ndunit2 Working The Land 示范说课稿Unit 2 Working The Land (NSEFC B4)Reading: A Pioneer For All PeopleA teaching plan interpretationTarget students: students of average level in Senior 2Period under interpretation: The second period of Unit 2 Working the LandTime: 2 , Dec, 2008Teaching material: Reading passage A pioneer for all peopleTeaching aids: A multi-media set for teaching, a tape recorder, a power-point display works Teaching aims:a) Knowledge-oriented aims: Some idiomatic phrases and complicated sentences.b) Ability-oriented aims : Comprehension of Dr. Yuans work and life.c) Moral-oriented aims: Analyze Dr. Yuans characteristics and personality traits. Teaching principles:a) student-centered and teacher-directedb) task-based learning and purpose-focused teachingc) the communicative language teaching approachTeaching methods:a) free talkb) question and answer activityc) group presentationd) pair worke) role-playDifficult teaching point:H elp students how to conclude Dr Yuans personality through the descriptions about his appearance, achievements and dreams.I mportant teaching points:Encourage students to be ambitious like Dr Yuan and follow his steps to make contributions.1Exploring work before class:New words & expressionsAssigned the students to surf on the Internet to find out some information aboutChinese agriculture and Yuan Longping.Aims: 1. Remove the language obstacles before class and develop students habit of self-study. 2. Gain some background information about Yuan Longping.Teaching procedures:Step 1: Lead-in (2m)Show pictures of hungry Africans and draw out Dr. Yuan.Aim: To grab students attention and lead in the topic of the passage.Step 2: Task-based reading (7m+ 5m+8m)1. First reading (group work and discussion) (7m)The students will be given 7 minutes to skim for:1) the main idea of the whole passage (4m)2) the main idea of each paragraph (3m)Aim: To enable students to get a general idea and the organization of the passage.2. Second reading (individual work and chart filling) (5m)Students will be divided into 4 groups to finish 4 different tasks. This time more detailed information is called for. After the reading, there will be different tasks for different groups.Group 1: Dr Yuans appearance and Dr Yuans achievementGroup 2: Dr Yuans biographyGroup 3: Dr Yuans personalityGroup 4: Dr Yuans dreamsAim: This task is aimed to develop students ability of reading for useful information within a limited time. Meanwhile, the teacher can help to remove the language obstacles in the reading passage.3. Dig-in reading (pair work and personality recognition) (8m)How do you like Dr. Yuan? What characters can you conclude from these sentences?2Try to summarize Dr. Yuans characteristics.Aim: To enable students to get a deeper understanding of Dr. Yuan and appreciate his noble personality.Step 3: Movie watching (3m)A 3-minute short movie about Dr. Yuan will be played in order that the whole class may know him better.Aim: To know Dr. Yuan better in a vivid way.Step 4: An interview (pair work and role-play) (5m +5m)Suppose Dr. Yuan will visit our school and he will answer the questions after a speech. Prepare some questions, which may cover his life, agricultural research work, even his hobbies or love story and then show your interview.Aim: 1. The interview focuses on teamwork, cooperation and collaboration.2. The purpose is to develop the students random thinking skills and practice their oral English.S tep 5: Feedback (number game) (4m)T he students will play a number game- Whats your lucky number? There are nine numbers to choose from and each number represents a different task. The task is mainly about the words, phrases and comprehension of the passage.Aim: To check the teaching effect and consolidate students basic knowledge about words and sentences.Step 6: Self assessment and assignment (1m)Check out how much you have learned in class!Write an article which is entitled Dr. Yuan in my eyes.Aim: 1.To expand the information and to broaden students minds.2. To consolidate the knowledge and help improve students writing.3