While talking about sports games. The teacher may ask the Ss to discuss them with partners according to the following question:
What are the requirements for a sports team to function well?
Several minutes later, ask some students to answer the questions.
S: In my opinion, great skills are very important.
S: I think a good coach is also important.
S: I quite agree. But each member must love the team, because love is the strength.
T: Not bad! What is the most important thing do you think for a team to win a match?
S: Maybe the most important factor for all the players is to respect each other.
T: Very good! I also think co-operation in a team is very important.
Step 3 Scanning
Get the students to comprehend the passage quickly and accurately. Then choose the right answers according to the passage.
T: We have just talked about some sports. We know cooperation is very important. Now we are going to study a passage that is about teamwork. Read the text quickly and choose the correct answers.
Show the following on the screen.
1. In sports games, a player .
A. often changes his role
B. has a clear role
C. feels that players with different abilities make different contributions to the team.
D. accepts the same expectations and responsibilities as the other players
2. The author takes for example to show how a team can work well.
A. the sports team
B. the project team
C. the rugby team
D. a dynamic team
3. What is the main idea of Paragraph 7?
A. How a project team is different from a rugby team.
B. How a project team works.
C. In a project team, people who have different abilities and personalities have different roles into team.
D. How the tasks of the group are divided depends on personalities and abilities of the individuals in the group.
4. According to the text, which of the following statements is not right?
A. The coach of a sports team is not counted as a team member, so he is less important.
B. social relations are important within the team.
C. the atmosphere in the group affects the performance of the team.
D. It’s not necessary for all team members to be friends.
Several minutes later, check the answers with the whole class.
Suggested answers: 1. B 2.A 3. C 4.A
Step 4 Skimming
I. The purpose to read this passage: one is to learn some new works and phrases and the other is to let the students learn something about teamwork. In this part, Ss will read the text again and then work with their partners to get some detailed information.
T: Now we are going to read the passage again and answer a few detailed questions on the screen.
1. Why are people sometimes made up a team to finish a job?
2. What is coach’s job in a sports team?
3. Why is working in groups at school an opportunity to learn about teamwork?
4. What does the task division for the group depend on in a team?
5. What will the lack of recognition of differences in human functioning lead to?
A few minutes later, check the answers with the whole class.
Suggested answers:
1. Because the job cannot be efficiently or effectively completed by any member of the group alone.
2. A coach in a team needs to discuss strategy and make decisions about the composition of the team.
3. Because group work makes up aware of the role that is most suitable for each of us. Practice also brings the benefit of getting experience working with other people. It teaches us to be patient and to respond to different personalities.
4. How the tasks of the group are divided depends on the personalities and abilities of the individuals in the group.
5. The lack of recognition of differences in human functioning will lead to much misunderstanding, conflict, and waste of energy.
Ⅱ. Show the following form on the screen. Ask the students to divide the text into several parts and try to summarize the main idea of each part. A few minutes later, ask several students to give their answers.
Suggested answers:
Parts
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Main idea
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Part 1( Paras.1-2)
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What is a team.
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Part 1( Paras.3-4)
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Sports team.
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Part 3(.5)
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Working in groups at school is an opportunity to learn about teamwork.
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Part 4( Paras.6-7)
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Project team.
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Part 5( Paras.8-10)
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How to make teams function well.
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Step 5 Post-reading
Ask the students to read the text again and finish the exercises in Post-reading.
T: Please read the passage again and finish the exercises in the Post-reading part. If necessary, you can ask your partners for advice.
T: In the Pre-reading part, we have talked about the requirements for a sports team to function well. Now please list the requirements mentioned in the text. Any volunteer!
S: Teams can only function well when all team members cooperate.
S: The friendly atmosphere in a team.
S: Each player should not be confused or uncertain of their roles.
T: In the passage, the writer compares a project team to a rugby team. Now please finish the form.
Suggested answer:
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Project team
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Rugby team
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Similarities
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They are both teamwork.
All team members should respect, help and support each other.
The tasks of the teams should be divided according to the personalities and abilities of the team members.
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Differences
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Team members may combine roles.
The number of players is changeable.
The purpose is to build buildings.
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The work division is clear and each player has a clear role. The number of players is not changeable. The purpose is to win a match.
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T: Do you think comparing a project team to a rugby team creates s funny effect?
Ss: Yes.
T: Why?
S:When we talk about a rugby team we will never think of a project team, but actually they have a lot in common. That’s funny.
In my opinion, they are similar on the surface but have fundamental differences.
T: Yes. They are similar on the surface. Now who can compare two other things that are similar on the surface but have fundamental differences?
Let me have a try. Take fight and wrestling for example. They are both bout of strength of two people. But they are quite different. First, their purposes are quite different. People fight because of sharp conflicts between them, and they fight in an illegal way. It is wrong to fight with others. However, wrestling is a popular kind of sports. People wrestle to make them stronger.
T: You’ve done so well. Thank you! Do you know the different roles in a project team?
There are many different roles in a project team. They are leaders, builders, a foreman, an architect and so on.
T: According to the author, some team members work best on tasks alone. Is this statement contradictory or not?
S: No, it’s not contradictory. Because even in a team or group, some work must be done alone. For example, in a sports team, the composition is mainly decided by the coach alone. When he/she makes a decision, if there are many people who want to make suggestions, maybe the coach will be confused. And it is the same with the architect in a project team.
T: Excellent job! You have understood the text very well.
Step 6 Discussion
T: We’ve learned about how to make teamwork well. Now can you give an example from you daily life to prove this inequation(不等式)“2>1+1”?(Teamwork is better than individual work), for example, studying in your classroom, doing cleaning in your dormitory(寝室),or at home. Please work in groups of four and choose one example to prove this, Five minutes later, let’s see which group works best, OK?
Step7 Summary
The passage is mainly about the importance of teamwork. It tells us that teamwork is necessary and important because some work in our life cannot be accomplished by someone alone. Working in teams at school is a preparation for our future. To make the team function well, all team members should help, respect and support each other and be clear about their roles. On the other hand, it is important to know every member’s strengths and shortcomings, because different personalities and abilities can fit different requirements in the society and can help us avoid embarrassing other team members. In this way, we can make the best of working with team members.
Step 8 Homework
Look on your class as a team, and write a passage to show how to make teamwork function well to make your class strong and make great progress.
3rd Period
Integrating skills and Writing (Ticket to Success)
Teaching aims:
1. learn and master the following words and phrases:
congratulate finance combination bride hands-on live up to in demand make the most of once again.
2. Improve the students’ reading ability.
3. Enable the students to talk about success and let them know the ways to success are different for people
Teaching difficult points:
1. How to write a letter about success.
2. Master the following sentences:
It is no use for sb to do……?
No matter how hard you try,……
Teaching methods:
1. Scanning and skimming methods
2. Individual, pair work or group work
3. Discussion.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Lead-in
( Teacher shows the pictures on the screen.)
T: Do you think they are successful? What does success mean for you?
Do you think university degree is the only ticket to success and happiness in life?
(Encourage the students to give different opinions)
S1: I think success means you have a lot of money.
S2: As far as I can see. Success means you make yourself well known to others.
S3: In my opinion, success means you can do things better than others.
T: Can you tell me what success means for us students?
Ss: going to university.
Step Ⅱ Skimming.
Read the passage quickly and Answer this question:
Q1: What is the text about ?
Ss: The article tells us the story of Li Yonghong. It shows that going to University is not the only ticket to success. We should choose the job that is fit for us and then we can make great achievements.
Step Ⅲ Scanning.
Answer these questions:
① What’s Li Yonghong’s two important decisions in her life.
② Why are people like Li Yonghong very much in demand?
③ What are the two personality types that the author mentioned?
Step Ⅳ Discussion:
Do you think going to university is really the ideal career for most people?
T: It is no use for everybody to try to pursue the same career. But many people forget that in order to become successful, we must first explore our talents and get to know ourselves so as to find out where our interests lie. We must make the most of our special talents or “intelligences”.
Step Ⅴ Writing:
Fill in the form according to these questions:
1. What you think about her decisions
2. How you feel about the fact that she declined her parents’ offer
3. Whether you think she should have tried to go to university.
4. How you feel about the way she managed her finances.
5. Whether you think she took any risks.
( In groups of four ,the group leader show the opinions)
Items
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Li Yonghong’s
experience
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Your opinions
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Decisions
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1. To learn to be a hairdresser
2. To learn to make-up
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Parent’s offer
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offer some money(sell cigarettes)
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University
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Give up
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Finance
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well
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Risks
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little
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Ask the students to write a letter to Li Yonghong to tell what you think about her career and the decisions she made in life. Here are some tips:
First, think about what you want to write.
Second, make a list of your feelings and thoughts about the topic.
Then, while writing, remember the writing style of a letter and try to describe your opinions logically.
Finally, exchange your writings with your partners.
Please try to use these phrases and the information from the text.
1. Prove to be an excellent choice.
2. the ticket to success.
3. It’s no use for sb to do ……
4. Congratulate…on……
5. ideal career.
6. On one’s own.
7. take a big risk.
8. in a unique way.
StepⅥ Correcting:
Show some of the students’ work and let the students correct them.
StepⅦ Sample composition
Show a sample of the writing ,and then let the students evaluate, Why it is good ? Which word , phrase or sentence is well written?
Homework:
1.make your writing perfect
2. Finish the exercises on the workbook.
4th Period Language practice
Teaching Aims:
1. Learn and master the following words and phrases.: accomplish, temporary, co-operate, compromise, shortcoming, dynamic, embarrass, in reality, be counted as, as with, attached to, for the sake of , keep an eye on, take…into account
2. Help the students to develop a sense of co-operation.
Teaching Important Points:
1. Master the following sentences and phrases:
What if…?
On the other hand…
For the sake of
Keep an eye on
Take something into account
2. Talk more about co-operation.
3. Learn how to fill in the blanks according to the context.
Teaching Difficult Points:
How to help students to master the use of some words and phrases.
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual.
Step 2 language points
(Teacher shows the use of the followings on the screen.)
1. stick with继续支持; 保持联系; 和……在一起
Stick with me, the best is to come.
Stick with him until you get out of the crowd.
2. through thick and thin不顾艰难; 同甘共苦; 祸福与共
She remained/ sticked with her husband through thick and thin.
3. pull out of / out of
1) 丧失, 放弃
His family are living a poor life for his father has been out of work for months.
2) 超出…之外 My watch is out of order.
拓展 out of kindness/joy/shame/friendship/pity
out of water out of danger/date/order out of one’s reach
4. what if…?
常用来引导问句, 表示 “倘若…将怎么样? 即使…又有什么要紧?
what if he doesn’t come?
What if they don’t agree with us?
5. for the sake of 由于; 为了…的利益; 看在某人的份上
for one’s/sth’s sake 为了…, 看在…的份上
He bought a house in the country for the sake of his wife’s health.
For goodness’ sake, will you stop that noise?
It is entirely for your own sake that I am speaking.
6.keep an eye on照料;照管;密切注意
Keep an eye on the stove in case the coffee boils.
Please keep an eye on my clothes while I’m swimming in the river.
7. live up to sth依照某事物行事;表现出符合某事物的标准
fail to live up to his parents’ expectations
8. shame 羞耻,惭愧
What a shame!遗憾的事,可惜
shameful可耻的 shameless不要脸的
ashamed羞耻,惭愧
I’m ashamed to do sth 不好意思做某事
9.congratulate congratulation(s) 复数,表叹词:恭喜
1) congratulate sb. on/upon (doing) sth
congratulate sb. on one’s marriage/ new job/ good exam results
2) congratulate oneself on/upon (doing) sth认为自己幸运或成功
You can congratulate yourself on having done a good job.
Step 3 Language Practice
1. Ask the students to finish the exercises from Part1 to Part 2 on Page 96.
2. Complete the following passage with proper words.
T: Maybe it is very difficult for you to finish. First, let’s look at some tips.
(Show the tips on the screen.)
1. 信息复现是写作中的一种常见现象,学习复现的规律有助于完整上下文的信息。
1)上下文中,有时同一词会重复出现。
While my father was an officer of the British army in South Africa, we lived in a two-storey house….I saw, over my father’s shoulder, a gorilla, the worst enemy of the soldier in Africa.
2)同义词、近义词或解释性的语言可使上下文语义得以连接起来。
In March 2005, a survey was carried out among 23 young people from Xiamen. Thirteen of them were male and nine were female.
3)具有概括性的词和具有分述作用的词也是缺词填空的重要线索。
For example, she has been learning how to exchange messages with people. Scientists are teaching her sign language….Andrew has also been trained to think out and find answers to the problems.
2. 阐述同一话题时,相关的表达方式和信息会形成一个个词汇链和信息链。例如:
Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large camera. “You! We were making a film and you spoiled the whole afternoon’s work!”
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Step 4 Homework
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Finish the exercises in workbook.
四 教学评价
非测试性评价
The things I can do
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Evaluation
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I can talk about social behavior and social relations.
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I can explain people’s qualities and personalities.
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I can understand the structure of the reading passage.
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I can talk about teamwork and success.
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五.补充参考资料
True stories lead the way to great success
Want to be a successful kid? Well, an American book, published in March 2002, can show you how.7 Secrets of Highly Successful Kids has stories from 22 boys and girls, from Canada and the US. It shows how they dealt with problems in their lives a school and at home.
The book’s seven secrets of success are:
1. Choose a good role model (选择一位好榜样)
This can be a parent, a teacher or anyone who you look up to.
2. Be organized (制定计划、合理安排)
Make plans and stick to them. When it’s time to play, don’t think about your homework. And when you are working, think only about that.
3. Make the most of what you’ve got (充分发挥自身优势)
If you are good at maths, work really hard at it.
4. Stick with it and try your best (坚持不懈、全力以赴)
Never give up, always believe in yourself.
5. Don’t be afraid of trying new things (勇于尝试新事物)
Start with something that’s new and easy. Once you are able to do that, try something more difficult
6. Be a loyal friend (.做值得信赖的朋友)
Real friendship is important in one’s life. It helps you be a better person.
7. Be a team player (具备团队精神)
Work well with other people. Make them feel happy.
Famous sentences about success
Achievement provides the only real pleasure in life .( Thomas Edison , American inventor)
有所成就是人生唯一的真正乐趣。( 美国发明家 爱迪生. T. )
But has the last word been said ? Is all hope to be lost ? Is the defeat final No !(Charles De Gaulle , French president )
但是难道败局已定,胜利已经无望?不,不能这样说! (法国总统 戴高乐. C.)
I succeeded because I willed it ; I never hesitated .(Bonaparte Napoleon , French emperor )
我成功是因为我有决心,从不踌躇 。 (法国皇帝 拿破仑. B .)
If you wish to succeed , you should use persistence as your good friend , experience as your reference , prudence as your brother and hope as your sentry. (Thomas Edison , American inventor )
如果你希望成功,当以恒心为良友、以经验为参谋、以谨慎为兄弟、以希望为哨兵。 (美国发明家 爱迪生. T.)
Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily . (Friedrich Schiller , German Dramatist and poet).只有有耐心圆满完成简单工作的人,才能够轻而易举地完成困难的事。(德国剧作家、诗人 席勒. F.)
The Story About Team Work
There is an animal in the world that is measured by millimeters --the ant. Although ants are tiny, they have great advantage: team work.
In the world of ants, there are detailed job duties and rules. Forexample, if one day, the ants are out of food in the nest, they willdivide into several groups, one group for guarding the nest, one group for searching for food, and one group for transporting the food back to the nest. None of them will say: “It is too dangerous to search for food. People are dangerous, I want to be in the guard team not the searching team.” However in our daily life, there was one day that the teacher said we were going to play game in class, the teacher asked student No. 1 to bring compasses to school, student No.2 to bring a triangle ruler... But the parent of student No.1 told him: “ Oh, the compasses are too expensive, how about you take the triangle ruler to school instead, don’t worry, someone will take the compasses to school for you.” Unfortunately, we were not able to finish the game at school that day. So we need to learn from the ants, to do team work.
Remember, Classmates ,every single nail matters in a spaceship. We need to learn to work together.