Teacher’s activity

Students’ activity

Purpose

StepⅠ.Learning objectives

   Show the learning objectives to students.

StepⅡ. Leading-in

Question: If you have got a chance to choose a place you like to live in, which place will you choose? the city, the countryside, the forest, the desert, the sea or the moon? Then give one reason why the place attracts you.

  e.g. I’d like to live in a cave, because there is no pressure there.

StepⅢ. Words and phrases Input.

1. Think of some words or phrases that can describe life in the countryside.
2. Translate some phrases about life in the countryside into English and add them to the word bank.
3. Think of some words or phrases that can describe life in the city.
4. Translate some phrases about life in the city into English and add them to the word bank.
5. Read the phrases together and try to remember them.

StepⅣ. Debate.

1. Preparation for the debate.
   1. Divide Ss into two parts.
   2. Give each small group a passage to read.
   3. Pick out some points from the passage and list them on Ss’ learning sheets.
   4. Add more points to the list.

2. Debate.

1. Show the rules of the debate.
2. Start the debate. The time is 5-10 minutes.
3. Announce the result of the debate.
4. Review the points of each side.

StepⅤ. Writing.

1.  Writing help.

1. Structure.
2. Linking.
3. Tense.
4. Language.

2.  Start writing.

StepⅥ. Evaluation.

1. Show the evaluation.
2. Revise the writing by themselves.
3. Evaluate the partner’s writing.
4. Present one or two students’ writing in class.

Step Ⅶ. Homework.

Polish the writing after class.

Go through the learning objectives.

Brainstorm on the question.

Answer the questions.

Try to think of the words and phrases about life in the countryside and life in the city.

Translate phrases into English and add the phrases to the word bank of the sheet.

Read the phrases.

Read the comments and pick out the useful points. List the points on the sheet.

Try to think out their own opinions to support their side.

Go through the rules of the debate.

Try to voice their opinions.

Review the points with the teacher.

Learn how to write a report with the help of the teacher.

Write their writing.

Make sure of the evaluation.

Revise the writing.

Evaluate the partner’s writing.

Read the writing presented by the teacher.

Make Ss clear about what they should learn after this lesson.

Arouse the students’ interest in the writing topic.

Input words and phrases to prepare for the writing.

Help the students to sort out their ideas.

Collect opinions to prepare for the writing.

Make the students clear about how to write a report.

Evaluate the students’ writing.

Polish the writing.