period 3 a sample lesson plan for using language
(a letter from zhang sha)
introduction
in this period reading is stressed. for that serves as a preparation for the writing task to come. before they are asked to write students may be introduced to the writing of a newspaper story. the washington post news story should be shown to the students.
objectives
一、to helped students read for clues used in writing to be done
二、to helped students write a speech
三、to helped students listen and answer about earthquake
procedures
1. warming up by discussing
have you ever written a speech? what is a speech?
speech means an act of speaking formally to a group of listeners.
what do you have to consider when you are writing a speech?
please discuss it in pairs
who is the audience?
how can we express ourselves clearly?
tips on making speeches
know your audience; prepare your remarks; avoid technical language; prepare audio/visual aids; practice, practice, practice; review questions and answers; arrive early; keep your remarks brief; briefly summarize
2. reading and underlining
read the letter and exercises again and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the letter. copy them in your notebook after class as homework.
collocations from the letter
congratulations, win the high school speaking competition, open a new park, honour those who
died in the terrible disaster, would like to do, as you know, invite sb. to do sth., on that special day,
at the beginning of, thank sb, for doing sth., honour sb. for sth., be known as, encourage sb. to
do sth., be happy to do sth., collect stamps, lose one’s life
