Lesson 4 SuperheroReadingThe teaching plan of Unit 2 lesson 4I. Analysis of the teaching material (说教材)II. Analysis of the students’ situation (说学情)III. Analysis of the teaching methods (说教法)IV. Analysis of the learning methods (说学法)V.Analysis of teaching process (说教学过程)VI.Blackboard design (板书设计)Step I. Analysis of the Teaching Material(一)Tasks and FunctionThe topic of Unit 2 lesson 4 is “Superhero”. Through the study of the first three lessons，the students have learnt some information about space hero Yang Liwei, history maker-Martin Luther King and sports stars-Williams sisters. And in this lesson, the students will have grasped a general idea of the great qualities of a hero and learn how to deal with difficuties when they are in trouble.(二)Teaching Aims1 .Language-knowledge aims(1) To get students to understand the context(2) To get students to learn the useful news words and expressions inthis test2. Ability aims(1) To improve students’ reading ability, especially the ability to findthe topic sentences(2) To train the students to grasp key information and the main ideaof the article while reading(3) To practice students’ speaking ability3. Emotion aims(1) To train the students’ awareness of good co-operation(2) To activate the students’ interest of learning English(3)To make the students know what is the spirit of a hero and learnfrom heroes(4)To know how to deal with difficulties when in trouble(三)Teaching Important and Difficult Points1. Topic: Superhero2.Key words and expressions:injury, disaster, pull through, commitsui cide, get involved with, on one’s own, promote, quality, come to, get on well with, give up, make progress in, dr aw one’s attention to, superman, confident, charity, relationship, react, divorce3. Difficult point: how to enable the students to express their opinionsabout heroesStep II. Analysis of the students•Most students in our school come from the countryside and haven’t mastered English well in Junior Middle school.•They are lack of vocabularies and don’t form habits of memorizing English words.•Some students are not active in the class because they are afraid of making mistakes.•They don’t often use English t o express themselves and communicate with others.•Students are interested in famous peopleStep III. Teaching Methods1.Task –Based teaching method 任务教学法municative method 交际教学法3.Pleasure teaching method 愉悦教学法4.Contest teaching method 竞赛教学法Teaching Aids: Multimedia computerStep IV. Learning Methods1.Learning on one’s own 自主学习法2.Learning in-cooperation 合作学习法3. learning by discussion 讨论学习法4.Learning by creation 创新学习法Step V. Teaching ProcessDesign of Teaching ProcessThree-step teaching methodInspirationReadingSummary1. Lead – in（5’）2. Presentation （21’）3. Group Work（11’）4. Reflection （2’）5. Homework （1’）Step1: Lead-in (5’)Purpose of design:1. Help students to predict the contents of the text.2. Get students to know the background.3. A rouse students’ interest in reading.4. Inspire students’ passion to heroesStep 2: Presentation (20’)Tasks skimmingScanningcareful –readinglisteningTask1. First reading ( Skimming) ( 5’)After reading, match the topics with the parts of the article.Reading Strategies:1. Focus your whole attention on the passage.2. Pay attention to the first sentence of each paragraph.3. Grasp the key words or the major information while ignoring the less important information.1).the riding accident （2 ）2).his marriage （5 ）3). his feelings after the accident （4 ）4).his death （9 ）5). his parents （6 ）6). his belief （8 ）7). how he gets involved with charity work （7 ）8).his work （3 ）9). his life before the accident （1 ）Task 2.Second Reading ----- Work out the meanings1．Unfortunately , disaster （灾难）came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke his back.2．At first, he couldn’t breathe without a machine, but he learnt to breathe on his own.（独自地）3．He also raised a lot of money to promote（提升，提高）medical research into back injuries.4．I am confident（自信的）that people like me would be able to walkagain one day.5.They divorced（离婚）when I was fourTask 3.Third Reading ----Fill in the blanks.1. Christopher Reeve was born in September, 1952 in the USA.2. During his childhood, he began to 1 act in TV shows and films, of which the most 2 famous one is Superman.3. Unfortunately, an 3 accident happened to him when he was 43. Out of 4 expectation , he learnt to breathe 5 independently and pulled through.4. In 1996, he returned to 6 making films. Meanwhile, he raised a lot of money to 7 promote the medical research into back injuries.5. After the accident, it’s his wife---Dana who encouraged him a lot and therefore , he got 8 involved in the charity work and became more 9 confident that people like him would walk again with the rapid progress of the medical research.6. Sadly, he died at the age of 53, but forever 10 remembered by people all over the world.Task 4 Listen to the tape and check your answersStep4.voice your opinionPurpose of group discussion1.Practice students ’ability of speaking2.Arouse students’ interest of talking about what they’ve learned3.Let students get a concept of certain qualities of heroes throughdiscussion1).Why is Christopher a superhero?2).What can you learn from him?3).What quality can a hero have?4).What are the differences between heroes and ordinary people?5).Can ordinary people become heroes?Step5 ReflectionQualities of heroes1. Strong-willed2. Unique3. Persistent4. Enthusiastic5. Reliable6. Helpful7. Energetic8. Responsible9. Optimistic 10. PowerfulEveryone can be a hero if he devotes himself to what he should do and doing good to society.Step 6.Homework (writing practice)Title : Learn from heroes and deal with difficulties like themPurpose of writing practicee the key words and expressions to express themselvesfluently and correctly.2.Learn to deal with difficulties when in trouble.3.Cultivate a right sense of worth（价值观）.Step7. Blackboard DesignLearning aims:• identify (弄清)the main idea of each paragraph;• tell each other the story of Christopher Reeve;• voice your opinion about Christopher Reeve;Key words:injury, disaster, pull through, commit, sui cide, get involved with, on one’s own, promote, quality, come to, get on well with, give up, make progress in, draw one’s attention to, superman, confident, charity, relationship, react, divorce。
