綜合英語(yǔ)教程第一冊(cè)高等教育出版社

1、lesson plan 1teaching plan 1teaching material:textbook: 綜合英語(yǔ)教程（第一冊(cè)）高等教育出版社 text: unit 2 american homes and british homesstudents: freshmen english majors, 1st semester （class size：24）time: 4 periods (2 classes) (180 minutes)teaching methods: arrange classroom activities based on the subject of the t

2、ext.unlike narrative or lyrical texts, this article is an expositive piece written in plain language. the teaching purpose, thus, shouldnt be the text itself, but to teach the students how to find relevant information, how to do research and how to develop an article like this. so this lesson is des

3、igned according to the subject rather than the text itself.goals to achieve:1) vocabulary about housing2) part of american and british culture3) a current social problem in china4) the way of doing data-based research5) the process of house trading6) comparison and contrast in writing。pre-class assi

4、gnments1. study the nine pictures on page 19, and decide which type of home each picture belongs to2. investigate 10 different people outside your class on the following questions:1) what type of home is your family living in?2) how large is your home?3) where is your home located(city center; city

5、edge; suburb; countryside, etc.)?4) how much did your family pay for housing?5) how many people are there in your family?6) how many times has your family moved so far?3. prepare for a simulated real estate trade fair:4 students will act as house buyers, the other students will form 5 real estate ag

6、encies.the buyers need to prepare a list of the following information:1) why do i need to buy a residence?2) the details of my ideal home (type, size, structure, environment, etc.)3) how much money do i want to pay for housing.each real estate agency need to to prepare:1) a poster of the company (ag

7、ency).2) information of three different residences on sale with pictures.class one part 1 35 minuteschecking of pre-class assignment 1ask the students to talk about the pictures freely in class, matching them with different house types, and ask them to summarize the feature of each type of home. e.g

8、. ask:what type of home is it in picture 1?answer: its a house.what is a house?answer: a house is a building for people to live in, often one that has more than one level and is intended for use by a single family.then more pictures are shown by the teacher and for the home types which are not famil

9、iar to the students, the teacher will give some lecture. 123456781. house a building for people to live in, often one that has more than one level and is intended for use by a single family.2. cottage a small house, especially an old one in the country.3. apartment /flat a room or suite of rooms des

10、igned as a residence and generally located in a building occupied by more than one household.4. row house /terraced houseone of a row of houses joined to each other5/8. bungalowa small house or cottage usually having a single story. 6. semi-detached housea house joined to another house by one shared

11、 wall7. mobile homea large trailer that can be installed on a relatively permanent site and that is used as a residence.in this activity, the students have a basic understanding of different types of homes and their respective features, thus have a touch of the subject housing.part 2 55 minutesask t

12、he students to read the text carefully in class with the help of a dictionary, and complete chart i. the students will have 20 minutes to finish this task. chart i differences and similaritiesaspects american homes vs. british homessizeamerican homes are usually larger than british homestypes of hou

13、sesfor americans: houses, apartments,for the british: old houses with gardens; cottages; flatsfrequency of moving houseamericans are known for loving to move house while the british are notresidential areasfor the young americans: apartments in town or cityfor the married americans: houses in the su

14、burbsfor the british people who are not rich: downtown areasfor the richer british: countrysideinterest related to homesaccording to the text, americans love large houses while british people like old houses and gardens very muchafter they finish this task, let them have an open discussion in class.

15、 the students can either express their own ideas or challenge each other. e.g.（to student a）：what do you think are the differences in the type of houses between american homes and british homes?（to student b）：do you have different ideas? （to all）：what other differences can we see at this point?at th

16、e end of the discussion, the teacher will summarize the students ideas and thus make a conclusion about the differences and similarities between american homes and british homes, which is the main idea of the text itself.in this way, the students are not only able to practice their reading comprehen

17、sive ability, but also able to learn about interesting and useful culture backgrounds on the topic in question. class twoactivity 1 40 minuteschecking of pre-class assignment 2work in groups of four, compare your investigation with the others, and find out 2 factors that differ the most among the si

18、x questions.e.g.： (15 minutes after discussion), ask：now, group 1, what are the two most different among the 6 investigated elements in your group?answer: the price and location.very good, now lets listen to group 2(3,4,5,6)s findings.(another 5 minutes later)it seems that the price, location, type

19、and size of the houses are the most different elements. now continue your discussion with your group members and find out the causes of such differences.(another 5 minutes later) now who can tell me the conclusion out of your discussion?answer: i think those elements are interactive. they affect eac

20、h other. but mostly, the price of a certain home is greatly influenced by its location, size and type.e.g.: it seems that the price, location, type and size are the most different elements among chinese families. so what do you think have caused such differences? ill give you another 5 minutes to di

21、scuss in group. (5 minutes later)：now, what are the conclusions out of your discussion?answer: those elements are interactive. the prices of the houses are greatly influenced by the type, location and size of the houses.in this activity, the students learn to do data-based research as well as to col

22、lect relevant information on the topichousing, thus have some idea of the present housing problems in china. at the same time, the students ability of communicating with others are tested in the process of investigating and group discussingactivity 2 50 minuteschecking of pre-class assignment 3the s

23、tudents will have 25-30 minutes to carry on this simulated house trade fair. the “buyers” are free to talk to any “real estate agency” and decide which one to buy by the time limit. the “agents” are supposed to try their best to provide enough information on the residences they want to sell. when th

24、e trade fair is closed, ask the buyers to name the agencies from whom they want to buy their residences and give the reason why they chose these agencies instead of others;the agencies are supposed to introduce to the whole class the houses they successfully sold or try to find out the cause of thei

25、r failure in selling a house. e.g. ：now lets start the house-trade fair.real estate agency a, your office is here, and b, your office is therenow the clients can walk freely to any office you like. but you only have 25 minutes to decide your ideal home. and the agents should try your very best to se

26、ll your properties. (25 minutes later)now, those who have already decided about your new home, come here.(to student a)which home property did you choose? why?answer: because its a nice apartment, and its spacious. it has 4 bedrooms and 2 living rooms. the neighborhood is quiet but convenientand let

27、s see who failed to win even one client.(to student b)why do you think you failed to sell anything?answer: i think its mainly because of the pricein this way, the students learn to use terms of housing and house trading in english. and their ability of reasoning and analyzing is also tested in the p

28、resentations after the trade fair. thus the students have a chance to talk about housing in a microcosmic level.homework 1. vocabulary exercisefinish the exercises on page 22 and 23. (paraphrasing words and phrases)this assignment asks the students to enforce their understanding of the new words and

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