1、第 1 页 共 7 页 英语必修 4 译林牛津 Unit 1 教案（6）Task（2）Period 9 Task Teaching goals1. Help the students learn the skills of stating their opinions. 2. Help the students learn how to state opinions.Teaching important and difficult points Skills of stating opinions and giving supporting reasons. Teaching methodsI
2、ndividual work; Grouppair work; Listening. Teaching aidsA tape recorder and a multimedia.课前训练阅读理解 （共 20 小题；每小题 2 分， 满分 40 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALike many men at some point, I dream about opening a bar. I plan to call it Work Out. It will cater to married women in need of a
3、 little fun. On Friday nights, they will be able to come here and enjoy themselves.See, I have a gift for business. I am, as my wife Zsa Zsa likes to note, “A man with a million ideas, none of them very good.” Speaking of Zsa Zsa, she is fed up with this plain little life Ive made for ustoo many kid
4、s, too many chores, mind numbing debt. The other day, she said she thought we needed a new family car. “Sure. How about an 87 Lincoln?” I said, and saw my dear Zsa Zsa age about 20 years, and become her mother right before my eyes.Yes, money is our madness. Last year, we thought we had found a littl
5、e cushion when I published a book about the life here in suburban America. It sold 12 copiessix of them to my 第 2 页 共 7 页 mother. Four other copies went to various aunts and uncles, who used them for martini coasters (杯垫), then sold them at yard sales. The two remaining copies went to perfect strang
6、ers. (I think I owe you dinner, whoever you are. Call me, OK? Well arrange something.)When the book didnt take off, I wrote a TV show. Then I penned a short novel based on the earlier TV idea that didnt sell. Currently, I am at work on a set of encyclopedias(百科全书). In a month, I plan to sell them do
7、or to door.Such is the life of a writer, sending off the most personal thoughts possible to his hard drive. I am a writer, but also the breadwinner in my family. Im at the keyboard at 6 almost every morning, hoping to tap out one ideajust onethat will take us up the hill, to the mountain, to the top
8、.26. According to the passage, the author is leading a/an life.A. enjoyable B. wealthy C. hard D. comfortable【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。由“she is fed up with this plain little life Ive made for ustoo many kids, too many chores, mind numbing debt.”可知作者过着艰难的生活。故选 C。27. By saying “Sure. How about an 87 Lincoln?”, t
9、he author .A. promised it to his wife B. was showing off their fortuneC. thought his wife would like it D. was just joking 【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。由“she is fed up with this plain little life Ive made for ustoo many kids, too many chores, mind numbing debt.”可知他们有太多的孩子，杂物以及让人头脑麻木的债务。他们根本没钱买车，所以作者说买林肯车只是开个玩笑。28
10、. What was the result of the book the author mentioned in the 3rd paragraph?A. It didnt sell well at all.B. He sold it door to door.C. He made a lot of money from it.D. It was really a cushion for his family.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。由 It sold 12 copiessix of them to my mother. Four other copies 第 3 页 共 7 页 we
11、nt to various aunts and uncles, who used them for martini coasters (杯垫), then sold them at yard sales. The two remaining copies went to perfect strangers.”可知书卖的一点也不好。29. What does the underlined word “cushion” mean ?A. Comfortable seat.B. Financial help.C. Unexpected success.D. Best-selling book.【答案
12、】B【解析】词义猜测题。由“money is our madness.”可知他们以为他们找到了财富。故选B。30. From the account above, which of the following statements is true?A. He has a real gift for business.B. He isnt serious enough about life.C. He is a hard working writer.D. His wife is satisfied with their plain life.【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。由“Such is t
13、he life of a writer, sending off the most personal thoughts possible to his hard drive.”可知他是个努力工作的作家。Teaching procedures and waysStep1 Revision.Give some examples of fractions, decimals, percentages and descriptions of statistics for the students to practice.Step2 Stating opinions and giving support
14、ing reasonsThe activities in this section aim to train students to state opinions and give supporting reasons. Students will learn to use conjunctions like because, as and since, and sentence structures like First,Second, Then, (Next,Finally,)to introduce reasons. They will then practice a dialogue
15、in pairs, using the skills they have learnt. 第 4 页 共 7 页 1. Have students read Points 1, 2 and 3 on page 14. Then ask students the following questions, making sure that they use the expressions introduced in this part to answer the questions. Do you think packaging is important for a product?(I thin
16、k that packaging is important. /It seems to me that packaging is important. /To me, packaging is important. /I dont believe that packaging is important. /In my opinion, packaging is not important. )Why or why not?(Because packaging can add value to a product. /As packaging can attract customers atte
17、ntion and increase sales./Since packaging may increase the cost of a product and the amount of waste. )Ask students to list the reasons to support their opinions, and arrange them according to their importance.Guide them to organize their ideas using First,Second.Thenor Next,Finally, 2. Ask students
18、 to work in pairs and talk about their opinions on advertising. They may use the conversation on page 14 as an example and produce a different conversation. The following may be used as an example: A: Whats your opinion on advertisements?B: I think advertisements can be both dangerous and helpful. A
19、: What do you mean?B: In my opinion, commercial advertisements often do not tell the complete truth, but PSAs are meant to educate people about public service projects and teach US how to live healthy lives. A: Can you give me some examples?B: For example, many TV ads are for alcohol. However, they
20、dont say that drinking too much is harmful to peoples health. Step3 Talking about advertisementsIn this part, students are asked to work in pairs to conduct an interview about good advertisements they have seen. In this way students are expected to practice the speaking skills they have learnt in Sk
21、ills building 2.(1). Ask students to go over Part A on page 14 and make sure that they know what to do. Here, students will ask questions and collect answers about good advertisements. They should think of 第 5 页 共 7 页 one other relevant question to complete the interview. You may suggest one for the
22、m as follows:What advertisement(s) do you like least? Why?Sample answersA 1. Friends opinion: Your opinion: They are attractive and colorful. They are too big, too many and ugly. 2. Friends opinion: Ads for food and cosmetics on TV or in magazines.Your opinion: Ads for books and films on the Interne
23、t. 3. Friends opinion: Famous pop stars or sports stars and music make ads interesting. Your opinion: Models and music. 4. Friends opinion: Cosmetics and clothes. Your opinion: Books and health products. 5. Friends opinion: An ad for a mobile phone. I like the famous star in the ad, which makes me t
24、hink that using the phone is really cool and fashionable. Your opinion: An ad for a brand of crisps. The story on the ad is very funny and the crisps look really tasty. 6. What advertisement(s)do you like least? Why?Friends opinion: Some shampoo ads have exaggerated their functions. It is really har
25、d to believe that after using the shampoo, your hair will be as shiny as a mirror. Your opinion: Ads for some health care tablets have boasted about how effective they are for different kinds of people. They may be good for your health to some extent, but they cannot cure diseases. 第 6 页 共 7 页 They
26、are not a type of medicine after all. (2). Ask students to go over Part B on page 15. Have them work in pairs to role-play an interview between a marketing assistant and his/her friend. Students can begin the conversation like this: Marketing assistant=M Friend=FM: Hi, may I ask you some questions a
27、bout advertisements?F: Yes, of course. M: What is your opinion on advertisements in public places?F: Generally speaking, to me, most of the ads in public places are attractive and interesting, but a few of them are too big and ugly. M: What kinds of ads attract your attention?F: Im interested in clo
28、thes and food ads on TV and in magazines because they are colorful and interesting. I seldom look at the pop-up ads on the Internet as there are too many of them. (3).Ask students to go over Parts C and D on page 15 and have them write down the responses they received from other students. Then ask s
29、tudents to report them to their partners. Sample answersDear sir,After interviewing my friends about good advertisements, I will sum up what they said as follows: In their opinion, most of the ads in public places are attractive. It seems that clothes and food ads on TV are the most interesting. The
30、y think that famous stars, trendy music and good text make good advertisements. They often buy food and health products after they have seen them in ads. They like some ads partly because they are funny and partly because they are fashionable.Suggested answers: C D D B AStep5 Summary and HomeworkT: In this period we have learned how to state opinions and give supporting reasons. They are so practical, so dont forget to practice using them in your studies. So much for today. Remember to preview next period.Record after teaching:第 7 页 共 7 页
