Teaching PlanSource: Cartoons and Comic Strips, Unit 6, New Century English, book 1Time: 40 minutesStudents: senior 1, Lu Hang Middle SchoolPresenter: Wei Feng from Qiao Guang Middle SchoolDate: Nov. 26, 2008Teaching Objectives:Of knowledge:1. To know more about some famous characters and topics of cartoons and comic strips. 2. To learn some new words and expressions 3. To get the main idea of the textOf Abilities:1. To help students develop their listening and reading skills and speaking abilities through various activities. 2. To help students cultivate their oral skill of describing cartoonsOf values:Learn to appreciate traditional arts and enjoy new techniquesTeaching focus；1. To get the main idea of the text2. To learn some new words and expressionsTeaching difficulties: 1. To retell the development of the cartoon and the comic strips Teaching aids: Multi-media, textbookTeaching methods:Communicative, cooperative, interactive approachTask-based methodTeaching proceduresTeaching stepsTeachers activityStudentsactivitypurposePre-task preparation1.show students some cartoon characters and comic strips 2.explain some new words and expressions (cartoonist, attract, amusing, humorous, imagination, pastime)1.match the pictures with cartoon characters2.learn some new words and expressions1.arouse students interest in cartoons and comic strips2.to learn new words and expressions2.lead into the new unitWhile-task activities1.help student know the definition of a cartoon and comic strips by playing the tape2.show a picture and some questions3.guide students to skim the text and match the headings 4.guide students to compare their description with para. C5.ask students to finish the table6.provide students with some key words and ask them to do retelling 1.listen to the tape and fill in the blanks and tell cartoons from comic strips2.describe the picture3.skim the text and match the headings4.read paragraph C aloud 5.do the group work to find out the development of the cartoon and comic strips6.report the answers7.retell the development of cartoons and comic strips according to the key words1.students learn some relevant information of the cartoons and comic strips 2.improve students listening and reading skills3.consolidate the understanding of the textPost-task activities1.lead students to have a discussion:1)Why do people like reading cartoons and comic strips?2)Which do you prefer, hand-drawn cartoons or computer-made ones? Why?1.prepare for the group discussion2.express different ideas 1.improve the oral practice2.Engcourage students to be more active Assignment: 1. Read the text again and again 2. Share your favorite cartoons and comic strips with your classmate orally3. Finish C1, C2 on page 83