Inside view
I. Time Allotment
2 periods
II.Teaching Objectives and Requirements
1. Develop the Ss’ awareness of involving of talking about ability;
2. Strengthen Ss’ ability to give instructions;
3. Provide Ss some information about how to generalize ideas.
III. Teaching Procedures
Inside View
Conversation 1
Step1 Judge and discuss in pairs whether the statements are true or false according to your own experiences.
Step 2 Detailed study of the video clip
Step 3 Answer the questions.
1 What is the title of the quiz?
2 What does Mark say about his memory?
3 What does Mark say he can't do?
4 What does Mark say about The Times newspaper?
5 What does Janet say at the end of the conversation?
6 Why does Janet laugh? (Because Mark forgot he had a lecture).
Step 4 Language and Culture
《泰晤士报》(The Times)诞生于1785年,创始人是约翰·沃尔特。是英国的一张综合性全国发行的日报,是一张对全世界政治、经济、文化发挥着巨大影响的报纸。 《泰晤士报》关注的领域包括政治、科学、文学、艺术等等,并几乎在每个领域都赢得了良好的口碑。
The Times is a daily national newspaper in the UK. It is a serious newspaper and its readers are mostly well-educated.
Conversation 2
Step 1 Warming-up activity
Step 2 Go through the vocabulary list and students can be familiar with them.
New words
tutorial n. 讨论课
memorize v. 记住,熟记
justify v. 证明,辨明
be capable of 有能力做······
Step 3 Language and Culture
1. A tutorial is a lesson in which a student or a small groups of students discuss a subject with a tutor, especially at a university or college. At the University of Oxford, there are two main types of teaching: tutorials and lectures which are open to everyone studying the relevant course.
2. Ask students to guess what is Fresher's week.
Fresher's Week at universities can be a nerve-wracking experience. The UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world. But to those who are new to it all, it can be overwhelming and sometimes confusing.
October is usually the busiest month in the academic calendar. Universities have something called Freshers' Week for their newcomers. It's a great opportunity to make new friends, join lots of clubs and settle into university life.
However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, the prospect of meeting lots of strangers in big halls can be nerve-wracking. Where do you start? Who should you make friends with? Which clubs should you join? Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you worrying about starting their university social life on the right foot. So just take it all in slowly. Don't rush into anything that you'll regret for the next three years.
Step 4 Detailed study of the conversation
Step 5 Match those questions and answers.
1 What’s up?
2 You have to memorize a lot, don’t you?
3 What do you mean by critical thinking?
4 Why do you say that?
5 Can you give an example of some research
a. Yes, but I’m good at that.
b. I’m finding studying at Oxford quite hard
c. That’s what the research tells us.
d. I think it’s giving your opinion and then justifying it
e. No! Look, I’m starving and I can’t think at all when I’m hungry.
Step 6 Practicing Everyday English
Work in pairs and create a dialogue using all the words and expressions in the box
A. Do you want to have a go? Does this mean (a) do you want to try to do it? (b) do you want to leave?
B. might as well Does this mean (a) you’ll do it because you can’t think of anything better to do. (b) you might try it.
C. Right. Does this mean (a) you’re right. (b) OK.
D. You’re looking a bit down. Does this mean (a) you’re looking a bit sad. (b) you’re looking a bit tired.
E. What’s up? Does this mean (a) what’s the matter? (b) why?
F. Hey! Does this mean (a) listen! (b) I’ve got an idea!
Step 7 Practicing Oral English
Work in pairs, and make a dialogue based on the cues with the help of the functional expressions in the box.
Correcting
Actually, … / In fact, …
Wrong, I’m afraid.
Talking about ability
I find it difficult.
I’m good at …
I have difficulty …
I’m getting better at …
Everyone is capable of …
Generalizing
Mostly / Generally, …
If / When you (do) …, you (do / will) …
Physical exercises improves …
Giving instructions
Your task is to … and then …
Now … / You have to … / I’ll …
Step 8 Play a memory game.
A. Show students a word board and give them 30 seconds to reading.
B. Ask students to work in pairs and then discuss the methods they were using when they were memorizing the words.
C. Choose one student from each group to summerize the methods they were using .

