Unit 18 Office equipment

教学设计方案Lesson 69

Step 1　 Revision
　　1　 Check the homework exercises, especially Wb Lesson 68, Ex. 3.
　　2　 To revise the function of asking for permission, write up on the Bb these cues use / borrow / take / look at / watch / listen to / shut / open / turn up / turn down. Then let the Ss work in groups of four, with their books shut.
Step 2　 Presentation
　　SB Page 31, Part 1. Write the topic of the lesson up on the Bb： The Office. Ask the class what pieces of equipment they might expect to find in a large modern office. Write this list on the Bb. If Ss suggest items that the class does not understand, ask them to explain. Write any useful notes and key words that arise out of this discussion on the Bb. Get Ss to talk about the pictures and describe what they can see.
Step 3　 Reading for general understanding
　　Read aloud the task and explain what Ss have to do. Allow the Ss enough time to read the text and write down the headings above the right sections of the text. Let them compare.
Step 4　 Reading
　　SB Page 32, Part 2. Let the Ss read the whole passage carefully and discuss the questions, working in pairs or small groups. Check the answers with the whole class.
Step 5　 Reading aloud
　　Speech Cassette Lesson 69. Play the tape of the passage for the Ss to listen and follow. Play the tape of part of the passage once more; this time the Ss listen and repeat. Pay attention to stress and intonation, and the sentence stress of longer sentences.
Step 6　 Workbook
　　Wb Lesson 69, Exx. 1-2.
　　Allow the Ss enough time to go over Ex. 1. Then collect the answers in class. Ss should say complete sentences.
　　Read each sentence in Ex. 2 and put it into Chinese. Then identify the meanings of the bold words.
Homework
　　Read the passage again.
　　Finish off the Workbook exercises.

教学设计方案Lesson 70

Step 1　 Revision
　　1　 Check the homework exercises.
　　2　 Get Ss to tell each other either the story of Fred Pearson, or to tell each other some of the reasons for taking a part-time job.
Step 2　 Presentation
　　SB Page 33, Part 1. Get Ss to talk about the picture and describe what they can see, Ask Ss to list some of the gases in the air we breathe. In this way, you can teach the key-word oxygen. Write compressed air on the Bb and teach the meaning. (Air is compressed by a machine and supplied under pressure through a pipe to machines.)
Step 3　 Reading for general understanding
　　Read aloud the two comprehension questions. Allow the Ss enough time to read the text and write down the answers. Put them in pairs to discuss their answers, then check the answers with the class. (1 In a ship which was in a port in Scotland for repairs. 2 A worker fixed the air-line to a supply of oxygen instead of compressed air.)
Step 4　 Reading
　　Wb Lesson 70, Ex. 1. Go through the exercise and make sure the Ss know what to do. Let them read the whole passage carefully and answer thequestions, working in pairs or small groups. Check the answers with the whole class. This is a good time to deal with any language problems.
Step 5　 Problem solving
　　SB Page 34, Part 2. Get the Ss to do the task in pairs. See which pair of Ss can find out the correct answer before the others. (The man actually connected the air-line to the oxygen supply line. j
Step 6　 Comprehension
　　SB Page 34, Part 3. Get Ss to read the story again and do this exercise individually. Then get them to check their answers in pairs.
Step 7　 Reading aloud
　　Speech Cassette Lesson 70. Play the tape of the passage for the Ss to listen and follow. Play the tape of part of the passage once more; this time the Ss listen and repeat. Pay attention to stress and intonation, and the sentence stress of longer sentences.
Step 8　 Workbook
　　Wb Lesson 70, Exx. 1-3.
　　Give the Ss some time to think about the questions in Ex. 1 and decide which answers to choose. Then check the answers with the whole class.
　　Ex. 2 revises verbal phrases. Let Ss work in pairs first. Then call out some Ss to give the complete sentences and put them into Chinese.
　　For Ex. 3, get Ss to do it in pairs first and then check the answers with the whole class.
Homework
　　Read the passage again. Try to tell the story.
　　Finish off the Workbook exercises.　

教学设计方案Lesson 71

Step 1　 Revision
　　1　 Check the homework exercises.
　　2 　Get Ss to work in pairs and tell each other the story of the fire from the previous lesson. One S starts, then the second continues and so on.
Step 2　 Grammar study
　　SB Page 35, Part 1. Go through the Grammar study section with the class, getting students to translate the sentences. Do not spend time revising the simpler structures, as students should know these. Draw attention to any difficult points suggested below. If students have difficulty, do not spend too much time explaining. Instead, prepare a short revision exercise and produce it in class when you revise the grammatical category in the next lesson.
Step 3　 Grammar study
　　SB Page 35, Part 2. Get Ss to do this task as homework. It is good enough to underline all the-ing forms and “to + infinitive” forms. Do not spend much time analysing every sentence containing these forms.
Step 4　 Grammar practice
　　SB Page 35, Part 3. Do the first sentence orally with the whole class, then let the Ss work through the exercise in pairs. Check the answers at the end. Answers：
to speak; to pay; trying; to run; trying; to make; to take; to suggest; to pay; working; to do; working; to get; taking; studying; to do; to try; studying
Step 5　 Workbook
　　Wb Lesson 71, Exx. 1 and 2.
　　Allow the Ss some time to go over the sentences in Ex. 1 and do it independently. Then check the answers with the whole class. Translate the sentences if necessary.
　　Get the Ss to work on Ex. 2 in pairs. They may fill in the blanks without looking at the verbs in the box. Compare the answers with the whole class.
　　If time permits, take up Ex. 3.
Homework
　　Finish off the Workbook exercises.

教学设计方案Lesson 72

Step 1　 Revision
　　Check the homework exercises.
Step 2　 Preparation for listening
　　SB Page 36, Part 1. Wb Listening, Unit 18. Tell the Ss We're going to listen to some telephone messages. Then read the introduction aloud and read through the task in Ex. 1 and make sure the Ss understand what to do.
Step 3　 Listening
　　Listening Cassette Unit 18. Do each exercise in turn. Play the tape, then let Ss discuss their answers in pairs. Play the tape again if necessary, then check the answers with the whole class.
Step 4　 Speaking
　　SB Page 3G, Part 2. Check the forms： go through the expressions and check that Ss know how to form complete sentences. Ask Ss to complete the expressions given in this part.
　　Demonstrate both phone dialogues yourself, taking all the roles.
Dialogue 1：
　　A： Hello.
　　B： Hello. Could I speak to June, please?
　　A： Hold on, please.
　　C： Hello, this is June speaking.
　　B： Hi, June. This is Bob. I called to say that we need some 　more park benches. Can you send us the latest information on them?
　　C： No problem.
　　B： Thanks. And can you give a message to Greg, please? Just tell him that I can't come to the meeting next Monday. Thanks.
Dialogue 2：
　　A： Hello.
　　B： Hello. Can I speak to Mei Ge, please?
　　A： I'm sorry, she's not in today. Can I take a message?
　　B： Yes, please. Can you ask her to ring me, please? My name's Dick and she's got my number. Thanks.
　　Get the Ss to have phone conversations using the situations given in this part. Get them to change partners and to repeat this activity.
Step 5　 Workbook
　　Wb Lesson 72, Exx. 1-2.
　　Get the Ss to go over the sentences given for the dialogues in Ex. 1. Leave them enough time to work out the answers in pairs. Then call out some pairs of Ss to read aloud their dialogues.
Form the class into groups of four. They may discuss the topic orally. Then write a draft based on the notes. Ask some Ss to read out their letters. Make comments. Ss may finish writing the letter after class.
Step 6　 Checkpoint
　　Spend as much time as necessary revising the language points in Checkpoints 13-18. Deal with any problems that the Ss wish to raise.
Step 7　 Test
　　Give your Ss a test on the language points covered in the first half of this book (Units 13-18). You can also give them this test on the -ing form and the Infinitive, if you wish.
Step 8　 Writing
　　SB Page 36, Part 3. The aim of this writing task is to practise writing a business letter. Prepare for the writing task in the following way. Put up the format for a personal letter on the Bb. If you like, you can use this shortened example letter from Unit 15：
　　11　 Xinming Street
　　Beijing 100045
　　March 14th, 19__
　　Dear Uncle Tom,
　　Thank you very much for your letter inviting me to come and work in your company as soon as I leave school. I much appreciate your kindness and offer of a job.
　　In fact, I plan to stay here in Beijing and study computer science when I leave school.
　　With best wishes,
　
(Name)
　　Then ask Ss what they must do differently for a business letter, asking them to refer to the letter in Part 3.
　　1　 Write the name of the person and address of the company to whom you are writing on the left, above Dear….
　　2　 Mention the date of their letter to which you are replying.
　　3　 Use Dear Mr / Ms… + Yours sincerely,
　　4　 Use Dear Sir / Madam, (if you do not know the person by name).
　　Get Ss to practise orally in pairs or small groups before writing the letter,
　　SAMPLE LETTER
　
　　Office Supplies Company,
　　22 2 Nathan Road, Kowloon,
　　Hong Kong
　　Mr Li Wei
　　ABC Engineering Company
　　77　 An Nei Jie
　　Wuhan
　　20 th January, 199…
Dear Mr Li,
　　Thank you for your letter of 17th January, 199…asking for details of our new fax machines. Here is the information which you requested, together with a price list. Our sales manager, Mr Liu, is away at present until January 26th. He will ring you as soon as he returns in order to fix an appointment　
Yours sincerely,
(Name)
Homework
　　Finish off the Workbook exercises.
　　Write the letter.