wTeaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
favorite, energetic, amusing, funny, intelligent, kind, lively, nervous, organized, patient, popular, serious, shy, strict, discipline, stupid
b. 重点句式 (P18)
Surprisingly, all the students got good marks.
I’m doing maths, chemistry, physics and biology.
It’s sometimes difficult for me to understand him, but I do my best.
It was a difficult problem, I agree.
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to punctuate correctly.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students to learn how to express clear ideas with proper punctuation marks.
Teaching important points 教学重点
Enable the students to know where to use commas, full stops, capital letters and question marks.
Teaching difficult points 教学难点
How to make proper use of commas in paragraphs.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Individual work and discussion.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A blackboard, a projector and some slides.
Teaching procedures && ways 教学过程与方式
Step Ⅰ Greetings and Revision
T: Morning / afternoon, everyone. First let’s check our homework, Exercises 6 && 7 on P74.
Check the answers with the whole class.
StepⅡ Writing
First write the following sentence on the blackboard:
Tom said the teacher is a foolish duck.
T: I will tell you a story. One day, when Mr Stanton entered the classroom, Tom shouted “The teacher is a foolish duck.” Everyone looked at Mr Stanton. To their surprise, the teacher said nothing but wrote a sentence on the blackboard. He said “Today we’ ll learn punctuation marks.” Mr Stanton said happily. Then he used two commas in the sentence. “Tom, said the teacher, is a foolish duck.” “Please punctuate correctly next time, Tom.” Mr Stanton said, while pointing to the blackboard.
Write another sentence on the blackboard:
Tom, said the teacher, is a foolish duck.
T: Now you know how important a comma is. Please observe the five sentences on P18 and tell me where we should use commas.
Let the students read the sentences and give their answers.
Sample answers:
1. 用以将引导性或转折性词语如therefore, however, by the way 与句子的其他部分隔开。
2. 用来隔开行文中的词、词组或从句。
3. 用于分隔并列复合句，用于连词and, but, or 之前。
4. 用于插入句中的从句等成分之前。
T: Good! Now please punctuate the sentences shown on the slides.
Show the following sentences on the slides.
1. She is kind and patient and she explains English grammar so clearly that even I can understand it
2. Some of our class don’t like her but most of us really appreciate her because her teaching is so well organized and clear
3. I’ve always hated making mistakes or pronouncing a word incorrectly when I speak English but Mrs Li just smiles so that you don’t feel completely stupid
4. During scientific experiments she explains exactly what is happening and as a result my work is improving
After the students finish them, check the answers in class.
T: Next look at the paragraph on P18. Punctuate it. Use full stops, capital letters, question marks and commas where necessary.
Ask some students to read their answers.
Step Ⅲ Speaking and Writing
This part can be completed in three steps. First, the students work in pairs to answer and discuss questions about their ideal teachers to prepare useful information for writing; second, practice using punctuation marks; at last, let the students write a composition following the given steps of Exercise 15 on P78.
T: Please turn to P77. Work in pairs to discuss the questions in Exercise 13.
Sample answers:
1. How old is your ideal teacher?
S1: I think an ideal teacher should be a young lady because a young teacher is always energetic and enjoys teaching.
S2: My ideal teacher is thirty years old because after several years’ teaching, he / she knows what the students need and can prepare his / her lessons carefully. Also I believe he / she knows much about other subjects.
S3: I like a teacher who is about fifty years old because an old teacher can explain what we don’t understand clearly by showing many examples. What’s more, she may give us useful suggestions that may help us form a good habit of learning.
2. Do you prefer serious or funny teachers? Why?
S1: I prefer serious teachers. In his / her lesson, we can have discipline and learn carefully. Generally, a serious teacher prepares his / her lessons carefully and explains exactly what is happening.
S2: I would rather have a funny teacher because we often feel tired in class. Imagine a teacher who just speaks without a cheerful smile on his / her face. Terrible! It’s not long before you lose interest in this subject.
S3: I like a serious teacher, but I hope he / she can tell us jokes when we are bored. In this way, we can not only listen carefully and finish our homework on time, but also love having his / her lessons.
3. Do you think teachers should help students outside school if necessary?
S1: Yes, I think so. A good teacher should like her students. If she realizes her students need her help, she should help them inside and outside school.
S2: Yes. I believe a good teacher aims at improving her students’ ability and helping them master what she teaches. What’s more, every teacher likes a student who is eager to learn more knowledge.
S3: I don’t think so. Teachers have spent much time in teaching. Sometimes, they still prepare their lessons after school. They need to have a good rest and take care of their family. If we need help, we can turn to others.
4. How much homework do you think teachers should assign?
S1: A little homework. I hope we can finish our homework at school, so we can have some free time to play basketball, read, or watch TV.
S2: I don’t think teachers should set homework because different students have different needs. They can revise, preview or read according to their own interest.
S3: I hope teachers can set different kinds of homework because students are not at the same level. They should do homework which suits them.
5. What can teachers do to make their lessons really interesting?
S1: A teacher who frequently changes his teaching ways is popular because students are always eager to know what the teacher will do in this class. They can listen carefully.
S2: Games can make the lessons interesting. If students can learn and practice in playing games, they will attend the lessons actively.
S3: If teachers can introduce different cultures in their lessons, the lessons must be full of interest.
S4: Why not make use of pictures, recorder, and computer? They can help teachers show text vividly. If students can learn through cartoons, the lessons will be full of laughter.
T: Excellent! I will learn from your answers and try to make my lessons interesting and enjoyable. Two students have written a passage to introduce their favorite teacher, but they forgot to punctuate it. Now it’s up to you to use capital letters, commas and full stops where necessary to complete this description.
Let the students work individually to complete it, then check the answers.
T: We have read descriptions of one’s favorite teachers, discussed your own favorite teachers and learned the ways of describing teachers. Now it’s your turn to write a composition about your favorite teachers. Do you still remember the table? First, let’s fill in the following table with the information of your favorite teacher first.
Show the table on the screen.
Name
Subject
Appearance
Personality
Examples
After a few minutes.
T: OK. Write a paragraph about him / her according to the table, but don’t mention his / her name or the subject he / she teaches in your composition.
Give the students enough time to finish writing.
T: Have you finished? Now please copy your paragraphs without any punctuation and exchange them with your partners. Punctuate the paragraph and write down the name of the teacher that the paragraph describes.
After a moment.
T: Return your partners’ compositions and see if he / she punctuates correctly and if he / she writes the right name. If you don’t agree with him / her, you can discuss with your partners. Then we’ll show some of your compositions on the screen to check together.
At last show some samples on the screen.
Sample versions:
1. My favorite teacher is young and beautiful. She knows her subject well and explains it well too. Students in her class listen to her quietly because she explains so well. She has a great sense of humor. She likes beginning her lessons with a story.
2. She plans her lessons carefully and if she sees you talking she will get angry. She demands discipline in her class, so we can listen to her without being interrupted.
3. I like him because he respects students and tries to lead us to a conclusion by ourselves. He never tells us “Do this, or else!”
Step Ⅳ Homework
Work in groups, think of three or four teachers who you think are excellent and describe his or her personality. Make notes at the same time.
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