英语北师大版选修8 Unit23 Conflict Communication Workshop 2

Unit 23 Conflict Communication Workshop
Teaching aims:
To practice using the vocabulary of complaints.
To practice using linking words and expressions.
To practice using the structure: the more…,the more….
To write a letter of complaint.
Teaching important points:
To arouse students’ interest in learning English.
To improve their writing abilities.
To introduce group work gradually.
Teaching difficult points:
Some students may not find it as easy as others to make complaints.
重难点突破：
1.通过反复练习，培养学生的写作技巧，并适当的复习连词的用法，以加
强学生写作时的文章连贯意识。

2.注重对一些语法知识点的灵活运用。

Teaching methods:
Pair work or group work to make every student work in class.
Teaching aids: computer and cassette
Blackboard designing:见教学课件
Teaching procedures:
Step 1:Greetings and warming up.
T: Look at the advertisement on Page 26 and guess what is “Tour de France”.
S:
T: Yes, very good! It’s a kind of exercise bike, but is the advertisement real?
S:
T: OK! Class, Listen to me! Today we are going to learn a letter of complaint about “Tour de France”, and then you will know whether the advertisement is real or not.
Step 2: Reading.
Task 1:
T: OK! Class, Now I’d like to give you 5 minutes to read the whole letter, and then I hope you can answer the questions on the screen:
1.Why d oes Jeffreys complain for “Tour de France” ?
2.According to Jeffreys’s letter, do you know how to solve this problem?
(Five minutes later check the answers)
T: OK! Stop! Now let’s check the answers:
Answers for Exercise 1:
He has been using the bike for a month in order to lose weight, but he seems to put on weight instead of losing weight.
Answers for Exercise 2:
I would like to refund his money as soon as possible and pay compensation
for the injuries that he has received.
Task 2:
T: Now read the whole letter again, and try to match the titles (1-6) with the paragraphs (A-E):
Paragraph A 1.poor service
Paragraph B 2.false claims
Paragraph C 3.the product
Paragraph D 4.money back
Paragraph E 5.poor quality
(Five minutes later check the answers)
T: OK! Now check the answers:
A the product,
B false claims,
C poor quality
D poor service,
E money back
Step 3: Linking review.
T: According to your understanding of the letter, I hope you can classify the underlined linking words and expressions.
Manner so, as if
Condition despite, unless, if
Contrast as though, not to, however
Purpose in order to
Reason since, as
Result that
Time after, just as, when, as soon as
Addition as well as, not only, either, also
relative pronoun that, which
Step 4: Language points.
T: Now we are going to learn language points:
1.as soon as possible: 尽快。

e.g. You should put on your clothes as soon as possible when you get up.
2. pay for: 偿还；赔偿。

e.g. You should pay compensation for the injuries that I have received.
3. the more…, the more…: 越……，越……
e.g. 1.The more, the Better. 越多越好。

2. The harder you study, the better your marks will be.
你学习越努力，成绩就会越好。

4. in contact with: 与……取得联系。

e.g. I have been in contact with Police Station for the accident.
5. look forward to doing sth.:期望做某事。

e.g. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
我期望着你的来信。

Summary:
1.as soon as possible: 尽快
2. pay for: 偿还；赔偿
3. the more…, the more…: 越……，越……
4. in contact with: 与……取得联系
5. look forward to doing something: 期望做某事Homework:
1. Write a letter of complaint.
2. Review Perfective Verb Forms.
Teaching comments:。