教材内容分析

The teaching content is from the second module, which is published by the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. This module conducts teaching on the topic of occupation, and introduces the features of different jobs the contribute to the human society. This module is divided into five sections: Introduction, Reading, Grammar, Listening and Writing. Introduction part reviews and learns some adjectives that describe careers, and provide a brief description of some jobs, preparing for the later study. In the reading section, students will know a local inhabitant, Timoteo, who offers to serve as a “road sign” for free, providing signals for passing vehicles so that they can pass safely through the most dangerous section. In this way, students can develop a good quality of being willing to help others and form a correct career view. The Grammar part reviews the tenses of the verb, the general past tense of the verb, past continuous tense and the past perfect tense. The Listening section asks students to understand the content of the job interview and get information, and know how to prepare for the interview. The writing part trains students’ practical writing ability and ask students to complete the writing task of the module.

单元重点、难点

Teaching key points

1.To master key words and phrases in this module.

2.To understand and grasp the important grammar of tenses in this module.

3.To understand the importance of Timoteo Apaza’s job as a traffic signal.

4.To better communicate in interviews.

5.To cultivate students’ ability to write an applicant letter.

Teaching difficult points

1.To get students fully engaged in the classroom activity and join in the group work in interview situation.

2. To enable students to use the general past tense, past continuous tense and the past perfect tense correctly.

3. To make students improve skills of reading, listening and writing.