1、Unit 2 Study skills & TaskTeaching analysisAnalysis of teaching materialThe study skills part is about how to use formal and informal language. This task part is an article about a great person and students are expected to go through the information about Yuan Longping, and then finish Part B. Thoug
2、h students can use the information in Part A to finish Part B, it doesnt mean students can write their own articles easily. So the teacher should encourage the students to cooperate with others and get some ideas for their writing.Analysis of studentsStudents have learned a lot about the famous peop
3、le from the previous parts of this unit. They can use what they learned about the famous people. But students may not know how to write the article better. So the teacher should give some suggestions on the structure of their writing.Teaching objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be ab
4、le to:master some important words and expressions: happen to, advantage, at present, increase, development and etc; learn to use formal and informal language;do independent research about a famous person;write a draft about a famous person; give a presentation to the class about a famous person.Impo
5、rtant/Difficult pointsStudents can learn to use formal and informal language;Students canwrite a draft about a famous person andgive a presentation to the class about a famous person.Teaching methodsTask-based language teaching approachLearning strategiesautonomic learning strategy, cooperative lear
6、ning strategyTeaching aidsmulti-mediaTeaching procedureStepsTeachers activitiesStudents activitiesPurpose1.Lead-in1.Explain: (1) What is“informal language”?Explain to the students the definitions of slang, abbreviations and contractions.(2) How to express formally?Tell the students when we should us
7、e formal or informal languages:When you speak or write, you can use formal or informal language. You use formal language with your teachers or unfamiliar people.However, when you speak or write to your friends , you can use informal language.2. Help students understand the words on Page 31.1.Student
8、s get to know What“informal language”is and when to use.2.Students understand Greetings, Endings, Idioms,Abbreviations and Contractions on Page 31.To help students understand What“informal language”is and when to use.2.PracticeAsk students to finish the exercises on Page 31.Ask them to find out the
9、mistakes in Kittys letter. Dont forget to tell the reason.Finish the exercises on Page 31 and tell the reason.To help students understand What“informal language”is and when to use better.3.PresentationFree talk:a.Do you know any famous people?b.Who are they?c.What did they do?d.Why do you admire the
10、m?Talk about the famous people they know.To help students review what they learned and lead them to the topic today.4.Practice1.Tell students that Amy made some notes about Yuan Longping . Ask one student at a time to read a note . Encourage students to ask questions.2.Ask students to show their ans
11、wers to the five questions.3.Ask students to complete Amys article in Part B . Remind them that they should use the information in Part A on Page32 to help them .4.Once students have finished , read the text out loud for them . Pause at the blanks and ask the students to raise their hands if they kn
12、ow the correct answers . Complete this exercises as a class.5.Ask students to read Amysarticle and find out the main idea of each paragraph.6.Encourage students to make an outline of the article.1.Read and try to ask questions:a.When was Yuan Longping born?b.What is his title?c.What did he do after
13、graduating from college?d.Why did he begin research into hybrid rice?e.What is his contribution to the world?2.Students show their answers to the five questions.3.Students complete Part B.4. Check the answers with the teacher.5.Read the article and try to find outthe main idea of each paragraph andm
14、ake an outline of the article:6.Make an outline.How to write an article about a famous person:IntroductionMain bodyConclusiona.Introduction :Who is the person you want to write about.b.Main body:Write some detailed information about his or her life.c.Conclusion:Explain why you admire him or her.To h
15、elp students learn about the content and the structure of the article.5. Writing1.请根据下面的资料,写一篇介绍Martin Luther King的文章。Name:Martin Luther KingDate of birth:15th January:1929Place of birth:Georgia, the USAFamily and studies:the middle child in a family of three children;very bright, progressed quickly
16、 through school,college anduniversityMajor events in his life:18th June,1953:married Coretta Scott1955:was awarded his PhDThe leader of the black civil rights movement in the USA Organized a bus boycott and was arrested more than 30 times.4th April,1968:was shot by James Early RayFamous for:gave man
17、y speeches,calling for equality between blacks and whites . One is calledI have a dreamPrizes or awards:the Nobel Peace Prize in 19642.Ask students to write their articles.1.Go through the information about Martin Luther King and make an outline before writing.2.Write the article.1.To help students
18、prepare for the writing.2.To practise students writing.6. Evaluation1.Ask students toshare their writing with their group members and try to make some improvements.2.Present some students works.3.Give some advice on their writing from the aspects of content, language and structure.1.Share their arti
19、cles with their group members and get some advice from others.2.Read their articles to others.3.Make some improvements.To encourage students to get advice from other students and teachers to make their articles better.7. Homework1.Improve your writing;2.Finish Test for Unit 2 in Exercise Book;3.初中英语读本九年级下册Chapter4阅读2+阅读3.Finish the exercises after class.To help students review the knowledge in this unit and make their writing better.Teaching Reflection