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Lesson Plan (1.5 periods) Unit 1(NEC)

Teaching Procedure Language Structures 1. Ask students to fill in the blanks in language structures before class. 2. The grammatical knowledge should be clearly explained with the help of sample sentences.  Practice I have/ has been doing sth.(present perfect progressive): express finished actions/ situations or actions / situations that began in the past are still continuing e.g. I have been going to that restaurant for months. We have been swimming a lot this summer. He has been working with me since 2000—we still work together at the same place.  Practice II was doing…when + simple past  Practice III had been doing sth. (past perfect progressive)  Practice IV I was wondering if… e.g. I was wondering if you could help me carry this trunk. I was wondering if the doctor could tell me the result. 3. Try a sample conversation with one or two students and then ask Ss to work in pairs and make up dialogues with words and expressions in the textbook. Students are encouraged to use grammar correctly in the ―Cues‖. 4. Students are supposed to shift to different sentences/drills at will, i.e. they should be able to use the language spontaneously and flexibly. 5. The teacher may explain the language points if students have any question. 上气不接下气 out of breath 绕着跑道跑 to run round the track 缺课 stay away from one’s class 站排queue 啃鸡骨头 gnaw a chicken bone 吃止痛药 take a painkiller 腿抽筋 get cramp in one’s leg / get a cramp 贴上胶布 apply a sticking plaster 按摩腿 massage the leg 叫某人帮个忙 ask sb. a favor 梯凳 step-ladder

Dialogue I 1. The part of Dialogue I is often with ―Chinese feature‖, i.e. talking about people and things in China. Therefore it’s necessary for the teachers to let the students know this. We can find that many language expressions are very useful. This dialogue will give students much confidence and enthusiasm to ―transform‖ their life experience into the world of English. 2. This dialogue should be taught intensively, and more chances should be given to the students to practice orally (pronunciation and intonation). They should say the dialogue and talk about its content with their partners in as a natural a way as possible. 3. This is a full-length dialogue focusing on the language structures; therefore it is strongly recommended that the use of various languages structures be studied intensively. 4. Ask Ss to read Dialogue I. Then ask the following questions to check their understanding on the dialogue. a) Why does Linlin come back from college? b) Why is grandpa in tears? c) How many medals have Chinese athletes won counting today? d) Why does grandpa get very emotional every time he watches Chinese athletes win an international sports event? e) Did the two good runners and their coach manage to go to the 1932 Games? 5. Language points  be in tears: crying  hold back one’s tears: try not to cry / fight back tears  bring back one’s memories: make one remember sth. The smell of newspaper always brings back memories of school.  on a national track and field team 在国家田径队  It’s a long story. 说来话长。  win an international sports event 赢得一项国际体育赛事  visualize: to form a picture of sb. in one’s mind I try to visualize a successful picture. It’s hard to visualize how these tiles will look like in our bathroom.  disheartening: discouraging, making people lose hope or determination It’s disheartening to see what little progress has been made.  donate: to give sth. esp. money to someone or an organization to help them Last year he donated $1,000 to cancer research.  make it a) to arrive sp. in time for sth. If we run, we should make it. b) to be successful in a particular event or profession I never thought she could make it as an actress. c) to be able to go to an event or meeting that has been arranged I’m really sorry, but I won’t be able to make it to the party on Sunday. d) to line through an illness or after an accident, or manage to deal with a very difficult experience Frank was very ill, and the doctors didn’t think he’d make it.  drop out: to leave an activity, course esp. before it finishes He had to drop out of the race because of injury.  be short of: not having enough of what you need I’m a little short of money at the moment. The little girl is not short of confidence.