TheSixthPeriod●从容说课Thisisthesixthperiodofthisunit.Inthisperiod，firstlearnandmasterthenewwordsandexpressions.Inthislesson，studentswilldosomewriting，listeningandspeakingpractice.Bythesepractices，theyshouldachievetheirabilitytogetinformationbylisteninganddeveloptheirabilitytouseEnglishtoexpressthemselvesbothorallyorinawrittenform.Meanwhileitisalsoimportanttomotivatethemtolearnfromthegoodqualitiesofthegreatpeople.So，therearesomeexercisesaboutlistening，writingandspeaking.Whendoingtheseexercises，thestudentsshouldberemindedofsomeskillsaboutthem.●三维目标1.Knowledge：Learnandmasterthenewwordsandexpressionsinthisperiod.Words：leader，president，anti，anti-black，sentence，sincerelyPhrases：setup，besentencedto2.Ability：（1）Developstudents’abilitytouseEnglishtoexpressthemselvesbothorallyorinawrittenform.（2）Achievethestudents’abilitytogetinformationbylistening.3.Emotion：Motivatestudentstolearnfromthegoodqualitiesofthegreatpeople.●教学重点（1）Enablethestudentstowritealetterwiththeguide.（2）Improvethestudents’writing，speakingandlisteningability.●教学难点Howtowriteadefinitionletterwiththeguide.●教具准备Themultimediaandtheblackboard.●教学过程Step1GreetingsGreetthewholeclassasusual.Step2Pre-writingT：Todaywe’lldosomewritingpractice.Afterwefinishreadingthereadingpassage“Elias’story”，weknowsomeinformationaboutNelsonMandela.Wouldyoupleasesaysomethingabouthim？Ss：Yes.T：Who’dliketohaveatry？S1：Iwantatry.HewasthefirstblackpresidentinSouthAfricafrom1994to1999.Hewasbornin1918andworkedfortheequalrightsfortheblacksofSouthAfricaformanyyears.Asearlyasin1940，whilehewasstillatuniversity，hetookhisfirstactions.In1944，hehelpedtofoundtheANCYouthLeague.Duringthe1950s，heledmanypeacefulactions.Hisenemieshatedhimandhehadbeenkeptaprisonerfrom1962to1989，buthenevergaveupthestruggleforthefreedomofalltheblacks，sohereceivedtheNobelPeacePrizein1993.T：You’vedoneagoodjob.Asweallknow，MrMandelahadbeenputinprisonfrom1962till1989.Nowimagineheisinprison.You’regoingtowritealettertothepresidentofSouth6,Africaaskinghimtosethimfree.Sofirstyouneedtoknowmoreabouthislife.HereisaformabouthislifeonPage39.Pleaselookatitcarefully.（Givethestudentsthreeminutestoreadit.）T：Nowcollectyourideasfortheletter.Inordertopersuadesomeonetodosomething，youshouldchooseproperfactstosupportyourideas.Youcanwritethemdowninanyorder.Andthensortthemoutintoanorder，whichseemsgoodtoyou.（Someminuteslater.）T：Haveyoucollectedyourideasandsortedthemout？Ss：Yes.T：Good.NowwouldyoupleasetellmethereasonwhyyouthinkMrMandelashouldbesetfree？Who’dliketobethefirstone？S1：Letmetry.AlthoughMrMandelawasoneoftheleaderswhocalledonblackpeopletoblowupsomegovernmentbuildings，hehadnochoicebuttodothat.Hesaidtheybrokethelawinawaywhichwaspeaceful.Onlywhenthiswasnotalloweddidtheydecidetoanswerviolencewithviolence.T：Soyoumeanthegovernmentforcedhimtobreakthelaw，soitisnecessarytosethimfree.Good.Anotherreason？S2：Inmyopinion，itisnaturalforMrMandelatoencourageviolenceagainstanti-blacklaw.Atthattime，therewerealotoflawsstoppingtheblacks’rightsandprogress.Theblackpeoplereachedastagewheretheyhavealmostnorightsatall.Blackpeoplehadnovoteandcouldnotchoosewhoruledthem.Thepartsoftownwheretheyweresenttoliveweredecidedbywhitepeople.Theycouldnotgetjobstheywanted.TheplaceswheretheyweresenttolivewerethepoorestareasinSouthAfrica.Noonecouldgrowfoodthere.Asamatteroffact，blackpeopledidnotlikeviolence.Buttheyknewitwastorealizetheirdreamofmakingblackandwhitepeopleequal.Step3WritingT：Agoodreason.MaybeyouhavealotofreasonsforfreeingMrMandela.Buttimeislimited.Solet’sbegintowritetheletter.YoucanwritetothePresidentofSouthAfricalikethis，andfinishyourletterlikethis.DearPresident，IamwritingtoaskyoutofreeNelsonMandela.HerearesomereasonswhyIthinkheshouldbefreed.Onepossibleversion：DearPresident，IamwritingtoaskyoutofreeNelsonMandela.HerearesomereasonswhyIthinkheshouldbefreed.First，itisnaturalforMrMandelatoencourageviolenceagainstanti-blacklaw.Atthattime，therewerealotoflawsstoppingtheblacks’rightsandprogress.Theblackpeoplereachedastagewheretheyhavealmostnorightsatall.Blackpeoplehadnovoteandcouldnotchoosewhoruledthem.Thepartsoftownwheretheyweresenttoliveweredecidedbywhitepeople.Theycouldnotgetjobstheywanted.TheplaceswheretheyweresenttolivewerethepoorestareasinSouthAfrica.Noonecouldgrowfoodthere.Asamatteroffact，blackpeopledidnotlikeviolence.Buttheyknewitwastorealizetheirdreamofmakingblackandwhitepeopleequal.Second，althoughMrMandelawasoneoftheleaderswhocalledonblackpeopletoblowupsomegovernmentbuildings，hehadnochoicebuttodothat.Hesaidtheybrokethelawinawaywhichwaspeaceful.Onlywhenthiswasnotalloweddidtheydecidetoanswerviolencewith6,violence.Finally，itisnotagoodwayofsolvingtheproblemtoputMrMandelainprison.WhenMrMandelaisinprison，thereisalotofviolence.Therefore，youshouldfreehimandthenhaveadiscus-sionwithhimaboutthefutureofSouthAfricainaequalway.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Yourssincerely，（Yourname）Step4ListeningtaskT：Somuchforthewriting.Let’sturntothelisteningtask.Asweallknow，whenwelookatpeopleorthings，wemayhaveadifferentpointofviewfromothers.Forexample，yesterdaywereadapassageaboutBillGates.ThefollowerofhimthoughtthereisnotamanbetterthanBillGateswhilethecompetitorbelievedthathewasacomputerbully.NowwearegoingtolistentothelisteningtaskatPage72.Beforeyoulistentothetape，pleasereadthequestionsfasttofindoutthelisteningpointsfirst.Whileyouread，you’dbettermakenotesofthelisteningpoints.Now，I’llplaythetapetwice.Pleaselistencarefullyandpaymoreattentiontotheimportantpoints.Youmaymakenotesforyoutoremembereachoftheimportantpoints.Areyouready？Ss：Yes.T：Let’sbegin.（Someminuteslater，discusstheanswerswiththewholeclass.Beforethat，letthestudentsdiscusstheanswersinpairs.Playthetapeifnecessary.）Step5SpeakingtaskT：Inthelastperiod，somestudentsthoughtBillGatesisasuccessfulandrichmanbutisnotagreatman.Sowhatqualitiesdoyouthinkareneededtomakeagreatperson？Trytoworkoutreasonssothatyourchoiceisnotjustyourpointofview.Todothisweneedtochoosesomequalitiesthateveryoneagreesgreatmenhave.Hereisalistofqualitiesthataresetout.intelligentdeterminedgenerouskindunselfishhard-workingbraveconfidentYouaregoingtochoosefourthatyouconsiderarethemostimportantforagreatperson.Whileyouarechoosingeachone，thinkofsomeoneyouknoworhaveheardofthathasthatquality.Firstpleasechoosefourqualitiesthatareneededtomakeagreatperson.Areyouclear？（Someminuteslater.）T：Haveyoufinishedchoosing？Ss：Yes.T：Well，pleasepreparetogiveatalktotheclass.Youshouldexplainwhyyouchoseeachoneandwhoshowsit.Youcanbeginyourtalklikethis：Tomyunderstanding，agreatpersonissomeonewho____________.NowI’llgiveyoufiveminutestoprepare.（Fiveminuteslater.）T：Whohavefinishedyourtalk？Anyvolunteer？S1：Letmetry.Tomyunderstanding，agreatpersonissomeonewhoisunselfish，forexample，NormanBethune.HewenttoaidtheChineseagainsttheJapaneseinvasionin1938.InChinaheformedthefirstmobilemedicalunit，whichcouldbecarriedontwomules.Buthediedofaninfectionduetothelackofpenicillin，theinfectionoccurredduringsurgeryduetoalackofsurgicalgloves.HeisagreatheroandwillberememberedbyChinesepeopleforever.NownexttohistombinChinathereisastatue，amuseum，andahospitaldedicatedtohim.6,T：Anybodyelse？S2：Iwantatry.Tomyunderstanding，agreatpersonissomeonewhoisbraveanddetermined.AbrahamLincolnwasthe16thPresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.HeservedasPresidentfromMarch4，1861，untilApril15，1865.AbrahamLincolnwasborninapoorfamily.Hehadverylittleformalschoolingandwasmostlyself-educated.Heeventuallybecamealawyer.DuringLincoln’spresidency，theSouthernstateslefttheUnionbecauseLincolnandtheNorthernstateswereagainstslavery.SixweeksafterbecomingPresident，theCivilWarbegan.Inthiswar，theNorthernstatesfoughttheSouthernstates.TheCivilWarlastedfrom1861until1865.OnJan.1，1863，LincolneventuallyfreedofallslavesintheUSA.Lincolnwasre-electedPresidentin1864.LincolnwasshotonApril14，1865.LincolnhadbeenattendingaplayatFord’sTheaterinWashingtonD.C.Lincolndiedthenextmorning.Thewholenationwasindeepsorrow.HewasconsideredasoneofthegreatestpresidentsinthehistoryoftheU.S.A.Step6WritingtaskT：Excellentjobs.Justnowwediscussedwhatqualitiesthatareneededtomakeagreatperson.CanIaskyouaquestion：Whoisthegreatpersonyouadmire？S3：MyheroineisMadamCurie.MadamCurieisaFrenchprofessorofphysics.ShewasborninPolandin1867.In1891shewenttostudyinParisUniversitybecauseatthattimewomenwerenotadmittedtouniversitiesinPoland.WhenshewasstudyinginParis，shelivedapoorlife，butsheworkedveryhard.In1895shemarriedPierreCurie，andthentheyworkedtogetherontheresearchintoradioactivematter.Theydiscoveredtwokindsofradioactivematter—poloniumandradium.In1904sheandherhusbandreceivedaNobelPrizeforPhysics.AfterMrCuriediedin1906，shewentonwithherresearch.ShereceivedasecondNobelPrizeforChemistryin1911.SoshebecamethefirstscientistintheworldtowintwoNobelPrizes.S4：MyheroisLeiFeng.LeiFengwasasoldierofthepeople’sLiberationArmyofthePRC.Hewascharacterizedasaselflessandmodestfigureafterhisdeathandanidoltomany.Afterhisdeathin1962FormerChineseChairmanMaoZedongstartedwhatwastobeknownastheStudyLeiFengCampaign，designedtouseLeiasagoodexampletotheChinesePeopletohelpothersandputother’spriorityoverself’swhenthetimerequiresso.S5：Inmyopinion，LiuXiangismyhero.HewasborninShanghai.In2002，LiulaunchedhiscareerinfinestylebyaworldyouthandAsianrecordtimeof13.12secondsinthe110metershurdles.Stillyoung，Liuhasimprovedsteadily，andwonagoldmedalatthe2004SummerOlympicsinthe110metershurdlesevent.Inthefinal，heequaledtheworldrecordof12.91secondsheldsince1993byColinJackson.T：Yes.Everyonehasdifferentanswersfromothers.Nowpleasewriteapassageabouthim/herafterclass.Youcanwriteyourpassageaccordingtothefollowingstructure.（Showthecardonthescreen.）Para1：Personalinformation.Para2：His/herhardworkandachievements.Para3：His/hergoodqualities.Para4：Youropinion.Step7SummaryT：Inthislesson，wedosomewriting，listeningandspeakingpractice.Bythesepractices，weachieveyourabilitytogetinformationbylisteninganddevelopyourabilitytouseEnglishtoexpressthemselvesbothorallyorinawrittenform.Meanwhilemotivateyoutolearnfromthe6,goodqualitiesofthegreatpeople.Step8HomeworkWritingapassageaboutagreatperson.●板书设计Unit5NelsonMandela—amodernheroTheSixthPeriodPara1：PersonalinformationPara2：His/Herhardworkandachievements.Para3：His/Hergoodqualities.Para4：Youropinion.●活动与探究Thisactivityistoaskthestudentstodosomeresearchonhowtoimprovetheirwritingability.Firstthestudentsareaskedtomakeasummaryofthedifficultiestheyhaveindoingthewritingexercises，whichhelpsthemtomakeitclearwhatshouldbedonetomakeprogressinwriting.Secondaskthestudentstosumupsomewritingskills.●备课资料LetterWritingTipsAwritinghelp-central.comwehaveonecardinalruleforallletterwritingasfollows：“Ifyoucan’tmakeyourpointinonepageorless，youaren’treadytowritetheletter.”Withrareexceptions，thisshouldbeyourgoalinallletterwriting，regardlessofthesubject.Keepitshort，factual，andtothepoint.Don’twriteitmorethanonepageinlength，unlessthereissomecompellingreasontomakeitlonger.Studieshaveshownthatbusybusinesspeopledonotliketoreadbeyondthefirstpage.Ifyourletterislonger，thereisagoodchanceitwillbedumpedina“readlater”pile，whichoftenendsupnevergettingread.Remember，whenletterwriting，detailedinformationcanberelegatedtoattachmentsthatcanbereferredtobynameinthebodyoftheletter.Sticktotheabsoluteessentialfactsinthemainletter.Hereareafewpracticalwritinghelp-central.comletterwritingtipsthatyoumayfindhelpfulwhenwritingthatnextletter：Keepitshortandtothepoint.Lettersinvolvingbusiness（personalorcorporate）shouldbeconcise，factual，andfocused.Trytoneverexceedonepageoryouwillbeinriskoflosingyourreader.Atypicalletterpagewillhold350to450words.Ifyoucan’tgetyourpointacrosswiththatmanywordsyouprobablyhaven’tdoneenoughpreparatorywork.Ifnecessary，calltherecipientonthephonetoclarifyanyfuzzypointsandthenusetheletterjusttosummarizetheoverallsituation.Focusontherecipient’sneeds.Whilewritingtheletter，focusontheinformationrequirementsofyouraudience，theintendedaddressee.Ifyoucan，inyour“mind’seye”imaginetheintendedrecipientseatedacrossadeskorboardroomtablefromyouwhileyouareexplainingthesubjectoftheletter.Whatessentialinformationdoesthatpersonneedtoknowthroughthiscommunication？Whatwillbetheirexpectationswhentheyopentheletter？Haveyouaddressedallofthese？Usesimpleandappropriatelanguage.Yourlettershouldusesimplestraightforwardlanguage，forclarityandprecision.Useshort6,sentencesanddon’tletparagraphsexceedthreeorfoursentences.Asmuchaspossible，uselanguageandterminologyfamiliartotheintendedrecipient.Donotusetechnicaltermsandacronymswithoutexplainingthem，unlessyouarecertainthattheaddresseeisfamiliarwiththem.Re-readandreviseit.Doafirstdraftoftheletter，andthencarefullyreviewandreviseit.Putyourselfintheplaceoftheaddressee.Imagineyourselfreceivingtheletter.Howwouldyoureacttoit？Woulditanswerallofyourquestions？Doesitdealwithallofthekeyissues？Arethelanguageandtoneappropriate？Sometimesreadingitoutloudtoone’sselfcanbehelpful.Whenyouactually“hear”thewordsitiseasytotellifit“sounds”rightornot.Checkspellingandgrammar.Aletterisadirectreflectionofthepersonsendingit，andbyextension，theorganizationthatpersonworksfor.Whenthefinalcontentoftheletterissettled，makesurethatyourunitthroughaspellingandgrammarchecker.Sendingaletterwithobviousspellingandgrammarmistakeslookssloppyandunprofessional.Insuchcases，therecipientcan’treallybeblamedforseeingthisasanindicationastohowyou（andyourorganization）probablydomostotherthings.6
