Multi-media computer, Tape recorder, Software: PowerPoint and so on. They will be needed in this lesson.
Part Two: The Teaching Methods
1. Communicative teaching method
2. Audio-visual teaching method
3. Task-based” teaching method
As we all know: the main instructional aims of learning English in the Middle School is to cultivate students’ abilities of listening, speaking, reading, writing and their good sense of the English language. So in this lesson I’ll mainly use “Communicative” teaching method, “Audio-visual” teaching method and “Task-based” teaching method.
To use these methods are helpful to develop the students’ abilities.
Part Three: Studying Procedures
Step 1
Arouse students’ interest by telling them that they are going to read about a new educational CD-ROM. Explain that the game is set in different countries and involves a tour around the world
Step 2
Tell students that the first paragraph of the reading passage explains the background to the game .Listen to the tape. Ask some questions to check understanding, eg.
What’s the name of the new educational CD-ROM?
What can it help you to do?
Who is the designer?
Step 3
Tell students that the second paragraph of the reading passage introduces the main character of the game . Ask some questions to check understanding, eg.
Who is the main character of the game?
How old is he?
What does he like doing?
What was he doing when he fell asleep?
Step 4
Tell students that the third and fourth paragraphs of the reading passage, on page41, explain how the game is played. Ask them to read the rest of the reading passage on page 41
Step 5
Ask some questions to check understanding, eg.
How can you earn a point?