一、教学过程
Good afternoon, distinguished judges. I’m No. X candidate, applying for middle school English teacher. My topic is What’s the matter. Now I’m ready.
Step 1-2. Warm-up and Lead-in
T: Class begins! Good morning boys and girls, welcome to my English class. How are you feeling today? Good. I am fine too. It’s very nice to meet you again. Today, before our class, let’s sing a song together. How about “We are the world”?
S: Yes!
T: I think you like it! OK, let’s begin.
“We are the world, we are the children.
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let’s start giving.
There’s a choice we’re making we’re saving our own lives.
It’s true we’ll make a better day just you and me”.
OK, boys and girls, do you like the song?
S: Yes!
T: OK! Very good! And do you know what the song talks about? Any volunteers? Eric, please have a try!
S: The song talks about that we should help others.
T: Do you agree with him? Yes, very good! When someone is in trouble, we should help others, right? Ok, and now, let’s do a free talk. I will divide you into groups. Four students are in a group. Please say something about your health problems. After that, other group members should give advice. I will give you several minutes to talk about it. After that, please show us your conversation. Clear?
S: Yes!
T: Ok! Go!
T: Time’s up! Have you finished? Can anyone share your conversation with us? Group1, please!
S1: What’s the matter with you?
S2: It was cold yesterday and I didn’t wear enough clothes. Now I have a cold. What should I do?
S1: I think you should drink some hot tea and keep warm.
T: OK, sounds reasonable! Thank you. Please go back. Ok, when people are in trouble, just like illness or some other troubles, what should we do? OK, now let’s move to today’s class.
Step 3. Pre-reading
T: Now please observe the picture on the power point. What can you see? 【做出指屏幕的动作】Linda, have a try!
S: A bus, a man, a woman and an old man lying on the side of the road.
T: Yes. You are very observant. And can you guess the main idea of the passage according to the picture and the title? I give you two minutes to think about it. Clear?
S: …【学生思考】
T: Time is out. Jane, can you try to answer it?
S: Maybe the old man is ill and the woman is helping him.
T: Is her answer right? Let’s read the passage to find the result.
Step 4. While-reading
Skimming
T: Boys and girls, please read the passage quickly, and then discuss with your partner about the main idea of the passage. After that, please answer the questions:
1. Do you think it comes from a newspaper or a book? How do you know?
2. Did the bus driver help the man and the woman?
Five minutes is given for you. Clear? 【教师板书问题】
S: Yes!
T: Ok, let’s begin!
S: …【学生阅读做任务】
T: Time is out. Who can have a try? Tom, you please!
S: The old man is ill. The woman and the bus driver are helping him.
T: Great! Your answer is very accurate. What about the question No.1? Bob, please!
S: I think the passage comes from a newspaper, because it tells us the time, the place, the character and the event in the first paragraph.
T: Super! Do you agree with him? Wonderful! Thank you. Sit down, please. It really comes from the newspaper. It is reporting something that happened very recently, and the whole story is very short. What about the question No.2? Tom, please!
S: Yes, he did.
T: Reasonable!
Scanning
T: It seems that you can understand the passage very well. So now, I have 2 activities.
Activity 1:
T: Please read the passage quickly again! After reading, please try to check the things that happened in the story according to your memory of the passage. If you think it’s a little difficult, please feel free to open the book and read the passage again. Ok?
S: Yes!
T: Very brave! Go ahead!
Questions:
1. Wang Ping was the driver of bus No.26 at 9:00 a.m. yesterday.
2. Bus No.26 hit an old man on Zhonghua Road.
3. The old man had a heart problem and needed to go to the hospital.
4. The passengers on the bus did not want to get to the hospital, so only Wang Ping went with the woman and old man.
5. Some passengers helped to get the old man onto the bus.
6. The old man got to the hospital in time.
T: Time is over! Who wants to have a try? The girl in the middle, please show us your answer.
S:
1. √ Wang Ping was the driver of bus No.26 at 9:00 a.m. yesterday.
2. Bus No.26 hit an old man on Zhonghua Road.
3. √ The old man had a heart problem and needed to go to the hospital.
4. The passengers on the bus did not want to get to the hospital, so only Wang Ping went with the woman and old man.
5. √ Some passengers helped to get the old man onto the bus.
6. √ The old man got to the hospital in time.
T: Do you agree with her?
S: Yes!
Activity 2:
T: Now boys and girls, we have learned much information about the passage. So there is a test on your memory. Do you like it? Please discuss the following questions with your partner. Am I clear?
S: Yes!
T: Great. Let’s begin!
Questions:
1. Why was Wang Ping surprised that the passengers agreed to go to the hospital with him?
2. Did the passengers think Wang Ping did the right thing? How do you know?
3. Do you agree that people often do not help others because they do not want to get into trouble? Why or why not?
S: …【学生读文章】
T: Time is over! Who wants to have a try? The boy in red, please answer the first question!
S: Because he thought that there were passengers who agreed to go with him.
T: Really? Please think more about it. Please pay attention to the detail information about the passage. You can do it. Come on, please!
S: Because he thought that there were no passengers who agreed to go with him.
T: Do you agree with him?
S: Yes!
T: That’s right. You are right this time. Good job. OK. What about the second one? Altogether, tell me the answer.
S: Yes, they did. Because they went with him together.
T: Perfect. What about the third one? Mike, please!
S: Yes. Many people may consider that others’ troubles have nothing to do with themselves. So they don’t think they should help others. I think it’s not right and very selfish. In fact, helping others is just helping ourselves.
T: Great!
Careful reading
T: Now we have gotten so much information about the passage and I have one way to help you deal with all the information. Do you want to know?
S: Yes!
T: Great, I am so proud about your challenge spirit. I will play the tape recorder paragraph by paragraph, and you should follow the tape and read for a third time. Then some students will be asked to translate some key sentences. If you meet some difficult words, please mark them. Am I clear?
S: Yes!
T: Great. Let’s begin!
S: …【学生读课文】
T: Time is out. Can you have a try? Which word do you think is difficult for you? Eric, please!
S: Trouble.
T: Ok! Don’t worry! Let’s learn the word. Trouble means a problem, worry, difficulty, etc. or a situation causing this. Just like: He’s in a spot of trouble. Follow me, trouble, trouble.
S: …【学生跟读课文】
T: Yes. I like your voice. Any others? Lucy, please.
S: Passenger.
T: Ok, sit down please. Let’s learn it together! It means a person who is travelling in a car, bus, train, plane or ship and who is not driving it or working on it. Just like: Mr. Wang was a passenger in the car. Follow me, passenger, passenger.
S: …【学生跟读课文】
T: Yes. I am so proud of you. All of you have grasped the words.
Step 5. Post-reading
Task: Do a discussion
T: Next, I will divide the whole class in groups. Four students are in a group. You should do a discussion in the group about “If you were the driver, what would you do?” The leader of each group should write down their opinions. Then I will invite some groups to make a report in the class. Do you like it?
S: Yes!
T: Good. Let’s go!
S: …【学生做任务】
T: OK, have you finished the discussion? Bob, your group please. Come here.
S: …【学生展示】
T: Very nice, your answer is fluent and articulate. OK, please go back to your seat.
Step 6. Summary
T: Boys and girls, today we have learned so much. Can anyone make a detailed summary about what we have learned today? Well, Molly, you are so brave! You, please.
S: We have learnt the main idea of the passage.
T: Very good, we have learnt the main idea and some reading skills. Besides that, in our daily life, we should know the spirit of helping others and establish the consciousness of self-protection at the same time. Got it?
S: Yes!
Step 7. Homework
T: And, it is almost the end of our class. After this class, you should surf the Internet to find more stories about helping others. Next class, I will invite someone to share in the class. Am I clear?
S: Yes!
T: Good, class is over, see you boys and girls.
二、板书设计
