授课题目：Unit 1 Life is a learning curve授课时间：第____周第____周授课类型：实训课授课时数：4教学目的及要求：By learning this unit, the student should1) be able to talk about learning experiences.2) listen for signal words for listing.3) give and respond to advice.4) talk about learning / teaching methods.教学重点及难点：1.Listening skill: listen for signal words for listing.2.Speaking skill: give and respond to advice.教学方法和手段：Task-based communicative, multi-modal teaching through:1.Recording listening;2.Video watching;3.PPT showing;4.Individual work, pair work & group work.教学内容和过程：Unit 2 A Break for FunStep One Opening upRead the following quotes about learning. Do you agree with them? Why or why not?We learn by doing.— Aristotle.I partly agree with the quote because it is not the only way of learning:We gain first-hand experience by interacting with the environment;We gain second-hand experience by reading books.A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.— Albert EinsteinYes. It is dangerous for a person who knows a little about something thinks he knows it all.The best way to learn is to teach.— AnonymousYes. Going through the process of trying to explain something to others will help you understand, absorb and consolidate what you have learned.Step Two Listening to the worldI.Sharing1.Watch a podcast for its general idea.2.Watch Part 1 and fill in the blanks.3.Watch Part 2 and check the true statements.4.Watch Part 3 and fill in the blanks.5.Work in pairs and discuss the question.II.Listening1.Introduce the listening Skill: Listening for signal words for listingListen for the total number of items at the beginningListen for words and expressions that signal the beginning, following and end of the listinge.g. the last, the final, lastly, and finallyListing items with equal valuee.g. to begin with, to start with, furthermore, moreover, in addition, besides,what’s more, the last but not the least, lastly, finallyWords and expressions indicating importanceexpressions: above all, the most important / obvious / noteworthyAdjectives: main, vital, significant, chief, central, principal, primary, major, distinctive, and the –est forms of adjectives Listen to Part 2 of the radio program.Then match the people to the film stars they like.2.Listen to a radio program and rearrange the following expressions.3.Listen to the radio program again and complete the table.4.Fill in the blanks.III.Viewing1.Read the program information below and check the true statements.2.Read the statements. Then watch the video clip and underline the correctalternative.3.Read the statements and the answer choices. Then watch the video clip again andchoose the best answers.Step Three Speaking for communication1.Read the statements. Then listen to a conversation and check the true statements.2.Read the table. Then listen to the conversation and write G for giving advice andR for responding to advice in the right column.Speaking Skill: Giving and responding to adviceGiving and responding to advice in an appropriate way are useful and important speaking skills.Expressions for giving adviceWhy don’t you…?My( main/personal) recommendation/sugges tion/ is/would be…If that happened to me/ If I were in your place/ if I were you/ In that case, I’d recommend…Do you think it is a good idea…?The sooner you…the better.…might work/ would probably work/is worth a try.If you ask me/ The way I see it, i t probably would have been better(not) to have…Expressions for responding to advice•Thank you, I’ll take that into consideration.• Thanks. That sounds good/interesting.I hadn’t thought of that before. Thank you so much for offering that advice.Tha nk you for the advice. I’ll try…Maybe you’re right.Thanks for saying that.3.Look at the pictures and read the conversations below. Then fill in the blanksusing the words in brackets.4.Role-play the situations.Step Four Further practice in listeningI.Short Conversations1 Q: What can we learn from the conversation?B The woman should seek help from the writing center.2 Q: Why does the woman choose to learn French?D She thinks speaking French is a must for cultured people.3 Q: What did the man do last night?D He attended a speech.4 Q: What made Melissa unhappy?C That she lost her chance to enter the contest.5 Q: What does the man think of the woman’s opinion?A It is one-sided.II. Long Conversation1 Q: How is the woman doing in the man’s class?C She often fails to turn in her homework on time.2 Q: What does the woman think of learning Spanish?D It presents difficulty for her.3 Q: What do we know from this conversation about the man?A He has a good personal relationship with the woman.4 Q: What is the woman most likely to do after talking with the man?C Work harder in her Spanish class.III. Passages1.Passage one1 Q: What do you know about the speaker’s Spanish learning experience in high school?D She showed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of her class.2 Q: What made the speaker feel more frustrated while learning Spanish in high school?A She had to learn the material that she already knew.3 Q: What did the speaker say about her study of Spanish literature in college?C It proved to be an unbalanced way to learn the language.4 Q: Which experience benefited the speaker most in terms of her use of Spanish?D She taught Spanish speakers how to speak English.2. 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