Unit 16 Description (II) I.Teaching Aims 1.To Master the useful words and expressions in this unit, 2.To Master necessary listening skills, 3.To listen and understand some materials about description, 4.To master sentence structures and adjectives that are often used in describing things and person. Ⅱ.Teaching Points 1.Ss are required to understand the conversations related to description of things and person. 2.Ss are required to describe something and somebody 3.Useful expressions and words:handsome,creative,neighborhood,patient,from behind,snatch,roughly,knock sb down,calm down. 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 In everyday life,we often need to describe people with regard to their appearance,clothing,and character.How do you describe what a person looks like? How do you describe what a person is wearing?How do you describe a person's character and personality?Today we'll leam many adjectives todescribe person
Unit 16 Description (II) I. Teaching Aims 1. To Master the useful words and expressions in this unit, 2. To Master necessary listening skills, 3. To listen and understand some materials about description, 4. To master sentence structures and adjectives that are often used in describing things and person. II. Teaching Points 1. Ss are required to understand the conversations related to description of things and person. 2. Ss are required to describe something and somebody. 3. Useful expressions and words: handsome, creative, neighborhood, patient, from behind, snatch, roughly, knock sb down, calm down. 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 In everyday life, we often need to describe people with regard to their appearance, clothing, and character. How do you describe what a person looks like? How do you describe what a person is wearing? How do you describe a person’s character and personality? Today we’ll learn many adjectives to describe person
Step Two Micro-listening 1.Play the tape recorder for the students.Ask the students to pay attention to the adjectives. 2.Check the answers. Step Three Macro-listening 1.Explain the new wordsand expressions (l)handsome(adj)good--looking,.of pleasing appearance英俊的 (2)creative(adj,)having or showing imagination有创造性的 (3)neighborhood(n.)an area where people live near one another,community 坊 (4)patient (adj.)able to accept delay,annoyance,etc.without complaining 的 (⑤)from behind:from the back of从后l面 (6)snatch(v.)take hold of sth.suddenly and without warning (7)roughly(adv.)not exactly大约，粗略地 (8)knock sb.dowm:push sb.to the ground把某人撞倒 (9)calm down:to stop being excited镇静下来 2.Play the tape recorder for the students. 3.Check the answers 4.Language and culture notes. (1)And his paintings sell well Many people want to buy his painting.When something sells well,it is in great demand. (2)Come on an expression used in colloquial English to encourage someone to do something (3)Just calm down a minute.When you calm down,you stop feeling anxious,upset or angry.You often use"a minute"to mean a short time. Step Four Oral Practice 1.Ask the students to do the Exercise of"Making Appropriate Responses"in pairs 2.Listen to the conversationl,2 again,and finish the Pair Work. Step Five Home Listening
Step Two Micro-listening 1. Play the tape recorder for the students. Ask the students to pay attention to the adjectives. 2. Check the answers. Step Three Macro-listening 1. Explain the new words and expressions (1) handsome (adj.) good-looking, of pleasing appearance 英俊的 (2) creative (adj.) having or showing imagination 有创造性的 (3) neighborhood (n.) an area where people live near one another, community 街 坊 (4) patient (adj.) able to accept delay, annoyance, etc. without complaining 耐心 的 (5) from behind: from the back of 从后面 (6) snatch (v.) take hold of sth. suddenly and without warning 抢夺 (7) roughly (adv.) not exactly 大约，粗略地 (8) knock sb. down: push sb. to the ground 把某人撞倒 (9) calm down: to stop being excited 镇静下来 2. Play the tape recorder for the students. 3. Check the answers 4. Language and culture notes. (1) And his paintings sell well. Many people want to buy his painting. When something sells well, it is in great demand. (2) Come on an expression used in colloquial English to encourage someone to do something (3) Just calm down a minute. When you calm down, you stop feeling anxious, upset or angry. You often use “ a minute” to mean a short time. Step Four Oral Practice 1. Ask the students to do the Exercise of “Making Appropriate Responses” in pairs. 2. Listen to the conversation1, 2 again, and finish the Pair Work. Step Five Home Listening
Ask the students to finish the"Home Listening"after class. 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
Ask the students to finish the “Home Listening” after class. 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
