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牛津 8A Unit1 教案（6课时） Study skills Objectives 1. To find the main points of a passage in order to understand and memorize it more easily 2. To identify keywords in order to develop general understanding of a passage 3. To guess meaning and generate mental pictures Background information This section focuses on encouraging students to look for the main points and keywords in a passage so that they can understand and remember it more easily. The passage which students are required to read and understand in this section is a problem letter by a teenager in ?Teenagers’ magazine. You need to introduce the genre of problem letters in magazines and newspapers. Arouse students’ interest in the topic by bringing some magazines or newspapers with such letters or replies to them. Teaching procedures 1. Ask more able students what they want to find out when they read a passage. Write ‘What is it about?’ on the board and try to elicit the other questions listed on the page. Underline the ?Wh-’ words. 2. For weaker classes, read the questions on the page together with the students and explain that answering these questions will help them find the main points or ideas in a passage. Tell students that not all the words in a passage are important and that they should always look for keywords (words of great importance) in a passage. 3. Read the letter to the whole class. You can ask more able students to close their books while you read. Then ask some open questions, e.g., ‘Who is Cindy? Why is Cindy unhappy? What is Cindy’s problem?’ Elicit a list of the details which describe Cindy and her problems. Explain difficult or unfamiliar words. 4. Briefly explain to students that they can understand information more quickly if they identify main points and keywords first. It is a good idea if students remember the questions listed on page 14 so that they can use them when reading through other texts. Ask students to study the questions for one minute, then close their books and say them to