Unit 4 Never too old to learn Welcome to the unit & Reading (II)（教学设计） I. Learning objectives By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. master the following core vocabulary: composition, educator, bound, resolve, refresh, criticize, inquire, register, subscribe, cease; 2. understand the core vocabulary in the text; 3. use the core vocabulary in new context; 4. understand the core vocabulary in context; 5. analyse some complex sentences in the text. II. Key competence focus 1. Master and use the core vocabulary in new context. 2. Grasp and apply the new reading skills. III. Predicted area of difficulty 1. How to use the core vocabulary in new context. 2. How to understand some complex sentences in the text. IV. Teaching procedures T greets the class. T: Class begins, boys and girls! Good morning/afternoon! Step 1 Revising the transcription T: Now read through the text carefully and fill in the following condensed text: As the world has been changing rapidly, we have to learn new new ideas, (1)_____ (belief), and practices. Otherwise we can’t catch up with the (2)_____ (new) developments. Then (3)_____ should we do to remain life-long learners First, we must be open-minded and objective to new knowledge and ideas, and learn to be critical (4)_____ (think). Second, make (5)_____ most of opportunities: register online and subscribe (6)_____ e-learning courses, which have become increasingly popular (7)_____ (recent). Third, we must apply what we have learnt to practice. Last but not least, after its (8)_____ (apply), we must reflect what we have done: analyse, (9)_____ (evaluation) and improve the process to understand the world better. In short, as the world is constantly changing, we shouldn’t stop (10)_____ (learn). Answers: 1. beliefs 2. newest 3. what 4. thinkers 5. the 6. to 7. recently 8. application 9. evaluate 10. learning 【设计意图：这是课文的缩写，是课文理解和知识运用的结合点。既能督促学生再次深入课文去把握重要的细节信息，又为有助于复习课文中的知识点。】 Step 2 Building core vocabulary T presents the words and expressions, and studies them together with the students. 1. composition 1) n. thing composed, eg. a piece of music, a poem or a book 2) n. art of composing music 3) n. short piece of non-fictional writing done as a school or college exercise 4) n. the parts of which sth. is made up of compose v. composer n. ; composition n. compositional adj. compositionally adv. When I drew a still life, it was impressed upon me that the blank spaces between the objects were just as vital to the success of the composition as the actual objects themselves. 2. educator n. a person who educates people educate v. educator n.; education n. educated adj. Also, as the great educator Confucius stated, “When you know a thing, to recognize that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to recognize that you do not know it—that is wisdom.” 3. bound 1) adj. going or ready to go in the direction of 2) adj. certain to do sth. 3) v. ... ...
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