Teaching plan for “How to improve your ability to do cloze(完形填空)”Teaching aims:1.Let students have a clear understanding about how long a cloze is usually.2.Let students know about how soon they should finish doing a cloze.3.Get the idea across to students that the first sentence of the passage given for acloze is very important as well as the last sentence.4.Tell them what knowledge they should be equipped with if they want a high markin doing cloze.5.Give them some advice on how to do cloze.6.Give them 15 minutes to put into practice what they have learnedTeaching important points:1.Advice on how to do cloze.2.Students apply the advice to practice.Teaching difficult points:Students may find it difficult to apply the advice to practice and it will be a long time before they really master how to do cloze correctly and it will take much more for them to improve their cloze skills.Teaching methods:1.Giving many examples.2.Enlightening them to come to the right conclusion step by step.3.Asking for instead of directly give away the right answers.4.Never hesitating to give them a big hand whenever they perform well in class.Teaching script for “How to improve your ability to do cloze”By Zhang Suyun(张素云)This class is about how to improve your ability to do cloze. First I will ask you some questions.First how long is a cloze? (S) Oh, yes, 300 words or so for a standardized cloze in university entrance exam. But when we do everyday practice, it is usually longer, sometimes even as long as 500 words or more.Second, within how much time should you finish it?(S) well done, 15-18 minutes. Still in practicing, we do it in 15 minutes or less.Third, why is the first sentence important?(S) very good. There is no blank in the first sentence and it is usually the main idea of the whole passage. What’s more, the last sentence of the passage is also important because it’s usually a summary of the whole passage and can help you understand the passage precisely.Fourth, what kind of knowledge should you be equipped with?(S12345)Yes, a large vocabulary, especially nouns, verbs(phrases turn up, turn down, one word many meanings , “tell means reach a conclusion from what you see or hear, eg. Everybody can tell that they are in love.” ), adj. and adv. For the blanks, 6 are nouns, 8 are verbs, 6 are adj. or adv. About 2 are conj.or other parts of speech. What’s more, you should be able to tell the differences between some words. For instance, admiration and surprise. Somebody caught a very big fish and skillfully brought it to the ship. You watched him with admiration or in surprise? Surprise means you can’t believe it. Admiration means you not only can’t believe it, but also you think highly of him as he did so grea t a job. So of course admiration here is better.(S) Yes, some grammar. For example, “I only ____ I had a meaningful relationship.” Wish or hope? Wish should be followed by subjunctive mood, so that’s it. “I’ll ____ him to do it.” Get or make? Get sb. to do, make sb. do, so that’s it.(S) Yes, common sense. You were sitting in the classroom. A lake, a boat with you. You caught a big fish against the regulation. You wanted to see if anybody saw it. You looked around the ___. Lake or boat? Of course the lake. That’s it. After you put the fish back into the lake, it ______. Disappeared or jumped? Hehe, of course disappeared so as not to be caught again.(S)life experiences and logic thinking. Of course, and reading experiences as well. You know, practice makes perfect. Success in doing cloze lies more in how much practice you do than how well your teacher explains.Next, how many As Bs, Cs, or Ds are the right choices?(yes, five each. So if you are still hesitating about choosing A or B, try to balance the number of ABCD.Finally, how to do a cloze?First , read the first sentence carefully and make sure you understand it.Second, read through the whole passage to get the main idea.Third, do the easy first, leaving the difficult ones till later time. But remember to make a mark lest you should forget it.Fourth, link the context. Some answers can be found from the context.Fifth, exclude the ones which you believe are obviously wrong.Do remember that practice makes perfect so do practise more.Finally, two heads are better than one. Never hesitate to consult others for better ideas.Now let’s have a try. See if you can do better than before. 15 minutes! Go!Time is up. Five minutes to discuss and make some changes if necessary.S, come to write your answers on the blackboard for me to check. (After checking) Ok, have you done better than before? (If Yes, congratulations. If No, do more practice after class and I am sure you will get a better result in the final exam i.e. the University entrance exam.) Good luck to all of you. See you next class.Teaching materials:Questionnaire about cloze高考完形填空问卷1.How long is it?篇幅有多长？2.Within how much time should you finish it?多长时间做完它？3.Why is the first/last sentence important?为何首/尾句很重要？4.What kind of knowledge should you be equipped with?你要有哪方面的知识准备？5.How many A, B, C, or D are the right choices?选项A，B，C，D各有几个正确？6.How to do it? 怎样去做完形填空？●●●●●●●●The True Story of Treasure lslandIt was always thought that treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination.__ 36 ,recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.Stevenson,a Scotsman, had lived __ 37 for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a __ 38 .With him were his American wife Fanny and his son __ 39 .Each morning Stevemson would take them out for a long __ 40 over the hills.They had been __ 41 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse.Kept indoors by the heavy rain,Lloyd felt the days __ 42 .To keep the boy happy,Robert asked the boy to do some __ 43 .One morning,the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island.Robert __ 44 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of __ 45 .“What’s that?” he asked.“That’s the __ 46 treasure,”said the boy.Robert suddenly __ 47 something of an adventure story in the bo y’s __ 48 .While the rain was pouring,Robert sat down by the fire to write a story.He would make the __ 49 a twelve-year-old boy,just like Lloyd.But who would be the pirate（海海盗）？Robert had a good friend named Henley,who walked around with the __ 50of a wooden leg.Robert had always wanted to __ 51 such a man in a story. __ 52 Long John Silver,the pirate with a wooden leg,was __ 53 .So,thanks to a __ 54 September in Scotland,a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy,we have one of the greatest __ 55stories in the English language.36. ●A.However B.Therefore C.Besides D.Finally37.A.alone B.next door C.at home ●D.a broad38.A.meeting B.story ●C.holiday D.job39. ●A.Lloyd B.Robert C.Henley D.John40.A.talk B.rest ●C.walk D.game41.A.attempting B.missing C.planning ●D.enjoying42.A.quiet ●B.dull C.busy D.cold43.A.cleaing B.writing ●C.drawing D.exercising44.A.doubted ●B.noticed C.decided D.recognized45.A.the sea B.the house C.Scotland ●D.the island46.A.forgotten ●B.buried C.discovered D.unexpected47. ●A.saw B.drew C.made D.learned48.A.book B.reply ●C.picture D.mind49.A.star ●B.hero C.writer D.child50. ●A.help B.problem e D.burden51.A.praise B.produce ●C.include D.accept52.A.Yet B.Also C.But ●D.Thus53.A.injured ●B.born C.hired D.written54. ●A.rainy B.sunny C.cool D.windy55.A.news B.love C.humorous ●D.adventureHe was 11 years old and went fishing every time he went to the dock at his family's cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake．On the day before the bass （鲈鱼）season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, 36 sunfish and bass with worms．Then he tied on a small silver lure and 37 casting．When his pole 38 , he knew something huge was on the other 39 ．His father watched 40 as the boy skillfully brought the fish the dock．Finally, he very carefully lifted the 41 fish from the water．It was the 42 one he had ever seen, but it was a bassThe boy and his father looked at the handsome fish, gills playing back and forth in the moonlight．The father lit a match and looked at his 43 ．It was 10 P．M．-- two hours before the season 44 ．．"You'll have to 45 ．"There will be other 46 ," said his father．"Not as big as this one," cried the boy．He looked around the 47 ．No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight．He looked again at his father．48 no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could 49 by the clarity of his father's voice that the decision was not negotiable．He slowly took the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and 50 it into the black water．The creature moved its powerful body and 51 ．The boy suspected that he would never again see such a great fish．That was 34 years ago．Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City．And he was right．He has never again caught 52 a magnificent fish as the one he landed that night long ago．But he does see that same fish-again and again-every time he comes up against a question of ethics．As his father 53 him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong．It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult．Do we do 54 when no one is looking?We would if we were taught to put the fish back when we were young, for we would have learned the 55 ．When we do the right thing, we are forever strengthened．36．A．providing B．catching C．supporting D．supplying 37．A．practiced B．dreamed C．escaped D．taught 38．A．came up B．turned over C．bent down D．broke down 39．A．part B．hand C．piece D．end 40．A．anxiety B．surprise C．admiration D．fear 41．A．delighted B．exhausted C．satisfied D．excited 42．A．smallest B．shortest C．largest D．cleverest 43．A．watch B．fish C．lake D．pole 44．A．closed B．opened C．went D．left 45．A．take B．get C．put D．hold 46．A．boats B．fishermen C．seasons D．fish 47．A．lake B．fish C．boat D．moonlight 48．A．As if B．Even though C．Now that D．In case 49．A．say B．speak C．tell D．talk 50．A．lowered B．lifted C．drew D．pulled 51．A．dived B．floated C．jumped D．disappeared 52．A．so B．such C．as D．too 53．A．taught B．gave C．sent D．asked 54．A．wrong B．harm C．right D．good 55．A．news B．idea C．life D．truthPreparing for tomorrowSixth-grade schoolteacher Ms. Shelton believed in readiness. Students remembered how she walked in on the first day of class and began writing words of eighth-grade on the 36. They quickly protested that the words were not on their 37 and they couldn’t learn them.Their teacher insisted that the students could and would learn these 38_. She said that she would teach them something that should be given. Ms. Shelton 39 by saying that one of the students in the classroom could go on to 40, maybe even be president someday, and she wanted to prepare them for that day.Ms. Shelton spoke those words many years ago. 41 did she know that someday one of her students---Jesse Jackson---would take them 42. She believed that if they were well prepared, they could 43 high goals.Ralph Waldo Emerson once sa id, “People only see what they are 44 to see.” If that’s true, then it is also 45 that they only become what they are prepared to become. And many things in life is just about getting ready.“I want to be doing something more 46 with my life than what I am doing now,”a young man once said to me. He 47 what he was doing was just not that important. Other people have said things to me such as, “I only 48 I had a meaningful relationship.” And, “I’d really like to get a better job, but I just don’t see 49.”You fill in the blanks. What is it you would like to 50 that isn’t happening? Perhaps the answer is that you are not yet 51. Maybe you need more time to prepare before you are truly ready for that which you 52.Think of today as another chance to 53 yourself for the exciting future you are looking for. Today is not wasted. If you desire more from 54, then you can use today as training. For you will experience only what you are prepared to 55. Something wonderful can happen. And you can use today to get ready for tomorrow.36. A. desk B. wall C. chalkboard D. door37. A. duty B. desk C. mind D. level38. A. words B. grammars C.pronunciations D. sentences39. A. started B. ended C. warned D. reminded40. A. greatness B. wealth C. honor D. failure41. A. Seldom B. Little C. Hardly D. Totally42. A. nervously B. eagerly C. seriously D. simply43. A. keep B. have C. set D. achieve44. A. prepared B. forced C. attracted D. tempted45. A. proper B. exact C. legal D. true46. A. difficult B. significant C. pleasant D. interesting47. A. boasted B. behaved C. felt D looked48. A. wish B. expect C. hope D. imagine49. A. what B. when C. why D. how50. A. survive B. happen C. gain D. win51.A.adventurous B. active C. ready D. intelligent52. A. concern B. arrange C. adore D. desire53. A. prepare B. enjoy C. imagine D. conduct54. A. history B. nature C. life D. marriage55. A. suffer B. experience C. struggle D. work。