Unit 9 Celebrating Holidays and Making Friends
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:
talk about the information from notices
understand the two passages and the related information
write notices and posters to offer information about social functions
Important and difficult points
expressions and patterns for talking and writing notices and posters
passage 2 and the information related
words,phrases and sentences from passage 2
grammar,Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
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 9 Celebrating Holidays and Making Friends
Section I Listening and Conversation
Part I,Leading in
1,Pre-class Work,
【Instructions】 ask students to 1),collect some posters,notices and announcements of some social activities,
2),find out the expressions for talking about holidays and making friends 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 (on the blackboard)
3),presentation of new materials
Sample Notice 1
Sample Notice 2
【Instructions】 while showing the notices and posters,students are to read and understand the English,sometimes with the help of the teacher
4),Practice Dialogue 1 How to Write a Notice for Posting.
【Instructions】 read and act out so that the students will be familiar with the patterns that are appropriate for asking for and giving advices,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, on campus
Characters,student and teacher
Task,talk about a lecture on interpersonal relationship
2),Place,on campus
Characters,Student A and Student B
Task,Student A inquires about the donation for a seriously ill student.
3).Place,in the dorm
Characters,Student A and Student B
Task,talk about the time and location of a fashion show
4),Place,ticket office of the concert
Characters,customer and the clerk
Task,the customer ask the clerk the ticket fair for a classical music concert
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 142-143 of the Textbook in groups,and try to further them
2,Listening and completing
【Instructions】 listen to a dialogue and complete it by filling in the blanks on Page 145 of the Textbook (Exercise 3),also work in groups
3,Responding
【Instructions】 practice Exercise 2 on Page 144 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,马丁，给你一张中国民歌讲座的票。
Martin,How wonderful I’d like to confirm the details,in case I miss anything.
You,周五下午三点半，地点在艺术中心的演讲厅。
Martin; I see,Will the lecture be given in Chinese or in English?
You; It’s for foreign friends,所以黄博士将用英语作讲座。
Martin; I am grateful for such an arrangement.
You; 我相信你一定会非常喜欢这场讲座的。
Martin; And I’m sure I’ll become even keener on Chinese folk songs,too.
【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 blanks with the right places
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 short dialogue themselves by using what they have learned
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 121-5.6
Read fluently the passage on page 148 of your Textbook New Practical English and try to understand it as much as you can by using a dictionary,
Recite Practical Sentences for Tourism and the Passage in Unit 9
【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 9and the others repeat
ask students to answer teacher’s questions according to the Passage for tourism in Unit 9
2,Warming up for the new class
ask students to work in groups of four or five to talk about one of social activities,and don’t forget to use the sentences and structures they’ve reviewed
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 148 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 148 of the Textbook New Practical English,at the same time explaining some language points.
Possible difficult words,phrases and sentences
Words:
bless v,祈福，有福气，保佑
Teacher’s,May God bless you.
Student’s,
survive v,continue to live or exist,remain alive after,live or exist longer than幸免于，比…长命
Teacher’s, Very few people in this area survived the earthquake.
Student’s,
hunt v,go after wild animals,look for,try to find 打猎，寻觅，设法找到
Teacher’s,Nobody is allowed to hunt here..
Student’s,
observe v,celebrate; obey庆祝，遵守
Teacher’s,Do they observe Thanksgiving Day in that country?
Student’s,
include v,bring in,reckon,as part of the whole包括，包括在内
Teacher’s,The medicine will help to relieve your pain.
Student’s,
express v,show or make known by words,look,action; clearly and definitely state 表述，表达；说明
Teacher’s,I find it very difficult for me to express how grateful I am for your kindness.,
Student’s,
join v,put together,unite; come into the company 联接；参加，加入
Teacher’s,Where does the river join the sea?
Student’s,
associate v,join or connect,be often in the company of …联系，联络，有关系
Teacher’s,I don’t want to associate myself with that matter.
Sentences,
(Para,1)Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday of November is uniquely an American holiday which dates back to the arrival of some of the first European settlers in the New World,
每年11月的第四个星期四的感恩节是惟有美国才有的节日。它可以追溯到第一批欧洲人移居到新大陆的时期。
uniquely; specifically,solely
which,introduces a relative clause modifying an American holiday,Thanksgiving Day in this case.
(Para,2)Some American households will even put up a Christmas tree this early,although most will wait until a couple of weeks before Christmas Eve,
一些美国家庭甚至会在那时就早早地树起了圣诞树，虽然大部分人将会把这件事留到圣诞夜之前的几个星期才去做。
although,introduces a concessive clause,in which the phrase to put up a Christmas tree is omitted.
this early,the time immediately after the Thanksgiving Day
this,used as an adverb meaning,so”
(Para,3)Children are kept busy with gifts they believe to be brought to them by Santa Clause,
孩子们则忙于玩着那些他们认为是圣诞老人送给他们的礼物。
be kept busy with,be occupied with,be busy doing sth.
They believe to be brought to them by Santa Claus,a relative clause modifying gifts,with which being omitted in the clause
2,Retelling the story
ask students to read the passage again
ask them to retell the story in the first person
Part III,Further Practice
1,Simulating and translating
Do exercise 6 on page 151 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 153 of the textbook
Rewrite part of the story about the author’s visit to Maria’s family (Para,4 & 5) in the third person.
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.
Rather than lock myself in my loneliness,I have tried each Christmas to learn a little more about the culture of the country and know more about my American friends.
A tie-clasp I still wear reminds me repeatedly of the Christmas of 1989,which was quite memorable for me.
Maria,a Mexican-American student,who worked as a temporary secretary in the department when others left for their holidays,must have seen me as I left the mailbox with disappointment showing on my face.
I felt a little uncomfortable,knowing that I was occupying her place,but this gesture conveyed told me the sincere hospitality with which I was treated by Maria’s whole family.
Looking at the tie-clasp,I knew I would always regard it as a memento of an unforgettable evening of good friendship during a hard and lonely period of my life..
Assignment
A,Workbook p 123 1-3
B,Collect as many posters of social activities as possible
Section III Writing and Translating
Part I,Leading in
Checking the assignment
Check the answers to comprehension exercises on the workbook orally and comment
Warming up for new class
Ask the students to present their collection of posters
Put their collections of posters into the data bank on the blackboard
Make sure all the students understand the meanings of the posters
Part II,Putting in use
Dividing the students into groups of four or five
Presenting new posters
Teacher presents different posters to each group
Giving the rules for a poster
The teacher should remind the students what they have to pay attention to when they write a poster.
Understanding
Ask the students to work in groups and read the given posters,get the Chinese version of them and then explain to the whole class
Matching
Ask the students to work in groups and each group will be given the same posters.
Find the right equivalents to the posters given in Chinese or English
Translating
Both the teacher and the students work together to translate the posters on Page 155 of the Textbook with the help of the data bank in workbook
Part III,Further Practice
Writing
Ask the students to write a notice or poster in English for some event they actually need for their own purpose.
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
Grammatical rules concerning comparison of adjectives and adverbs
Applying
1) choosing the correct answers to fill in the blanks,paying attention to the use of degree forms
2) correcting the errors in the following sentences
3) translating the following sentences into English,paying attention to the use of degree forms
3,Self-assessment and Guidance
1) and 2) are printed on the paper,After the teacher check 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
Workbook P129 3-5
Collect instructions for taking medications
Make a instruction for taking a medicine of your own
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:
talk about the information from notices
understand the two passages and the related information
write notices and posters to offer information about social functions
Important and difficult points
expressions and patterns for talking and writing notices and posters
passage 2 and the information related
words,phrases and sentences from passage 2
grammar,Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
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 9 Celebrating Holidays and Making Friends
Section I Listening and Conversation
Part I,Leading in
1,Pre-class Work,
【Instructions】 ask students to 1),collect some posters,notices and announcements of some social activities,
2),find out the expressions for talking about holidays and making friends 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 (on the blackboard)
3),presentation of new materials
Sample Notice 1
Sample Notice 2
【Instructions】 while showing the notices and posters,students are to read and understand the English,sometimes with the help of the teacher
4),Practice Dialogue 1 How to Write a Notice for Posting.
【Instructions】 read and act out so that the students will be familiar with the patterns that are appropriate for asking for and giving advices,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, on campus
Characters,student and teacher
Task,talk about a lecture on interpersonal relationship
2),Place,on campus
Characters,Student A and Student B
Task,Student A inquires about the donation for a seriously ill student.
3).Place,in the dorm
Characters,Student A and Student B
Task,talk about the time and location of a fashion show
4),Place,ticket office of the concert
Characters,customer and the clerk
Task,the customer ask the clerk the ticket fair for a classical music concert
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 142-143 of the Textbook in groups,and try to further them
2,Listening and completing
【Instructions】 listen to a dialogue and complete it by filling in the blanks on Page 145 of the Textbook (Exercise 3),also work in groups
3,Responding
【Instructions】 practice Exercise 2 on Page 144 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,马丁，给你一张中国民歌讲座的票。
Martin,How wonderful I’d like to confirm the details,in case I miss anything.
You,周五下午三点半，地点在艺术中心的演讲厅。
Martin; I see,Will the lecture be given in Chinese or in English?
You; It’s for foreign friends,所以黄博士将用英语作讲座。
Martin; I am grateful for such an arrangement.
You; 我相信你一定会非常喜欢这场讲座的。
Martin; And I’m sure I’ll become even keener on Chinese folk songs,too.
【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 blanks with the right places
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 short dialogue themselves by using what they have learned
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 121-5.6
Read fluently the passage on page 148 of your Textbook New Practical English and try to understand it as much as you can by using a dictionary,
Recite Practical Sentences for Tourism and the Passage in Unit 9
【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 9and the others repeat
ask students to answer teacher’s questions according to the Passage for tourism in Unit 9
2,Warming up for the new class
ask students to work in groups of four or five to talk about one of social activities,and don’t forget to use the sentences and structures they’ve reviewed
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 148 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 148 of the Textbook New Practical English,at the same time explaining some language points.
Possible difficult words,phrases and sentences
Words:
bless v,祈福，有福气，保佑
Teacher’s,May God bless you.
Student’s,
survive v,continue to live or exist,remain alive after,live or exist longer than幸免于，比…长命
Teacher’s, Very few people in this area survived the earthquake.
Student’s,
hunt v,go after wild animals,look for,try to find 打猎，寻觅，设法找到
Teacher’s,Nobody is allowed to hunt here..
Student’s,
observe v,celebrate; obey庆祝，遵守
Teacher’s,Do they observe Thanksgiving Day in that country?
Student’s,
include v,bring in,reckon,as part of the whole包括，包括在内
Teacher’s,The medicine will help to relieve your pain.
Student’s,
express v,show or make known by words,look,action; clearly and definitely state 表述，表达；说明
Teacher’s,I find it very difficult for me to express how grateful I am for your kindness.,
Student’s,
join v,put together,unite; come into the company 联接；参加，加入
Teacher’s,Where does the river join the sea?
Student’s,
associate v,join or connect,be often in the company of …联系，联络，有关系
Teacher’s,I don’t want to associate myself with that matter.
Sentences,
(Para,1)Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday of November is uniquely an American holiday which dates back to the arrival of some of the first European settlers in the New World,
每年11月的第四个星期四的感恩节是惟有美国才有的节日。它可以追溯到第一批欧洲人移居到新大陆的时期。
uniquely; specifically,solely
which,introduces a relative clause modifying an American holiday,Thanksgiving Day in this case.
(Para,2)Some American households will even put up a Christmas tree this early,although most will wait until a couple of weeks before Christmas Eve,
一些美国家庭甚至会在那时就早早地树起了圣诞树，虽然大部分人将会把这件事留到圣诞夜之前的几个星期才去做。
although,introduces a concessive clause,in which the phrase to put up a Christmas tree is omitted.
this early,the time immediately after the Thanksgiving Day
this,used as an adverb meaning,so”
(Para,3)Children are kept busy with gifts they believe to be brought to them by Santa Clause,
孩子们则忙于玩着那些他们认为是圣诞老人送给他们的礼物。
be kept busy with,be occupied with,be busy doing sth.
They believe to be brought to them by Santa Claus,a relative clause modifying gifts,with which being omitted in the clause
2,Retelling the story
ask students to read the passage again
ask them to retell the story in the first person
Part III,Further Practice
1,Simulating and translating
Do exercise 6 on page 151 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 153 of the textbook
Rewrite part of the story about the author’s visit to Maria’s family (Para,4 & 5) in the third person.
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.
Rather than lock myself in my loneliness,I have tried each Christmas to learn a little more about the culture of the country and know more about my American friends.
A tie-clasp I still wear reminds me repeatedly of the Christmas of 1989,which was quite memorable for me.
Maria,a Mexican-American student,who worked as a temporary secretary in the department when others left for their holidays,must have seen me as I left the mailbox with disappointment showing on my face.
I felt a little uncomfortable,knowing that I was occupying her place,but this gesture conveyed told me the sincere hospitality with which I was treated by Maria’s whole family.
Looking at the tie-clasp,I knew I would always regard it as a memento of an unforgettable evening of good friendship during a hard and lonely period of my life..
Assignment
A,Workbook p 123 1-3
B,Collect as many posters of social activities as possible
Section III Writing and Translating
Part I,Leading in
Checking the assignment
Check the answers to comprehension exercises on the workbook orally and comment
Warming up for new class
Ask the students to present their collection of posters
Put their collections of posters into the data bank on the blackboard
Make sure all the students understand the meanings of the posters
Part II,Putting in use
Dividing the students into groups of four or five
Presenting new posters
Teacher presents different posters to each group
Giving the rules for a poster
The teacher should remind the students what they have to pay attention to when they write a poster.
Understanding
Ask the students to work in groups and read the given posters,get the Chinese version of them and then explain to the whole class
Matching
Ask the students to work in groups and each group will be given the same posters.
Find the right equivalents to the posters given in Chinese or English
Translating
Both the teacher and the students work together to translate the posters on Page 155 of the Textbook with the help of the data bank in workbook
Part III,Further Practice
Writing
Ask the students to write a notice or poster in English for some event they actually need for their own purpose.
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
Grammatical rules concerning comparison of adjectives and adverbs
Applying
1) choosing the correct answers to fill in the blanks,paying attention to the use of degree forms
2) correcting the errors in the following sentences
3) translating the following sentences into English,paying attention to the use of degree forms
3,Self-assessment and Guidance
1) and 2) are printed on the paper,After the teacher check 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
Workbook P129 3-5
Collect instructions for taking medications
Make a instruction for taking a medicine of your own
