必修三 unit 1  Using Language  Listening and speaking

Teaching goals

1. To train the students’ listening ability through the listening context.

2. To learn about the Carnival in Trinidad and how people celebrate it so as to enable them to learn more about different cultures while learning different language.

3. To develop the students’ speaking skills, with the help of the sample dialogue.

Important  points

1. Information grasping of the listening part.

2. Mastery of the words and phrases concerning festivals in daily expression

Teaching aid

A computer, a projector, courseware, a tape-recorder

Teaching procedures

I. listening (p6)

T: Hello, boys and girls. Can you have a guess? What are they doing in the pictures?

Ss: They are having carnivals.

T: Have you ever seen a real carnival?

Ss: No/yes.

T: Let’s enjoy a real carnival in the video.

(after the video)

T: What would people do in a carnival?

Ss: They would dance.

   They would go on a parade.

T: Very good. Do you know there is a big and famous carnival in Trinidad every February? Li Mei and Wu Ping are visiting Trinidad and they are getting ready to go to the carnival parade. Listen to the tape and find out what the plans for the parade are. Then answer the question.

Part 1:

1. What is wrong with Li Mei’s clothing and shoes?

 Li Mei’s clothing is too thick and her shoes are not comfortable enough to walk in for a long time.

2. What advice does Carla give Li Mei?

 Carla suggests that Li Mei change her shoes to something more comfortable, wear some lighter and cooler clothing and also take a hat.

Part 2:

3. Why is it important for them to have water?

  It is important to have water because it is very hot/the temperature is thirty-five degrees/they will be doing a lot of walking and dancing all day/until midnight.

4. Why is it difficult for them to hear each other?

  They can’t hear each other because the music is very loud.

5. Why do they plan to meet at the parking lot at 8 o’clock?

  They plan to meet at the parking lot at 8 o’clock because they might get separated in the crowd.

II. Speaking (p6)

T: Now, Suppose you are Li Mei or Wu Ping.
You have just visited Carla in Trinidad and seen the Carnival. Make a phone call to invite your friends to a Chinese festival. In pairs make a conversation of at least five turns each. Be ready to present your conversation to the class.
The expressions on Page 6 below might help you.

T: (Give a sample dialogue to students first).

T: So, now it’s your show time. Get your dialogues ready and present it to the whole class.

S_A…

S_B … 

Homework

Preview the reading context A Sad Love Story on page 7 and do the relevant exercises thereafter.