《Unit5FirstAidforBurns》教学设计1.doc

Unit5 First Aid for Burns（Reading）

Analysis of the teaching material
The new course is about the Reading Part of Unit 5 First Aid for Burns in NEW SENIOR ENGLISH FOR CHINA STUDENTS’ BOOK 5. It focuses on the Ss’ abilities to gather information; deal with information; solve problems and the abilities to think and express in English. It is very important for the Ss to learn because it helps Ss a lot in getting the abilities mentioned above. It first introduces the importance of the skin to our body, then introduces types of burns, characteristics of burns and certain steps of first aid treatments. It is hoped that through the passage, the Ss will know how to perform first aid procedures for burns and do first aid calmly during an emergency.

About the Ss
As Senior2 Ss, they have basic reading and speaking abilities, but they are at different levels of English fluency. So during the lesson, I arrange a variety of activities from easy to difficult to let all of them join in to attract their interest and let them be confident and taste the joy of success.

Teaching goals
1. Knowledge goals
To enable the Ss to master the important words and sentences patterns of this unit through this period: injury, bleed, organ, poison, swell, damage, wound, mild, squeeze out, symptom, etc.
2. Ability goals
1). Help the Ss to analyze the structure and layout of the text
2). Let the Ss learn the reading skill of getting the main idea of each part and pay attention to some crucial details
3).Enable the Ss to have the ability to use what they’ve learnt to do first aid treatment for burns correctly and make a first-aid-kit.
3． Moral goals
Increase the Ss’ awareness of the importance of knowing about first aid.

Key teaching points and difficult points
1. How to help the Ss have the ability to use what they’ve learnt to do first aid treatment for burns correctly.
2. How to improve the Ss’ reading ability.
3. How to grasp the main idea of each paragraph and the passage.

Teaching methods
Task-based method, skimming, scanning, competition, discussion,
role-play, class work, etc.
Teaching aids:
Multi-media, a first-aid-kit, the contents of a first-aid-kit

Teaching procedures
Step1. Lead-in
I’ll show the Ss a video about first aid for burns. The video is in English, so the Ss maybe cannot totally understand it. That exactly causes the Ss’interest on first aid for burns. Then introduce the new words and phrases.

Step2. Pre-reading
The pre-reading prepares Ss for the passage and relates the subjects of their own experience. They are encouraged to speak out their answer. Different answers are available.

Step3. Fast reading
This task is to check the Ss’ skimming ability. The purpose is to let the Ss get the main idea of the passage and what the text is about.

Step4. Detailed reading
Ask the Ss to finish some questions by using competitions. I’ll divide the Ss into 4 groups. If a student can answer the question correctly, then his/ her group can get one point. And the group which gets the most points is the winner. Only through co-operation can the Ss taste the joy of success. If the Ss know their answer is right, he’ll be confident and they’ll surely become more enthusiasm in learning English. These questions are designed from the easiest one to the most difficult one for different levels’ Ss. The purpose is to the Ss’ reading comprehension.

Step5. Words competition
This is a task-based activity by continuing the competition to check the Ss’ words spelling. The task is so easy that all of the Ss will show interested in it. So they can learn the words easily.

Step6. Role play
This is an interesting task-based activity. The task is to develop the Ss’ abilities to speak and express in English and their reaction. The purpose is to train the Ss to prepare for an emergency before it happens.

Step7. Summary
From the passage, the Ss will have a clear idea about First Aid for Burns and they can do first aid treatment for burns correctly. They also learn to how to make an emergency call for help. Through the passage, the Ss’ thinking ability and acting ability are improved.

Step8. Homework
Ask the Ss to read the book called First Aid for the Family.
Then write an introduction to it and introduce it to the class
next period.

Feed back
This lesson is a reading course, which is mainly about first aid for burns. It focuses on the Ss’ abilities to gather information; deal with information; solve problems and the abilities to think and express in English. Through the lesson, I hope that the Ss will know how to perform first aid procedures for burns and do first aid calmly during an emergency when they face burns in reality.