第二册第一单元教案

Unit 1

Periods 1-2

Teaching Content: Listening & Speaking: Asking for and Giving Clarification Teaching Objectives:

1. Knowledge Objectives:

Master the basic language and skills necessary to ask for and give clarification. 2. Ability Objectives:

Be able to ask for and give clarification correctly.

3. Emotion Objectives:

Be ready to ask for and give clarification when misunderstandings occur. Teaching Requirements:

1. Being present when the lecture is given.

2. Accomplishing the tasks assigned.

3. Participating in the classroom discussion, role-play and team work spontaneously.

4. Practicing orally what is learned in class after class as required.

Teaching Important Points:

The language and skills necessary to ask for and give clarification.

Teaching Method:

Communiction and discussion

Teaching Time: 90 mins

Teaching Steps:

Step I Warming-up activity

1. Ask students to say something about their winter vacation or Spring Festival.

2. Have you ever misunderstood others or been misunderstood by others?.

3. What should you do when a misunderstanding takes place?

StepⅡPresentation

1. The Language for Asking for and Giving Clarification

1) Ask students what they say when they are not clear about what has been said or have become puzzled about a particular point just mentioned.

2) Have the students listen to Ex.1 (2-3 times) and fill in the blanks with the missing words.

3) Ask one student to read aloud the talk so that the students can check their completed answers.

4) Ask students to read aloud the expressions for asking for and giving clarification. The language for asking for clarification

--- I’m sorry, I don’t quite understand what you mean by market economy.

--- I’m sorry, could you (possibly) explain what you mean by globalization?

--- I don’t quite understand what you mean by black lie.

--- What (exactly) do you mean by sick humor?

The language for giving clarification

--- (Well,) what I’m trying to say is (that) + SENTENCE.

--- (Well,) I think what I mean is that + SENTENCE.

--- What I mean is that + SENTENCE.

--- What I’m saying is (that) + SENTENCE.

--- All I’m trying to say is that + SENTENCE.

--- (Oh,) it is + explanation to a word or phrase.

2. Asking for and Giving Clarification

1) Let the students go through the new words in the first dialogue in Ex.3.

2) Have the students listen to the dialogue twice and fill in the blanks with the missing words.

3) Ask some students to answer the questions about the dialogue.

4) Have students look for the language used to ask for and give clarification.

5) Practice in pairs.