北师大版高中英语必修4教案Unit102TheRightPrice

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2TheRightPrice

Objectives

Topractiseintensivelisteningskills.

TopractisetheIanguageofshoppingandbargaining.

Torecogniseandpractisethepoliteriseinintonation.

Resourcesused

Cassette,up-to-dateexchangerateintoBritishpounds.

Possibleproblems

StudentsmayneedtorevisehowtosayamountsinBritishcurrency.

Background

MostBritishpeoplewouldonlybargainwhenbuyingahouseorperhapsacar.Bargainingisnotacceptableinshops,butismoreacceptableinstreetmarkets,charityshopsandcarbootsales.

ThereareseveralorganisationsintheUKwhichlookafterconsumer'srightsandcustomersar

morewillingnowadaystocomplainaboutpoorserviceandgoods.ThequoteisbyGordon

Selfridge,whowasthefounderofthefirstimportantdepartmentstoreinBritain.Selfridges,whichisinLondon.Mr.Selfridgewasasuccessfulbusinessmanbutinthelateryearsofhislifehelostallhismoneyanddiedinpoverty.Hisquotereflectstheattitudetoservicethathewantedinhisstore.

Routesthroughthematerial

.Ifyouareshortoftime,setsomeoftheexercisesforhomeworkandomitExercise8.

.Ifyouhavetime,dotheOptionactivity.

.Ifyouhavetwolessonsforaunit,asuitablenaturalbreakisafterExercise5.

LanguagePower:pages56-57.

Listening

Beforeyoustart

Exercise1

KeyWords

abargain,tobargain,cash,discount,price

Si

Givestudentsanexampleusingthewordssothattheyhearthemincontext,e.g.

shoppinglastweekandshegotabargain.Shesawareallygoodcassetterecorderinashop.Thepricewas£200buttherewasadiscountoftenpercent(10%)ifyoupaidcash.Soshepaidthemoneyandgottenpercentofftheprice.'

Studentsmatchthewordsanddefinitionsandthenchecktheanswersinadictionary.

Answers

1price2abargain3discount4tobargain5cash

Exercise2

Readtheexampleandelicitotherwaysofestimatinghowmuchsomethingis,e.g.'It

probably…/Ithinkit'sperhaps…'

Inpars,studentsguessthepriceoftheobjectsusingrenminbi.Thenexchangeviewsinclassandseeiftheirestimatesagree.

■TellstudentsthecurrentrateofexchangeintoBritishpoundsandhavethemworkoutthepricesinpounds.

Listentolearn

Exercise3

■AskstudentstocheckthemeaningoftheKeyWordsinadictionary,orthevocabularylistofthebook.

■Givestudentswordsorphrasesofsimilarmeaningtothewordsandaskthemtomatch.

Answers

enthusiastic(eager,interested)

definitely(certainly,surely)

valuable(worthalotofmoney)

firm(steady,notuncertain)

confident(believing,showingtrust)

aggressive(forceful,offensive)

politely(withgoodmanners)

■Giveexamplesofthewordsusedincontext,tryingtoelicitthewordfromstudents.Forexample,“Hedoesn'tcareaboutthepriceofanything.He'llbuyitaslongasitis(valuable).

(confident)manthatheneverloseshisconfidencewhenheisindifficulty.

Exercise4

■Studentsredathequestions.Tellthemthatthesearenotmultiple-choicequestions:theremaybemorethanoneitemmentionedintheanswer.

■Studentslistentothefirstpartoftheinterviewandanswerthequestions.

Answers

1ad2a3allthethingsinthephotographs

Tapescript

Presenter:Helloandwelcometo‘TheShoppingProgramme'.Todaywe'regoingtotalkabout

bargains.InthestudiowehaveHelenCooper,ajournalist,andaveryenthusiasticshopper.

Helen:Hello.

Presenter:MostpeopleinBritaindon'tbargainforthings,youknow,argueaboutthepriceof

something.Wepaythefullpriceintheshop.Theonlytimeweprobablybargainiswhenwebuyahouseormaybewhenwebuyacar.Butwhataboutyou,Helen?Whichofthesethingsherewouldyoubargainfor:themotorbike,theearrings,theholiday,theoldrecord.

Helen:Well,itdependswhereyouare.Youcan'tusuallybargaininasupermarket,butsometimes

youcanbargaininshopsandFemale:I'msorry.Thoseearringsleaarestwtworethntaytpounds.

Helen:They'reverynice,Iagree.Butthey'renotreallyworthmorethantwelvepounds.Comeon,

you'renotsellingmuchtoday.Andanyway,Ihaven'tgotmuchmoremoneyonme.

Female:I'lltakeseventeen.

Helen:OK,onelastoffer.Fifteenpounds.That'sfair.

Female:Sixteenpounds,cash.Andthat'sit.

Helen:OK,I'lltakethem.

Exercise7

■Explainhowimportantintonationistoconveymeaningandhowthewrongintonationcancompletelychangethemeaningofamessageormakeyouappearimpolite.Ifpossiblegivetheclassanexamplefromtheirownlanguagetoillustratethis.Tellstudentsthattherisingintonationistypicalofdirectquestions,butthatitalsosignalsapoliteattitudewhengreetingpeople,askingforattentionorpermission,etc.

■Studentslistentothefirstpartofthecassetteagain,payingparticularattentiontotherisingintonationpattern.

■Studentslistenagainandrepeatthephrasesafterthecassette.

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■Elicitorpointoutthat‘morning'signalsapolitegreeting,‘Excuseme'inapoliteway,and‘please'tomarkapoliterequest.Givestudentsafewsituationsforthemtoattractattentionormakeapoliterequest,e.g.Youasksomeonetoclosethewindow/Youareinarestaurantandwantthemenu/Youareinashopandwanttotryonacoat/Youareinatrainandthewomanoppositeisgettingoffbuthasleftherbagontheseat.

Speaking

Exercise8

KeyWords

asilverbracelet(£15),aCD(£12),apairoftrainers(£50),

aleatherjacket(£90),apairofjeans(£30),aT-shirt(£7)

StudentsreadtheKeyWordsandthepriceoftheobjects.

Inpairs,theymakedialoguesbargainingfortheobject.Tellthepairstomakeanoteofthepricesatwhichtheobjectsweresold.Studentstaketurnstobethecustomerandtheseller.

Thepairsreportthefinalpricesoftheobjects.Thepairthatsoldeachobjectforitslowestpriceactsouttheirdialoguefortheclasstohear.

Exercise9

StudentscanpricetheirobjectsinrenminbiorinEnglishpoundsiftheywish.

Demonstratethedialoguewithoneofthestudents,thenhavetwostudentsdothedialoguefortheclasstofollowbeforestudentsworkinpairs.

Ingroups,studentsdiscussthequestions,thenfeedbacktothewholeclass.Askstudentsiftheythinkconventionsaboutbargaininghavechangedovertheyears.Dotheybehavedifferentlyfromtheirparentsandgrandparentswhentheygoshopping?

Askstudentsinwhichcountriestheythinkbargaininghappensmost.

QUOTE…UNQUOTE

Studentsreadthequoteanddiscusswhetherornottheyagreewiththis.Ifanyofthestudentsknowpeoplewhoworkinshops,askthemwhattheproblemsarefortheshopassistants?Cwhat