高三英语教案 Unit 12 Education (简案)
Teaching aims:
Goals:
Talk about education in China and other countries
Talk about study method and learning skills
Practise making comparisons
Integrative language practice
Write a report
Special focus:
Improve reading skills and Enlarge vocabulary.
Direct Ss to read the 3 passages on the text book;
Guide Ss to learn to use the following words and expressions:
Expectation, calculate, analyse, result in, unwilling, living standards, acquire, drop out, compulsory, tendency, skeptical, commitment, etc.
c. Improve the abilities of using language by integrative language practice.
Period 1 Reading
Education for all (P102-104)
Step 1. Warming up
Task 1. Enable the students to discuss the questions on p93.
Step 2. Scanning
Task 2. Get the students to comprehend the passage quickly and accurately, and meanwhile help them to form a good habit of reading. Try to find out the main idea of the passage.
The passage makes it clear that “Education for all ” is essential for the development of a country. The paragraphs mostly deal with measures that should be taken to achieve the target.
Step 3. While-reading:
Passage Analyzing:
Exercise 1 on p104
Step 4. Post-reading
Look through the passage once again and finish the chart below:
Methods Countries
Distance learning Australia, China, the USA
Mixed-grade classes The Turks and Caicos Islands, parts of the remote central and western regions in China, Lesotho
Money from international organizations China, the developing countries
Money from local organizations China, the developing countries
Task 3: What are the writing techniques of this passage?
Numbers and dates are used to make the point of view more acceptable.
In order to let more people take the advice, examples are provided, you may find them in Paragraph D.
Step 5 Homework
Finish all the exercises on Language Practice on p105-106.
Period 2. Integrating Reading Skills
How We Learn (P107)
Step 1. Revision
Check the Ss how further they understand education.
Check the homework.
Step 2. Scan the passage and answer the following questions:
How many different kinds of learning styles are there? And what are they?
Why is it necessary for the student to know his or her own learning style?
Give a definition for each learning style.
Step 3. Read the passage again and check which study tips given on p107-108 are best suited for the three different types of learners described in the passage.
Suggested Answers:
Learning through seeing:
Study in a quiet place where you can not hear other people talking.
Take part in class discussions and debates.
Draw charts, graphs, diagrams, flow charts or pictures to organize information when taking notes.
Write about the things you have to learn.
If possible use a computer and DVDs to help you study.
Concentrate on similarities and differences you can observe.
Learning through listening:
Remembering things will be easier if you put the words to music and make a little “memory song”.
Make presentations to classmates or discuss ideas with your classmates.
Listen to and remember funny stories and background information.
Learning through doing:
Create maps. Build models or draw and design things.
Put posters and photos around your desk and have a stress toy to play with as you work.
Take part in art projects.
Organize a study schedule to include frequent breaks.
Read while doing exercises.
Step 4.Extensive reading:
The passage given below is about language study. You can learn from the passage and improve your language.
How to Be a Successful Language Learner?
“Learning a language is easy. Even a child can do it!”
Most adults who are learning a second language would disagree with this statement. For then, learning a language is a very difficult task. They need hundreds of hours of study and practice, and even this will not guarantee success for every adult language learner.
Language learning is different from other kinds of learning. Some people who are very intelligent and successful in their fields find it difficult to succeed in language learning. Similarly, some people who are successful language learners find it difficult to succeed in other fields.
Language teachers often offer advice to language learners: “Read as much as you can in the new language.” “Practice speaking the language every day.” “Live with people who speak the language” “Don’t translate—try to think in the new language” “Learn as a child would learn; play with the language”
But what does a successful language learner do? Language learning research shows that successful language learners are similar in many ways.
First of all, successful language learners are independent learners. They do not depend on the book or the teacher and they discover their own ways to learn the language. Instead of waiting for the teacher to explain, they try to find the patterns and the rules by themselves. They are good guessers who look for clues and form their own conclusions. When they guess wrong, they guess again. They try to learn from their mistakes.