应用型大学英语视听说教案单元名称：Unit 2 Critical Thinking单元话题：Critical thinkingPart One: Purpose of TeachingIn this unit, we will focus on critical thinking. We will learn relevant vocabulary and expressions. We will also learn how to express distance in oral communication. Oral activities in different forms will be conducted to practice these language skills. Part Two: Time ArrangementTime Arrangement Period One(45 Minutes)Lead-in10 Minutes Communicative Skills20 Minutes In-putting& Out-putting15 MinutesPeriod Two(45 Minutes) In-putting& Out-putting15 Minutes Follow-up Activities15 MinutesOral Practice10 MinutesReviewing Checklist 5 MinutesPart Three: Teaching ContentsLead-in (10 minutes) Make students get to know critical thinking.Culture Link Critical thinking is the purposeful and reflective judgment about what to believe or what to do in response to observations, experience, verbal or written expressions, or arguments. Critical thinking involves determining the meaning and significance of what is observed or expressed, or, concerning a given inference or argument, determining whether there is adequate justification to accept the conclusion as true. Fisher & Scriven define critical thinking as “skilled, active, interpretation and evaluation of observations, communications, information, and argumentation”. Activity 1 Listening Direct students to check those familiar words and expressions. Encourage them to name any word they think is new and briefly explain it. Direct students to read questions first and predict what they are going to hear. Play the recording. Check answers and explain. Have them underline useful oral expressions if possible.Word Bankinconsistencyn. the quality or state of being inconsistent 不一致relevancen. relation to the matter at hand 关联Activity 2 Viewing Direct students to check those familiar words and expressions. Encourage them to name any word they think is new and briefly explain it. Direct students to read questions first and predict what they are going to hear. Play the recording. Check answers and explain.Word Bankgrouchn. a habitually irritable or complaining person 心怀不满，不高兴的人synthesisn. the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole 综合 Communication Skills (20 minutes)Activity 1 Oral Functions Ask students to mark expressions indicating “distance” in the sentences.Activity 2 Oral PracticeTask 1 Listening Direct students to check those familiar words and expressions. Encourage them to name any word they think is new and briefly explain it. Play the recording and check answers.Word Bankellipticaladj. of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse 椭圆的aphelionn. the point in the path of a celestial body (as a planet) that is farthest from the sun 远日点perihelionn. the point in the path of a celestial body (as a planet) that is nearest to the sun 近日点Task 2 Viewing Play the video (twice if possible). Check answers. Task 3 Speaking Teachers are expected to require the students to work in groups, and then ask one or two groups to present their own discussions. In-putting & Out-putting (30 minutes)Activity 1 Listening to learnTask 1 Listening for information Have students read statements first and play the recording. Check answers.Task 2 Listening for details Play the recording once again. Check answers.Activity 2 Viewing to learn Direct students to check those familiar words and expressions. Encourage them to name any word they think is new and briefly explain it. Task 1 Viewing for information Play the video and check answers.Task 2 Viewing for details Play the video once again and check answers.Word Banktwistv. to make sb. distress 使苦恼egocentricadj. concerned with the individual rather than society 以自我为中心的hypen. publicity; especially : promotional publicity of an extravagant or contrived kind 大肆宣传analogyn. comparison based on such resemblance 类比，推类 Follow-up Activities (15 minutes)Activity 1 Listening to LearnTask 1 Listening for information Have students read questions first and play the recording. Check answers.Activity 2 Viewing for information Direct students to check those familiar words and expressions. Encourage them to name any word they think is new and briefly explain it. Task 1 Viewing for Information Play the video and check answers.Word BankADHDattention deficit / hyperactivity disorder 注意力不集中症frontal lobethe anterior division of each cerebral hemisphere 大脑额叶Part Four: Oral Practice (10 minutes)Oral practices listed as follows are optional.Part 1 Activity 3 Speaking Teachers are expected to require the students to work in groups, and then ask one or two groups to present their own discussions. Part 3 Activity 1 Task 3 Oral Practice Make students active participants in the cla