新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第一册unit8教案.docx

Unit 8： lesson 1编 号： 1课时安排： 2 学时教学课型：读写课 习题课□ 听说课□ 其它□题目：Unit 8: Friendship across gender and border: Lead-in the main idea of text A教学目的：After studying this unit, the students are expected to be able to:know that there are gender differences in friendship and its causes;understand the main idea of Text A;further know how to develop an argumentative essay by employing contrasts.教学重点、难点：教学重点：In these 2 periods, the students are guided to focus on the topic of gender differences in friendship (Differences exist between the writer’s friendship with male and female friends and what the underlying causes are);the strategies of finding the main idea of a paragraph in reading;the strategy of using contrasts to develop an argumentative essay.教学难点：In these 2 periods, the students may have difficulty in:discovering the main idea of a paragraph while reading;mastering some useful sentences used to make comparisons.教学方法和手段：Teaching methods：task-based language teaching; communicative language teaching; elicitation. Teaching aids：textbook, online resources, blackboard, multimedia.教学过程：Part 1 : Lead inA survey on how differently the students treat their male and female friends（10 min）The teacher asks the students to do the questionnaire in Pre-reading activities and guides them to reflect on how differently the students treat their own male and female friends, directing their attention to the issue of gender differences in friendship. The students then are asked to work in pairs to think about their relationship with friends of both genders and recall interesting or impressive stories in which the factor of gender differences come into play. Volunteers are encouraged to share their story with the whole class. group discussion: gender pay gap (25 min)First, students are asked to consider if there is gender gap in terms of salary. Then, students are guided to look at a diagram which shows the gender pay gap in America. They are required to describe some facts indicated in the