Unit 1 Greeting and Introducing People
Content
Section I Listening and Conversation (2 periods)
Section II Reading Comprehension (2 periods)
Section III Writing and Translating (2 periods)
Aims
The students should be able to:
introduce and give personal information
understand the two passages and the related information
make English business cards
Important and difficult points
expressions and patterns for introducing and giving personal information
passage 2 and the information related
words,phrases and sentences from passage 2
grammar,Basic Sentence Structure
special sentences and a passage for Tourism
Procedure and methods
Section I Listening and Conversation
Part I,Leading in
1,Pre-class Work:
2,Warming up for the new class:
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Offering the situations
3,Acting out and comments
Part III,Further Practice
1,Practicing and Furthering
2,Completing
3,Responding
Part IV,Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Match after you listen
2,Judge after you listen
3,Make after you learn
4,Self-assessment and Teacher’s Guidance
5,Assignment
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part I,Leading in
1,Revision
2,Warming up for the new class
Part II,Comprehension and Practicing
1,Checking and Explaining
2,Retelling the story
Part III,Further Practice
1,Simulating and translating
2,Rewriting
Part Iv,Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Translating
2,Assignment
Section III Writing and Translating
Part I,Leading in
1,Checking the assignment
2,Warming up for new class
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Presenting new materials
3,Giving the rules for a business card
4,Reading and simulating
Part III,Further Practice
1,Presenting new material
2,Simulating
3,Writing
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Checking
2,Grammatical rules concerning the Basic Sentence Structure
3,Applying
4,Self-assessment and Guidance
5,Assignment
Unit 1 Greeting and Introducing People
Section I Listening and Conversation
Part I,Leading in
1,Pre-class Work,
【Instructions】 ask students to find out the patterns and expressions used for greeting people and giving personal information as many as possible
2,Warming up for the new class,
【Instructions】 1),students present their collections
2),teacher’s comment and put the collections into a data bank for students’ reference
3),presentation of new materials
4),Practice Dialogue 1 Meeting People for the First Time and Dialogue 2 Meeting People Again
【Instructions】 read and act out so that the students will be familiar with the patterns and expressions that are appropriate for greeting people and giving personal information,teacher and the students work together and remember do not spend too much time on it
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Offering the situations
Offer several situations for students to act out by referring to the data bank on the blackboard
【Instructions】 each group should choose one of the situations and work together to form a dialogue and then act out
Situations,1),Place, in a campus
Characters,Professor Smith,Tom,Mary
Task,Professor Smith is a new teacher,Tom introduces him to his classmate Mary.
2),Place,in a family
Characters,Mother,Li Ming,Wang Fang
Task,Li Ming comes to Wang Fang’s house,Wang Fang’s mother doesn’t know him,so Wang Fang introduces Li Ming to Mother,and Li Ming greets,
3).Place,in the street
Characters,Zhang Dong,Anne,Mary
Task,Anne and Mary are walking in the street, Anne happens to meet Zhang Dong,her neighbor,who has moved away for a long time,so Anne introduces Mary to Zhang Dong.
3,Acting out and comments
【Instructions】 after the act of each group,the teacher will ask the fellow students to make comments on the performance and the appropriateness of their English; and then it is the teacher’s task to summarize this part
Part III,Further Practice
1,Practicing and Furthering
【Instructions】 practice the dialogues on Page 3 of the Textbook in groups,and try to further them
2,Completing
【Instructions】 ask students to work in groups to complete by filling in the blanks on Page 4 of the Textbook (Exercises 1 and 3),and then the teacher checks the answers in class.
3,Responding
【Instructions】 practice Exercise 2 on Page 4 of the Textbook orally, Teacher offers the situation in Chinese,and ask the students to give the English equivalent,the whole class work together
(The script for the dialogue,)
You,请问你是玛莉·格林小姐吧?我是外语学院的学生李红。
Mary,Oh,how do you do? Thank you for coming to meet me.
You,您好!见到你真高兴,玛莉·格林小姐。旅途顺利吗?
Mary,Yeah,quite pleasant,But I feel a bit cold here,It’s summer now in Australia,you know.
You,对呀!让我们去学校宾馆吧,那儿一切都为你准备好了。
Mary,That’s very kind of you,I do appreciate your help.
You,哦,格林小姐,这是我的名片。需要帮忙请打电话或发电子邮件给我。
Mary,Thank you very much,By the way,please call me Mary.
【Instructions】,after each activity,the teacher will check the answers and comment promptly
Part IV,Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Match after you listen
【Instructions】 in this part a diagram will be given to each of the students,after they listen to a dialogue,they are asked to match the information in Column A with the choices in Column B.
2,Judge after you listen
【Instructions】 in this part the multiple choices to each of the questions will be given on the blackboard,after they listen to a dialogue,they are asked to make a choice from A,B,C or D.
3,Make after you learn
【Instructions】 in this part the students are asked to make a dialogue of their own and in the dialogue they must greet
4,Self-assessment and Teacher’s Guidance
【Instructions】 in this part the teacher will mainly check the answers to 1 and 2,give brief explanations when students are in difficulty and ask students to score their own paper ; as for 3,the teacher will collect the paper and correct them after class.
5,Assignment
Workbook P 5—1-5
Read fluently the passage on page 12 of your Textbook New Practical English and try to understand it as possible as you can by using a dictionary,
Recite Practical Sentences for Tourism and the Passage in Unit 1
【Instructions】 in this part the homework is made up of two parts,A is to reinforce what they have learned; B and C is to get ready for the next Section
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part I,Leading in
1,Revision
ask several students to recite the practical sentences for tourism in Unit 1 and the others repeat
ask students to answer teacher’s questions according to the Passage for tourism in Unit 1
2,Warming up for the new class
ask students to work in groups of four to make self-introduction to each other,
teacher makes comments
Part II,Comprehension and Practicing
1,Checking and Explaining
teacher raises some questions and ask students to say true or false according to the passage on page 12 of the Textbook New Practical English to see how much they’ve understood.
teacher raises some questions and ask students to answer in details according to the passage on page 12 of the Textbook New Practical English,at the same time explaining some language points.
Possible difficult words,phrases and sentences
Words:
move v,change position; live in a different place移动,搬家
Teacher’s,He moved his chair near the window.
Student’s,
gentle adj,friendly,mild,not rough or violent温柔的,轻柔的,温文而雅的
Teacher’s, He always wears a gentle smile on his face.
Student’s,
stubborn adj,obstinate,determined,difficult to persuade or deal with固执的,顽固的
Teacher’s,The boy is as stubborn as a mule.
Student’s,
pack v,put things in a box,bundle,bag,etc.,get ready for a journey打点行李,准备行装
Teacher’s,I’m busy packing for a business trip to Shanghai tomorrow.
Student’s,
panic n adj,and n,unreasoning,uncontrolled,quickly spreading fear极度恐慌(的)
Teacher’s,There is always danger of a panic when a cinema is on fire.
Don’t be panic,There is no danger.
Student’s,
Sentences,
(Para,2)My hair is dark brown but there is not too much left on the top of my head,
我的头发是暗褐色的,但头顶上剩下的头发已经不多了。
not too much; here refers to the hair
left on the top of my head,past participle phrase used to modify the pronoun much
I have so much work to do in the lab,But there is little time left before the end of the year.
(Para,3)I always wears a jacket and tie.
我总是穿西装大领带。
a jacket and tie,means,西装加领带”in Chinese,No article is used before tie,which shares the same article a with jacket,thus forming a whole pair of closely related things
a lock and key锁带钥匙
The lady came to the village in a horse and cart.(车马)
(Para,3) Of course,I become a different person at home,
当然了,我回家是就变了一个人。
of course,is a transitional phrase,used here to denote a concession,meaning,当然了,然而”
The wedding dress is very beautiful,Of course,the price is also quite high.
(Para,3) Even though I enjoyed working very hard each day at the university,I still feel that my family is more important than anything else.
虽然我喜欢每天在学校勤奋工作,但我仍然感觉家庭比什么都更重要。
Even though,introduces a concessive clause
my family is more important than anything else,is an object clause of the verb feel
Even though they enjoy the beautiful scenery in the port city,they still miss their hometown in the mountains,
2,Retelling the story
ask students to read the passage again
ask them to retell the story
Part III,Further Practice
1,Simulating and translating
Do exercise 6 on page 11 of the Textbook
Pay attention to the italicized parts in the English sentences and translate the Chinese sentences by simulating the structure of the English sentences
2,Rewriting
Do excises 8 on page 13 of the textbook
Write one paragraph in the third person about Mike Adam,you may begin the passage like this:
“Mike Adam is an English teacher,Do you want to know something about him?”
Part Iv,Aptitude Test and Guidance
Translating
Ask the students to remember the words,phrases and sentence structures in the passage they have learned and translate the following sentences into Chinese orally and the teacher comments.
Welcome to the Chinese Culture Club,You can learn Chinese painting and Beijing Opera here.
I was born in the north,Then my family moved to a city in the south.
They love China,and they like Chinese food very much,
Her mother is of mixed blood,So she had brown hair but black eyes and yellow skin.
Linda used to be a dancer,but now she is a bit overweight,
He is a serious scientist in the lab,but at home he is a loving father.
Assignment
A,Textbook page 9 Passage 1 and Workbook page 7 1-3
B,Ask students to collect some business cards and passports
Section III Writing and Translating
Part I,Leading in
Checking the assignment
Check the answers to comprehension exercises on the workbook orally and comment
Answer students; questions found in Passage 1
Warming up for new class
Ask the students to present their collections of business cards and passports
Put their collections into the data bank on the blackboard
Part II,Putting in use
Dividing the students into groups of four or five
Presenting new materials
Sample 1
A Chinese Business Card
滨海外国语学校国际交流部主任常立 教授
地址:滨海市滨海路5号邮政编码:116000
电话及传真:0411-4673289
电子邮件:FLI603@pub.bl.inpta.net.cn
Sample 2
An English Business Card
Personnel Section
Binhai Bicycle Company
Zhu Zhijie
Vice Manager,Engineer
Address,No,1880 Chang Chun Road,Binhai City
Post code,116023
Tel,4674411
Mobile,13614314654
Fax,0411-4708500
E-mail,FLI603@pub.bl.ilpta.net.cn
【Instructions】 while showing the cards,students are to read and understand the English,the teacher should point out the difference between English and Chinese in expressing person’s name and address
Giving the rules for a business card
The teacher should remind the students what they have to pay attention to when they read or make a business card.
Reading and simulating
Ask the students to 1) read the sample cards on Page 14
2) write an English business card according to the information given
姓名:陆杨职务:英语教授,教务处长单位:滨海国际商务学院地址:滨海市西南路98号邮编:116023
电话:0411-4673289
传真:0411-4708500
电邮:FLI603@pub.bl.lnpta.net.cn
手机:13614314654
3) ask the students to make a card of their own
Part III,Further Practice
Presenting new material
Ask the students to read the passport
Sample
A Passport
P
CHN
148442749
Name in full
Zhang Lili
Sex
F
Profession
Chemist
Marital status
Married
(photo)
Date of birth
20 April 1960
Place of birth
Dalian,Liaoning
Date of expiry 2 March 2005
Identity card No,200204600420586
POCHN < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < <
1484427499CHN6507208F050302819202102 < < < < < < < < < < < < < <
Simulating
Ask the students to fill in the passport again with their own personal information
Writing
Ask the students to work together to write a short passage of about 100 words to introduce a person according to the information in the sample passport,
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
Checking
Ask the students to read their passage
Teacher comments and points out the grammatical errors
Grammatical rules concerning the Basic Sentence Structure
Applying
analyze the following sentences to see which pattern they belong to
The sentences are:
a,Both men speak loudly and clearly.
b,A useful introduction includes a greeting and a handshake.
c,My e-mail address is Lin@campus.com.
d,They will just wave good-bye to the whole group.
e,The head of the department will give a dinner to welcome you.
f,You could simply call me Wang.
g,In her bag there is a passport and a pen.
correct the errors in the following sentences
The sentences are:
The manager for them prepares some beautiful gifts.
Could you tell me something about their cultural background?
Mr,Wang has left in their mind a deep impression.
Do they always wave to you good-bye in this informal way?
There are always some people talk happily in the park.
There has some water in the glass.
On the door has a big red Chinese word,Happiness.”
The girl looked the small animal with pleasure.
He gave to her some lovely flowers.
The street has many cars nowadays.
translate the following sentences into English,paying attention to the sentence structure
The sentences are:
a,我们经常为我们的外国朋友准备一些中国食品。
b,你能给我帮个忙吗?
c,我们给他在这个旅馆预定一个比较安静的房间吧。
d,李丽每天早晨教格林先生学习中文。
e,请叫我大卫好了。
f,你经常给父母发电子邮件吗?
g,这篇课文中有不少生词。
3,Self-assessment and Guidance
1) and 2) are printed on the paper,After the teacher checks the answers,the students can score their own paper; as for 3) the teacher can collect the paper and correct after class if time is not permitted.
4,Assignment
Textbook Page 17-8
Collect some post cards,gift cards,congratulation cards,and card to apologize
Write down all the expressions and patterns to give thanks,congratulations and to express regrets