Unit12BetterTogetherExploringtheTopicThinkingSkillsThispartfocusesonthethinkingskillofanalyzingproblemsandsolutions.Itaimstoguidestudentstounderstandhowtoidentifyproblemsinvarioussituations,especiallyinteamactivities,andtheneupwitheffectivesolutions.Throughaseriesofactivities,studentswilllearntousechartsasatooltoorganizetheirthoughtsandpresenttherelationshipbetweenproblemsandsolutionsclearly.Thecontentstartswithanintroductiontotheconceptofproblemsandsolutions.Then,itusespicturesandtextstoillustratehowtoanalyzeagivensituation.Forexample,inActivity1,studentswilllookatpicturesandlearnhowtouseacharttoanalyzeasimpleproblemlikeaclassmategettinghurtduringanactivityandthecorrespondingsolutions.Thishelpsstudentsbuildabasicunderstandingofthethinkingskill.InActivity2,studentswillreadatextaboutagroupactivitywheretheclassroombeesmessyafterpapercutting.Theyneedtopleteaproblemsolutionchartbasedonthetext,whichallowsthemtopracticeapplyingtheskilltheylearnedinActivity1.Thisactivityalsohelpsstudentsinternalizetheprocessofanalyzingproblemsandsolutionsinamoreplexcontext.Finally,inActivity3,studentswillberequiredtothinkofaproblemrelatedtoclassroomcleaningintheirownschool.Theywillworkingroupstodiscussandusetheproblemsolutioncharttoeupwithsolutions.Thisactivityencouragesstudentstotransfertheknowledgeandskillstheyhavelearnedtoareallifesituation,promotingtheirabilitytosolvepracticalproblems.教學(xué)目標(biāo)CognitiveAim:Studentswillbeabletounderstandtheconceptofanalyzingproblemsandsolutions.Theywillmastertheuseofrelevantvocabularyandphrasesrelatedtoproblemsolving,suchas"eupwith","divideintogroups",etc.Also,theywillbeabletousechartstoclearlyshowtheproblemsandcorrespondingsolutions.SkillAim:Developstudents'criticalthinkingskillsbytrainingthemtoidentifyproblemsaccuratelyandthinkofcreativesolutions.Improvetheirreadingprehensionskillsastheyneedtoextractinformationfromtextstoanalyzeproblemsandsolutions.Enhancetheirmunicationskillsastheywilldiscussandsharetheirideasingroups.EmotionalAim:Cultivatestudents'awarenessofteamwork.Throughgroupactivities,studentswillunderstandthatworkingtogethercanhelpsolveproblemsmoreeffectively.Also,boosttheirconfidenceinsolvingproblemsindependentlyandinateam.教學(xué)重難點(diǎn)ConceptUnderstanding:Ensurestudentshaveaclearunderstandingofwhataproblemisandwhatasolutionis.Theyshouldbeabletodistinguishbetweendifferenttypesofproblems,suchasthoseinteamactivities,dailylife,etc.ChartApplication:Teachstudentshowtouseproblemsolutionchartscorrectly.Theyshouldknowhowtolistproblemsinonecolumnandthecorrespondingsolutionsinanothercolumn,andhowtoorganizetheinformationinalogicalway.VocabularyandPhrases:Makesurestudentsmasterthekeyvocabularyandphrasesrelatedtoproblemsolving,sothattheycanexpresstheirideasaccuratelywhenanalyzingproblemsandsolutions.1VocabularyProblemrelated:problem,difficulty,trouble,messSolutionrelated:solution,solve,dealwith,eupwith,divideintogroups,setup,cheerupActivityrelated:dragonboatrace,schooldramashow,blackboardnewspapermaking,treeplanting,springpicnic,basketballmatch,teamworkactivityEmotionalrelated:angry,happy,proud,trust2PhrasesTeamworkandCollaboration:worktogether,shareideas,supporteachother,workasateam,buildtrustActionandResponse:cleanthekitchen,waterthegarden,tidyupthetoys,sweepthefloors,takeouttherubbish,washclothesTimeandRange:overandoveragain,atlast,intheend,firstofall,secondly,lastly,inthefirsthalf,duringthebreak3KeySentencePatternsTeamworkDescription:Whyisteamworkimportant?Teamworkmakesthedreametrue.Alone,wecandosolittle;together,wecandosomuch.Thebestteamplayersplayforeachother,notjustwitheachother.ExperienceandResponse:Whenwehaddifficulties,wehelpedandsupportedeachother.Inthesecondhalf,theystartedpassingtheballbetterandsupportingeachother.OpinionandSuggestion:Weshouldworktogetherasateam.It'simportanttolistentotheideasofothermembersintheteam.Teammembersshouldknowhowtodotheirjobsandsupporteachother.4GrammarPoints(RelatedtoProblemSolvingandTeamworkDescriptions)PastContinuousTense:Usedtodescribeanactionthatwasinprogressataspecifictimeinthepast.Structure:was/were+verbing.Forexample,Whenwewerehavingateamactivity,aproblemoccurred.InfinitiveasPurpose:To+verb原形isusedtoexpressthepurpose.Forexample,Wedividedintogroupstosolvetheproblemmoreefficiently.CoordinatingConjunctions(and/but/or):andisusedtoshowadditionorconnection;butisforcontrast;orisforchoice.Forexample,Weworkedhardandcameupwithagoodsolution.Theytriedtheirbestbutstillfailed.Youcanchoosetocleanthedesksorsweepthefloor.教學(xué)過(guò)程1Leadin(5minutes)ShowPictures:Displaysomepicturesofstudentsparticipatingindifferentteamactivities,suchasabasketballmatch,atreeplantingactivity,andablackboardnewspapermaking.Askstudentstodescribewhattheyseeinthepicturesandsharetheirexperiencesinsimilaractivities.T:Lookatthesepictures.Whatarethestudentsdoing?Haveyouevertakenpartinsuchactivities?Shareyourstorieswithyourpartners.AskQuestions:Posesomequestionsrelatedtoproblemsintheseactivities.Forexample,"Inabasketballmatch,whatproblemsmighttheteamface?""Whenmakingablackboardnewspaper,whatdifficultiesdidyouencounter?"T:Now,thinkabouttheseactivities.Whatproblemscouldhappenduringabasketballmatch?Handsupandtellme.2Presentation(10minutes)DefineProblemandSolution:Writethewords"problem"and"solution"ontheblackboard.ExplaintheirmeaningsinsimpleEnglish.T:Class,aproblemissomethingthatgoeswrong.Forexample,ifyouloseyourpencilinclass,that'saproblem.Asolutionisthewaytofixtheproblem.So,ifyouborrowapencilfromyourclassmate,that'sasolution.UsePicturestoIllustrate:Showapictureofastudentfallingdownduringasportsmeeting.Analyzetheproblemandsolutionwithstudents.T:Lookatthispicture.What'stheproblemhere?Yes,thestudentfelldown.Andwhatcouldbethesolutions?Maybeaclassmatehelpshimstandup,orateachertakeshimtotheschoolclinic.Let'slistthemontheblackboard.IntroduceProblemSolutionChart:Drawasimpleproblemsolutionchartontheblackboard.Writetheproblem"Studentfelldown"intheproblemcolumnandthesolutions"Classmatehelpshimstandup"and"Teachertakeshimtotheschoolclinic"inthesolutioncolumn.Explainhowtousethechart.T:Thisisaproblemsolutionchart.Wewritetheproblemhereandthesolutionshere.Ithelpsusorganizeourthoughts.3Practice(15minutes)Activity1intheTextbook:AskstudentstoopentheirtextbookstotheThinkingSkillspart.LetthemlookatthepicturesandtextsinActivity1.Inpairs,studentsdiscusstheproblemsandsolutionspresentedandfillinthechartintheirbooks.T:Now,turntoyourtextbooks.LookatActivity1.Workwithyourpartner.Discusstheproblemsandsolutionsandfillinthechart.CheckAnswers:Askseveralpairsofstudentstosharetheiranswerswiththeclass.Checktheanswerstogetherandclarifyanymisunderstandings.T:OK,let'sstop.Whichpairwouldliketoshareyouranswers?etothefrontandshowusyourchart.Activity2intheTextbook:HavestudentsreadthetextinActivity2.Afterreading,theyneedtopletetheproblemsolutionchartindividually.T:Next,readthetextinActivity2byyourself.Then,pletetheproblemsolutionchartonyourown.GroupDiscussion:Dividestudentsintogroupsoffour.Ingroups,studentsparetheircharts,discussanydifferences,andetoaconsensus.T:Now,formgroupsoffour.pareyourchartsinthegroup.Discussthedifferencesandmakesureeveryoneinthegroupunderstands.4Production(10minutes)Activity3intheTextbook:PresentActivity3tothestudents.Askthemtothinkofaproblemrelatedtoclassroomcleaningintheirownschool.Ingroups,theyusetheproblemsolutioncharttoanalyzetheproblemandeupwithsolutions.T:Class,forActivity3,thinkofaproblemaboutclassroomcleaning.Workinyourgroups.Usetheproblemsolutioncharttofindsolutions.GroupReport:Eachgroupselectsarepresentativetoreporttheirgroup'sfindingstotheclass.Therepresentativeshowstheproblemsolutionchartmadebythegroupandexplainstheproblemandsolutions.T:Now,eachgroupchooseareporter.etothefrontandshowyourgroup'schart.Explaintheproblemandyoursolutions.ClassEvaluation:Aftereachgroupreports,therestoftheclasscanaskquestions,makements,andvoteforthemostcreativeandpracticalsolutions.T:Aftereachreport,youcanaskquestionsorgiveyourments.Then,wewillvoteforthebestsolutions.5SummaryandHomework(5minutes)Summary:Summarizethekeypointsofthisclass,includingtheconceptofanalyzingproblemsandsolutions,howtouseproblemsolutioncharts,andsomeusefulvocabularyandphrases.T:Today,welearnedaboutanalyzingproblemsandsolutions.Weknowwhataproblemandasolutionare,andhowtouseacharttoshowthem.Also,welearnedsomenewwordsandphrases.Homework:Askstudentstowriteashortpassageaboutaproblemtheyencounteredintheirdailylivesandhowtheysolvedit.Theyneedtouseaproblemsolutioncharttoorganizetheirideasfirstandthenwritethepassagebasedonthechart.T:Forhomework,thinkofaprobleminyourdailylife.Makeaproblemsolutionchartandthenwriteashortpassageaboutit.Suggeststudentstolookformoreproblemsintheirdailylivesandtrytoanalyzeandsolvethemusingthemethodslearnedinclass.T:Also,payattentiontoproblemsaroundyou.Trytosolvethemlikewedidinclass.教學(xué)反思Afterthisclass,Ineedtoreflectonseveralaspects.First,intermsofstudents'participation,moststudentswereactivelyinvolvedingroupdiscussionsandactivities.