1、I Teaching Aims:1. To develop Ss basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Reading is the focus in this lesson. Reading skills for Ss include (predicting, skimming, scanning and digesting.)2. To encourage Ss to practice, participate, and co-operate in the classroom activities.3. To g

2、et Ss to know something about and have a better understanding of the importance of . As for teaching approaches, I think II Teaching ApproachesCommunicative approach and Computer-Assisted Instruction are to be used in the course of this lesson. And I will try my best to limit TTT, that is, limit Tea

3、cher Talking Time and increase STT (Student Talking Time).So during this lesson, emphases are to be laid on:1. Student-centered teaching2. Task-based learning3. Activity-based teaching (individual work; pair work; group work; class work) III Teaching Aids: 1. a projector 2. a multi-media computer sy

4、stemThey are for showing Ss some pictures, some audio files, some visual files, some topics or reading tasks.IV Teaching ProcedureStep 1. Warming-up & lead-inActivity 1 Free talk (class work)I will invite Ss to answer the following Qs.Q1: Who do you think looks coolest in our class?Q2: Do you like h

5、im/her?Q3: If so, why? If not, why?Activity 2 Picture-talking /Music-talking (individual work)Download some pictures/music from the Internet. Guiding Qs may be:Q1: Whos she/he?Q2: Do you like him/her? Q3: If so, why? If not, why?Q4: Do you think he/she is perfect?Goal: To lead up to the topic, get S

6、s to warm up and arouse their interest in the topic.Step 2. Pre-readingActivity1 Look and guess (class work)In this activity, Ss are required to look at the title/subtitle and guess what they will read.Activity2 Brain-storming (class work)In this activity, Ss are encouraged to think of as many words

7、 as possible to describe the picture/ Goal: To develop Ss reading skill-predicting and present some new words in the passage such as Step 3. ReadingActivity 1 Skimming (class work)Ss are required to go through the whole passage quickly to get the general idea and pay special attention to the first o

8、r last Para of the article (or the first sentence or the last sentence of each Para.)Goal: To develop Ss reading skill - skimming, that is, how can we get the general idea of a passage as quickly as possible.Activity 2 Scanning (group work)Encourage Ss to read the passage again, exchange their under

9、standing of the passage with their group members and work together to fill in the following form:TitlePart/Para.Main ideaDetailed information1a. topic sentences/introductionb. examples/supporting ideasc. conclusion2a.b.c.Goal: To develop Ss reading skill-scanning, that is, how to find out the clue o

10、f a story and motivate Ss to cooperate with each other.Activity 3 Report (class work)Invite some group members to report their work to the whole class.Goal: To overcome Ss shyness and stimulate Ss to speak in public.Activity 4 Further understanding and word study (pair work)Encourage Ss to discuss t

11、he following Qs in pairs (A PowerPoint will be used here to present some blank-filling exercises and multiple choices.)Q1: What does the word “this” in the last Para. but 3 refer to?A. sjkdfkjdkB. klklklklC.opieporiwpD. jdlkjflkdQ2: What is the Chinese equivalent for the phrase “investing in loss”?A

12、.B.C.D.Q3: The word “flawless” in Line 5 of Para.2 can be replaced by _Q4: Which of the following statements is true or not true?Goal: To help Ss to guess the meaning of certain unknown words and understand the passage exactly.Step 4. Post-readingActivity1 Role-play(pair work)Suppose one student is

13、a and the other . Ss are encouraged to put themselves in the situation and make a face-to-face interview.Activity2 Discussion (Group work)Topics may be :Q1:Do u want to be perfect?Q2: Do u think there is anyone in the world that is perfect? Q3: Look at the subtitle/title “Remind yourself”, remind yo

14、urself of what?Activity3 Poster-designing/Cartoon-designing/(group work)Goal: These post-reading activities are intended to develop Ss creative thinking and get them to know the importance of Step 5. HomeworkTask 1 Write a summary of the passage (about 100 words) (Individual work)Goal: To spur Ss to

15、 consolidate what they have learned.Task 2 Look up some more information about (Individual work)Encourage Ss to go to the school library or get on the Internet if possible to consult related English websites on the topic.Goal: To encourage Ss to study English spontaneously and independently after class, arouse Ss interest in traditional Chinese culture and develop Ss culture awar