Format of Lesson Planning（教案）

教案

Format of Lesson Planning

Background information

School: Nanshan Experimental High School (九游娱乐)

Teacher:Rainie(廖雨)

Students: 53 high school students, Class 12, Grade 1

Time & date: 10:10-10:55 am, Wednesday, April 13th, 2022

Material:READING AND VOCABULARY, Module 5, Book 2, FLTRP,

Type of lesson: Reading For Speaking

Teaching aids: Whiteboard, PPT, Pictures, Stickers

Contents (课堂内容):

    1. The basic structure/elements/features of news (新闻的基本结构/要素/特点):

 2. Reading: BOOK 2, Module 5, P43 (教材)

Objectives: 

1. Instructional objectives (教学目标): 

    After the class, most students are able to:

a. Read a piece of news efficiently using the photographs, headline and subheadings; (利用图片、标题和副标题有效地阅读新闻)

b. Scan for specific (/spə'sɪfɪk/) information while reading;(细读课文获取特定细节信息，潜移默化训练高考阅读题做题技巧)

c. Tell the features and basic structure of news; (分辨新闻的特点和基本结构)

d. Make a broadcast in groups using what we've learned. (用今日所学以小组活动的形式新闻播报)

2. Educational objectives (教育目标):

a. Get students to be aware that prediction can help get the right information about a topic. (让学生们意识到通过预测的方式可以获得有关主题的信息)

b. Get students to know we can locate specific information by focusing on the first or last sentence and finding out the key words. (让学生知道可以通过关注每个自然段的第一句话或最后一句话或者通过找出关键词来获取细节信息)

c. Get students to know how to broadcast a piece of news accurately and properly. (让学生知道如何准确、恰当地播报新闻)

d. Get students to build up the cooperative spirit by pair work and group work. (通过结对和小组合作等方式，培养学生的合作精神)

e. Strengthen students’ motivation and interest in learning English and build up their confidence to speak in English. (增强学生学习英语的动机和兴趣，树立说英语的信心)

f. Get students to know what a taikonaut is and what good qualities they have. (让学生了解中国宇航员以及他们的美好品质)

g. Stimulate students' feelings of patriotism through the understanding of China's space development process. (通过了解中国航天发展历程，激发学生们的爱国主义情怀)

3. Personal objectives (教师个人目标):

a. Get the tasks clear, logical and easy to be understood. (任务要清晰、有逻辑、容易理解)

b. Speak confidently and attractively. (课堂指令清晰; 课堂氛围有吸引力)

4. Focal points (重点):

a. Learn the basic structure,elements and features of news. (了解新闻的基本结构、要素和特点)

b. Summarize the general content of a piece of news properly. (准确、恰当地概括新闻的主要内容)

c. Build up confidence to use English to broadcast news. (树立学生用英语播报新闻的信心)

5. Difficult points (难点):

    Express themselves clearly. (表达清晰流畅)

Procedures and time allotment

  Stage 1 Getting students ready for learning                           (1min)

(Purpose: To build a friendly class climate and stimulate students' enthusiasm of learning English. 营造良好的课堂气氛，激发学生学习英语的热情)

Step 1 Greeting                                                 (1min)                              

Task 1: Informal conversation                              

T: Good morning, guys! Class begins. Stand up, please.

T: Well done. So, are you ready for today’s learning journey?

Ss: Yes, we are ready.

Stage 2 Pre-reading                                              (6mins)

(Purpose: To review the vocabulary they’ve learned last class and inspire students to think about this topic. 复习上节课所学的词汇，启发学生思考本节课的话题)

Step 1 Warming up                                              (2mins)

Chant together (song after a video made by the teacher)

(Purpose: To make the classroom form diversified and to help the student master the key vocabulary. 使课堂形式多样化，帮助学生更好地掌握单元重点词汇)

T: Good. Let’s have a vocabulary review first. Do you still remember the chant we’ve learned before?

Ss: Yep.

T：Aha, here we go. Reach out your hands. Clap for the beat. Chant with me.....

      T: Now, do you get well-prepared?

   Ss: Yeah!

   T: Answer me: what is a taikonaut? It means an astronaut who comes from china.

   Ss: Excellent. Sit down, please. Today, we’re going to learn something about     Chinese taikonauts.

Step 2 Lead in                                                  (4mins)

Learning Objectives

(Purpose: Start with the end. Learning with a learning objective can help students control the learning process. 以终点定起点。带着学习目标学习让学生更好地掌控学习的过程)

    T: Here comes today’s learning objectives. Read them together. By the end of the class, I will be able to:...

      T: So proud of your pronunciation. Now who can tell me: what does “efficiently” mean?

      Ss: ...

      T: Great. Efficiently means we can do more things with less time, aha?

      T: Wonderful. How about photographs?

      Ss: Photos.

   T: How about headlines?

   Ss: Title.

T: Subheadings?

   Ss: Subtitles.

   T: Well done. So boys and girls, why I ask you to read and understand the    learning objectives? Or do you know the function of the learning objectives?

      S: Yes. They can help us...

T: Do you agree? You are so intelligent. Learning objectives can help us monitor  our learning process.

      T: Now, I’ll give you 30s to keep them in mind. Not all the words, some key words are enough.

T: Time’s up.

Stage 3 While-reading                                           (18mins)  

 Step 1: Skimming (Get the main idea)                                 (3mins)

(Purpose: To develop students' the reading skills of skimming: Get the main idea without reading every word by using effective strategies. 培养学生略读的阅读技巧:运用有效的策略，在不通读每个字的情况下，抓住文章主要意义)

Task 1:Match the subheadings with three parts.

T: Look at this picture. Who is he?

Ss: Yang Liwei.

T: What’s his job?

Ss: He is a taikonaut.

T: That’s it! Here a piece of news about him.

T: What’s this? Or what is this line of words. It’s the ... of the news.

Ss: It’s the headline.

T: Awesome. Actually it is in this piece of news that the word taikonaut comes out in the whole world, which reflects the admiration and appreciation for China's space technology from around the world. So proud of our country, aha?

Ss: Wow.

T: Take out you text book and focus on the article. How many parts it is divided into?

Ss: 3.

T: Good. Take out your handout and look at Task 1. It gives you 3 subheadings as well. Please match them. You’ll have 1 minute. Do you need to read every word?

Ss: No.

T: Why? Where will you pay special attention to for getting the main idea?

Ss: The first or last sentence of each paragraph.

T: Are you clear now?

Ss: Yes.

(Purpose: To develop students' the reading skills of skimming: Get the main idea without reading every word by using effective strategies. 培养学生略读的阅读技巧:运用有效的策略，在不通读每个字的情况下，抓住文章主要意义)

T: It’s your time.

... ( Look around to observe the completion of students' tasks)

T: Ok. Time’s up. Who wanna have a try? One question one a flower.

S1: Part one is ...

T: You’re so brave. Sit down, please. Do all of you agree with him?

Ss: Yes.

T: Let’s check. Perfect! Give him/her a big hand. Now, boy’s and girls, according to the photograph, the headline and some subheadings, can you infer what would talk about in this passage?

Ss: Yes. We can..

T: That is to say, for a piece of news, the headline, subheadings and photographs will help you get the general content of the article and save time. A good method for you to read news, right? Do you get it?

Ss: Yes.

T: Congratulations!

 Step 2: Scanning (Reading for details)                                (15mins)                   

(Purpose: To develop students' reading skills of scanning: Let students find out specific information and know the basic elements of news’ introduction part by making a mind map. 培养学生的扫读能力: 通过思维导图，让学生找出具体的细节信息，了解新闻导语部分的基本要素)

Task 2: Read Para.1 carefully and make a mind map.                   (5mins)

     T: Actually, for a piece of news, do we have to read every paragraph to learn    what happened?

  Ss: Nope.

T：As you’ve learned in Chinese class, can you tell me which paragraph in a    piece of news is the most important one?

Ss: Para.1!

T: Good memory! Because usually the first paragraph or the first sentence is the   part we call Introduction. Have you ever heard it?

Ss: Yes, in Chinese class.

T: Tell me: what elements an introduction part would include?

Ss：Who, when, where, what, why, how.

T: So smart of you! Now, you’ll have 5minutes to read Para.1 carefully and try   to make a mind map on your own according to this clue. Are you clear?

Ss: Clear.  

T: Who would like to come to the blackboard? You please. (Pick up one students   to write on the white board.) 

...T: Time’s up. Who dose this news talk about?

Ss: Yang Liwei.

T: Where did you find your answer? Please read out the sentence.

Ss: China’s first taikonaut Lieutenant Colonel Yang Liwei.

T: When did it happen?

Ss: this morning (October 16th, 2003).

T: You’re all right. Ok, please focus on the word “this”. Instead of “long long    ago”, this can tell us the news must be update or out of date?

Ss: Update.

T: Bingo. Because timeliness is one of news’ basic features.

T: How about where?

Ss: in Inner Mongolia, 300 kilometers northwest of Beijing.

T: Tell me the specific number 300 and direction make the location more clear or   unclear?

Ss: Clear.

T: You’re all absolutely right. That is because accuracy is one of news’ basic    features.

T: So what happened?

Ss: Yang made 14 orbits of the earth and landed safely in Shenzhou V capsule.

T: What dose orbit mean?

Ss: It means...

T: That’s all about Para.1. Can you infer how did Yang make it? By what?

Ss: Rockets.

T: Great! Why did he do it? May be to...

Ss: To explore the universe. To make our Chinese taikong dream come true.

T: You’re so marvelous. Let’s check his/her answer.

T: He/she is all right. Right? Besides, I think his/her job much beautiful and    vivid than mine. Do you think so? I’ll give G.. 2 flowers. Congratulations! Give   a big hand to him/her. Other groups must keep trying. 

Mid-Summary                          (1min)

(Purpose: To help students to sort out and consolidate what they have learned in time阶段性总结: 帮助学生及时整理、巩固所学知识)

T: Now, everybody tells me: what is this part?

Ss: It’s the headline.

T: How about this part?

Ss: It’s the introduction.

T: What elements it must include?

Ss: who, what, when and where.

T: Excellent! So, what is this?

Task 3: Read the rest paragraphs and match the words with their speakers.   (4mins)

(Purpose: To help students get a reading skill: to use keywords to quickly locate the answer area.训练阅读技巧：通过关键词, 迅速定位答案所在区域)

T: Actually we call it the body of the news. Here are some elements it could   include. Which one is covered in this article? Take out your handout and focus  on Task 3. Please read the rest paragraphs and try to match the words with their  speakers. 3minute, be quick. Clear?

Ss: Clear.

T: Do you need to read word after word?

Ss: No.

T: How can you get the answer quickly?

Ss: Find out the names first and then match with their words.

(Purpose: To help students get a reading skill: to use keywords to quickly locate the answer area.训练阅读技巧：通过关键词, 迅速定位答案所在区域)

T: Good for you. Maybe you can underline your evidence in the text directly.   Then I’ll ask where can you find them.

T: Time’s up. This line one by one.

Ss:...

T: Wonderful. You’ve already master how to find out some specific information.  Congratulations!

T: Could you tell me which element it belongs to in the body part?

Ss: Quotes and comments.

T: Brilliant.

Task 4: Focus on Para.4 and choose the best choice.          (3mins)

(Purpose: To help students learn the features of the news. 掌握新闻的特点)

T: As you can see, the Para.4 is left. Let’s focus on it. Read it carefully and try to  finish Task 4. 2 minutes.

T: Time’s up. Q1, who wanna share your answers?

S2: B

T: Do you agree?

Ss: Yeah.

T: Perfect. Boys and girls please focus on the numbers and tell me what’s the   function of the numbers in news?

Ss: To make the news more clear.

T: Good memory. Numbers can help make the news more accurate. And now,   think about: which element these sentence belongs to in the body part?

Ss: ...

T: It gives us some detailed facts about the news, right?

Ss:Yes.

T: How about Q2? Who would like to try?

S3:C

T: Let’s check. Congratulations! So this tell us about what information? Which  element?

Ss...

T: We know some background information from it, right?

Ss: Yes.

Task 5: Find out the basic structure of a piece of news.                    (2mins)

(Purpose: To help students learn the basic structure of the news. 帮助学生了解新闻的基本结构)

T: So, now you can tell me, which element dose this article include?

Ss: Quotes and comments, detailed fact and background information.

T: Good job. Please think about: what is the basic structure of a piece of news? Or which elements we can’t delete while writing news?

Ss:Headline..

T: Yes, the most important is the the headline and introduction. If we want to add some information in body part, maybe some quotes and comments are enough.

T: Boys and girls close your eyes please. Can you still remember the basic structure of news?

Ss: Yes.

T: Tell me please.

Ss: The headline, the introduction (4w) and maybe some quotes and comments.

T: You all have good memories. So talented you are.

Stage 4 Post-reading                                               (16mins)    

Step 1: Shorten news according to the basic structure.                       (3mins)

Task 6: Shorten the text into a brief one.

(Purpose: To help students master and use the basic structure of the news. 帮助学生进一步掌握新闻的基本结构且能熟练运用)

T: As you all know the basic structure. Can you make this news shorter by deleting some unimportant part?

Ss: Yes.

T: Let’s have a try. You can write on your hand out Task 6 or just underline on your text book. 3 minutes.

T: Time’s up. Who wanna share with us?

S4:...

T: Perfect pronunciation and marvelous work. Give him/her a big hand. I know most of you have done a good job. Here comes a possible version. Take a quick look and tell me. What’s this?

Ss: The headline.

T: How about this?

Ss: The introduction.

T: which elements it include?

Ss: Who, when, where and what.

T: And how about this part?

Ss: The body of the news.

T: More specifically, it’s simplified from some quotes and comments.  Congratulations! Can you master the skill of making news shorter?

Ss: Yes.

T: Well. Give a big hand to yourselves. And if you were the host of Nanshan Experimental High School, can you broadcast this news?

Ss:..

T: Yeah, I know maybe you can begin like: This is Nanshan Experimental High School TV Station. I'm today's host Rainie. Here comes the latest news ...

T: Do you get how to broadcast news?

Ss: Yes.

Step 2: Role play.    (13mins)

Task 7: Broadcast news in groups of 5.            (13mins)

(Purpose: To help students summarize the general content of a piece of news properly according to the basic structure and speak in English fluently. 帮助学生运用新闻的基本结构准确总结新闻的主要内容，且能用英语流利地表达出来)

T: Great. Now there are three pieces of news for you to broadcast. First you need to shorten the news. Second, discuss how to broadcast and do some preparations for your performance. Work in groups of 5 and Group 10 would be the judges. This table is the standard. You’ll have 7minutes. Here we go. If you have any questions or need any help, please raise up your hands, and I’ll be there.

T:... Remember cooperation makes perfect.

T:... The content must be simple and clear.

T: Time’s up. It’s your show time. For this news. Which group wanna have a try? Ok, Group..

T: Excellent. I think they have a talent for acting. Applause please.

T: How about this news. Which group?

T: So gifted in broadcasting right? Form their performance we can learn the general content clearly. Big hand please.

T: OK, the final chance. Group ... please.

T: The content is simple and clear and the performance is humorous. Applause please. I firmly believe all of you did a good job, however time is limited. Please seize the next chance. Group 10 please give us your result.

Group 10:...

T: Congratulations to you all.

Ss:..

  Task 8: Thinking                                 (2mins)

 (Purpose:To help students learn good qualities from those taikonauts and to arouse the patriotism of the students, so as to make students work harder by doing well in some small things in daily life. 帮助学生从中国宇航员身上学习优秀的品质，激发学生的爱国主义精神，通过做好日常生活中的一些小事情，为中华之崛起而更加努力读书)

T: Look at this picture. Who is the man. The first man landed on the moon. He is an America astronaut and his name is Armstrong. He once said a famous saying, “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” We know US was the first country to send humans to the Moon. Who is he? It’s Wan Hu. Where does he come from?

Ss: China.

T: He is a Chinese ancient scholar from Ming Dynasty who not only dreamed of flying in the sky but also take some action. Can you use some adjectives to describe his qualities?

Ss: Brave...

T: He has the ambition to realize his dream. Yep, ambitious. He also have some passion for adventures. He is adventurous. Actually, he failed finally, but his spirit encourages all Chinese people for ages and under his influence, some nationalistic figures who are knowledgeable and tough work together. Although there are lots of failures and challenges along the way, they are always optimistic  and finally overcome all the difficulties. And then they make some achievements. The first Chinese man-made earth satellite comes out. So proud of country, aha?

Ss: Yep!

T: After that, we talented Chinese with a big taikong dream, insist on being united and industrious. Later, China's first manned space mission was launched. And up to now, Chang’e 3 becomes the first Chinese spacecraft to soft-land on the moon and our taikonauts can even deliver lectures in space. Talented, adventurous, industrious, knowledgeable, optimistic, nationalistic, ambitious, united, tough. It is these good qualities that make up of Chinese taikonauts. It is these good qualities that make our country better and better. As we all know “A strong youth makes a strong country.” So How about you guys?

Ss: Study harder...

T: China's future will be shaped by you. Please keep this qualities in mind and push yourself move forward. You can begin with every little step. As Li Zhuoyue, one of your extraordinary senior school mates, once said. Every small step you are going to take can make a big difference.

Stage 5 Self-check                                                   (2mins)   

Step1: Self-evaluation                                              (1min)

(Purpose:To review the knowledge of the lesson and help students form the habit of summarizing and to make an overall reflection on the learning situation of this lesson based on the learning objectives.复习本节课知识，帮助学生养成总结的习惯；结合学习目标对本节课的学习情况进行整体反思)

T: That’s all. Before we put an end, please check yourself by this evaluation chart.

T: Can you still remember today’s learning objectives? Did you make it?

T: So proud of you.

Step1: Assigning homework                                         (1min)

  (Purpose: To enable students to produce language based on what they have learned.使学生能够根据课堂所学知识进行语言输出)  

T: Last comes the homework. Can you still remember the basic structure of a    news report? Great. ＊Try to write a piece of news about today’s event.

 (Time flies quickly. It's the end of this class. Let's have a break. Have a good day. See you tomorrow.)

Stage 6 Self-reflection (教学反思)

Overall impression:

The objectives of this class are basically achieved. After the class, most students are able to read a piece of news efficiently using the photographs, headline and subheadings; they can for specific information while reading; they can tell the features and basic structure of news; finally, about the Post-reading Stage, most students can make a broadcast in groups using what we've learned.

Students can be aware that prediction can help get the right information about a topic. And they can locate specific information by focusing on the first or last sentence and finding out the key words. They know how to broadcast a piece of news accurately and properly.  And some of them can even do a more imaginative job than I’ve imagined before the class. So proud of them. While they’re discussing, their cooperative spirit were built up by pair work and group work. I’m happy that their motivation and interest in learning English have been strengthened. And they have become more confident while speaking in English.

From this class, students’ patriotism has been stimulated through the understanding of China's space development process. And they knew what a taikonaut is and what good qualities they have. Looking forward to their future progress.

In this class, much time of dealing with new words and expressions are saved by a simple and interesting chant, and a lot of time are spent in guiding students to experience and think about the topic.

Advantages:

1. The warm-up chant activity is very novel and can greatly stimulate students' learning enthusiasm, so that students can get into the role as soon as possible. And this part better review the vocabulary we’ve learned last class, and inspire students to think about the topic of this class. It makes the classroom form diversified and helps the student better master the unit key vocabulary.

2. Setting the learning objectives is a good method for students learning. With the theory of starting with the end, learning with learning objectives helps students have more control over the learning process. And in the final Self-valuation Stage, students can timely monitor their own learning situation.

3. Timely summary is helpful. Mid-summary can help students timely sort out and consolidate what they have learned; Final-Summary at the end of class can help students review the knowledge of this lesson while it is still clear, and help students develop the habit of summarizing and making an overall reflection on the learning situation of this lesson based on the learning objectives.

4. The atmosphere of the class was pretty active, most of the students were involved in it and had a great time, which achieved the most important teaching objectives.

5. After learning, students could have a positive attitude towards the difficulties they will meet in future learning process and have much passion and love for our motherland.

Disadvantages:

The instruction words can be much more clear and simple which is the weakness of mine. The cultivation of students’ reading strategies is not accomplished overnight, which needs to be further strengthened.

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