济宁学院 于艳青 《新视野大学英语 视听说教程》第二版 Book 4 Unit 5 My Roommates, My Friends? 外研社 全国高等学校大学英语教学研修班

NHCE Book 4 Unit overview –Introduction –Teaching objectives –Teaching plan Demo class Unit 5 My Roommates, My Friends 外研社 全国高等学校大学英语教学研修班

Unit overview (5 mins) Introduction – Analysis of the students Non-English major sophomores Differences among students –Teaching material New Horizon College English Listening and Speaking Book 4 Unit 5 My Roommates, My Friends? 外研社 全国高等学校大学英语教学研修班 NHCE Book 4

Unit overview (5 mins) Teaching objectives To develop students’ three basic skills Knowledge: listening skills; new words; rich input Ability: noticing ability; the ability of inverting input into output Emotion: speaking out your own feelings about roommates; attitudes in cross-cultural communication To develop students’ critical thinking skills Compare advantages and disadvantages of roommates Different cultural perspectives 外研社 全国高等学校大学英语教学研修班 NHCE Book 4

Unit overview (5 mins) Teaching plan –The essence of teaching procedure Output-driven strategies and practice Input---intake---interaction---output –Time Allotment (2 periods) Warming-up (15 minutes) input & output Listening ten short conversations (20 minutes) input Listening a long conversation and retell it (20 minutes) Speaking and Listening (20 minutes) input & output Cultural Talk (20 minutes) input & output Assignment (5 minutes) output 外研社 全国高等学校大学英语教学研修班 NHCE Book 4 1 2

Demo class (15 mins) 外研社 全国高等学校大学英语教学研修班 NHCE Book 4 Living in solitude Warming up Living in company Visual input To stimulate students’ interest in learning by using pictures. Develop their critical thinking by comparison.

Visual and auditory Input To stimulate students’ interest and make them participate in the learning situation by watching the video made by using their own pictures and listening to the theme-related background music Friends.

Output  1. Which one do you like, living with your classmates or living alone, why?  2. Do you think making friends is important? Why or why not?  3. Try to imagine that if you haven’t friends, what would your life be like? Warming up Questions Work in pairs Answer freely Difficulties when speaking poor content poor vocabulary Solution Words with variety interesting topics Rich input (reading &listening )

Listening to conversations (input) W: So, let me get this right---you don’t have a roommate, a live-in girlfriend, anything? You just live by yourself? Why? M: I find it easier this way. Being by myself means I can do what I want. It’s lonely sometimes, of course. Q: According to the man, what is the advantage of living alone? A. freedom B. Simple life C. More time D. Quiet life Listening skills (Output-driven Strategies) Preparation before listening Predict the answer Focus on the content, not the language

Listening to conversations Step1 Listening for the general meaning. Step2 Listening for the specific details. Step3 Check the answer and learn new words Output-driven Practice It requires rich input in and out of class: reading related materials, remembering new words, and listening, which prepares for better output.

Speaking and Listening (input & output) Take notes as you listen to a passage. And use your notes to write a summary, choosing one of the given sentences to begin. Task1 Find out three reasons why having roommates is bad. 1. Having a roommate causes one to be dependent. 2. Having a roommate is a nuisance. 3. Having a roommate means that you cannot be totally free to do what you want. Theory basis: Noticing Hypothesis (schmidt,1990) Listening skill: Note-taking (Output-driven Strategies) Title: My Roommates, My Friends? Develop students’ critical thinking ability (Output- driven Practice) Disadvantages of roommates Listen

Speaking and Listening Task 2 Write a summary with one of the opening sentences provided and present it in class. Listen again The speaker believes that having a roommate has three negative consequences. Having a roommate is something to be avoided. Discussion: Work in groups Presentation (Output-driven Strategies) 1. Structure of the listening material 2. Comparison between situations (before and after) 3. Your own comments Theory basis---Scaffolding (vygotsky)

Cultural Talk Terry, who is from the United States, is talking about roommates. Watch the video carefully and compare it with your own culture. A combination of visual and auditory input and output Great interest Critical thinking Comparison Privacy & Independent in American culture The whole class is divided into two big groups, and have a debate over the issue whether having roommates is bad or not.

Assignment Prepare a 3-minute oral report on one of the following topics or any other topic related to what you have learned in this unit. You will be asked to present your report in the next class. 1) The best/ worst roommate I’ve ever had 2) Lessons a person could learn from having a roommate 3) Humans live in groups Listening and Presentation Task 1 Listen to our textbook after class, from page 76 to page 78. Task 2 Conclusion: Input is what is available to learners. Intake is what is internalized by learners. Practice (Listening, reading)---intake---output (speaking, writing)