统编北师大版高中必修第三册《Lesson 1 Active Learning》名师教学设计

Unit9LearningLesson1Active Learning【教学目标】Students willbe ableto

1.read andtalk aboutactive learning

2.read forgeneral understanding

3.identify themain themeof each paragraph andlabel themwith subheadings

4.present asuggestion aboutactive learning

5.practise verb+verb-Z/ig/infinitive structures

6.complete asummary of the text【教学重难点】Identifying main themes andsummarising the text【教学过程】

1.What doactive learnersdo1Discuss thetitle of the lesson and gatherideas onits possiblemeanings,i.e.,a methodof learningthatis notonly aboutlistening tolectures andtrying toremember whatthe teacherhas said.Point out thatthe oppositemethod ispassive learning”and invitelearners to think ofcontrasting detailsabout eachmethod.2Read thelist ofactive learningmethods aloudand invitestudents toraise theirhand fbrthe onestheypractise bythemselves.3Students workin smallgroups anddiscuss whichstudents theythink bestrepresent theprinciple ofactive learning.4Ask students to thinkabout whichareas theycould improveonandwhether theythink thatissomething theycan achieveor not.

2.Read the first paragraphand answerquestions.1Read thethree questionsout loudand invitestudents togive theiropinion.a.What domost peoplebelieve about the humanbrain Isit trueb.What isactive learningc.What isKevin Daumgoing totalk aboutin thearticle2In smallgroups,students readthe questionsand thenthefirstparagraph ofthe text.3Students discusstheir answers.4Each grouppresents their answers tothe class.

3.Read andwrite subheadings.1Ask learnersto silentlyread throughthe subheadingson page52and pointoutthatsubheadings inlongertexts arevery helpfulwith coherenceand theflow ofthe information.2Independently,students writethe subheadingsbefore thecorresponding paragraphs.Students donotneed toread fbrany specificdetails.They shouldfbcus on the gistof eachparagraph.3Students checktheir answersin pairsand thenreview as a class.4Ask students to identifythe partin eachparagraph thathelped themto findthe correctsubheading.

4.Identify learningactions,reasons andlearning effects.1Explain tostudents that eachparagraphofthe text focuseson oneactive learning suggestion.2Students readaboutthefirst active learningsuggestioninthesecond paragraphand complete thediagram onpage

54.3Copy thediagram onthe boardand invitestudents tovolunteer the answers.4In pairs,students dothe samefor theother activelearning suggestions.5Complete thediagram onthe boardfor theother suggestionsby askingstudents tovolunteer theanswers.

5.Group Work:Introduce suggestions.1Tn smallgroups offive,students eachpick oneofthe suggestions sothateachstudent hasadifferent suggestion.2Independently,students writea shortparagraph ontheir suggestionusing theinformation inthediagram.Help lowlevel studentsby providingsentence frames.3Encourage studentstothinkof additionalinformation thatwould maketheir presentationmoreinteresting andpersonalised.4Each grouppresents theactivelearningsuggestions tothe class.

6.Write Ttrue orF falsefor ways of learning.1Explain tostudents thatfbr thisactivity theywill needto fbcuson detailand readfbr specificinformation.2Read the statements asa classand explainany unknownwords.3Independently,students identifywhether theways oflearning arecorrect ornot andnote downreasonsto supporttheir answers.Students canextract informationfrom thetext.4Make surestudents suggestan alternativeway oflearning forthestatementsthat areincorrect.5Review answers asa class.

7.Talk aboutthesuggestions.1Students readthetextagain anddecide onwhich suggestionwould bemost usefulfor theirownlearning.2Draw theirattention tothe exampleanswer anddemonstrate toprovide one,ideally onethatfocuses ona differentsuggestion.3In smallgroups,students discusstheir opinionsand providereasons fortheiranswers.4Volunteers canshare theiranswers withthe class.Find outwhich suggestionis themost popularinthe class.

8.Read thesummary andparaphrase.1Revise synonymswith students.Explain thatstudents willuse thesynonyms toreplace theunderlinedparts.2Encourage studentsto workindependently.3Review theanswers asa class.

9.Complete thetable onpage

55.1Draw studentsattention tothe colouredverbs inthe readingtext onpages52and

53.Explain thattheyare eitherfollowed bya verb-z77g formor aninfinitive.Revise theseconcepts byreading theGrammarSummary onpages96and

97.2Students independentlycompletethetask.3Review theanswersasaclass.

10.Complete thetext onpage

55.1Ask studentsto focusontheverb precedingeach spaceand tochoose eitherthe correct-ing orinfinitiveform.2Read aloudthetextand pausebefore eachspace forstudentstocall outtheanswerin chorus.

11.Express yourself.1Questions fordiscussion:a.What otherwaysofactivelearningdo youknowb.How willyou learnactively inthe future2In groups,students discussways theycan becomemore activelearners.3If possible,students canresearch activelearning online.4Write interestingideas onthe boardand encouragestudentstoapply theseideas intheir schoollife.。