人教2003课标版《Learning about Language》公开课教案下载

人教2003课标版《Learning about Language》公开课教案优质课下载

The reading passage is titled The Problem of the Snakes, which records how the writer invented a merciful way to get rid of the snakes in her mom’s courtyard and tried to apply for a patent. It shows students the six stages of inventions and how to get a patent. Reading this passage, the students will learn how to invent something and become interested in invention.

The students have mastered enough vocabulary to understand the passage, but their reading and speaking abilities are to be improved. What’s more, this lessen will offer them a good chance to practice their abilities to deal with information and solve problems.

Teaching ideology

According to the new national curriculum, as teachers, we should pay attention to students’ overall language ability. Language teaching is no longer aimed for developing language skills and knowledge, but expanded to developing learners’ positive attitude, motivation, confidence as well as strategies for life-long learning along with cross-cultural knowledge, awareness and capabilities. And we should promote learner-centeredness and respect individual difference.

Teaching aims

Language knowledge and skills

Ss will be able to use new words and expressions, such as “convenient”, “stainless”, “set about”, “adjust”, etc. to introduce their inventions, and review the words, such as “passion”, enthusiasm”, “persistence”, etc. to describe qualities of the inventors.

Ss will be able to understand some difficult sentences by comprehending the key words.

Ss will summarize the main idea of each part of the passage to get the right order of the six stages of inventions.

The speaking ability of the students will be improved when they talk about their inventions and give presentations.

Learning strategies

Ss will learn to replace some difficult words with synonyms found in the related context.

Ss will get the chance to work cooperatively to solve the problem in the group task.

Affects and cultural awareness

Ss will understand that inventions are the driving force in the development of a country.

Ss will realize the qualities of an inventor, such as persistence, passion, creativity, are essential to successful inventions.

Ss will learn that it is necessary for them to work hard and learn more if they want to invent something.

Teaching focus and anticipated difficulties

Teaching focus:

Summarize the main idea of each part to get the right order of the stages of the invention

Understand the importance of new inventions and the qualities of successful inventors.

Anticipated difficulties

It might be difficult for students to describe their own inventions, so some useful words and expressions should be prepared for them.

It might be difficult for students to summarize the main idea of each part, so the question-answer method is adopted.

Teaching methods