Unit 2Language--ProjectDesigning a bookletTeaching Aims:1. Train the students’ writing, reading and speaking abilities.2. Get the students to talk about writing a booklet about Chinese characters.3. Get the students to cooperate with others.Teaching Difficult Point:How to help the students finish the tasks of writing and speaking.Teaching Methods:1. Reading, talking and writing to improve students’ integrating skills.2. Individual, pair work and group work to make every student take an active part in class.3. Discussion to help the students cooperate.Teaching Aids:1. The multimedia2. The blackboardTeaching Procedures;Step 1 Greeting and Lead-in(Show the students some beautiful pictures ofStep 2 Read the passage and answer:1.Step 3 Read the passage again and divide the passage into several parts, then give the main idea of each part.Para. 1. Brief introduction of Chinese characters.Para. 2. The origins of Chinese characters.Para.3-6 Form and development of Chinese characters.Para. 7-8 Pronunciation of Chinese characters and simplified Chinese charactersStep 4Designing a booklet(1) PlanningAsk students to work in small groups and discuss theChinese characterstheir group would like to research. Then they should discuss the layout of the booklet, and divide the work each group member will do to collect the information needed.(2) PreparingLook for information in as many sources as they can find. Then they meet, discuss and choose the information each group member has collected.(3) ProducingStudents each write a section of the booklet. They should put what they have written together and add photos or illustrations. They must proofread the draft to correct mistakes if there are any. New ideas can be added. Now the booklet is finished.(4) PresentingStudents present their booklet to the whole class by taking turns to talk about each section of their booklet. Everyone in each group should have a chance to speak.Step 5 Homework1. Do Parts B1 and B2 on page 93 in Workbook.2. Do Parts D1 and D2 on page 95 in Workbook.3.Review words and phrases in this unit.。
