unit8 fun (in class).ppt

Fun, Oh Boy. Fun. You Could Die from It By Suzanne Britt Jordan OUTLINE 1. Lead-in Activities (a game; trick Qs; discussion) 2. Pre-reading Activities (about the author) 3. Global-reading Activities (structure analysis; tone of the text; rhetorical device) 4. Detail-reading Activities (word study; difficult sentences) Activity 1: a game There was a very, very tall coconut tree and there are 4 animals, a Lion, a Chimpanzee, a Giraffe, and a Squirrel, who pass by. They decide to compete to see who is the fastest to get a banana off the tree. Who do you guess will win? Your answer will reflect your personality. Answer in 30 seconds. If your answer is: Lion = youre dull. Chimpanzee = youre a moron. Giraffe = youre a complete idiot. Squirrel = youre just hopelessly stupid. What did you learn from this game? Getting fun is easy only if you can slow down your pace and enjoy your life. 1. Why couldnt Cinderella be a good soccer player?  2. What do you call a deer with no eyes?  What do you call a dead deer with no eyes?  3. What starts with E, ends with E and only has one letter?  4. More fun: (1) STAND I (2) 0_ Ph. D M.E. M.D. (3) J YOU U ME S T (1) I understand. (2) three degrees below zero. (3) just between you and me. Conclusion: Reading is fun. English is fun. Learning English is fun. Taking English as our major is fun. Activity 3: Kids are fun. Being a mother is fun. Staying with kids is fun. Enjoying their lives is fun. Q: Have you got fun from these children’s words? Share with us any interesting stories about kids ( or your childhood stories) . Discussion: 1. What is fun? /How can we get fun? (listening to music,…) 2. What kind of fun can be long-standing? (helping others,…) 1. What is fun? 2. What kind of fun can be long-standing? When offering help, When… Attitude towards fun Life without fun is pale but with too much fun is not really fun. Everyone wan