College English: Viewing, Liestening and Speaking (Band I)
Unit 2 Chilling Out with the Folks
Teaching objectives:
l Vocabulary: folks offensive tolerance bridge divide valedictorian phase
fleeting distressed cast string velvety streak spectacular scared
potential
l Function:
Be familiar with different types of listening
Discussion the issues of family life and relationships
Encourage Ss to use the best way to communicate with their parents
Know the ways of introducing yourself or others in a conversation
Help new Ss become familiar with each other
Conduct a series of listening and speaking activities associated with the theme of this
unit.
Key and difficult points:
1. The definition of "Chilling Out with the Folks".
2. Pay attention to the following expressions:
Please allow me to introduce... Let me introduce...
This is my friend/ classmate/ colleague/ roommate Liqiang.
May I introduce my friend Cathy to you?
I'd like you to meet... Have you met Monica?
Pleased/ Nice to meet you. How do you do?
No, not yet.
3. Encourage young people and their parents to use a proper way to better relate to each other
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 this section, we will understand the importance of patience and thoughtfulness in
a good relationship between young people and their parents
Lead-in activities:
1. Show Ss a short video clip of Growing Pains
2. Ss are required to work in pairs descring the relationships between them and their parents
3. Share their answers with the whole class
Step 2 Listening Task (75')
1) Listening skills:
T: In this part, there are ten short conversations. You have to listen to them carefully in
order to understand them full. Besides, you should catch the questions after each
conversation.
T: Before listening, you are supposed to read through the four options listed on your
book and try to find out their differences and similarities. Because they can help you
in listening as a clue. Now, you can start...
Ss:...
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. 19--pp.22)
Task 1 Understanding ten short conversations
Task 2 Understanding a long conversation
Task 3 Understanding a passage
For each part:
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 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 introductions
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 which have learned before with their partners
v Encourage Ss to try to create their own dialogs by practicing the Conversation
Activity--Identity Cards
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 26
v Go around the class and help those who have difficulties in speaking practice
Step 4 Listening and Speaking (25')
v Ask Ss to go through the items and try to underline the key words which are easy for
them to get the point as soon as they hear the relevant sentences
v Listen to the passage once and encourage Ss to finish each of the statements
v Divide the class into pairs to answer the questions in this part
v Walk around the class and give help as needed
Step 5 Summary (2')
Summarize the main idea of this unit:
Develop a proper way to bridge the gap between you and your parents
Useful expressions of introductions in a conversation
Step 6 Assignments (1')
l Finish the exercises on Page 28--30
l Prepare a three-minute oral report on the topic of My ideal parents