是意想不到的事！ ()What's happening with you?你近来怎么样？ (4)Sounds busy,听起来挺忙的。 (⑤)sort of:in some way or to some degree,rather有点 (⑥I know what you mean.我明白你的意思。 (7)Take care.保重。 2.Play the tape recorder for the students. 3.Check the answers 4.Language and culture notes. (1)My gosh.An informal exclamation used to express surprise.You can also say"gosh"instead of"my gosh:The expression is used at the beginning of a sentence.For example,"Gosh,I didn't know youlived here." (2)So are you shopping?This indicates that Laura and Maggie meet in a store, most likely a clothing store,since Maggie later says she doesn't spend a lot of money on clothes (3)I know what you mean.The sentence shows that Laura shares Maggie's ideas on not spending too much money on clothes. (4)Windy,isn't it?When an Englishman meets a stranger ora mere acquaintance and feels the urge to talk,he often tries to start a conversation by making some remarks about the weather.For example,he may start with"A nice day, isn't it?","It's cold,isn't it?"etc.And it is always polite to agree and say. "Yes,it is"when you are spoken to. (5)Would you like a coffee?"A coffee"here means"a cup of coffee".Examples of this kind are often found in spoken English such as"What about a whisky
1. Play the tape recorder for the students. 2. Check the answers. 3. Listen to the song “it’s Nice to Meet You” and sing along. Step Three Macro-listening 1. Explain the new words and expressions (1) incredible: adj. unbelievable or very hard to believe 不可思议的 (2) What a surprise! 真是意想不到的事！ (3) What’s happening with you? 你近来怎么样？ (4) Sounds busy. 听起来挺忙的。 (5) sort of : in some way or to some degree; rather 有点 (6) I know what you mean. 我明白你的意思。 (7) Take care. 保重。 2. Play the tape recorder for the students. 3. Check the answers 4. Language and culture notes. (1) My gosh. An informal exclamation used to express surprise. You can also say “gosh” instead of “my gosh:. The expression is used at the beginning of a sentence. For example, “Gosh, I didn’t know you lived here.” (2) So are you shopping? This indicates that Laura and Maggie meet in a store, most likely a clothing store, since Maggie later says she doesn’t spend a lot of money on clothes. (3) I know what you mean. The sentence shows that Laura shares Maggie’s ideas on not spending too much money on clothes. (4) Windy, isn’t it? When an Englishman meets a stranger or a mere acquaintance and feels the urge to talk, he often tries to start a conversation by making some remarks about the weather. For example, he may start with “A nice day, isn’t it?”, “It’s cold, isn’t it?” etc. And it is always polite to agree and say, “Yes, it is” when you are spoken to. (5) Would you like a coffee? “A coffee” here means “a cup of coffee”. Examples of this kind are often found in spoken English such as “What about a whisky
(a glass of whisky)?","We want two teas(two cups of tea)." Step Four Oral Practice 1.Learn some sentences and structures that are often used in greetings and introductions on different occasions. 2.Divide the students into groups and ask them to make dialogues under the given conversation on P16 3.Ask some students to come to the front of the classroom and act their dialogues out 4.Listen to the conversation1,2 again,and finish the Pair Work. Step Five Home Listening VI.References 1.《大学英语听说》（学生用书），虞苏美，李慧琴主编，上海：上海外语教育出 版社，2006. 2.《大学英语听说》（教师用书），虞苏美，李慧琴主编，上海：上海外语教育出 版社，2006. 3.An Advanced English Grammar.薄冰主编.北京：高等教育出版社，1996. 4.牛津高阶英汉双解词典（第六版），牛津大学出版社，2004
(a glass of whisky)?”, “We want two teas (two cups of tea).” Step Four Oral Practice 1. Learn some sentences and structures that are often used in greetings and introductions on different occasions. 2. Divide the students into groups and ask them to make dialogues under the given conversation on P16. 3. Ask some students to come to the front of the classroom and act their dialogues out. 4. Listen to the conversation1, 2 again, and finish the Pair Work. Step Five Home Listening VI. References 1.《大学英语听说》（学生用书），虞苏美，李慧琴主编，上海：上海外语教育出 版社，2006. 2.《大学英语听说》（教师用书），虞苏美，李慧琴主编，上海：上海外语教育出 版社，2006. 3. An Advanced English Grammar. 薄冰 主编. 北京：高等教育出版社，1996. 4. 牛津高阶英汉双解词典（第六版）. 牛津大学出版社，2004
