模块九 Module IX Communicating with other cultures英语《Unit 2 Witnessing time Task(1) Writing a letter ab

模块九 Module IX Communicating with other cultures英语《Unit 2 Witnessing time Task(1) Writing a letter about the Tower of London Skills building 1 and 2》精品课教案

本节课的设计重点在于培养听的策略（通过听材料，如何获取语篇的 discourse makers等相关的信息），培养语感，特别强调培养在听的过程中获取和处理这些信息的能力。同时，对听力材料加以练习，加深学生对所听材料更深层次的理解。

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Lead-in

Skills building 1: listening for discourse markers

1. Discourse markers are a new concept to most of you students. I’d like one of you to read the following radio transcript and pay attention to how the ideas are connected. Underline the phrases in the transcript.

Different colours are often associated with different cultures. Of all the colours, I like green best. There are a variety of reasons for this. To begin with, this colour is often associated with nature. It may remind you of green grass or green willows in spring. In addition, green is thought of as a cold colour which may help people calm down and become less stressed. Staying in a room coloured green, you may keep a cool head. Apart from these, this magical colour can also help you feel comfortable, for example, if you feel tired of working or studying, by focusing on some green trees far away, your eyes will definitely have a good rest. Taking all the above into consideration, I think green has a magic power and is certainly my favourite colour.

2. Please read the guidelines on top of page 26, pay attention to the underlined phrases in the listening transcript, which are discourse markers used to show the connection between what the speaker is saying and what has already been said.

3. Please read the most commonly used discourse markers and their functions on page 26

首先，通过读一段文章，让学生们了解熟悉discourse makers这些词的重要性，再引出一些在语言中常用到的一些很普通的discourse markers词组，为接下来的听力打下伏笔。

Step 1: listening to a radio programme:

In this part you will listen to a radio programme about the history of the Tower of London. You are expected to write down the discourse markers that you hear at the beginning of each new section.

1. First, please study the left column of the table on page 26, which introduces the Tower of London, answer some questions:

Who first used the site? (The Romans.)

What happened in 1066? (The Norman Duke William conquered England.)

What was the purpose of building the Tower of London? (For protection.)

Do kings still live there? (No.)

What were the functions of the Tower? (As a prison, a place for storing and making weapons, a zoo and a safe.)

Which is the most popular part of the Tower? (The Jewel House.)

通过设计六个问题，让同学们对了解伦敦塔的一些基本信息，通过对几个问题的回答，可以尝试学生对所听的内容的理解程度。

2. Now I’ll play the recording and you try to finish Part A on page 26.

Main points Discourse markers The ‘Tower’ is a complex of buildings. (1) in fact

Romans first used it when they ruled England (2) well

1006-the Norman Duke William conquered England (3) the next important point

He built the Tower for protection (4) to get back to

Later kings did not live there for long (5) nevertheless