M1U2导学案Task1.docVIP

Learning content Unit 2 Growing pains Task 1 Learning aims Join in a series of activities and practice the language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing Learning points and difficult points To learn how to ask for and give advice in English, how to understand the main idea while reading and how to write a letter of advice. Learning strategies Task-based approach; Learning procedures Self- innovation Step 1 Lead-in Show the beginning of a letter asking for advice, thus presenting two skills needed to write a letter of advice. (1) Learn to ask _____________________________________ (2) Learn to read ____________________________________ Step 2 Listening Ask the students to listen to a radio program for three times, and respectively finish the exercises on page 33 (slightly adjusted). 1) Listen to a radio talk show and write the names of the callers in the blanks below. (see page 33, step 1, A) 2) Listen to the radio talk show and complete the information. (see page 33, step1, B) Step 3 C onclusion Help the students conclude the procedure of asking for advice, and some useful expressions. When asking for advice, you should … 1) state your problem; 2) ask for help, using What can/should I do? How can/should I …? Should I …? Help the students conclude the procedure of giving advice, and some useful expressions. When giving advice, you should … 1) ask questions; 2) show sympathy with I’m sorry to hear that. I hate it when that happens! I know just what you mean! 3) give advice, using You should/must … You must make sure … Do … / Don’t … Offer the students more expressions that might be helpful. ASKING FOR ADVICE: What do you think of it? What would you suggest I do for it? What’s your opinion on it? May I have your comment on this matter? Would?it?be?a?good?idea?to?do so?? GIVING ADVICE: What/How about trying a new method? Why not find a new way? You’d better change your former pl