英语教案-21世纪报英语报纸第三期

英语教案-21世纪报英语报纸第三期

1. Teaching content

Issue 3 of 21st Century Newspaper, Junior 1 Edition

2. Teaching aims

a. To expand vocabulary, phrases and other expressions;

b. To improve speaking skills and creativity among students by way of impromptu speech and storytelling;

c. To enhance culture awareness among students.

3. Key points

a. Expand vocabulary(harvest, strange, comedy, trust, cliff, souvenir, prepare, bump, asleep, subtitle, celebration, firefly, cactus, vase…).

b. Learn phrases and expressions (instead of; make fun of; in fact; for the first time; take a bath; hold on; fit in; pull your socks up; be popular with/ among; be likely to do; tell the truth…).

c. Improve students’ speaking skills by answering impromptu questions and creating stories.

d. Enhance culture awareness by introducing foreign entertainment, festivals and animals.

4. Teaching procedures

1. a. Video share. The teacher shares stories of pirate culture and treasure hunt in support of videos and reading materials.

b. Brainstorm. The teacher gives a picture of a ghost shop floating above the sea. Students brainstorm and answer questions like “what is in the ship?” “What happens to it?” “Why does it float in the air?”

c. Scene simulation. “I am captain Pegleg. I also have a ship. But it is a ghost ship. I am hunting treasure in School Hill where Ernie and Jade studies in. Please allow me to tell my exciting story!”

2. The class tells the story through the eyes of Captain Pegleg.

a. Scene simulation. The teacher narrates “My ghost ship floats to the school, but unluckily was seen by Mrs Wiggins, the caretaker, and a little boy named Ernie. I have never expected anyone could see me! They are obviously more surprised than me. Everything is shown on their face.”

Check words of “saying”. In order to review words of gasp, shout, stutter, sign and warn, the teacher provides a sentence said by Ernie or Mr Wiggins, like “I sp-sp-spoke to a ghost!” Ernie____. The students are then asked to imitate the sentences by reading after the tape.

b.