Communication Workshop

1、communication workshop英语：unit1communicationworkshop教案1（北师大版必修1）objectivestoreadapersonalletterandmatchparagraphsandtopics.towriteapersonalletter,usinginformalexpressions.tolistenforinformationtocompleteatable.torecogniseandproducecorrectintonationofquestions.tospeakaboutleisureandfreetime.resourcesu

2、sedcassette,writinghelp1.possibleproblemssomestudentsmaybelessimaginativeandsohavefeweroriginalideasforthewritingtask.inthespeakingtasks,somestudentsmaynaturallybemorereticentandsospeaklessthanothersinthegroup.backgroundtheinformalfeaturesfoundintheletterherearecommonlyusedinpersonalletters.evenmore

3、formalbusinesscorrespondenceisbecomingmoreinformalised.routesthroughthematerialifyouareshortoftime,omitthetalkbackstageofthewritingandspeakingworkshops.ifyouhavetime,chooseoneoftheoptionsactivitiestodo.languagepower:pages62?c63.writing:apersonalletterbeforeyoustartexercise1askstudentshowoftentheywri

4、telettersandwhoto.dotheyfinditeasytothinkofthingstowriteabout?whendidtheylastreceivealetterandwhatwasitabout?dotheywritetopenfriendsinenglish?studentslookatthephotographanddiscusshowoldthechildrenareandwheretheyare.remindstudentsoftheexercisetheydidinthepreviouslessonwheretheymatchedparagraphstotopi

5、cs.heretheydothesamethingwiththeletter.studentsworkinpairs,readingtheletterandmatchingtheparagraph.answersa)4b)2c)3d)1studentsclosetheirbooks.haveaclassbrainstormingtoseehowmuchinformationtheycanrememberaboutwangyingandfanglan.studentswillprobablybesurprisedatwhattheyhaveretainedevenwhentheywerenotf

6、ocusedonthetaskofremembering.exercise2elicitwhatsortof“style”studentsusewhenwritinginformalletterstofriendsinchinese.explainthatthethreefeatureshereareusedininformallettersinenglish.revisethenamesofpunctuationmarkswiththeclassbywritingthemarksontheboardandelicitingtheirnames:.fullstop,comma?question

7、mark!exclamationmark?cdashstudentsworkinpairsreadingthroughthelettertofindexamplesofcontractions,punctuationandinformalwords.checkanswersbyreadingthroughtheletterwiththeclass,pausingtoidentifyeachfeature.theinformalwordsare:rememberme?right?anyway,guesswhat?well.stages1?c3readthroughthethreestageswi

8、ththeclasssothatstudentsunderstandexactlywhattodo.referstudentstowritinghelp1,page90,andlookatthepagewiththeclassifyoufeelitwillbehelpful.youmaydecidethatitwillbebetterforsomeoftheweakerstudentstodothetaskinpairsratherthanindividually.iftheclasshasnothadmuchpracticeinletterwriting,itmaybehelpfultobu

9、ildupaletterontheboardwiththeclasssothatstudentshaveanothermodeltofollow.studentsgothroughstages1and2makingnotes,beforetheywritetheirletterinstage3.studentscanwritetheletterinclassorashomework.whenmarkingtheirletters,payparticularattentiontotheuseofcontractions,punctuationandinformalphrases.talkback

10、studentsworkinpairs,readingeachothersletterstofindouttwothingsthathavechanged.thepairsthenreportbacktotheclass.speaking:aclasssurveybeforeyoustartexercise1studentsreadthestrategiesanddiscussinsmallgroupswhichtwotheythinkaremostimportantandwhy.studentsthenfeedbacktotheclassandseeifthereisanygeneralag

11、reement.askstudentshowtheycaninterruptpolitelyinenglish.exercise2studentscopythetableintotheirnotebooks.studentslistentothecassetteandcompletethetable.playthecassetteagain,pausingforstudentstochecktheiranswers.answersfavouritetvprogramme?cnatureprogrammefavouritemusic?cdance,popfavouriteclothes?ct-s

12、hirtsandjeanstapescriptgirl1:hey,debbie,canyouanswersomequestionsforthissurvey,please?girl2:ok.girl1:doyouwatchmuchtv?girl2:er,notreally.girl1:howmanyhoursaweekdoyouwatch?girl2:well,aboutthreeorfour,isuppose.girl1:whatareyourfavouritekindsofprogrammes?girl2:ireallylikenatureprogrammes.girl1:doyoulik

13、eclassicalmusic?girl2:no,ofcoursenot!icantstandit.girl1:whatsortofmusicdoyoulike?girl2:er,ilovedancemusic,popmusicgirl1:whatareyourfavouriteclothes?girl2:er,t-shirtsandjeans.idontlikeformalclothes.girl1:doyoueverwearmini-skirts?girl2:mm,sometimes,butnotalot.girl1:thanksalot.exercise3playthecassettea

14、gain,pausingaftereachquestionforstudentstowritethequestiondown.whenstudentshavewrittenthequestions,playthecassetteagainsotheycanmarktheintonationupordown.answerstheintonationgoesupwithyes/noquestionsanddownwithwh-questionsplaythecassetteagain,pausingaftereachquestionforstudentstorepeatthequestionwit

15、hthecorrectintonationpattern.stage1lookatthekeywordswiththeclassandthenreadthroughtheinstructionsforstage1keywordshobbies:collect,paint/draw,make,play,takephotossport:play,go,domusic:play,favouritesingers/groups,favouritestylestelevision:favouriteprogrammes,tvstars/actors/actressesgoingout:fastfoodr

16、estaurants,cinema,theatre,concertsclothes:favouriteclothes,favouritecolours,buyingclothes,shoppingingroupsofthreeorfour,studentschooseoneoftheareasfromthekeywordsandworkoutthreequestions.eachstudentwritesdownthethreequestions.stage2studentsformnewgroups.eachstudentaskshis/herquestionstoeverymemberofthegroupandrecordstheanswersinatable.stage3whenallthegroupshavefinishedaskingtheirquestionsandrecordingtheanswers,thestudentsgobacktotheiroriginalgroups.studentscomparetheirresultsintheiroriginalgroupsandproduceagraph.talkbackstudentsshowtheirgraphstotheclassanddescribetheresults.thecla