1、Skills building 1: listening for the gistTo listen for the gist or general idea of a passage, you need to find out how many people there are, where they are, what they are doing and what they are talking about. You need only focus on the specific required information. If you hear a word you dont und
2、erstand, do not stop to think about what it means-keep listening. Remember that you are listening for the gist, not the details. 来源: http:/ You have conversations with your friends, your relatives and other people every day. What decides the topic you are talking about? Will the topic be different i
3、f someone else joins your conversation? Will the topic be different if you move to another place to talk? Will it be different if you are doing something else while you are talking? Think about the past experience. To quickly understand what others are talking about and get involved in a new convers
4、ation, what do you usually listen to or pay attention to? Now lets have a free group discussion. Then each group will report the result to the whole class. 2. Lets read the four points in Skills building 1 on page 52. Please focus on what to find out about while listening for the general idea. Try t
5、o understand the instructions here. Listen to the tape and complete the note sheet. After we check the answers, Id like all of you to think about your answers and the previous discussion. I want to see if you can find a useful listening strategy.Step 1: finding useful expressionsWhen you practice li
6、stening, you are trying your best to improve your listening skills and to get the gist and sometimes the details. Now lets listen to the conversation. Please take some notes while listening to the conversation in order to find out the general idea of the conversation. You need to circle the right wo
7、rds or expressions and fill in the blank. By listening, you will find useful expressions for giving a talk.1. Have you ever given a talk? If you have, where did you do it? What was your topic? What did you say at the beginning and at the end of your talk? Did you ask someone for suggestions before t
8、he talk?来源: 学#科#网 Z#X#X#K2. Next we will listen to the tape and do the exercise in Part A. Then we will check your answers as a whole class. Pay attention to the useful expressions used to give a talk.3. Listen to the tape again and do the exercise in Part B. Think about the topic and add more usefu
9、l expressions for giving a talk. Skills building 2: describing illustrationsIn this part you will learn how to describe illustrations. When you are asked to illustrate something, you must first learn to briefly mention the subject and then focus on the related background information about the illust
10、ration. You need to understand that general information is preferred to details when describing an illustration. So you should pay attention to the following points: 1. First please answer my questions: How would you describe an illustration? From an audiences point of view, what do you want to know
11、 most when seeing an illustration? How do you decide whether a description is good or not? Study the sample illustration and have a discussion.Sample illustration:This is a cave painting in the 112th cave of the Mogao Caves. The caves are located in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, on the famous Silk Road.
12、2. When you are describing an illustration, you do not wish to point out every detail of it. The audience will not be interested in something they can see for themselves. They are more interested in things that are related to the illustration in a significant way. Therefore, when you are describing
13、an illustration, you may briefly mention the subject of the illustration first, and then focus on the related background information about the illustration.3. Now lets come to page 54 and read the illustration and description in Part A. Please point out the subject and the background information in
14、the description. Discuss whether or not this is a good description.4. Look at the illustrations in Part B and then write a description using the key words.Step 2: writing descriptions for your illustrationsSince you have learned how to write descriptions for illustrations. Look at the information on
15、 a website on page 55. Use it to describe the illustrations and write out your descriptions. In doing this you are to pay attention to the following:1. First try to list things you know about the attack on Pearl harbor. For example, do you know about the attack on Pearl Harbor? When and where did it
16、 take place? What was the result?2. Read the information on the web page carefully. Try to understand the website article.3. Study the illustrations together in groups of four. Discuss what information you can use from the web page to describe the illustrations. Decide what makes a good description.
17、 Pay more attention to the time, place names and the people.4. Write your own descriptions for the four illustrations on page 55. Then check the answers. Ill choose some of you to introduce your illustrations in class.Skills building 3: planning an outline for a speechIn this section, you will learn
18、 how to write an outline for a speech. A simple speech outline often includes seven parts: 1. a greeting to the audience 2. an expression of thanks to the audience 3. an explanation of the aim or the topic 4. the main body of the speech 5. hopes for the future 6. the conclusion of the speech 7. a fi
19、nal expression of thanks1. Read the instructions in this part. You must be sure to understand each point.2. Consider the following questions with your partners: When you prepare a speech, what should you first think about? Will you do anything to interest your audience? How and what will you do then
20、? How do you start your speech? What do you say to greet your guests? How do you finish your speech?3. Read the instructions for the exercise on page 56 and organize the notes into an outline for a speech. And then well check the answers as a whole class.来源:Z+xx+k.Com2. Consider the suggestions in Part B carefully. And Ill ask several groups to give your talks in class.来源: http:/ Read Part A in Writing on page 113 in your Workbook, and then finish Part B.
