Units 13 14:Dating I.Teaching Aimsand Demands: By the end of this part.students are expected to be able to use skillfully the entences to talk about dating offer the right answers to questions about dating 3.give a brief summary to the conversations of dating. 4.understand the listening materials. II.Difficultand Key Points: Key Difficult points To express the feeling about dating and accept an invitation for dating. III.Teaching Methods 2 3.role-playing activity and discussion IV.Teaching Aids: Recorder;MP3.Courseware,etc V.Teaching Time; 4 periods
1 Units 13 & 14: Dating I. Teaching Aims and Demands: By the end of this part, students are expected to be able to 1. use skillfully the sentences to talk about dating. 2. offer the right answers to questions about dating 3. give a brief summary to the conversations of dating. 4. understand the listening materials. II. Difficult and Key Points: Key Points: To talk about dating. Difficult points: To express the feeling about dating and accept an invitation for dating. III. Teaching Methods 1. lecture 2. individual, pair, or group work 3. role-playing activity and discussion IV. Teaching Aids: Recorder; MP3; Courseware, etc. V. Teaching Time； 4 periods
Teaching Procedure Part I:Listening 1.Learning Strategy Introduction 课堂口语交际策略的练习途径： 交际策略的分类有三种，成就策略、社会交互策略、心理策略，包括减缩策略和成就策略 以及补偿策略。其中成就策略被认为是最为科学并最能促进交际进行的行之有效的策略。 学习者的语言输出过程包括计划阶段和实施阶段。计划阶段由交际目标、计划过程、计划 本身构成：实施阶段由计划、实施过程和语言产出构成。当学习者无法实现最初计划时，即 交际中遇到困难时会有两个选择，一是采取缩减策略，包括形式缩减和功能缩减，借此调整 原始目标，二是采取成就策略设法加以解决，包括补偿策略和检索策略。补偿策略又分为合 作策略和非合作策略。合作策略包括直接求助和间接求助的形式。非合作策略包括语码转 换、转述、直译、替换、造词、重组以及非语言交际策略等。课堂中口语交际策略练习途 径如下： ()把课文当作讨论的主题，课堂就是讨论会场。学生可以根据各自的程度对文本语言知识提 出问题并在同学之间用英语进行讨论，也可以根据文本内容发表自己的观点、看法或者针 对篇章进行分析、推理和判断等活动。 (2)把一周所见所闻最有印象的人和事进行回亿课堂是再现他们实际生活经历的场所。教师 可以提前布置好此项任务，形成惯例，让学生以组为单位相互交流。学生都是演讲者，教师始 终是组织者、引导者和参与者。 (3)以常见的有争议的话题作为辩论主愿，课堂就是辩论的场所。学生分为正方、反方和评论 组。教师的作用是给予引导和提供必要的知识，积极参与双方的辩论。 (4)把图片当作激发联想的引子，课堂就是学生进行描述、抒发情感的自由王国。学生可以大 胆想象、畅所欲言。教师不仅是知识的传播者，而且也是兴趣的鼓动者。 (⑤)把新闻报道的内容作为采访内容，课堂就是采访现场。学生分为记者组、律师组、讲解组 当事人组。教师是服务者、资源提供者，也是倡导者和组织者。 Effective Listening
2 Teaching Procedure Part I: Listening 1. Learning Strategy Introduction 课堂口语交际策略的练习途径： 交际策略的分类有三种, 成就策略、社会交互策略、心理策略,包括减缩策略和成就策略, 以及补偿策略。其中成就策略被认为是最为科学并最能促进交际进行的行之有效的策略。 学习者的语言输出过程包括计划阶段和实施阶段。计划阶段由交际目标、计划过程、计划 本身构成;实施阶段由计划、实施过程和语言产出构成。当学习者无法实现最初计划时,即 交际中遇到困难时会有两个选择,一是采取缩减策略,包括形式缩减和功能缩减,借此调整 原始目标;二是采取成就策略设法加以解决,包括补偿策略和检索策略。补偿策略又分为合 作策略和非合作策略。合作策略包括直接求助和间接求助的形式。非合作策略包括语码转 换、转述、直译、替换、造词、重组以及非语言交际策略等。课堂中口语交际策略练习途 径如下： (1)把课文当作讨论的主题,课堂就是讨论会场。学生可以根据各自的程度对文本语言知识提 出问题并在同学之间用英语进行讨论,也可以根据文本内容发表自己的观点、看法或者针 对篇章进行分析、推理和判断等活动。 (2)把一周所见所闻最有印象的人和事进行回忆,课堂是再现他们实际生活经历的场所。教师 可以提前布置好此项任务,形成惯例,让学生以组为单位相互交流。学生都是演讲者,教师始 终是组织者、引导者和参与者。 (3)以常见的有争议的话题作为辩论主题,课堂就是辩论的场所。学生分为正方、反方和评论 组。教师的作用是给予引导和提供必要的知识,积极参与双方的辩论。 (4)把图片当作激发联想的引子,课堂就是学生进行描述、抒发情感的自由王国。学生可以大 胆想象、畅所欲言。教师不仅是知识的传播者,而且也是兴趣的鼓动者。 (5)把新闻报道的内容作为采访内容,课堂就是采访现场。学生分为记者组、律师组、讲解组、 当事人组。教师是服务者、资源提供者,也是倡导者和组织者。 Effective Listening
(1)Barriers to Effective Listening Out-listening:Listening selectively&Disparity between the rate of speech(120-150w/m)and rate of thought (500-800 w/m) (2)Improving Your Listening Skills Listening for concept,key ideas,and facts Be able to distinguish bet evidence and example fact and principl Analyze the key points Using context clues,structure pattern.and intonation clues Look for unspoken message in the speaker's tone of voice or expressions Keep an open mind Ask questions that clarify Reserve judgment until the speaker has finished Take meaningful notes that are brief and to the point 2.Language and Culture Notes: Please refer to the Language and Culture Notes in Teacher's Book (Book Two)for College English--Focus Listening and Speaking (.179) 3.Listening Practice: 1)Lead in to the text by asking a question-"Have you ever dated?" 2)Explain the rds and sion difficulty:help students to establish listening expectations and activate their prior knowledge about the topic. 3)While listening for the first time,ask students to grasp the main idea of the material.During the second time.ask them to listen for specific information and if necessary,to take notes. 4)Help students build up their listenin 6)Offer a summary of the conversation. maa学>th co cautious小心谨植的 jerk愚笨古怪的人 aggressive争强好胜的 gentle温和的，文雅的 self.centered以自我为中心的 romantic浪漫的 championship冠④ root for捧场，喝彩 come up发生，产生 what with由于，因为 be tied up缠身 Part II:Speaking
3 (1) Barriers to Effective Listening Prejudgment: Jumping into conclusions close their minds to additional information Self-centeredness: Shifting attention from the speaker to themselves Out-listening: Listening selectively & Disparity between the rate of speech (120-150 w/m) and rate of thought (500-800 w/m) (2) Improving Your Listening Skills Listening for concept, key ideas, and facts Be able to distinguish between evidence and argument, idea and example, fact and principle Analyze the key points—whether they make sense and are supported by facts Using context clues, structure pattern, and intonation clues Look for unspoken message in the speaker's tone of voice or expressions Keep an open mind Ask questions that clarify Reserve judgment until the speaker has finished Take meaningful notes that are brief and to the point 2. Language and Culture Notes： Please refer to the Language and Culture Notes in Teacher’s Book (Book Two) for College English---Focus Listening and Speaking (Page 166, 179) 3. Listening Practice: 1) Lead in to the text by asking a question ---“Have you ever dated?” 2) Explain the new words and expressions in the conversation in order to smooth away linguistic difficulty; help students to establish listening expectations and activate their prior knowledge about the topic. 3) While listening for the first time, ask students to grasp the main idea of the material. During the second time, ask them to listen for specific information and if necessary, to take notes. 4) Help students build up their listening power through a variety of practices 5) Give the students several minutes for the pair work. 6) Offer a summary of the conversation. 7) Words and expression in the conversation: airhead 没脑子的人 cautious 小心谨慎的 jerk 愚笨古怪的人 aggressive 争强好胜的 gentle 温和的，文雅的 self-centered 以自我为中心的 romantic 浪漫的 championship 冠军赛 root for 捧场，喝彩 come up 发生，产生 what with 由于，因为 be tied up 缠身 Part II: Speaking
1.Useful Expressions: Making an Invitation Are you free/busy this evening? I was wondering if you have anything arranged for tomorrow evening? Would you like to the concert with me? Would you care to go for a walk? How/what about going toa movie tonight Do you feel like playing table tennis this weekend/ Accepting an Invitation Thank you,I'd love/like to Sure.why not? Sure.That would be wonderful Thank you.I'd like to go very much That sounds great/good/fun. I'd love to but I have another engagement. That's very kind of you but.. 2.Speaking Activities Option 1:Picture Description
4 1. Useful Expressions: Making an Invitation Are you free / busy this evening? I was wondering if you have anything arranged for tomorrow evening? Would you like to the concert with me? Would you care to go for a walk? How / what about going to a movie tonight? Do you feel like playing table tennis this weekend/ Accepting an Invitation Thank you, I’d love / like to. Sure, why not? Sure. That would be wonderful. Thank you. I’d like to go very much. That sounds great / good / fun. Declining an Invitation Sorry, I’m afraid I can’t. I must finish the term paper. I’d love to but I have another engagement. That’s very kind of you but… 2. Speaking Activities Option 1: Picture Description
The Answer for Reference: In this picture.two rows of yo forms and snacks.Organized by a special agency,speed dating enables people to date about twenty persons in one night By attending this speed dating people save a lot of time going from one blind date to another or daydreaming the coming of their Mr.and Mrs Right.That's why speed dating becomes more and more popular these days in the west. The answer for reference It's cool to be under the blue sky and on the silver sand beach.But here we see a bottle of chili sauce and a cucumber lie comfortably on two lounge chairs.And the cucumber is wearing a pair of sunglasses.Humorous isn'tit?Imagine the chili sauce bottle and the cucumber are dating Indeed,nowadays,no dating is impossible.There are lots of"Beauty and Beast"cases.I think this picture is an advertisement for the brand of chili sauce.which indicates that the chili sauce is suitable for any kind of food,even for a cucumber! Option 2:Group Discussion The topic:What do you think of dating of university students? (1)In the discussion,the teacher can form groups of students,preferably 4or 5 in each group. (2)Each goup works on the topic for a give time period,and students in each group have to (3)A feedback session is conducted with the whole class in which each group justifies its opinion. Part III.Homework
5 The Answer for Reference: In this picture, two rows of young people are sitting on either side of the tables, one row being girls and the other being boys. They are having a speed dating. On the tables are some application forms and snacks. Organized by a special agency, speed dating enables people to date about twenty persons in one night. By attending this speed dating, people save a lot of time going from one blind date to another or daydreaming the coming of their Mr. and Mrs. Right. That’s why speed dating becomes more and more popular these days in the west. The answer for reference It’s cool to be under the blue sky and on the silver sand beach. But here we see a bottle of chili sauce and a cucumber lie comfortably on two lounge chairs. And the cucumber is wearing a pair of sunglasses. Humorous, isn’t it? Imagine the chili sauce bottle and the cucumber are dating! Indeed, nowadays, no dating is impossible. There are lots of “Beauty and Beast” cases. I think this picture is an advertisement for the brand of chili sauce, which indicates that the chili sauce is suitable for any kind of food, even for a cucumber! Option 2: Group Discussion The topic: What do you think of dating of university students? (1) In the discussion, the teacher can form groups of students, preferably 4 or 5 in each group. (2) Each group works on the topic for a given time period, and students in each group have to agree with each other after a certain amount of discussion. (3) A feedback session is conducted with the whole class in which each group justifies its opinion. Part III. Homework
1.Listen tosome materials on the topic of Dating 2.Summarize the useful sentences about dating. 3.Write a summary of one of the conversations you have listened to in Unit 13 and Unit 14. 4.Talk with your roommates about one of the interesting things in your dating References 1《大学英语听说》，上海外语教育出版社2006-6 2《大学英语听力》（修订本），上海外语教育出版社20021 3《21世纪大学英语学习指南》，复旦大学出版社2002-8 4《大学英语疑点，难点，重点解析》，浙江大学出版社2002-9 6《朗文当代高级英语词典》，商务印书馆2002-1 Teaching reflection: Advantages: Disadvangages: Improving methodology: Date:
6 1. Listen to some materials on the topic of Dating. 2. Summarize the useful sentences about dating. 3. Write a summary of one of the conversations you have listened to in Unit 13 and Unit 14. 4. Talk with your roommates about one of the interesting things in your dating . References 1《大学英语听说》，上海外语教育出版社 2006-6 2《大学英语听力》（修订本），上海外语教育出版社 2002-1 3《21 世纪大学英语学习指南》，复旦大学出版社 2002-8 4《大学英语疑点，难点，重点解析》，浙江大学出版社 2002-9 6《朗文当代高级英语词典》，商务印书馆 2002-1 Teaching reflection: Advantages:_______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Disadvangages:____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Improving methodology:_______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Date:
