Teaching Explanation 1
Teaching Content |
Module4 Go Out and Enjoy Life——Real Life Skills |
Time Allotment |
2 periods |
Lesson type |
Real Life Skills |
Target participants |
Grade 1 |
Analysis of Teaching Background |
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1.About Teaching Material |
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These are the last two periods of Unit 6 from Book 2. This part is about city exploration and publicity. It consists of two parts. The first part is about how much you know about the city Nanjing, followed by adapting the script of the listening material “The Travel Guide of Nanjing” into a ‘Tour Guide Speech’, and plan out a short 3-day stay of a specific city for Mike’s family, describing a travel destination and itinerary in detail. The second part is to watch a city promo video of Nanjing, to discover how the remains of past empires and ancient traditions gracefully intersect with contemporary Chinese culture, followed by brainstorming the key elements of making a city promo video, and making one by themselves to promote the culture and values of an assigned city. |
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2.About Students |
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Generally speaking, students show more interest in real life skills. The topic we are going to talk about is about city exploration, which attracts the students a lot, they will surely show more enthusiasm and motivation in class. Besides, it’s necessary to assign some tasks beforehand for them to get them intrigued and prepared for the coming lessons. The last part is also attractive, students can use their major related software to create something new. |
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3. Teaching Objectives |
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Linguistic Competence: |
Students will identify and correctly use travel-related vocabulary by asking them to plans trips for Mike’s family. Students will orally present information to the class. Students will create clear and coherent appropriate speech and text. |
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Cultural Awareness: |
This lesson enables students to explore the local culture and values laden components in the videos shown in class. |
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Thinking Quality: |
Critical thinking will be enhanced during the process of analyzing “Nanjing’s Travel Guide” and “The Best of Nanjing”, the process of drawing a mind-map after brainstorming, and the process of conducting research to gather specified information. |
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Learning Ability |
Listening strategies including prediction and locating key words, as well as reading strategies will be further developed. Speaking ability will be improved by teamwork including dubbing and role-play. |
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4.Key points &difficult points |
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Key points |
Match the landmarks and places with the descriptions. Adapt the script of the listening material of “The Travel Guide of Nanjing” into a ‘Tour Guide Speech’. Conduct some research on the key expressions mentioned in Nanjing’s city promotional video. |
Difficult points |
The comprehensive use of these practical skills |
5.Teaching Aids & Preparations |
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Teaching Aids |
multimedia/ picture/video |
Preparations |
Students’ preparation: Do some online city exploration of Nanjing, such as places to go and some local food. Write down their names and descriptions. Get to know the history of Nanjing. |
Teacher’s preparation: Make a PPT Edit audio materials and video materials Provide useful sentence patterns for students’ travel guide speech, and list the key elements of making a city promo video for them to use later on. |
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6.Teaching Methods & Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Methods |
Situational approach Communicative approach Audio-visual teaching approach Task-based approach Scaffolding Teaching approach |
Learning strategies |
Autonomous study Cooperative study |
Teaching Reflection |
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Strength |
I implement appropriate student engagement strategies, activities, materials, and helpful resources within the lesson in order to provide students with an exciting experience while learning. |
Weakness |
How I cater the lesson to different levels of learners with different approaches to learning was a focus for development. I could have more opportunities to assess my students and give them prompt feedback as well. |
学科 |
English |
授课班级 |
21数媒 |
授课课时 |
2 |
授课章节 名称 |
Module4 Go Out and Enjoy Life—— Real Life Skills |
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使用教具 |
Smart Classroom, Platform, Laptops, Cellphones and Blackboard. |
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教学目的 |
1. Linguistic Competence Students will identify and correctly use travel-related vocabulary by asking them to plans trips for Mike’s family. Students will orally present information to the class. Students will create clear and coherent appropriate speech and text. 2. Cultural Awareness This lesson enables students to explore the local culture and values laden components in the videos shown in class. 3. Thinking Quality Critical thinking will be enhanced during the process of analyzing “Nanjing’s Travel Guide” and “The Best of Nanjing”, the process of drawing a mind-map after brainstorming, and the process of conducting research to gather specified information. 4. Learning Ability Listening strategies including prediction and locating key words, as well as reading strategies will be further developed. Speaking ability will be improved by teamwork including dubbing and role-play. |
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教学重点 |
Match the landmarks and places with the descriptions. Adapt the script of the listening material of “The Travel Guide of Nanjing” into a ‘Tour Guide Speech’. Conduct some research on the key expressions mentioned in Nanjing’s city promotional video. |
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教学难点 |
The comprehensive use of these practical skills |
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更新、补充、删节内 容 |
Two videos are added in as teaching materials, one is “Nanjing Travel Guide” and the other is the city promo video “The Best of Nanjing”. |
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课外作业 |
1st n Scenario: Your pen friend Mike, along with his parents plans to come to China for a visit after the pandemic. They love spending time outdoors and have a limited budget for eating out. They aren't interested in entertainment, but the parents like to take the children to important museums to help with their cultural education. They want to go to each city below for 3 days. n Task: Choose a specific city, and plan out a short 3-day stay for them. (Requirements: Completing a small group task using the internet and other resources available in English, describing a travel destination and itinerary in detail) n Cities ü Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Suzhou ü Xi’an, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Nanjing
2nd n Task: Make a city promo video by imitating the one of Nanjing shown in class. Your promotional video should be about 1 minute or less in length. That is, the script should be around 130 words. ü Steps to Make a Promo Video: Ø Script it out. Ø Storyboard your vision. Ø Produce your video. Ø Assemble your video edit. Ø Promote your promo video.
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教学反思 |
Bright spot: I implement appropriate student engagement strategies, activities, materials, and helpful resources within the lesson in order to provide students with an exciting experience while learning.
To be improved: How I cater the lesson to different levels of learners with different approaches to learning was a focus for development. I could have more opportunities to assess my students and give them prompt feedback as well. |
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授课主要内容或板书设计
Module4 Go Out and Enjoy Life ——Real Life Skills
n Travel Guide ü On your right / left you will notice …. ü I would like to point out that…. ü Keep your eyes peeled for …. ü As you may have noticed, there are…. ü As we round this corner up ahead, you will see….
n City Promo Video ü classics and modernity ü a long history of hundred years ü glorious or devastated ü the East and the West
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课 堂 教 学 安 排
教学过程 |
主 要 教 学 内 容 及 步 骤 |
教学活动 |
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Before class ü Do some online city exploration of Nanjing, such as places to go and some local food. Write down their names and descriptions. ü Get to know the history of Nanjing. Lead-in n Contest: Who is the king/queen of Encyclopedia? ü Q1 Name the four great ancient capitals in China. (Answer: BEIJING, NANJING, XI’AN, LUOYANG) ü Q2 Which one of them served as a capital of six dynasties? (Answer: NANJING) ü Q3 What are the six dynasties? (Answer: In ancient China, Nanjing served as the capital of Wu, Eastern Jin and Southern Dynasties (Song, Qi, Liang, Chen) for a total of over 500 years.) ü Q4 Name any attractions you know in Nanjing.
Pre-task 1 Nanjing has a history of more than 2600 years and was entitled as a capital for about 500 years. Presently, the city is developing into a booming metropolis of education and tourism. n How well do you know the city? ü Fill out the questionnaire based on your research.
ü After discussion, share the top three tourist attractions with us, including their general/detailed background information. ü Summarize their discussions. Then teacher display the pictures of some places and foods in Nanjing while students are required to say the English of them in unison, so as to check how well their homework has done in advance. Ø Places: Ming City Wall, Zhonghua Gate, Laomendong, Confucius Temple Area, Presidential Palace, 1912 Bar & Club Street, Purple Mountain Area, Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, Six Dynasties Museum, Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall, Nanjing Impressions Ø Foods: pan-fried beef dumpling, ‘Lion’s Head’ meatball, ‘tangbao’ Main task1 Nanjing is a sophisticated metropolis where the remains of past empires and ancient traditions gracefully intersect with contemporary Chinese culture. No trip to China is complete without experiencing the history and culture of Nanjing.
n 1st Listen and Answer Listen to the travel guide and fill in the blanks. ü How many parts does the travel guide consist of? Impressive from the imperial times and hottest _____ where locals go for food. (Answer: Two parts. relics, spots) n 2nd Watch and Match
n Group Activity-Read and Adapt→Role-play Read through the scripts of the listening material and adapt it into a ‘Tour Guide Speech’. Then act it out. ü Here are some different ways which can be used to show places and things of interest during the tour. Ø On your right / left you will notice _______. Ø I would like to point out that _______. Ø Keep your eyes peeled for _______. Ø As you may have noticed, there are _______. Ø As we round this corner up ahead, you will see _______.
ü More phrases can be used
Post-task1 n Critical Thinking How can a city attract tourists home and abroad? Brainstorm and make it into a mind-map. ü a marketing plan Ø something unique/specific Ø a survey of the members of the community Ø a survey of visitors to the town Ø a unique slogan, etc (New York’s “The City That Never Sleeps”, Las Vegas’ “What happens here, stays here”) ü Promotional stuff Ø promotional materials Ø ads Ø a tourist map, etc ü Social Media and Other Online Tools Ø Make a website and keep a blog Ø Make a social media account and post something every day Ø Start a video channel, like Bilibili/Youtube Ø Use an app to promote events and attractions
Main task2 As discussed earlier, one of the best ways to promote the city is to create ads and rely on social media, among which, a promotional video of city is an effective means to help build the brand of the city, and reach its target audience, grabbing their attention and drawing them in to learn more. n 1st Listen and Choose
n 2nd Watch and Research After watching the promotional video, every group choose one different question from below, then do some research on it, and present the result at last. ü No1: a merge of the classics and modernity ü No2: embodies a long history of hundred years ü No3: glorious or devastated ü No4: the perfect combination of the East and the West n 3rd Watch and Think What message does the promotional video try to convey to the intended audience? 2nd Watch and Think
Post-task2 n Critical Thinking What is a good city promo video? Think about the key elements and put them in a list. The video is not only an introduction of a city, but also a hearty invitation to people from all over the world and all walks of life, to everyone coming to the city for business, education, travel, or residence. ü Why are you creating this promotional video? ü Who is the video for? ü Makes the viewers understand what you do and why you’re different ü Grabs the viewers’ attention ü Keeps them engaged and at the end, makes them take some desired action…… n Try it out Edit your vlog of one of the four spots and make it into a promo video of the place. Tips you may need: ü Proper time length ü Highlights ü Subtitles required ü ……
Confucius Temple Xinjiekou
Nanjing Museum Nanjing Library Summary and Self-reflection
Homework 1st n Scenario: Your pen friend Mike, along with his parents plans to come to China for a visit after the pandemic. They love spending time outdoors and have a limited budget for eating out. They aren't interested in entertainment, but the parents like to take the children to important museums to help with their cultural education. They want to go to each city below for 3 days. n Task: Choose a specific city, and plan out a short 3-day stay for them. (Requirements: ①Completing a small group task using the internet and other resources available in English, describing a travel destination and itinerary in detail; ②Create a presentation using PowerPoint or another similar software application. Students should find photos and write up bullet points for each of the activities to include in the presentation.) n Cities
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