College English: Viewing, Liestening and Speaking (Band I)
Unit 10 Stand Up for Honesty
Teaching objectives:
l Vocabulary: conquer despise greed barricade goose-step bloodshed abundance
humanity leopard spot clearing appreciate chrysalis monster
sparrow horn tush
l Function:
Master the useful expressions of asking permission
Practice the expressions of showing agreement or disagreement
Understand the significance of honesty
Conduct a series of listening and speaking activities related to the theme of this unit.
Key and difficult points:
1. Identify the meaning of being honest
2. Pay attention to the following expressions:
Is fishing allowed/ permitted? Yes, you are allowed/ permitted to fish.
May/ Could I have a look at... Sure. / Of course./ No problem./ Go ahead.
Can I use... Is that OK if i park may car here?
Is it all right to open the window?
I was wondering if I could possibly borrow...
Do you mind if.../ Would you mind my sitting here? Of course not.
No, I don't/ wouldn't mind. I'm afraid I do.
I don't really think you should. I'd rather you didn't.
I'm sorry you can't. Out of the question.
I buy that idea. You said it./ You got it./ You bet.
That's the way I see it, too. That's what I think.
Quite the opposite/ contrary. How can you say that!
Are you kidding? I'm sorry I can't go along with you on that.
You might be right on that, but...
3. Manage the ways of asking permission and showing agreement or disagreement in a
conversation
4. Follow and imitate the pronunciation of the native speakers during listening
Teaching method: task-based language teaching method, communicative approach,
audiolingual method, physical response method
Teaching aids: computer, PPT software, discs, audio tapes, video clips, U disk
Teaching procedures: (3 periods)
1st period: Warming up; Listening (Listening practice)
2nd period: Speaking (Oral English practice)
3rd period: Listening and Speaking
Step 1 Warming up (27')
In our world today, honesty is often sacrificed for wealth or comfort. But if you live honesty, you will be rewarded with a clear conscience, a climate of trust, and personal well-being.
Lead-in activities:
1. Showing a movie clip about the story of Pinocchio
2. Ask Ss to work in pairs discussing the following questions:
A. What must you have in order to be honest?
B. Talk about the principles that constitute honesty.
3. Share their answers with the whole class
Step 2 Listening Task (75')
1) Listening skills:
v Ask Ss to read through the four options listed on their books
v Ask Ss try to find out the differences and similarities among those four options
v Ask Ss try to guess the question according the the four choices
v Ask Ss to listen to the dialogs carefully and complete the tasks after each section
2) Listening (pp. 147--pp. 150)
Task 1 Understanding ten short conversations
Task 2 Understanding a long conversation
Task 3 Understanding a passage
Ø Ask Ss to listen to the conversations and then choose the best answer to
complete each of the questions
Ø Check up the answers
Ø Explain the words, expressions and the culture related to the theme
Ø Listen again and get the Ss to pay attention to the key words
Ø Listen for the third time after checking up
Task 4 Understanding a movie speech
Ø Ask Ss to listen to the passage and then filling the blanks
Ø Explain the words, expressions and the culture related to the theme
Ø Listen to the speech again and try to find out the reason which has driven people
to war and to dehumanizing others.
Ø Try to improve Ss' pronunciation, stress and intonation by imitating the
speech they heard before
Ø Role play and get familiar with the speech
Step 3 Speaking (20')
v Explain the useful expressions of asking permissions and showing agreement or
disagreement
v Get the Ss to listen to the model dialogs one by one without looking at the textbook
v Listen to the model dialogs once more and ask the Ss to imitate the dialog by looking at
the textbook
v Ask Ss to practice the useful expressions they have just learned with their partners
v Encourage Ss to try to create their own dialogs by practicing the Conversation
Activity--Rules in the Room
v Select two or three groups to present their own conversation in front of class
v Ask Ss to work in pairs to finish the questionnaire on Page 154
v Ss are divided into groups of four to retell the story and then discuss the moral of each
story
v Go around the class and help those who have difficulties in speaking practice
Step 4 Listening and Speaking (25')
v Ss would be given several minutes to read the 6 questions and try to remember the key
point of each question
v Listen to the story once and encourage the Ss to answer the questions
v Explain the instruction of Task 2 and then divide the class into pairs to do Task 2
v Walk around the class and give help as needed
Step 5 Summary (2')
Summarize the main idea of this unit:
The significance of being honest
Useful expressions of asking permissions and showing agreement or disagreement
Step 6 Assignments (1')
l Finish the exercises on Page 158--160
l Prepare a three-minute oral report on the topics on Page