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Module 6 Unit 1 Laughter is good for you
Task Writing to a foreign friend
The analysis of this part:
This section consists of a series of activities which provide you with opportunities to learn and practice the listening, speaking, reading and writing skill. This section is divided into three steps and each step is preceded with a skills building part. Through listening and reading, you will get information about Chinese crosstalk. You are asked to use the information you have got to write an e-mail to a foreign friend answering his questions about Chinese crosstalk. Since the time is limited, this class will focus on Skills building 1 and Skills building 3.
Teaching aims:
(1).Practise students’ language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing.
(2).Through listening and reading, students will get information about Chinese
crosstalk.
(3) Ask students to use the information they have got to write an e-mail to a foreign
friend answering his questions about Chinese crosstalk.
Teaching important points & difficult points:
(1). Find and underline the main ideas.
(2). Get some information about Chinese crosstalk.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1. lead-in:
(1) I need to know how many of you will go to watch the play this Saturday. I’ll have
to book the tickets.
(2) I want to know why you are so interested in the play.
(3) I would like to know how you will go to the theatre.
Discuss in groups and decide which one means the most important request and which one is the least important request. And give your reasons.
Step 2. Activity 1: identifying priorities
1.How to identify the priorities.
(1). ‘I need…’ most important
(2). ‘I want…’ somewhat important
(3). ‘I would like…’ least important
2. Enjoy a Chinese crosstalk to introduce the art form to the students.
Step 3. task 1: answering questions
Ask students to read Part A on page 10 to make sure what they are asked to do when listening to the recording. While listening, they should take some notes and pay attention to the words used in Bill’s requests, and decide what is the most important , somewhat important or the least important. Then check the answers.
Step 4. task 2 correct notes
Ask students to read the guidelines of Part B on page 11 to know what they should do to finish this part. Then listen to the radio talk show and make corrections. If they are not sure about their answers, let them listen to it again. Then check the answers.
Step 5. task 3 Reading
Ask students to read the article in part C on page 11 and find useful information to the questions in part A..
Step 6. Activity 2: answering questions in an e-mail
1. Ask students to read the guidelines and the two points in this part. Students will know what they should pay attention to when they use an e-mail to answer questions.
2. Read the sentence structures to know what informal language and formal language they can use to answer questions in e-mails.
Step 7. task 4:Writing an e-mail
1.Ask students to work in pairs to discuss what they should write in the e-mail to Bill. Decide the order of the answers according to the importance of the questions. They should also decide what structure they should use to write the e-mail.
2. Ask students to write the e-mail
Step 8. Homework
Finish the e-mail.
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