新编大学英语1Unit2教案.docVIP

Unit 2 Psychology in Our Daily Life I. Teaching aims: 1. to do some preparation activities such as discussion, group work, etc. to practice the students’ spoken skill and communicative skills; 2. to grasp some new words and try to use these words which help them enrich their vocabulary; 3. to discuss psychology in our daily life 4. to do some post-reading exercises and some after-class reading to practice what they have got to know in class to improve their English comprehensive skills. II. key points: 1. to learn the way to describe one’s attitude towards life; 2. talk about your psychology in your daily life III. difficult points: 1. to paraphrase some difficult sentences and catch their meaning. 2. to grasp some useful words and phrases to describe one’s psychology in daily life. IV. teaching procedures: 1. preparation: i. Piggy psychology Sketching a pig can be a useful analytical tool to explore your psychological state. All you need is a blank piece of paper and a pen or pencil. Now, draw your pig. Interpret your results: … Analysis: Near the top of the paper, you are a positive person. Near the middle, you are a realist. Near the bottom, you are pessimist. Facing left, you believe in tradition. You are friendly, and you remember dates (birthday, etc) easily. Facing right, you are innovative and active. But you do not have a strong sense of family, nor do you remember dates. Facing forward (looking at you), you are direct. You enjoy playing devil’s advocate and neither fear nor avoid discussion. Also, the size of the ears indicates how good a listener you are. The bigger the ears, the better the listener. With many details, you are analytical, cautious, and distrustful. With few details, you are emotional and na?ve. You care little for details and are a risk-taker. With less than four legs showing, you are insecure. You are living through a period of major change. With four legs showing, you are secure, stubborn and st