Unit 1 Unit Teaching Methods Economics 1.Task-based method Give students different tasks to do. 2.Group discussion Give topics to students to discuss to develop their team spirit and communicative competence. 3.Problem-solving method By doing different tasks,students solve different problems. 4.Use of multimedia,Blackboard Network
Unit 1 Economics 1. Task-based method • Give students different tasks to do. 2. Group discussion • Give topics to students to discuss to develop their team spirit and communicative competence. 3. Problem-solving method • By doing different tasks, students solve different problems. 4. Use of multimedia, Blackboard Network Unit Teaching Methods
Text A Teaching Steps 00 Teaching steps 1 Lead-in Ask Ss to work in pairs and do the task in Lead-in/Text A.Then invite several Ss to share their answers with the whole class. 时taw0运a0 2 Overview Ask Ss to preview Text A before class.Or,allocate some time for Ss to read the text quickly in class.Then invite several Ss tosummarize the main idea of Text A
Unit 1 Text A Teaching Steps Economics
Text A Teaching Steps In-depth analysis of Text A 1)Show Ss the following key words and ask them to contribute as much as possible what they know about them.Provide additional information when necessary.(see Supplementary information) ，Thanksgiving .Adam Smith 。the invisible hand 2)Discuss with Ss the functions ofThanksgiving"in the text on the basis of Task 1/ Critical reading and thinking/Text A.(see Answer keys) 3) Guide Ss to focus on some of the difficult sentences in Text A by doing Task 2/ Critical reading and thinking/Text A.Ask Ss to report their answers to the class. (see Answer keys) 4)Organize a group discussion about the questions in Task 3/Critical reading and thinking/Text A.Encourage Ss to think independently,critically and creatively. (see Answer keys)
Unit 1 Text A Teaching Steps Economics
Unit 1 Text A Lead-in Economics How do you celebrate Spring Festival?Write down your activities in the table in the textbook and analyze whose skill and labor are required to make these activities possible. Share your answers with your partner and discuss the following questions: 1.What's the power that leads people to work and cooperate? 2.What do you understand about economic life from the table?
Unit 1 Economics Text A Lead-in How do you celebrate Spring Festival? Write down your activities in the table in the textbook and analyze whose skill and labor are required to make these activities possible. Share your answers with your partner and discuss the following questions: 1. What’s the power that leads people to work and cooperate? 2. What do you understand about economic life from the table?
Text A Lead-in Lead-in Task/How do you celebrate Spring Festival?Write down your activities in the following table and analyze whose skill and labor are required to make these activities possible. After completing the table,share it with your partner and discuss the following two questions. I What's the power that leads people to work and cooperate? 2 What do you understand about economic life from the table? What I will do to celebrate Spring Festival Whose skill and labor are required ·ticket agent .driver ·conductor Go back to my hometown by train manufacturers of the train track maintenance workers
Unit 1 Economics Text A Lead -in