Unit One Lesson Plan Name:Peng Jing Lesson Type:Intensive Reading Date: Week:1 of 16 Length:100 min.No.of Ss:_24 Aims:By the end of the class Ss will be able to 1.predict the content of the text 2.practice reading skills:skimming and scanning 3.guess meanings of new words from the context 4.work collaboratively with partners 5.produce what Ss are exposed to in authentic context in follow-up activity 6.try to retell the personal experiences by using the simple past tense
Unit One Lesson Plan Name: Peng Jing Lesson Type: Intensive Reading Date:_ _ Week: _1_ of 16 Length: _100_min. No. of Ss:_24 Aims: By the end of the class Ss will be able to 1. predict the content of the text 2. practice reading skills: skimming and scanning 3. guess meanings of new words from the context . 4. work collaboratively with partners 5. produce what Ss are exposed to in authentic context in follow-up activity. 6. try to retell the personal experiences by using the simple past tense
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100 minutes Stages Contents Objectives Activities Time Lead-in task Set up scene for the story Build scenario or schemata for Ss 10 mins Pre-teach vocabulary Carefully choose new vocabulary related with gist and specific task Make the reading easier for Ss to read 15 mins Introduce the text Ask questions abut what goodbye means to everybody Prepare the students for the coming topic Question and answer 5 mins Gist task Main idea Practice reading skills: skimming Individual & pair work 20 mins Specific task True/false Matching (main idea of the passage) Practice reading skills: scanning Pair work 30 mins Follow-up activity Use the language to talk about personal experiences 15 mins Homework Work on the vocabulary on p3-4 by themselves For better comprehending of the text on linguistic level 5 mins Review what have been talked about & study reading 1 carefully Be ready for the coming discussion
Teaching Notes Stage 1:Lead-in task 1.Use pictures to elicit the context say goodbye. 2.Is it the first time you have moved from one place to the other?If you have.how did you feel when you were going to be away from your family? 3.Use pictures to elicit childhood spend with grandparents ! Were tearsduringyour Are you the apple of your grandparents'eyes?If so,what do grandparents mean to you? 6.Use pictures to elicit the scene of the funeral. 7.Have you ever attended a funeral of someone you knew very well.Ifyou have,what were you thinking when you saw him/her the last time? 8.What do all these pictures present to us?Is goodbye a bad one?Why is itso? Stage 2:Pre-teach vocabulary 1 Confront with:be faced with or have to deal with When confronted with the evidence of her guilt.she confessed. The new system Security fo ce: confronted the demonstrators When I took office,I was confronted with new guidelines. Becca will have to confront some frightening truths about this disease. 2 Anguish:very great pain and.of the mind The child wa adly hurt and was ina ish all the evenin Physical disability causes mental anguish Nothing can take away the anguish of losing a child. 3.Well up start to flow 1 if a liquid wells or wells up,it comes to the surface of something and starts to flow out: I felt tears well up in my eyes Tears welled up in her eyes Joy welled up in his heart. 2 if a feeling wells or wells up in you,you start to feel it strongly Anger welled up within him 4 Laughter and tears:happiness and sadness 5 stop watching sth.and look at something else steadily 6 Evil:great wickedness 1 [countable]something that is very bad or harmful
Teaching Notes Stage 1: Lead-in task 1. Use pictures to elicit the context: say goodbye. 2. Is it the first time you have moved from one place to the other? If you have, how did you feel when you were going to be away from your family? 3. Use pictures to elicit childhood spend with grandparents. 4. Were there laughter and tears during your childhood? 5. Are you the apple of your grandparents’ eyes? If so, what do grandparents mean to you? 6. Use pictures to elicit the scene of the funeral. 7. Have you ever attended a funeral of someone you knew very well. If you have, what were you thinking when you saw him/her the last time? 8. What do all these pictures present to us? Is goodbye a bad word or a good one? Why is it so? Stage 2: Pre-teach vocabulary 1 Confront with: be faced with or have to deal with When confronted with the evidence of her guilt, she confessed. The new system will be confronted with great difficulties at the start. Security forces confronted the demonstrators. When I took office, I was confronted with new guidelines. Becca will have to confront some frightening truths about this disease. 2 Anguish: very great pain and suffering, esp. of the mind The child was badly hurt and was in anguish all the evening. Physical disability causes mental anguish Nothing can take away the anguish of losing a child. 3. Well up : start to flow 1 if a liquid wells or wells up, it comes to the surface of something and starts to flow out: I felt tears well up in my eyes. Tears welled up in her eyes. Joy welled up in his heart. 2 if a feeling wells or wells up in you, you start to feel it strongly: Anger welled up within him. 4 Laughter and tears: happiness and sadness 5 Stare off into: stop watching sth. and look at something else steadily 6 Evil: great wickedness 1 [countable] something that is very bad or harmful:
She wanted to protect her children from the evils of the outside world Poverty is one of the greatest social evils of our time the evils of capitalism 2 [uncountable]cruel or morally bad behaviors in general: There is too much evil in the world. the eteral struggle between good and evil 7.Lock away:keep something secre 8 Part:be no longer together They were hardly ever parted in thirty years of marriage He hates being parted from the children Summon:request sb.to come Robert summoned the waiter for the bill. summon somebody to something The president summoned Tavlor to Washington Hugh was summoned to appear before the magistrate 10 Whisper:speak very quietly so that only a person close by can hear You don't have to whisper,no one can hear us. whisper about What are you two whispering about over there? whisper something to somebody James leaned over to whisper something to Michae whisper that Staff were whispering that the company was about to go out of business. 11 Note:observe He carefully noted the time when they left the building. note(that) that the bill must be paid within tn days Stage 3:Introduce the text: The text is the author's recall of the most imporant and unforgettable experiences that came abou ween 10 and 12.The tex telsus that theauthor had d from his grandfathe theiofNever s goodbye and becmen Stage 4:Gist task I.What's the message of the text?
She wanted to protect her children from the evils of the outside world. Poverty is one of the greatest social evils of our time. the evils of capitalism 2 [uncountable] cruel or morally bad behaviors in general: There is too much evil in the world. the eternal struggle between good and evil 7. Lock away: keep something secret 8 Part: be no longer together They were hardly ever parted in thirty years of marriage He hates being parted from the children 9 Summon: request sb. to come Robert summoned the waiter for the bill. summon somebody to something The president summoned Taylor to Washington. 2 to officially order someone to come to a court of law: Hugh was summoned to appear before the magistrate 10 Whisper: speak very quietly so that only a person close by can hear You don't have to whisper, no one can hear us. whisper about What are you two whispering about over there? whisper something to somebody James leaned over to whisper something to Michael whisper that Staff were whispering that the company was about to go out of business. 11 Note: observe He carefully noted the time when they left the building. note (that) Please note that the bill must be paid within ten days. Stage 3: Introduce the text: The text is the author’s recall of the most important and unforgettable experiences that came about when he was between 10 and 12. The text tells us that the author had learned from his grandfather the profound meaning of “Never say goodbye” and became strong-willed as a child. Stage 4: Gist task Ⅰ. What’s the message of the text?
The text conveys the message that we should never give in to bitterness or sadness,that we should awys be fimnnld.houmethand happy evntso To explain the real meaning of his grandpa's words"Never say goodbye" Stage 5:Specific task True/Fals Refer Page 5. II Match the main idea of the part with the corresponding paragraphs. Main Idea Paragraphs a By the way he behaved when confronte Paragraph 5-13 with another sad moment-the loss of his grandpa,the author shows us that he came to understand what his grandpa had taught him. b.He found it hard to overcome the sadness as Paragraph 14-20 the moment of parting drew near.So he ture to his grandpa for help c.The author's grandpa,by narrating his sad Paragraph 1-4 experience of loss of his eldest son during the war.illustrates how one can overcome the sad feeling resulting from the oss of som dea to him by recalling not the moment of parting but the happy times spent together. III Answer the follow questions What made the author's grandpa cry sadly? How long has grandpa's son been in the war? 3.What is the implication of the author's grandpa's words"Never say goodbye"? 4.What did grandpa ask the author to do even he and his friends had to part? 5.What causes the author to return to the old house? 6.What do you think the authr'sgrandfather smiled athim during his last few? Stage 6:follow-up activity Oral work: Refer to Ss'book on Page 11
The text conveys the message that we should never give in to bitterness or sadness, that we should always be firm and string-willed, that we should always remember the joyful and happy events of life as well as our cherished friendship. Ⅱ. What’s the author’s purpose of writing? To explain the real meaning of his grandpa’s words “Never say goodbye”. Stage 5: Specific task Ⅰ True/False Refer to Ss’ book Page 5. Ⅱ Match the main idea of the part with the corresponding paragraphs. Main Idea Paragraphs a. By the way he behaved when confronted with another sad moment—the loss of his grandpa, the author shows us that he came to understand what his grandpa had taught him. Paragraph 5-13 b. He found it hard to overcome the sadness as the moment of parting drew near. So he turned to his grandpa for help. Paragraph 14-20 c. The author’s grandpa, by narrating his sad experience of loss of his eldest son during the war, illustrates how one can overcome the sad feeling resulting from the loss of someone dear to him by recalling not the moment of parting but the happy times spent together. Paragraph 1-4 Ⅲ Answer the follow questions. 1. What made the author’s grandpa cry sadly? 2. How long has grandpa’s son been in the war? 3. What is the implication of the author’s grandpa’s words “Never say goodbye”? 4. What did grandpa ask the author to do even he and his friends had to part? 5. What causes the author to return to the old house? 6. What do you think the author’s grandfather smiled at him during his last few minutes of life? Stage 6: follow-up activity Oral work: Refer to Ss’ book on Page 11