Unit5FunClubs

Section4SectionB1a2b

ContentAnalysis

What

Thereadingtextforthislessonisanadvertisementforschoolclubrecruitmentreleasedintheformofaposter.Thefirstadvertisementisforthecookingclub,whichrequiresmemberstoloveChinesefoodandbecapableofcooking.Here,theycanlearntomakeChinesedelicaciessuchasMapoTofu,beefnoodles,dumplings,etc.,andbeabletocookfortheirfamilies.Thesecondadvertisementisforthereadingclub,whichrequiresmemberstoenjoyreadingandbeabletoactoutstories,readbooks,andmakefriends.Thethirdadvertisementisforthenatureclub,whichrequiresmemberstolovenatureandbeabletotakephotos.EverySundayafternoon,theycangohikingtogether,observebirds,takephotos,collectplantsandinsects,andobservewildanimals.Allthreeadvertisementsincludetheactivity,time,location,andcontactinformationforregistration.

Why

Themainideaofthispassageistointroducethreedifferenttypesofclubs,helpingstudentschoosetheclubstheywanttojoinbyreadingtherecruitmentpostersandmatchingtheirownorothers’abilitiesandinterests,andwritingselfremendationlettersinaclearandorganisedmanner.Eachclubhasitsowncharacteristicsandactivities.Forstudents,thisEnglishclasscannotonlyhelpthembroadentheirhorizonsandlearnaboutmoreinterestingclubactivities,butalsoenhancetheirreadingability,expressionability,andteamworkawareness.

How

Recruitmentpostersusuallycontainbasicelements,suchasrequirementsforapplicants,theclub’smainactivitiesandschedules,andthecontactpersonwiththeirinformation.Eachofthethreeadvertisementsstartswithageneralinterrogativelove...?you...?to...ctreaders’interest,suchas“Doyoulove...?”or“Canyou...?”Thetextalsousesimperativesentencestowarmlyinvitereaderstojoin,like“Joinourcookingclub!”and“Let’slearnto...”.Inthemiddle,thethreeadvertisementsdescribeclubactivitiesindifferentways,forexample,“LearntocookChinesefood”and“Actoutstories”.Toencouragereaderstojoin,theyalsomentionthebenefitsofmembership,suchas“Youcansooncookforyourfamily.”Thesepointsreflecttheclub’svalueandsignificancefromdifferentangles,echoingthequestioninSectionBofthislesson:“Whatcanyoulearninaschoolclub?”

LearningObjectives

Bytheendofthissection,studentswillbeableto:

1.graspthemainideaofthethreeclubrecruitmentadsandextractkeydetails(membershiprequirements,activities,schedules,locations,registrationcontacts);?

2.studyclubrelatedvocabularyandmonpatternsinrecruitmentads(interrogativesentencesforinterest,imperativesentencesforinvitations);?

3.analyzeeachclub’sfeaturesandexpressopinionsonclubselectionbasedonpersonalinterestsandabilities;?

4.poseawellorganisedselfremendationletterforachosenclub,statingmatchingadvantages,interestandpostjoiningplans;?

5.understandclubs’roleinenrichingcampuslifeandrecogniseactivityvalues,withoptionalexplorationofclubculturalelements.

FocalandDifficultPoints

FocalPoints

1.Studyclubrelatedvocabularyandmonsentencepatternsinrecruitmentads;

2.Analyzeeachclub’sfeaturesandexpressopinionsonclubselectionbasedonpersonalinterestsandabilities.

DifficultPoints

poseawellorganisedselfremendationletterforachosenclub,statingmatchingadvantages,interestandpostjoiningplans;

Understandclubs’roleinenrichingcampuslifeandrecogniseactivityvalues,withoptionalexplorationofclubculturalelements.

Procedures

TeachingActivities

LearningActivities

Purposes

Step1Leadin

Playavideoaboutdifferentclubsandaskstudentsthefollowingquestions.

1)Whatclubsarefeaturedinthisvideo?

2)Whichclubsdoyouwanttojoin?Why?

Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.

Possibleanswers:

1)Thereareamusicclub,adanceclub,apingpongclub,...

2)IwanttojointheartclubbecauseIlikedrawing.

Tostimulatestudents’learninginterest.

Step2Reading

1.Letstudentsreadthementsin1aanddiscusswhichclubstheyshouldjoin.

2.Letstudentslookatthetitlesandpicturesin1bandthenaskthefollowingquestions.

1)What’sthegenreofthepassage?

2)Whatcanwegetfromthetitlesandpictures?

3.Letstudentsreadtheadsquickly(payspecialattentiontothefirstsentenceineachparagraph)andmatchtheadswithstudents.

4.Provideatabletostudentsandaskthemtofindoutthespecificinformationabouttheclubs.

5.Guidestudentstoworkingroupstoidentifykeyinformationanddiscussthequestionsin1d,andexploretheroleofdifferentclubs.

1.Readthementsanddiscusswhichclubstheyshouldjoin.

2.Observethetitlesandpicturesandthenanswerquestions.

Answers:

1)Theads.

2)Wecanknowtherearethreeclubs.

3.Readtheadsquickly(payspecialattentiontothefirstsentenceineachparagraph).Then,matcheachstudentin1awithasuitableclubandexplainthereasons.

4.pletethetablewiththeinformationfromtheads.

5.Workingroupsanddiscussthequestionsin1dandexploretheroleofdifferentclubs.

Tohelpstudentsgainanoverallperceptionofthepassageandunderstanditsstructureandmainidea.

Step3Postreading

1.Guidestudentstoanalysethekeycontentoftheads.

2.Guidestudentstocollectusefulsentencepatternsforeachaspect(e.g.,clubintroduction,recruitmentrequirements).

3.Provideamindmaptohelpstudentsretellthecontentoftheads.

1.Analysethekeycontentoftheads.

2.Collectusefulsentencepatternsforeachaspectoftheads.

3.Retellthecontentoftheadsbasedonthemindmap.

Toguidestudentstoconsolidatewhattheyhavelearned.

Step4Writing

1.Setupaclubapplicationscenarioandaskstudentstopletethetaskin2a.

(Teacherprompt:“Hi,I’mXuCong.IwanttowriteanemailtojointheBookClub,butsomewordsaremissing.Canyouhelpmefinishmyemail?”)

2.Guidestudentstoanalysethestructureoftheemail(from2a)andcreateanoutlineforthereply.

3.Askstudentstochooseoneclubfrom1b,thenwriteanemailtoitsorganiser—usingtheemailstructurefrom2a—toexplainwhytheywanttojointheclub.

4.Guidestudentstopolishtheiremailsbyprovidingasamplewritingandtheevaluationcriteria.

1.pletetheemailwiththewordsintheboxin2a.

2.Analysethestructureoftheemailandoutlinethereply.

3.Chooseoneclubfrom1b,writeanemailtotheorganiserandsaywhyyou’dliketojointheclubwiththestructureof2a.

4.Polishtheiremailsbase