上海龙凤1314Teaching Aim:
To learn and practise their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills
To learn how to write down the answers, how to express agreement and disagreement, as well as how to write a letter.
上海龙凤1314 To learn how to write a letter
To get some practical advice on making lasting friendship
上海龙凤1314Teaching Key Points:
上海龙凤1314 The usage of ‘anxious’
上海龙凤1314Teaching Difficulties:
How to write a letter
上海龙凤1314Teaching Procedure:
上海龙凤1314Step One: Skill Building 1
T: (Greet the class as usual) In this part we will learn how to write a letter and it is divided into three steps. And now we’ll go through them one by one to improve your language skills. Please open your book to page 12. Read the instructions and tell me the guidelines for writing down the answers when interviewing someone and the sentence patterns you can use when you do not understand or hear an answer
上海龙凤1314Ss: Guidelines are:
上海龙凤1314 Think about what questions to ask and write them down in advance.
上海龙凤1314 Write brief notes only, not whole sentences.
上海龙凤1314 Make meaningful notes. You need to be able to understand them later.
上海龙凤1314 Use contractions and abbreviations whenever possible
上海龙凤1314We can use following expressions to ask the other person to repeat
Could you say that again?
Could you repeat that, please?
Did you say ... or …?
T: Ok. Next will listen to a interview and then write short answers to the questions. The first one has been done for you. Before the listening, read the instruction in the speech bubble and then think about the following questions:
上海龙凤13141) What things might worry you when you move to new place?
How to find your way around, meet new people, make friends
2) What are some ways to meet a new neighbour?
上海龙凤1314Visit their homes with a small gift; join a local club or activity group
3) What are some things you should do when you meet a person for the first time?
上海龙凤1314Be open and honest about yourself; ask the other person about herself or himself; actively listen to her/his words
4) If you want to meet people with similar interests to yours, what can you do?
Join a local club or activity group
上海龙凤13145) What are some things you should do if you want to make true friends?
Always be there for them; listen to what they have to say; be honest about yourself and your feelings
(First ask students to discuss freely. Then ask them to share their answers. This discussion can help students to understand the recording better. Then play the recording twice, stopping after each answer so that students have time to fill in the blanks)
上海龙凤1314Step Two: Calling Teen Talk for advice
T: Good! I think after we have learnt this you will get on better with others but if you are in trouble, what will you do? Please talk about the next questions:
上海龙凤13141) What do you do when you have a personal problem?
2) Would you talk to your parents or your friends and ask them for advice?
上海龙凤13143) Have you ever called a radio programs for advice?
上海龙凤1314(After the discussion, have students read the leaflet about Teen Talk and do the exercise in part A)
Teen Talk
1. You can contact Teen Talk by: e-mail/fax/phone/website.(circle)
2. Teen Talk never closes. True □ False □
3. Callers problems will be reported to parents. True □ False □
上海龙凤13144. Teen Talk listen to ______________________________________
上海龙凤13145. Teen Talk offers ________________________________________
Suggested Answers:
上海龙凤13141. phone 2.T 3.F 4.teenagers’ problems 5.advice
T: Well done. Next we will listen to a conversation between a student and Barbara from Teen Talk. The student is having problems at school with two friends and decides to phone Teen Talk for some advice. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks:
1) Reasons for calling Teen Talk: _____________________________
上海龙凤13142) Description of the problem: _______________________________
3) Feelings about the problem: _______________________________
4) Teen Talk’s advice: ______________________________________
上海龙凤13145) Planned actions to overcome the problem: ____________________
Suggested Answers:
上海龙凤13141. Have a problem and don’t know who to talk to
2. Have two very different friends and they don’t like each other
上海龙凤13143. feel trapped and divided between the two
上海龙凤13144. Write a letter to each friend and explain the problem; let the three of you meet outside of school
上海龙凤13145. Write a letter, ask friends to meet at their favorite café on Sunday; talk and get to know each other better.
( Ask students to read their answers one by one. Check for mistakes.)
上海龙凤1314Step Three: Skill Building 2
上海龙凤1314T: Now let’s go on with the next step. We will learn how to express agreement and disagreement in English in a polite way. Please read the instructions to tell me useful expressions or sentence patterns.
Agreeing Disagreeing
I agree with you on/that …
I am of the same opinion (as…)
Exactly
上海龙凤1314That’s a good point.
That’s how I feel (about…) too.
That’s right.
You’ve got a point. I don’t agree.
上海龙凤1314I’m not sure that’s true
上海龙凤1314I see things slightly differently.
上海龙凤1314Perhaps you are mistaken.
Really? I don’t think that …
上海龙凤1314I take your point, but …
That’s true, but …
上海龙凤1314T: Ok. Next we will use these expressions to discuss the topics below:
1) Friendship is an important part of my life.
2) A good friend must be honest, kind, and have a sense of humour.
上海龙凤13143) One or two food friends are better than 100 acquaintances.
上海龙凤1314( Put the class into three groups, each group chooses a different topic listed above. Encourage them to express themselves freely. Make sure every student have a chance to speak.)
Step Four: Writing a letter to a friend
上海龙凤1314T: So in the last step we will write a letter to a friend. You should pay attention to the form of a letter in English. The following information should be included:
上海龙凤1314 your feelings about friendship
the qualities of a good friend
our feelings about best friend
what makes a good friendship last
Step Five: Language Points
1) anxious adj. 令人焦虑不安的；充满焦虑的
be anxious about … 忧虑；担心；害怕 ……
be anxious for … 渴望有……；渴望得到……
be anxious to do … 渴望去做某事
上海龙凤1314e.g. We are anxious about his safety.
e.g. Tom has been anxious for the promotion for years.
上海龙凤1314e.g. He is anxious to enter for the competition.
上海龙凤1314Step Six: Homework:
上海龙凤1314 to go over the Task
上海龙凤1314 to complete the letter after class
to preview the Project