Period 4Listening and Speaking教学内容分析The emphasis of this period will be placed on listening and speaking.There are altogether three texts for the students to listen to in this period：one is in the Students Book and the other two are in the Workbook.The first one(on Page 15，Listening and speaking)is a conversation between a teacher and three of her students，Lucy，Pitt and Jack.They are talking about a poetry competition.The students talk about when they are going to write their poems and how they become inspired to write poetry.Their discussion illustrates the function of intention.While listening to Part 1 of the dialogue for the first time the students are asked to get some specific information about it and answer four whquestions.After listening to the second part of the dialogue for the first time the students are asked to get more detailed information and fill in the chart.At last the students are asked to listen to the whole passage again and note down the expressions about intention and plans.The second one(on Page 48，Listening)is a conversation between a teacher and three of his students，Wu Zhe，Lily and Chelsea.They are discussing how they feel about listening to poetry and writing it.They also discuss how they go about writing poetry.The teachers opening question is an example of the third conditional.And the third one(on Page 53，Listening Task)is a conversation between three students about their poetry homework.They are talking about the kind of poem each is going to write.In their discussion，the students use expressions of intention，the focus function of the unit.三维目标设计Knowledge and skills1To understand the meanings of the following key words and expressions while hearing them in the tape：deadline(最后期限，截止时间)，go for a hike(去徒步旅行)，atmosphere(气氛)，create(创造，造成)，spill out(溢出，流)，horrible(可怕的，令人讨厌的)2To enable the students to understand the listening texts.3To help the students learn how to express their intention and plans.Process and methods1Smoothing away language problems if any before listening.Before asking the students to listen to the tape，help them to smooth away any language problems such as new words and expressions that they may not understand while listening.2Listening for needed information.Before asking the students to listen to the tape for the first time，give them one or two questions about the general idea of the text so as to lead the students to concentrate only on the needed information.Then ask them to listen to the tape for a second or even a third time for some specific information by giving them some detailed questions to answer.3Speaking freely and making conversations.At last the students may be asked to give their own points of view and attitudes towards certain subject mentioned in the text.Emotion，attitude and value1To arouse the students curiosity about poems.2To develop the students sense of exploring.3To cultivate the students sense of cooperative learning in a group.教学重、难点1The understanding of the listening texts.2The expressing of intention and plans.Step 1Revision1Retell the text on Page 10Page 11.2Check the answers of the exercises in Learning about Language and explain the difficulties.Step 2Listening 1Listen to Text 1(Page 15)and do the following exercises.(1)Listen to the tape and write down the main idea of the listening material._(2)Listen to the tape again then choose the best answers.Whats the deadline for the poetry competition?A20th.B22nd.C24th.How is Pitt going with his poem?AHe has already written something.BHe is not going to enter a poem this year.CHe is going to write one this weekend.What is Jack going to do?AHe will go on a hike into the countryside.BHe will catch insects in the grass.CHe will pick wild flowers.What is Lucy going to do?AShe will be surrounded by familiar things.BShe will stay in her house.CShe will try out Jacks way some time.How can Pitt work best?AWhen he is going on a hike.BWhen he is listening to his favorite music.CWhen he is watching beautiful flowers.(3)Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.Well，I_ a lot moremaybe an insect in the grass _something，the shapes and _of the flowers，how the wind sounds，or the _smells in the air._，I find that as I look around me all sorts of interesting _and words come into my head.I write best when Im _by familiar things，so I _to be in my house.And it needs to be very_.But now Ive _to Jack，I think Ill also _his way some time.(4)Use one sentence to tell how each one of them is getting on with his or her task.Jack _Lucy _Pitt _