现在教师重放录音或重读课文,每句话后停顿,以检查学生是否理解。这是课堂教学中非常重要的一个环节,因为在介绍课文结束时,学生应该彻底理解课文。教师不要直接讲解,而应尽量从学生那里获取信息(可以把这种方法看作是“用螺丝起子拔瓶塞的行动计划”)。讲解全部要用英文,但不要把直接教学法弄到一种荒唐的绝对程度。在可能情况下,使用手势和模拟动作。如果班上的一些学生仍无法理解,教师应该请班上学得最好的学生给出一个单词或词组的译文,以照顾尚未理解词义的学生。请记住,如果你不把一个难点译成中文,班上的其他人会这样做的。但是,翻译始终应被看成是最后一着。
Topics for discussion
1 Can you name some famous sailors, and describe what they did?
2 What do you think is the best way to cross the Atlantic?
3 Why do you think people choose to cross the Atlantic single-handed (alone)?
Topics for discussion
1 Describe a concert you have been to, or heard about.
2 What do you think youll be doing this time next year?
3 Do you prefer pop or classical songs/singers? Why?
Key to Summary writing
The Greenwood Boys are pop singers. They will be coming here tomorrow. Most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. They will give five performances. The police will be trying to keep order as usual. (42 words)
Key structures: The future continuous
a Shall and will are used with be + verb-ing to form the future continuous tense.
A parallel can be drawn between the present and future continuous forms to show the progressive aspect of the -lng form:
I am writing letters now (in progress at the moment).
I shall be writing letters all day tomorrow (in progress tomorrow).
b The main use of the future continuous is to express a future without intention.
In Ill come to your house tomorrow, the verb expresses a deliberate intention (or promise) to come, but Ill be coming to your house tomorrow expresses no intention (simple prediction).
We can add to these sentences to make the dis ……
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