1、 Period 10 Project: Writing an advice letter教学设计一整体设计 教材分析 The project in this unit is designed to help the students improve English through doing a project. The two letters in Part A are for students to read and find out what has happened between the father and his son. The purpose of this sect
2、ion is to let students use what they have learnt to finish a project by working together. In the course of doing the project, the students will discuss what has happened between the father and his son, what they can do to help the two and write letters to give them some advice to solve their problem
3、s. They will search and find some information and do some writing and drawing. In order to make an attractive poster, they are expected to know how to cooperate and how to fulfil each part of the task. 三维目标 1. To learn two letters about the problems that happened between the father and his son.
4、 2. To learn about some expressions: insist, suggest, forbid, as though, insist on, at the moment. 3. To help the students learn how to write an advice letter and enable students to present an advice letter in groups. 4. To help students learn how to work together and write an advice letter to so
5、lve problems. 重点难点 1. How to write an advice letter. 2. Enable students to assign roles to each group member and work together to solve problems. 教学方法 1. Discussion in pairs or in groups. 2. Task-based in-class activities. 3. Explanation of some language points. 教具准备 A tape recorder an
6、d the multimedia. 课前准备 Teachers can ask students to read two letters on page 38. Ask the students to read it fast and to find out the answers to the following questions: 1. Why does the father write the letter? 2. What does the father think about his son? 3. What is the father worrying about?
7、 4. Why does the son write the letter? 5. What are his problems? 6. How does he feel about his father? Besides those, ask the students to find out the main idea for each paragraph. 教学过程 →Step 1 Greeting and check the homework. Activity 1 Acting out a dialogue At the beginning of this peri
8、od, teachers can ask some students to act out the dialogues between Christina and her mum and the host of the “Talk Time” show. Present their dialogues that they wrote yesterday to the class. →Step 2 Lead-in Teachers give the students enough time to discuss the questions below with their partne
9、rs. Several minutes later, let the students exchange their different ideas. Questions: 1. Who do you think loves you more, your mother or your father? 2. When you experience some problems with your parents, how will you solve the problem? Sample answers: 1. My mother loves me more. She is ver
10、y caring and considerate. She takes care of almost everything for me. I really can’t imagine life without her. But my father looks so serious. I am afraid of him. /I think my father loves me more. He can understand my problems and my feelings. I always talk to him when I feel bad or have some diffic
11、ulties. 2. Generally, mother’s love is different from that of father’s. They all love you, although in different ways. Sometimes you may misunderstand them for what they have done to you. As we all know, there are many hotlines on the radio or advice columns on newspaper which deal with family or o
12、ther interpersonal problems. They are very helpful because they help people solve small problems before they become big ones. So when you feel upset or unhappy about some problems, you may turn to them for help. I think they always work well. Have you ever thought of being an advice columnist, helpi
13、ng others solve their problems? What should they do? →Step 3 Discussion Ask the students to discuss the following questions—Have you ever thought of being an advice columnist, helping others solve their problems? What should they do? Sample answer: I like to be an advice columnist. That will be
14、a great job. I like helping others solve their problems. What an advice columnist should give: —Get a rough idea about the trouble —Analyze the trouble —Find out the roots of the trouble —Give proper suggestions —Keep in regular contact with the sender —Feedback information T: In almost eve
15、ry family there are problems that may upset teenagers and their parents. A father has some problems with his son. They have both written letters to a magazine, asking for advice. Today we’re going to help them solve their problems. →Step 4 Reading Have the students answer some questions about t
16、he letters: 1. Read the first letter and answer the following questions: 1)Why does the father write the letter? 2)What does the father think about his son? 3)What is the father worrying about? Answers: 1)to ask for some help so as to help his son. 2)problems the father thinks about his so
17、n: —disobeys everything his parents ask him to do —is rude to them —refuses to spend time with them —refuses to do his homework —spends too much time watching DVDs, listening to foreign music, chatting in Internet cafes, playing games and surfing the Internet 3)His son may fail at school or w
18、orse. 2. Read the second letter and answer the following questions: 1)Why does the son write the letter? 2)What are his problems? 3)How does he feel about his father? Answers: 1)To be helped with some problems he has at home. 2)problems the son thinks about his father: —doesn’t listen to
19、him when he wants to do something or —shouts at him when he tries to talk to him —fights like crazy when he refuses to his father —makes him do things he doesn’t like —calls him selfish and unloving when he wants to be alone —gets very angry when he plays foreign music —sends him to bed or tel
20、l him to study when he watches a DVD —forbids him from meeting his friends at the Internet 3)He loves his father a lot. He hopes his father can understand him better and respect the things he wants to do. →Step 5 Discussion T: Will you have the same list if you are given a chance to complain
21、about your parents? What advice will you give to the father or the boy if you are an advice columnist? 1. Ask the students to work in groups of four and find suggestions to the son: Sample answers: —Try to be a docile kid at home no matter whether you are an outstanding student at school. —Nev
22、er attempt to change your father’s character and to be an ideal father. —Communicate with your father through letters if he happens to be short-tempered. —Come up to your dad and tell him how much you care about him. —Remember that it’s correct for a father to urge his son to study hard. —Make y
23、our father believe you’ll be successful in life by doing what you like. 2. Ask the students to work in groups of 4 and find suggestions to the father: Sample answers: —Try to look at things from your son’s angle. If you trade your role with your son, I believe you will realize some of the probl
24、ems you mentioned in your letter are easy to solve. —Prepare to have a heart-to-heart talk with him. Music is part of a young people’s life. You can’t stop him just because good communication will smooth the problems. Your son wants you to treat him as your equal while you act as a commander. That’
25、s where all the problems come from. —Remember what your son needs is more than material comfort. —You’d better not put too much pressure on your son. Be a good motivator. —Try to encourage him to find himself, to build up self-confidence. —Cut out harsh remarks when your son falls short of your
26、expectation. Unconditional love is very important, because he is your son. →Step 6 Self-reading Give the students some time to read and understand the two letters by themselves. If they have some problems, ask them to discuss these problems with their partners or put them forward later to discuss
27、 with the whole class. Learning to ask questions while reading is very important for students to develop their reading ability. If necessary, teachers can offer them some help. →Step 7 Language points 1. At the moment, he refuses to do almost everything his mother and I ask him to do. 目前, 我和他母亲让
28、他做的事情他几乎什么都不做。 1)at the moment 用于现在时, 意为“此刻”“目前”, 相当于at this moment, right now, at present; 用于过去时, 意为“那时”“当时”, 相当于at that moment, then。如: I’m busy at the moment. 我现在很忙。 I should have been willing to lend him the book he asked for, but I hadn’t it with me at the moment. 他要借的那本书, 我本有意借给他, 可是当时书
29、不在我身边。 At the moment, he was busy preparing his lessons. 那时, 他正忙于准备功课。 The number is engaged at the moment. Try again in five minutes. 这个号码现在占线, 请五分钟后再拨。 He’s unemployed at the moment. 他目前失业了。 2)for the moment 意为“暂时, 目前, 这时”。如: I want to leave this for the moment and talk about something els
30、e. 我希望把这事暂时搁一下, 谈谈其他的事。 We’re happy living in a flat for the moment but we may want to move to a house soon. 目前我们住单元房很满意, 但不久我们也许想住个独门独户的房子。 Stop discussion for the moment. 请暂停讨论。 3)for a moment 意为“片刻,一会儿”。如: Let me think for a moment what is the best method to solve the problem. 让我想一会儿什么是解决
31、这个问题的最佳方法。 He paused for a moment and then went forward. 他停顿了一会儿然后继续向前。 I had to think for a moment before I remembered his name. 我想了一会儿才想起他的名字。 4)in a moment 意为“一会儿,立刻,马上”。如: I’ll come in a moment. 我一会儿就来。 Could you make a decision in a moment? 你能马上作出决定吗? Tell him to call me up in a moment
32、 叫他过一会儿打电话给我。 5)at any moment 意为“在任何时候……, 随时”。如: We can ask him for help at any moment. 我们随时可以请他帮忙。 We shouldn’t lose heart at any moment. 我们在任何时候都不能失去信心。 2. His grandparents buy him many things, and yet he is still rude to us. 他爷爷和奶奶给他买东西。可就是这样他还是对我们很无礼。 1)be rude to sb. 意为“对某人粗鲁、没礼貌”。如:
33、 Don’t be rude to the taxi driver. It’s not his fault that the traffic is heavy. 不要对那个出租车司机粗声粗气的。交通拥挤不是他的过错。 He’s very rude to the old people. 他对老人很没礼貌。 【注】 介词to和for经常跟在一些形容词或名词后表示“对于”, 那么, 什么情况下用to, 什么情况下用for呢? 这个问题比较复杂, 原因在于, 后边可以跟to或for的形容词很多, 这些形容词与to或for搭配, 各有其原因。 ▲当主语是表示人的名词或代词, 且形容词表示主语对
34、某人或某事的主观态度或感情常用to,这样的形容词有good, bad, blind, faithful, kind, cruel, deaf, generous, grateful, open, polite, rude, thankful等。如: His stepmother is good to him. 他的继母对他很好。 We should be faithful to our country. 我们应该对国家忠诚。 The woman was unkind to her mother-in-law. 这女人对她婆婆不好。 Don’t be cruel to animals.
35、 不要虐待动物。 The merchant is very generous to the villagers. 那商人对村民们很慷慨。 I’m grateful to you for your help. 我感谢你的帮助。 You should be polite to your parents. 你应该对你的父母有礼貌。 2)与这些形容词相对应的名词后一般也跟to而不跟for。如: I admire him because of his kindness to everyone. 他对大家都很友好, 我很敬佩他。 This showed their loyalty to t
36、he party. 这表明了他们对党的忠诚。 3)当主语是表示事物的名词或代词时, 一些表示给人某种感觉的形容词后常用to。如: The scene was astonishing to everyone standing by. 这场面令旁观者大为吃惊。 English is interesting to me. 我觉得英语有趣。 The business is new to him. 他不熟悉这种事。 4)表示“有害”“有益”“适合”等意义的形容词后常用for。如: Don’t read in the sun. It’s bad for your eyes. 不要在阳
37、光下看书。那样对眼睛有害。 Fresh air is good for you. 新鲜的空气对你有好处。 I don’t think he is fit for the job. 我认为他不适合做这工作。 This is a place suitable for a picnic. 这是一个适合野餐的地方。 She’s extremely well qualified for the job. 她极胜任这一工作。 3. Recently he has been refusing to do his homework, and instead insists on wasting
38、his time watching DVDs and listening to foreign music. 最近, 他就是不做家庭作业, 而总是把时间浪费在看DVD和听外国音乐上。 1)has been refusing为现在完成进行时形式,该时态强调动作从过去开始, 一直进行到现在该动作可能仍在进行, 也可能刚刚停止。它常用于表示延续至今的连续性或重复性动作。 You’re out of breath. Have you been running? 你上气不接下气, 是不是跑步来着? He has been writing letters to the hospital. 他一
39、直在给那家医院写信。 现在完成时主要用于表示已完成的动作及其对现在的影响或与现在的关系。 I have taught the class. 我教过那个班。 I have been teaching that class. 我教着那个班。 2)insist on/upon后接名词或动名词, 意为“一定要”“坚决主张”“坚持说”。如: We insist upon a definite answer. 我们一定要得到一个肯定的答复。 They always insist on a high standard. 他们一贯坚持高标准。 He insisted on his corr
40、ectness. 他坚称他是对的。 She insisted on going there. 她坚持要去那里。 He insisted on seeing us home. 他一定要送我们回家。 We insist on your giving us a straightforward answer. 我们一定要你们给我们一个直截了当的回答。 We ought to have insisted on your taking a thorough rest before going back to work. 我们本来应该坚持让你彻底休息好后再回去工作的。 We insisted
41、on his coming to the party. 我们坚持要求他来参加聚会。 3)insist用作及物动词, 意为“坚持说”“坚决认为”, 后可接that宾语从句, 从句中不用虚拟语气。如: He insisted that he had done right. 他坚持认为他做得对。 I insisted that he was mistaken. 我坚持说他搞错了。 He insisted that he could get back in time. 他坚持说他能及时赶回来。 He insisted that Xiao Yang was not to blame.
42、他坚持说不怪小杨。 She insisted that she needed no help. 她坚持说她不需要帮助。 4)insist用作及物动词, 意为“定要”“坚决要求”“坚决主张”, 后接that宾语从句, 从句中要用“should+动词原形”, should可以省略。如: They all insisted that they (should) not rest until the work was done. 他们坚决要求不完工就不休息。 I insisted that he should come with us. 我定要他与我们同行。 I insisted tha
43、t he should go. 我一定要他去。 I insist that you take immediate action to put this right. 我坚决要求你立刻采取行动把事情处理好。 辨析: insist on与stick to insist on指“坚持(自己的意见和想法)”。 stick to意为“坚持做”, 后接名词, 表示始终如一坚持某人的观点、目的、决定、计划等。如: Each side stuck to its own position on this question. 在这问题上, 双方都各自坚持自己的立场。 Don’t stick to
44、 your own opinions. 不要坚持己见。 If you stick to main roads, you won’t get lost. 如果你一直走在大路上, 你就不会迷失方向。 We will stick to our decision. 我们将坚持我们的决定。 Whatever you say, I will stick to my plan. 不管你说什么, 我都将坚持我的计划。 4. He and my mother always make me do things I don’t like such as playing the piano and lea
45、rning Japanese. 我爸爸和我妈妈总是强迫我做我不喜欢做的事情, 比如弹钢琴或者学习日语等。 1)make是使役动词, 可接不带to的动词不定式。make sb. do意为“使某人做”, 用在被动语态中要加to。如: Another famous building that makes people think of seashells is the Opera House in Sydney. 另一个使人们想到海贝壳的著名建筑是悉尼的歌剧院。 What he said made us all laugh. 他所说的话使我们大笑起来。 He made me repea
46、t the story. 他逼我把故事重复一遍。 She must be made to keep her promise. 必须逼她遵守诺言。 2)make是使役动词, 后面可以接形容词作宾语补足语。如: It is our duty to make our country more beautiful. 使我们的国家更美丽是我们的职责。 What he did made me very happy. 他所做的事使我非常高兴。 The exciting news made us very excited. 那个令人兴奋的消息使我们很激动。 I made it clear
47、that I didn’t agree with your idea. 我明确表示不同意你的观点。 3)“make+宾语+过去分词(作宾补)”的结构, 常见的有make oneself seen/heard/believed/known, 意为“使自己被看见、听见、相信、知道”。如: When introduced, you should stand up to make yourself seen. 当介绍你的时候, 你应该站起来让人看到。 She couldn’t make herself heard because of the noise of the traffic.
48、由于交通嘈杂声。她无法让别人听到她的声音。 A person who often lies can’t make himself believed. 常说谎的人是难以让别人相信他的。 The man made himself known by writing short stories. 那个人通过写短篇故事使自己出名。 She read English in a high voice so as to make herself noticed. 她高声朗读英语, 以使自己被注意。 辨析: be made of, be made from, be made into, be ma
49、de up of (1)be made of指物理变化, 能够看到其组成原料。如: This table is made of glass. 这个桌子是由玻璃制成的。 I want to buy a ring made of pure gold. 我想买一个由纯金制成的戒指。 (2)be made from意为“由……制成的”, 指化学变化, 不能够看到其组成原料。如: Paper is often made from wood. 纸一般是由木头制成的。 Wine is made from grapes. 葡萄酒是用葡萄酿制的。 I enjoy this kind of
50、drink made from apples. 我喜欢喝这种用苹果制成的饮料。 (3)be made into意为“某物被制成……”, 其主语为原物, into后接新物。如: Bamboo can be made into tables. 竹子可以被制成桌子。 Grapes can be made into wine. 葡萄可以制成酒。 (4)be made up of意为“由……组成”,是整体与独立个体的关系。如: Our class is made up of fifty students. 我们班是由五十个学生组成。 The UK is made up of four






