Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldPeriod4Usinglanguage:Listeningandspeaking整体设计教材分析Thisisthefourthteachingperiodofthisunit.Asusual,theteacherwillfirstgetstudentstoreviewwhattheylearnedinthelastperiod,andthenleadinthenewlesson.Wewillmainlydealwithlisteningandspeakinginthisperiod.Atthebeginning,studentslistentoaconversationamongyoungpeople.CarlaandHariarestudentsinTrinidad.TheirChinesefriendsLiMeiandWuPing,arevisitingfortheCarnivalholidayinFebruary.TheyarejoininginaparadeforCarnivalinTrinidad.ThislisteningactivityisnotonlytoofferstudentsknowledgeabouthowtocelebrateCarnivalinTrinidadbuttoencouragestudentstolistenandthenusewhattheyhaveheardtohelpthemanswerquestions.Itisanimportantexercisebecauseitlinksskillstogetherandusesthemtoproduceausefulphonecall.Makesurestudentsreadthequestionsbeforetheylistentothetape.Thisistosharpentheirattentionandlistenfortheanswers.Thiswillalsohelpthemgetthegistofthelisteningtext.Theteachingproceduresmaybeasfollows:First,letstudentsgothroughthedirections,picturesandthequestionsandguessthelisteningtextmaybeabout.Playthetapeforstudentstolistentoanddecidewhethertheirguessingisright.Second,askthemtolistenagainforthemtoanswerthequestions.Third,letthemlistenathirdtimetochecktheiranswers.Whiletheyarelistening,theteachershouldpauseandrepeatthekeysentencestohelpstudentsunderstand.Whencheckingtheanswers,explainsomedifficultlisteningpointsifnecessary.Intheend,showthemthelisteningtextandletthemreadandretellit.Thisstepcanhelpstudentsunderstandandgraspthelisteningmaterialfarfurther.Perhapssomestudentswillfindithardtolistentoandunderstandlisteningmaterials.Encouragethemnottogiveup.ThemoretheylistentoEnglish,theeasieritbecomes.Thespeakingexerciseisintendedtogivestudentstheopportunitytopracticeaphoneconversationusingthefunctionalitems.Sotheyshouldlearnsomeexpressionsonhowtomakephonecallsandinvitationsandexpressandthanksfirst.Thentheyarerequiredtocreatesuchaphoneconversation.Duringthecourse,letthemknowthepoliteformsofEnglishareimportantandshouldbepractice...
