高中英語Unit3InventorsandinventionsUsinglanguage（三）教案新人教版選修8

/05/5/Unit3InventorsandinventionsPeriod4UsinglanguageTeachingaims（教學目的）Knowledgeaims:1.Helpthestudentslearnhowtowriteanapplicationletterforacertainpurpose.2.Letstudentslearnhowtowriteasuccessfulletterapplyingforajob.Abilityaims:1.Trainstudentsspeakingability,especiallypersuadingpeople.2.Developstudents’writingabilitytowriteasuccessfulletterapplyingforajob.Emotionalaims:1.EnrichtheSs‘sknowledgeofwriting.2.Trainstudents’abilitytocooperatewithothers.Teachingemphasis（教學重點）1.Developstudents’speakingandwritingabilities.2.Enablethestudentstowriteasuccessfulletterapplyingforajob.Teachingdifficulties（教學難點）1.Letstudentslearntodeveloptheirspeakingability.2.Howtodevelopstudents’writingability.Teaching&learningprocedures(教學與學習過程)Step1.Preparinglessons&self-studyandexploringtheproblems(預習自學，探究問題)Finishthetasksgiveninthelastperiodbeforeclass.Step2.Finishingplan&askingquestions（完成學案，提出問題）WarmingupInthelisteningperiod,wehaveknownsomethingaboutJamesDysonandhisCompany.Doyouremember?S1:Yes.IhaveknownJamesDysonisafamousBritishInventorwhohasmadegreatinventions.T:Well,wouldyouliketogetajobinhiscompanyinthefuture?Why?S2:Sure.Ithinkitwillbepleasantandworthwhileforusyoungpeopletohaveachancetogoabroadandworkinafamouscompanylikethis.I’msurebothmyEnglishandmyworkexperiencecanbegreatlyimprovedifIamluckyenoughtoworkthere.Ifthereisajobofanassistantinhiscompany,whatwillyoudoinordertogetit?S3:Iwillfirstmakeaphonecalltothepersonnelmanagerandaskforasmuchinformationaspossiblesoastogetwellpreparedforthejobinterview.InthelettertothecompanyIwouldliketolistallmyskills,experiencesandabilitiesinallaspectsandtrymybesttogetthejob.Step3.Researchingcooperatively&answeringquestions(合作探究,解決問題)Task1.Writingpleasewritealettertoapplyforthejobasanassistant,pleasereadtheinstructionsinthewritingpartonpage27first.Asampleversion:DearMrDyson, Iwouldliketoapplytobecomeanassistantinyourcompany.AsachildIoftenaccompaniedmyfathertohissmallcoinshopandspenthourswatchinghimwork.WhenIgrewup,Isometimessetupdisplays,waitedoncustomers,andevenbalancedthebooks.Thisexperienceinstilledinmethedesiretoownandmanagemyownbusinesssomeday,yetIunderstandthatthebusinessworldtodayismorecomplex.Thiscomplexityrequiresmoreeducation,andwiththatinmind,Iamapplyingtoworkinyourcompanytogainmoreexperienceandlearnmoreaboutbusiness. Inadditiontomyhelpingoutinmyfather’sbusiness,Ihavehadnumerousotherworkexperiencesthatfurtherenhancemyqualificationsforthisjob.MyresumeenumeratesthevariouspositionsIhaveheldatKerasotesTheaters,Chili’srestaurants,andIndianaUniversity’snewStudentRecreationalSportsCenter(SRSC),andwhatallofthesepositionshaveincommonisanemphasisonservingthepubliceffectively.Further,asanassistantmanagerattheShowplace11andastaffcoordinatorattheSRSC,Ihavegainedvaluableexpertiseinmanagingemployeesandcreatingworkschedules.Bothofthesepositionshaveallowedmetodevelopmysalesandpersonalskills,whichareextremelyimportantinanincreasinglyservice-drivenmarketplace. Also,IrecentlyparticipatedinaninternshipprogramforacademiccreditwiththeEliLillyCorporationinthepersonneldivision.Asamanagementintern,IwasabletowatchtheworkingsofamajorcorporationupcloseandwouldliketheopportunitytocombinemyexperienceswiththetheoreticalbackgroundavailableintheMBAprogramatIUB,withitsemphasisoncomputers,marketingandhumanresources. MysuccessfulinternshipisoneelementofmyoverallacademicsuccessasanundergraduateatIUB,yetIhavealsomadetimeforavarietyofextracurricularactivities,includingworkingformysororityandcompetinginintramuralbasketballmatches.Mypositiveexperiencesherehaveresultedinmydesiretoworkinyourcompany;furthermore,continuingmyeducationherewouldallowmetomakeimportantbusinesscontacts,withthecareergoalofopeningmyowncomputerconsultingfirminthenearfuture. Iwouldbegratefulifyouwouldconsideremployingmeinyourcompany. Yourssincerely, LiHuaStep4.Summing&chewing,summarizingknowledge（總結反芻，知識梳理）Task2.Writingtask(onp67)YouhavebeenaskedtowriteanentryforanencyclopediaaboutoneofthesethreeChineseinventions.Chooseoneandpreparetowriteyourreport.Youwillincludeaphotographordrawing,butyoumustexplainsomeimportantpointsinyourreport:adescriptionoftheobjectwhatitwasusedforhowitwasusedwhenitwasinventedMakesurethateachpointisanewparagraph.Makethefirstsentenceofeachparagraphatopicsentenceandthenaddalltheinformation.FinishthereportbystationwhenitwasproducedinChinaandwhenitwasfoundinWesterncountries.Asampleversion:Theabacusistypicallyconstructedofvarioustypesofhardwoodsandcomesinvarioussizes.Theframeoftheabacushasaseriesofverticalrodsonwhichanumberofwoodenbeadsareallowedtoslidefreely.Ahorizontalbeamseparatestheframeintotwosections,knownastheupperdeckandthelowerdeck.Thestandardabacuscanbeusedtoperformaddition,subtraction,divisionandmultiplication.Theabacuscanalsobeusedtoextractsquare-rootsandcubicroots.Theabacusispreparedforusebyplacingitflatontableorone’slapandpushingallthebeadsonboththeupperandlowerdecksawayfromthebeam.Theheadsaremanipulatedwitheithertheindexfingerorthethumbofonehand.Eachheadintheupperdeckhasavalueof5;eachbeadsinthelowerdeckhasavalueof1.Beadsareconsideredcounted,whenmovedtowardsthebeamthatseparatesthetwodecks.After5headsarecountedinthelowerdeck,theresultiscarriedtotheupperdeck;afterbothheadsintheupperdeckarecounted,theresult10isthencarriedtotheleft-mostadjacentcolumnandsoon.Floatingpointcalculationsareperformedbydesignatingaspacebetween2columnsasthedecimal-pointandalltherowstotherightofthatspacerepresentfractionalportionswhilealltherowstotheleftrepresentwholenumberdigits.Theabacusisoneofmanycountingdevice