Teaching aims:
1.Knowledge aims:To enable students to have a general idea about argumentation.To enable students to master the structure of argumentation and learn some useful sentences , phrases or words.To train students to learn how to express themselves in english fluently and put useful information together logically.
2. Ability aims:To make students learn how to write an argumentation.To make students master the main structures of this kind of composition.
3. Emotion aims:To cultivate students’ confidence in english.To motivate students’ thinking about the topic whether it is wise to make friends online.
Teaching important points:To make students remember some useful sentences ,phrases and words.To give students some chances to express their ideas in english.To enable students to learn the way how to write an argumentation.
Teaching difficult points: To enable students to learn how to write this kind of composition by themselves.To arouse students interest in the topic.
Teaching methods:Task-based teaching methord Cooperative learning methord.
Teaching aids:Multimedia, blackboard, etc.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1: Lead-in
1.Ask students some questions to creat a relaxing atmosphere. eg: Do you have best friends ? Who is your best friend ? Where did you make friends with him/her ?2.According to students’ answers ,fill in the chart and ask one more question to lead in the topic.(圖略) eg: Have you heard of making friends online?
Step 2: Discussion
1.Let students work in groups to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of making friends online and write down them on the paper.
Advantages Disadvantages
Group1
Group2
Group3
Group4
Group5
2.Each group chooses one student to share opinions with classmates,and during the process ,the student chosen by group members should try to organise their words with teachers’ help.eg: Useful sentences:
1.In our eyes, making friends online is beneficial to _________________.
2.But others think that __________.
Step 3: Practice
1.After listening to students’ answers ,teacher shows a version and ask students to find out the topic sentences of each paragraph in order to know the structure of this kind of composition.Version: In our eyes, making friends online is beneficial to us .First, we can make more friends. Second, it provides us a chance to chat with friends at any time. Third, we can express our inner feelings freely.But others think that making friends online is dangerous. Firstly, it wastes our time. Moreover, we maybe get cheated by online friends. In addition, it causes some misunderstandings.
Paragraph 1——Lead-in:The views on it differ from person to person.
Paragraph2——Agreement:Some students regard it as a great helper.
Paragraph 3——Disagreement:However, other students think that there are some disadvantages.
Paragraph 4——Author's opinion:In my opinion,students can surf the internet after the class.
2.Teacher helps students to draw the mind map of this kind of composition.(圖略)
Step 4: Conclusion
Make a conclusion according to the mind map and write this composition by students themselves,then appreciate teacher’s version.
Homework:Recite this model essay. Preview the new content.