《英语》（选择性必修·第四册）Unit 4Never too old to learnReading II. Learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students will be able to:1. grasp the topic and the general idea of the lesson;2. understand some important details;3. form their own opinions based on the magazine article.II. Key competence focus1. Learn how to use the given information to express oneself.2. Learn how to get a deep understanding of the reading material.III. Predicted area of difficulty1. Using the features of procedural texts to understand the text.2. Using the means of development of a paragraph to understand the text.3. Free discussion about the questions in A3P46.4. Some inferences based on the magazine article.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Welcoming to the unit1. T greets the class.T: Class begins, boys and girls! Good morning/afternoon!T: Open your book at page 43. Let’s have a look at the picture on this page. What do you see on it? T: Right. An old lady is reading a book attentively.T: Look through a few more pictures in this unit and you’ll know something about the topic of the unit: Further learning. The theme of the unit is included in the title “Never too old to learn”. T: Different people learn in different ways. Read the leaflet at page 43 and discuss the questions in pairs.T: What is your learning style?Sample answer:I am a visual learner. I learn best from videos, pictures, diagrams, charts and other visual cues. I understand the information better and remember it more clearly when it is presented to me this way.T: Do you think your learning style will change as you continue your education?Sample answer:I don’t believe that my visual learning style will change into the auditory or physical style.T: Why?Sample answer 1:Visual learning presents subject knowledge in a better way for me to learn, helps me improvemy powers of concentration and encourages me to be creative. I have been using this learning style for a long time, so it is the one that I am most comfortable with and the one I find benefits me the most. For these reasons, I believe my main learning style will not change.Sample answer 2:I think that my learning style will change because as a person and a learner I am always changing too. My current learning style is visual, and I like reading my study materials and writing summary notes that I can study from later. However, I don’t mind trying other learning styles if they help. I find that I also enjoy listening to podcasts and I am able to learn and remember a lot from them, so perhaps in the future I will also use the auditory style more often. 【设计意图：提示学生翻阅44、45和50图表，帮助学生形成本单元的主题概念。
