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Comicstrip&WelcometotheunitAnalysisonteachingmaterialsThethemeofthisunitisagoodread.Thisperiodisthefirstpartoftheunit.Thecontentofthislessonincludescomicstripandthewelcomepart.ThedialoguebetweenEddieandHobocanarousethestudents’interestandinspirestudentstothinkaboutthefunctionsofbooks.Thewelcomeparthelpstudentsgetdifferenttypesofbooksandencouragestudentstotalkaboutwhattheyliketoreadandthetypeofbooktheylike.Analysisonlearners

Mostofthestudentswhoarein8th

gradehaveknownsometypesofbooksandsomeexpressionsaboutdifferenttypesofbooks.Sotheyhavenodifficultyintalkingabout

bookstheyliketoread.However,whattheyreallyneednowisthattheirinterestinreadingwillbearousedgreatlyandtheirreadinghabitscanbeimproved.Soitisnecessaryforateachertodesignsomeactivitiestomakestudentsknowtheimportanceofreadingandarousetheirinterestinreading.TeachingobjectivesBytheendofthelesson,thestudentsareexpectedto:1.knowdifferenttypesofbooks;2.talkaboutbookstheyliketoread;3.begreatlyarousedtheirinterestinreading.ImportantpointsToknowdifferenttypesofbooksandtalkaboutbookstheyliketoread.DifficultpointsTo

begreatlyarousedtheirinterestinreading.TeachingstrategiesCommunicativeapproachTaskbasedlanguageteaching

TeachingproceduresWelcometotheunitStep1

Lead-inHaveafreetalk.T:WhenIamfree,Ilikereadingbooks.Bookshelpmeimprovemyknowledge.Doyoulikereadinginyoursparetime?Howlongdoyoureadbookseveryday?Whichisyourfavouritebook?Whatbookshaveyoureadrecentlyeveryday?Whattypeofbookisthis?DoyouknowthewriterVictorHugo?Whatdoyouthinkofhisnovels?（Addsomenewwordsandexpressionsthroughdiscussingabouttheirownreadingexperience，suchasspare、writer、read、French）【Purpose】Thequestionscan

triggerthestudents’interestinthenewtopic.Atthesametime,somenewwordswillbeintroducedthroughdiscussingabouttheirownreadingexperience.Step2

Presentation1.Writethetypeofbookundereachpictureandthenputatickintheboxifyou’vereadthistypeofbookbefore.2.Makeupadialoguetotalkaboutdifferenttypesofthebooks.A:Haveyoureadthebooksabout…?B:Yes./No,butIhavereadthebooksabout…A:Whatcanwelearnfromthem?B:Wecan…A:Whatisyourfavouritebookabout…B:…【Purpose】Studentsareguidedtotalkaboutdifferenttypesofbooks.Thatactivitycanlayasolidfoundationforthenextproceduresandcanbehelpfulwhenstudentstalkabout

whattheyliketoreadandthetypeofbooktheylike.3.

ListentoSandyandDaniel’sconversationandanswerthefollowingquestions.(1)

WhatisDaniel’sfavouritetypeofbook?Why?(2)Whatishereadingnow?(3)Whatdoes

Sandy

liketoread?(4)Whatbookdoesshethinkisgreat?【Purpose】Thequestionsareraisedtohelpstudentsabsorbenoughinformationtotalkaboutthetypesofbookstheylike.Step3

Practice1.Readafterthetape.Payattentiontothepronunciationofthepropernou

ns.2.Fillintheblanksandfinishthebookreport.

MakeabookreportDaniellikesreadingverymuch.HeisreadingabookaboutG________inWorldWar

II.Hethinksbooksabouthistorycani_______hisk___________ofthepast.However,

Sandy

thinkshistorybooksareb___________.Shelikesreadingn_________andplays.Shehasread

TheHunchbackofNotreDame

bytheF________writerVictorHugo.ThoughthemancalledQuasimodoisu________,butthestoryofthemanreallyt_________her.3.Workinpairs.Talkaboutthetypeofbookyoulikeandwhyyoulikeit.UsetheconversationinPartBasamodel.【Purpose】Thisstepisdesignedtoencouragestudentstousewhatthey’velearnttotalkaboutbookstheyliketoreadinproperEnglish.Beforetalkingabouttheirfavouritebooks,Studentsarerequiredtopayattentiontotheirpronunciationandpracticeasmuchaspossible.

ComicStripStep1

Presentation1.Listenandfindouttheanswer.1)WhatdoesEddieusethebookstodo?2)WhatdidHobothink?3)DoesEddielikereadingbooks?2.Readafterthetape.【Purpose】Thesettingofthequestions

ishelpfulforthestudentstothinkaboutthedeepinformationhiddeninthedialogue.Step2

Practice1.Workinpairsandactthedialogueout.2.Fillintheblankswiththehelpofthefirstletterofeachword.Oneday,Eddieseessomebooksontheground,soheasksHoboifhehasd________whattod_______withthebooks.Hobosayshehasnoi_________.TheEddiewantsHobotogivethebookstohim.Hoboiss_______tofindthatEddielikesthebooksom________.ButheisdisappointedwhenEddiet_______himthathehastousethebookstor___________theboxonthefridge.Step3DiscussionEddiedoesn’tlikereadingbooks.Nowadayslessthanhalfoftheteenagersreadbookswhentheyarefree.1)

What’stheadvantageofreadingbooks?2）Whattypeofbooksshouldstudentschoosetoread?【Purp