SBS I 教案 unit 1.docVIP

Teaching Notes for Listening Course I Unit 1 Happy New Millennium! I. Teaching Objectives Training students in the following skills: 1. Listening for specific information 2. Listening for major details and answering questions with key words. 3. How to recognize the main idea in listening 4. Talking about ways of celebrating the new millennium around the world II. Key Points 1. Familiarize the students with the objectives and requirements of this course. 2. Listen for specific information about ways of celebrating the new millennium around the world. 3. Short answer questions about the lowering of the time ball. 4. Learn how to recognize the main idea in listening. III. Warm-up Activity How do we Chinese people celebrate the traditional New Year? Do you use computer a lot? Are there any funny expressions you meet? IV. New Words and Expressions 1. chime: the sound made (as if) by a set of bells eg. The chime of the clock woke me up. 2. millennium: a period of 1000 years 3. prospective: likely to be or become eg. prospective buyers 4. gala: an occasion of planned enjoyment or special public entertainment 5. fanfare: a short loud ceremonial piece of usu. Trumpet music played to introduced a person or event eg. sound a fanfare 6. firework display: 烟花表演 7. light show: a display of colored lights in shifting patterns, often accompanied by slides and film loops. 8. exemplify: to be a very typical example of something The building exemplifies the style of architecture which was popular at the time. 9. observe: 1. do what you are supposed to do according to a law or a custom: obey We try to observe the local customs so that we dont offend people. 10. install: to put a piece of equipment somewhere and connect it so that it is ready to be used e.g. 1. Theyve installed the new computer network at last. 2. Security cameras have been installed in the city centre. 11. observatory: a building, place, or institution designed and equipped for making