Unit 2 Asking the Way
Aims: 1. The students can comprehend the conversations they hear, filling the missing words or choosing the right answer.
2. The students can comprehend the passages they hear, filling the missing words or choosing the right answer.
Main points: to understand the meaning and write down the words or expressions
Difficult points: to understand the passages
Methods: communicative approach and audio-lingual method
Period II Parts 3-5
Aims: 1. The students can understand the passages.
2. The students memorize the new words and expressions.
Main points: to understand the passages and write down the answers
Difficult points: to understand the passages
Methods: communicative approach and audio-lingual method
Teaching Course:
Step 1 Get the students to make a short speech about current affairs.
Step 2 Listen to the passages.
1. Learn the new words and expressions in the box on page 19.
2. Write in the blanks the words that match the numbers in the map. (Ex. A on page 20) while hearing a passage.
3. Fill in the blanks with the words to be heard. (Ex. B on page 20)
4. Answer the questions by choosing the right answer. (Ex. C on page 20)
5. Decide whether the statements are true or false after hearing the passage (Ex. D on page 21).
6. Answer the questions according the information on the tape, by writing down the answers. (Ex. E on page 21)
Step 3 Listening comprehension.
1. Answer the questions according the information on the tape, by writing down the answers. (Ex. A on page 22)
2. Listen to the passage carefully and complete the conversation by filling in the blanks with the words on the tape. (Ex. B on page 23)
Step 4 Listen and talk. (the world of humor)
Listen to the tape and answer the question:
Did the old lady get off at Springfield? Why?
Step 5 Assignments:
Watch CCTV-9 or listen to VOA or BBC, taking down at least just one piece of news and presenting it to the class next time.