Conversations(教学设计)

刘萍

刘萍（陕西省府谷职业中等专业学校陕西榆林719499）

中图分类号：G71文献标识码：Ａ文章编号：ISSN1004-1621（2017）04-055-01

I.教学目标:

1.知识与能力

(1).ToknowhowAmericanscarryonaconversation.

(2).TocomparethedifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericans.

(3).Tounderstandsomeimportantlanguagepoints.

2.方法和途径

(1).Ways:Tothinkaboutsomerelevantquestions,andthentounderstandthetextfully,lasttomaketheconclusion.

(2).Methods:Task-basedmethod;group-discussion.

3.情感与评价

(1).TolearnthewayAmericanscarryonaconversationactively.

(2).Tolearndifferentculturesandtomasterdifferentvalues.

II.Importantanddifficultpoints.

1.Importantpoints.

TomasterthecommonpreferreddiscussiontopicsinAmericaandEngland.

2.Difficultpoints.

Toavoidthetopicsthatthepeopleinwesterncountriesdisliketalkingabout.

III.Teachingaids.

Multimedia，PPT.

IV.Teachingmethods.

Task-basedmethod;group-discussion.

V.Teachingprocedures:

Step1．Lead-in.

(1)Lookatthepictureandtellmewhattheyaredoing.

(2)Leadingoutthetitle:Conversations-PreferredDiscussionTopics.

Step2.Introducetheculturalbackgroundofthetext.

在英语国家文化中，人们常谈论的话题包括天气、周围的环境、近期的娱乐活动等。男士之间经常谈论汽车、体育运动、工作等。女士之间则常谈论家庭、时装、化妆品等。

英美人及其他西方人一般不谈论俩类话题。一类是容易引起争论的话题，如政治、宗教等。英语国家文化很看重人们之间避免争论，保持表面的一致。另一类是涉及个人隐私的话题，如年龄、经济收入、生活来源、婚恋、拥有的物品的价格等。英语国家文化很重视隐私权。我们在与英美人及西方人交际时要尽量避免谈论涉及对方个人隐私的话题。

Step3.Think-about.

(1)Whatarethepreferredtopicsof"smalltalk"betweenAmericanswhodonotknoweachotherwell?

(2)WhatarethetopicsAmericanstrytoavoidin"smalltalk"?

(3)ArethereanydifferencesbetweenAmericanandChinese"smalltalk"?Ifthereare,whatarethey?

Step4.Readthetextandthenanalyzetheimportantlanguagepoints.

A．…Americansengageinakindofconversationtheycall"smalltalk".

美国人一见面总要来一番他们所说的那种"闲聊"。

1).akindof某一…一种（不明确的东西）。

eg：a).Ihaveakindoffeelingthatwearebeingfollowed.

b).Itwasakindofanimalwithlongearsandashorttail.

2).smalltalk闲谈，聊天

3).bigtalk牛皮，大话

eg：a)I'mnotheretomakesmalltalk.lreallyhavesomethingimportanttotellyou.

b)Heisgivingalotofbigtalk.ldon'tbelieveawordofit.

B.…Therearetopicsrelatedtothelifesituationofthepeople.

……有的话题还涉及到人们的生活现状。

relatedto…形容词短语做后置定语，修辞topics.

(be)relatedto和…有关，和…有联系。

eg:A)TheDutchlanguageiscloselyrelatedtoGerman.

B)Incometaxrates(税率)arerelatedtoone'sannualincome.

C.Discussingreligionorpoliticsmayleadtoanargument.

讨论宗教和政治问题会引起争论。

leadto"导致"，"引起"。

eg:a)Abadcoldcanleadtopneumonia

b)Differentopinionsledtoheatedarguments.

leadsomeoneto(+名词)使得某人…"

eg:Self-examinationmayleadustoaknowledgeofourselves.

自我反省可使我们又自知之明。

D．…Inquiriesaboutaperson'ssalaryortheamountsomeonepaidforanitemarenotacceptedaspropertopics.

打听某人的薪水或工资，或买某样东西花了多少钱是不礼貌的。

Note:a）salary指对事务性或专门性工作所支付的薪金，主要以每年、每月、每半月等较长时间为单位支付。

eg.Ireceiveamonthlysalaryof$1850.

b)wages指对较简单的劳动以每小时、每日、每周等单位支付的工资。

eg:Theworkmencollectedtheirwagesattheendoftheweek.

c)pay是上述两种的薪金和工资的统称，是普通用语。

eg:Igetmypayeveryday.

d)income指定期的收入（包括显性收入和隐性收入）

eg:Hechangedjobstogetabiggerincome.

Step5.Listentothetextagainandchoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthefollowingstatementsaccordingtothetext.

1.ThemostcommontopicofsmalltalkbetweenAmericansis____.

A.sportsB.theirjobsC.theweather

2.Studentsarelikelytotalkabout___.

A.sportsB.aTVprogramC.theirteachersandclasses

3.Menmaytalkabout_____.

A.sportsorcarsB.theirchildrenC.personalcare

4.Housewivesaremorelikelytalkabout_____.

A.theirsociallivesB.sportsorcarsC.theirchildren

5.Americansdon'ttalkaboutreligionandpolitics_____.

A.iftheyknoweachotherverywell

B.iftheydon'tknoweachotherverywell

C.iftheythinkthetopicsaretoopersonal

6.Americansdon'tinquireaboutaperson'ssalaryorwagesbecausethetopic_____.

A.istoogeneralB.istoopersonalC.mayleadtoanargument

Step6.Summary.

It'sarewardingpassagewhichcontainsthemessageofthewayAmericanscarryonaconversation.IntheUSA,themostcommontopicofsmalltalkbetweenpeopleistheweather,nextisthespeaker'sphysicalsurroundings,andthenishisfamilymembers,butbebrief.Tothem,religionandpoliticsarenotpropertopics,neitherisapersonalaffair.

Step7.Homework.

1.P16VocabularyExercisesintext-book.

2.DiscussthewayAmericanscarryonaconversation.

VI.教学反思：

Firstly,thestudentsarenotfamiliarwiththedifferencesbetweenChineseandAmerica,especiallytheirdifferentcultures.Ishouldgivethemmoreinterestingstoriesaboutit.

Secondly,theycannotcompareChinesewithAmerican.

Thirdly,theyarenotinhighspirits.

Fourthly,theirreadingabilityisweak.It'snecessarytoexercisefast-reading.