UNIT 3 Psychology The word "psychology"literally means"the study of mind".It has the immediate goal of understanding individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases,and by many accounts it ultimately aims to benefit society. Sometimes,psychology is described as a "hub science",with psychological findings linking to research and perspectives from the social sciences,natural sciences,and the humanities,such as philosophy.In this unit,we will explore some basic concepts of psychology through concrete examples
Unit 3 Psychology Unit Contents Unit objectives Text A Text B Text C Academic language and discourse Listening Speaking Writing
Unit 3 Psychology Unit Contents Unit objectives Text A Text B Text C Academic language and discourse Listening Speaking Writing
Unit 3 Unit Objectives Psychology 1.Professional Knowledge Get acquainted with some important psychological concepts(e.g.optimist, pessimist,personality,character traits ,etc.) 2.Reading Summarize the main ideas of a text and identify essential supporting points o Understand difficult sentences (e.g., sentences with formal words or expressions) Identify comparison and contrast
Unit Objectives 1. Professional Knowledge • Get acquainted with some important psychological concepts( e.g. optimist, pessimist, personality, character traits ,etc.) 2. Reading • Summarize the main ideas of a text and identify essential supporting points • Understand difficult sentences (e.g., sentences with formal words or expressions) • Identify comparison and contrast Unit 3 Psychology
Unit 3 Unit Objectives Psychology 3.Listening Understand important supporting details 4.Speaking Make a clear,concise and reliable argument 5.Writing Know the basic elements and structure of the introduction section of a research paper
Unit Objectives 3. Listening • Understand important supporting details 4. Speaking • Make a clear, concise and reliable argument 5. Writing • Know the basic elements and structure of the introduction section of a research paper. Unit 3 Psychology
Unit 3 Unit Objectives Psychology 6.Researching Independently locate and study a variety of resources (articles,books,videos,etc.)to know more about the study of psychology 7.Academic language and discourse Know what is collocation Acquire some specialized vocabulary in psychology Understand the differences between comparison and contrast ● Comprehend stylistic differences between formal and informal English and acquire some formal expressions
Unit Objectives 6. Researching • Independently locate and study a variety of resources (articles, books, videos, etc.) to know more about the study of psychology 7. Academic language and discourse • Know what is collocation • Acquire some specialized vocabulary in psychology • Understand the differences between comparison and contrast • Comprehend stylistic differences between formal and informal English and acquire some formal expressions Unit 3 Psychology
Unit Teaching Plan Part Teaching focus Activities Finish the task in Lead-in/Text A Text A Study Text A 。 Finish the tasks in Critical reading and thinking/Text A ·Study Text B Finish the tasks in Critical reading and thinking/Text B 2 Text B Do the survey and discuss your findings based on the questions in Researching/Text B Study Text C 3 Text C Finish the task in Text C Academic 4 language and Finish the tasks in Language building-up/Text A discourse Study the tips and Word bank in Listening 5 Listening Finish the tasks in Listening Study the tips in Speaking 6 Speaking Prepare for the task in Speaking,focusing on how to make an argument Writing Study the tips in Writing Finish the tasks in Writing
Unit 3 Unit Teaching Plan Psychology
Text A Teaching Steps Teaching steps 1 Lead-in Ask Ss to work in pairs to do the task in Lead-in/Text A.Then invite several Ss to share their answers with the whole class. 2 Overview Ask Ss to preview Text A before class.Or,allocate some time for Ss to read the text quickly in class.Then invite several Ss to summarize the main idea of Text A. 3 In-depth analysis of Text A 1)Show Ss the following key words and ask them to contribute as much as possible what they know about them.Provide additional information when necessary.(see Supplementary information) optimism ·pessimism 2)Discuss with Ss the questions in Task 1/Critical reading and thinking/Text A.(see Answer keys) 3) Choose Ss to report their answers to Task 2/Critical reading and thinking/Text A (see Answer keys)
Unit 3 Text A Teaching Steps Psychology
Unit 3 Text A Lead-in Psychology Listen twice to a talk on what psychologists do and fill in the blanks with the exact words you've heard. Share your answers with your fellow classmates
Text A Lead-in Listen twice to a talk on what psychologists do and fill in the blanks with the exact words you’ve heard. Share your answers with your fellow classmates. Unit 3 Psychology
Text A Lead-in ead-in Word bank perception /p'sepfan/n.s觉：s知方式 cognition/kpg'hum/n.认现：以知 stripe /straip/n.黄型：类别 5 phere/st3/L.(光睡.话动、工作等的)范圈 therapeutic /.0ers'pjumik/a. forensic/fo'rensik/a.法的 Task Listen twice to a talk on what psychologists do and fill in the blanks with the exact words you've heard. Psychologists explore concepts such as perception,cognition,attention,emotion. motivation,(1) _personality,behavior,and interpersonal relationships.Psychologists of diverse stripes also consider(2) While psychological knowledge is often applied to the assessment and treatment of (3) it is also directed toward understanding and solving problems in many different spheres ofhuman activity.(4) are involved in some kind of therapeutic role,practicing in clinical,counseling. or school settings.Many do scientific research on a wide range of topics related to mental processes and behavior,and typically work in university psychology departments or teach in other academic settings (e.g,medical schools,hospitals). Some are employed in(5) settings,or in other areas such as human development and aging,sports,health,and the media,as well as in forensic investigation and other aspects of law
Unit 3 Text A Lead-in Psychology
Unit 3 Text A Lead-in Psychology Discuss the following questions with your partners and share your answers with your fellow classmates. 1.Write down at least 20 words about psychology. 2.Try to define the features of optimism and pessimism(at least five respectively). 3.Are you generally optimiostic or pessimistic in personality/life/future/career/marriage/passing CET-4 or CET-6?Why or why not? 全完了1则 章好还到点儿 Optimism essimism ◆s日侧
Text A Lead-in Discuss the following questions with your partners and share your answers with your fellow classmates. 1.Write down at least 20 words about psychology. 2.Try to define the features of optimism and pessimism(at least five respectively). 3. Are you generally optimiostic or pessimistic in personality/life/future/career/marriage/passing CET-4 or CET-6? Why or why not? Unit 3 Psychology
