Teaching objectives:
Ss will learn how to plan and conduct a survey and how to prepare an oral report to present to the class.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 lead-in
Present a questionnaire and conduct a survey about different attitudes to friendship between boys and girls with the whole class
. Questionnaire
Are you a boy or a girl? Boy Girl
Tick the answer which most applies to you.
1. How many best friends do you have?
A lot A few None
2. How often do you have a long conversation with your friends?
More than three times a week once a week
seldom never
3. What topics do you mostly talk about with your friends?
Hobbies and interests Families and friends
School and study Emotions and feelings
Future plans and dream
4.Do you share your secrets with your best friends?
Always Sometimes Never
5. Do you think boys and girls have the same attitudes towards friendship?
Yes No
6. If you choose No to Question 5 , what different attitudes do they have?
Friendships between girls are usually based on shared emotions and support . However, friendships between boys are usually based on shared activities or interests.
Girls seem to have a lot to talk about with their best friends than boys.
Girls have more friendships than boys.
Step 2 reading
Skimming
Questions:
1.What is the passage mainly discussing?
2. What puzzles Robert?
3. What’s the difference between boys and girls in their attitudes towards friendship?
4. What are boys’ and girls’ friendships each based on?
II Scanning
Language points
puzzle Vt. 困惑；苦思
This mystery puzzles me.
这件神秘事情使我百思不解.
I am puzzled by the difficult questions.
puzzle out 经过苦思想出; 猜出
puzzle over 苦思苦想
puzzled adj. 迷糊的,困惑的
觉得困惑的 (about, as, to)
a puzzled expression
He was quite puzzled about what to do next.
他完全不知道接下去该怎么办.
I was puzzled to see her behaving like that.
看到她那样的举止使我感到困惑.
absorb Vt. use up much of the attention, interest or time of 吸引…….的注意力或兴趣, 耗费…的时间,使全神关注
absorbent adj. 能吸收的, 有吸收力的, 吸水的
absorption n. 吸收, 专注
He is completely absorbed in his business.
他完全专心于他的业务
He was absorbed in a book.
他全神贯注于一本书.
attitude n. C way of feeling, thinking or behaving 态度意见,看法
What is your attitude towards this question?
we must maintain a firm attitude.
我们必须保持坚定的态度.
Consistent (with) 与…….一致, 符合
What you say now is not consistent with what you said last week.
你所说的与你上星期所说的话不相符.
consistent adj. 一致的，经常的，一贯的
consistently adv.
He is been a consistent friend to me.
他是我历久不渝的朋友.
The idea in his various speeches are not consistent.
他在各项演说中所得的观念不一致.
hesitate
1.Vi to stop and consider before an action
犹豫; 踌躇
Andrew hesitated before he took the last cake.
安德鲁拿最后一块点心之前犹豫了一下.
He hesitates at nothing.
他对什么事都豪不迟疑.
2. Vt. 不愿; 不欲 ( hesitate to do)
feel that perhaps one should not do ;
not wish to do; be unwilling to do
I always hesitate to advise my friends on what to read.
我总是不大愿意指点我的朋友们该看些什么书.
3. Vt. 怕麻烦别人 be unwilling ( to trouble somebody)
If you have any questions , don’t hesitate to ask me.如果你有什么问题,尽管问我.
hesitation n. 踌躇, 犹豫 an act of hesitating
He accepted the invitation without hesitation.
他毫不犹豫地接受了邀请.
base Vt.
base sth. on upon 建立在……基础之上, 以……为根据
I base my hopes on the news we had yesterday.我的希望是以我们昨天所得到的消息为根据.
Their relationship was based upon mutual respect. 他们的友谊建立在相互尊重的基础之上.
regardless of : 不管, 不论
paying no attention to 不顾,不注意
The law requires equal treatment for all, regardless of race, religion or sex.
法律要求人人平等,不管是什么种族、宗教或性别。
regardless of expense
不考虑费用
regardless of the consequences
不顾后果
Step 3 Group Work(finish project)
1. Planning
2. In the groups of four, choose a topic for their group’s survey and prepare an oral report.
Planning
Work in small groups. You want to survey people to determine how attitudes between boys and girls differ on a certain topic..
favourite food hobbies the future family
school subjects music
My own topic _____________
3. Producing
discuss and agree on an each of the following questions:
What is the primary purpose of our survey?
How many questions will we ask?
Who will take our survey?
decide which group members will be responsible for each task.
4. Presenting
write multiple-choice questions that can be answered quickly and are easy to total when the survey is complete.
Conduct the survey and calculate the results.
briefly discuss the conclusions the group has drawn, based on the survey results.
Step 4 Homework
1. Finish the WB exercises(B1, B2, D1, D2)
2. Revise some language points of this period.