一.教学内容分析
本单元的中心话题是Good manners,这是一个亘古及今且永恒的话题。但在我们这一单元中,Good manners 都有些什么内容呢?中外文化中对Good manners 的理解、体现有什么异同?我们该怎么做、做什么才能成为一个受人欢迎、具有Good manners 的人呢?单元中十一个板块的相关话题的设计及语言材料的选编无不紧紧扣着这个中心。从日常生活中看似虽小但能触及心灵的情景及行为,如道歉、书面致谢;东西方餐桌礼仪;域外风俗礼节等,都作了详尽的诠释,所有这些为我们提供的不仅是充实的英语语言知识和综合语言运用技能训练的内容,更重要的是学生学习这一单元的整个过程也是他们陶冶情操、规范行为、发展心智的过程,这对他们身心的发展会产生较强的感染作用,有助于他们人文素养的整体提高和跨文化意识的加强。
“热身”(Warming up)部分设计了学生学习生活中及日常生活中经常发生的四幅画面:上课迟到、打断别人说话、排队买饭时不小心雨伞戳着别人、商店里排队付款一男士推开两顾客从他们中间穿过,顾客生气质问男士。让学生学会道歉,学会讲礼貌。这部分的目的是,引出中心话题Good manners,帮助学生明白讲礼貌会使我们人际之间关系和谐融洽,甚至会化干戈为玉帛;同时复习或学习一些致歉语和必要的答语。
“听力”(Listening)部分提供了一段两朋友间的对话,一朋友不打招呼骑走了另一朋友的自行车,并且把它弄丢了。怎么办?当然是道歉。这个听力练习要求学生通过听学会对发生了这种事情后的道歉表达和更高姿态的回响,使道歉者释然。以此了解英语国家人士语言的得体性、思维的方式与习惯表达方法,培养学生跨文化交际的意识。如 “I guess it wasn’t really your fault, was it?” , “ That’s OK. Forget it. It was an old bike anyway.”
“口语”(Speaking)部分提供的是三组文字情景,要求学生在前面“热身”和“听力”的基础上,以双人对话的活动形式体现情景,训练学生在比较真实的情景中口头表达能力和丰富他们有关道歉的语汇,包括词和句型。充分展示具备Good manners者解决问题、处理尴尬场面的风采。
“读前”(Pre-reading)部分设计了四个情景:1)At a dinner party, 2)Greeting your teacher, 3)Receiving your birthday present, 4)Paying a visit to a friend’s house, 以小组活动的形式讨论并写下在中国文化中以上情景有礼有节的一些规矩,这一活动的目的是不仅要调用学生已有的直接和间接的体现Good manners 的生活经验,加深对我们中国是文明礼仪之邦的认识,而且激活学生的思维,自然过度到下一步的 “Reading”--- 西方文化、餐饮礼仪。
“阅读”(Reading)部分是一篇说明文。主要介绍了西方的餐桌礼仪,并在字里行间渗透着和中国餐饮文化进行比较。东西方文化交织在一起,充满了跨文化交际的信息,体现了教材的国际性和民族性。
“读后”(Post-reading)部分的前三项任务是要求学生针对课文的理解完成的,可作为评价学生对文章理解的程度。如第一项:列出中西方餐桌上餐具及其摆放的位置;第二项:标出西方正式宴会上主要食物上桌的顺序;第三项:判断西方正式宴会上哪些就餐行为文明有礼,哪些行为显得无礼粗俗。第四项是回答问题,是一道联系中国实际的、开放性的一道问题:中国的餐桌礼仪也在变化吗?举例说说。可以小组讨论的形式进行,目的在于让学生对中西方餐桌礼仪的认同,以及培养学生的思辩能力。
“语言学习”(Language study)分词汇和语法两部分。词汇部分有构词法知识,前缀in-, im-, un-, non- 和练习部分词汇的一篇与课文主题相关的短文。引导学生通过短文提供的生动语境培养自己理解和记忆单词的能力。语法项目是定语从句,这是继前面两单元后第三次出现,不属新的语法知识。非限制性定语从句第一次介入。语法第一部分提供的限制性定语从句和非限制性定语从句的例句比较和说明,可供学生自主学习,让学生探究发现两种定语从句的不同形式和含义。第二部分着重检验学生运用两种定语从句拓展句子的能力。
“综合技能”(Integrating skills)设计了一个很实用的写作任务:写感谢信。这个设计包括读和写。阅读部分的内容是一封感谢信的范例;写作部分的任务是:对老师的帮助、父母的关心支持、朋友的真诚、收到生日礼物等写一封感谢信。通过这一活动,让学生明白对他人的帮助心存感激,无疑是一种美德,一种素养。
“学习建议”(Tips)部分提供了一些行为规范的名言警句,告戒学生随时随地讲文明、懂礼貌,从自身做起,从小事做起。
“复习要点”(Checkpoint)部分简要地总结了本单元的语法重点----限制性定语从句和非限制性定语从句,并且设计了一些最基本的语言练习,帮助学生自评。同时通过两个问题引导学生对本单元所学的词汇作一次小结。
二.课时安排:6 课时。
The First Period: Warming up and Listening
The Second Period: Speaking
The Third Period and Fourth Periods: Pre-reading, Reading and Post-reading
The Fifth Period: Language Study
The Sixth Period:Integrating Skills
三.分课时教学计划
The First Period
GOALS:
To focus on talking about good manners as warming up and listening practice.
To learn to express apologies and responses to apologies.
To arouse students’ interest in learning good manners through various activities in class.
TEACHING PROCEDURES:
I. Warming up
设计问题、语境,诱发学生打开话匣子,不作限制,更不当练习来完成。
1.以旧带新,先入为主,根据学生自己的体验和理解,列举Good manners 的事例。
2.知错并向人道歉是Good manners 的行为之一。引入道歉用语,借书中情景和额外补充的各种情景反复演练,使学生能将这些礼貌用语娴熟地运用于生活之中。
(这些情景的提供,也为最后让学生自己描述道歉场面作准备)
3.作为一个有礼貌的人,对他人的诚恳道歉怎么反映?说些什么让道歉者心里释然?(为下一步的听力做个铺垫)
4.你上次向人道歉的情景还记得吗?对方是否是个讲礼貌的人。请描述一下。
1. T: We like people with good manners. We don’t like people with bad manners.
Well, what are good manners in your opinions? For example,
Is it good manners to take your classmate’s bicycle without telling him?
Of course it’s ( not) good manners to do…./ that….
Group work: Make a list of at least four things which are good manners in our daily life.
2. What should we do at least to be good manners if we do something wrong?
Making an apology? And how to express your apologies? What expressions do you use to apologize?
(Excuse me/ I’m sorry./ I am terribly sorry/ Please forgive me...)
3. Look at the four pictures in the text. Complete the dialogues with proper words according to the situations given.
4. Here are some more similar situations. Please make similar dialogues in pairs to drill the expressions of apologies.
Situation one: You go to the teachers’ office to hand in your homework, but your teacher is talking with one of her colleague. You interrupt them.
Situation two: You are late for the school gathering and all your classmates are waiting for you at the bus station. You explain that you had a flat tyre. Your classmates forgive you and tell you not to worry.
Situation three: When you are walking in the streets, you step onto someone’s toes and this person is a bit angry. He reminds you to be careful next time.
Situation four: You are playing basketball and suddenly the ball hit someone passing by. The person is very angry with you.
5. In fact, if you can apologize probably after you do something wrong, others will still have a good impression of you. On the other hand, your proper response to an apology also shows you are a person with good manners.
Well, what’s your response to the following apologies?
1) I’m sorry, Sam. I stepped on your pen and broke it. I didn’t see it on the floor.
______________________________. ( It’s OK. I have another pen.)
2) I’m sorry, Mr. Tan, I didn’t complete my homework. I was not feeling well last night.
__________________________________________________________________.
(Are you feeling better now? You may hand in your homework tomorrow.)
6. Do you think it good manners to make an apology to people in time if you have done something wrong? Please describe the situation last time when you made an apology to others.
What did you say to express your apologies? What was the other’s response?
Did he / she accept your apology? Do you think him a person with good manners?