学 海 无 涯 Period 5 Writing The General Idea of This Period This period includes speaking and writing on Page 22 and writing on Page 23 The purpose is to encourage the Ss to think and talk creatively about computers and androids express their own opinions using words and expressions concerning computers and androids and organize their ideas into a composition Teaching Aims 1 Enable the students to learn how to write a report about their choice 2 Enable the students to learn the writing way of expressing ideas and giving reasons to support the ideas Teaching Important and Difficult Point How to make a decision about which kind of computer to buy and explain why Teaching Methods 1 Task based learning 2 Cooperative learning Teaching Aids A projector and multimedia Teaching Procedures Step 1 Speaking and writing Page 22 T Class suppose you and your partner have been asked to help choose computers for your school You have looked at several computers Talk about the special things each computer has Make a decision about which kind of computer to buy and explain why And then you are going to write a report about your choice There is a list of things your computer could have A fast PC the monitor is smaller Improved disc storage used recycled materials Internet a flat screen Students talk about the special things each computer can do T So much for the talking And now you will be given five minutes to write a report about your choice After that some of you will be asked to present your report to the class In your writing try to use the present perfect passive in your report You may begin your report like this We looked at many different computers The one we have chosen is the PEP personal computer One of the main reasons is that it is suitable for schools We found out that Five minutes later several students begin to present their reports to the class and the teacher will show two or three reports using the projector to find out and correct the possible mistakes with the class Possible version We looked at many different computers The one we have chosen is the PEP personal computer One of the main reasons is that it is suitable for schools We found out that it looked not only cute but also advanced First it has a flat screen which makes the computer pretty attractive But the second and the most important aspect about the PEP is that it has undergone a lot of improvements in many respects For example it contains improved disc storage and that means it s faster PC It s suitable 学 海 无 涯 to be connected to the Internet Also the PC has a smaller monitor and is made with used recycled materials which do no harm to the environment In a word we think it is suitable for our school T Thank you for helping choose computers which are suitable for our school and I m sure with these computers to be equipped in our school we will improve the teaching conditions and teaching quality of course Now let s come to the writing on Page 23 Step 2 Writing Page 23 T Boys and girls suppose you are an android and work for a family with one child who is very spoiled The parents want you to do everything for them The parents are kind but they often ask you to watch over their child How do you feel What would you do if the child asked you to do his her homework for him her Would you tell the child no You may begin like this Hello everyone My name is I m a 321 model android I work for the Li family Now you will also be given five minutes to write your opinion and feelings Five minutes later the teacher shows two or three of the passages written by the students using the projector to find out and correct the possible mistakes with the class Possible version Hello everyone My name is I m a 321 model android I work for the Li family My job is taking care of their only son The parents are nice but the boy is spoiled The family asked me to do everything for them from shopping to cleaning the floors But what s terrible the child asked me to do his homework That s too much I m an android yes but I ve got my mind and feelings I can t do things that are harmful to people against my will Step 3 Summary and Homework T Boys and girls in this period we worked hard and wrote two short compositions You ve not only learned to make your choices or express your ideas but also learned to give your reasons to support your choices or ideas It s really a practical writing job for you to do don t you think so Such writing jobs I m sure will help you improve your writing skills Now homework for you today go over the whole unit Step 4 The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard Unit 3 Computers Period 5 A fast PC the monitor is smaller Improved disc storage used recycled materials Internet a flat screen Step 5 Record after Teaching