高中英语北师大版 (2019)必修 第二册Lesson 2 History Makers教案设计

Unit 6 The Admirable

Lesson 2 History Makers

【教学目标】

Students will be able to

1. discuss facts and admirable qualities about Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King

2. listen to a dialogue about Martin Luther King and put events in order

3. listen for details

4. recall information previously heard

5. listen for expressions on certainty/uncertainty

6. express certainty/uncertainty in discussion

【教学重难点】

1. listening for details

2. expressing certainty/uncertainty in discussion

【教学过程】

1. What do you know about Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King?

(1) Draw students’ attention to the title of the lesson and ask what it means, i.e., a person that manages to bring a significant change in the lives of many people.

(2) Allow students to work individually or in pairs if they are struggling to complete the task.

(3) Read the sentences. Explain any difficult words. Point out that some facts may be common for both Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King.

(4) Students write G for Gandhi and K for King next to the sentences that match them.

(5) Review the answers as a class.

2. Listen, add years and order.

(1) Read the Skill Builder box. Sequencing skill is important when listening to facts about a person or story. Read aloud the events. Explain any unknown words.

(2) Play the discussion once and have students listen for understanding. They can make notes on the events.

(3) Advise students to add the year for each event first as this will help them to order the events.

(4) Play the discussion a second time and have students work on their own to complete the task. Have students review their answers in pairs or as a class.

3. Listen again and complete.

(1) Explain to students that they will listen to the discussion for further details.

(2) Review the sentence frames with students and then ask them to take notes as they listen.

(3) Check answers as a class. If needed, replay the discussion.

4. Pair Work: Talk about what Martin Luther King did in the following years.

(1) In pairs students note down what information they recall about the events in the years.

(2) Play a quiz game and award a point to each pair for giving a correct answer. Review answers as a class this way.

5. Listen and discuss.

(1) Read the questions aloud and play the discussion for general understanding.

Question: Why does the girl suggest that they talk about Mahatma Gandhi in their project?

(2) Invite volunteers to answer the question.

6. Listen again and decide.

(1) Read the sentences. Explain how certainty and uncertainty can be expressed. Point out that students need to be careful who the sentence is about, as both of the speakers express their opinions on some points.

(2) Play the discussion once and if necessary, play it again. Students complete the exercise.

(3) Review answers in pairs or as a class.

(4) Challenge students to note down the expression each speaker uses to express their opinion and share their answers with the class, i.e., there’s no doubt; mmm, I’m not sure about …

7. Listen, imitate and complete the Talk Builder.

(1) Read the sentence frames.

(2) Encourage students to work in pairs and complete the sentences from memory.

(3) Play the discussion for students to check their answers and complete any blank spaces.

(4) Review the answers as a class.

8. Present a history maker for China.

(1) Provide students with the resources to research a history maker, either books from the library or online tools or this activity could be set as homework.

(2) Ask students to share with the class an example of a history maker and their reasons for choosing this person.

(3) Students gather information about their chosen history maker using the following titles as a guideline: Background, What did he/she do, and What did he/she achieve. Encourage students to use their own words and the vocabulary that has been explored in this unit.

(4) Students make a short presentation about this person to the class.