Abstract

A good beginning is half done. Namely, an effective lead-in will serve as an activator and determine the quality of the whole class. However, lead-in is also a part that is always neglected by teachers in practical English teaching. Quite a few teachers just skip this part to save time with no awareness of its significance, let alone the strategies to carry it out. As a matter of fact, an effective lead-in can provide the students with a genuine language environment, activate their emotions, raise their interests and help them get into the groove with full preparation. Meanwhile, teachers’ passion can be lighted in an active atmosphere as a virtuous circle. With the rapid development of multi-media and the emphasis on task-based language teaching approach in the contemporary, the type of lead-in becomes increasingly various, which makes it an even more demanding work to choose a suitable and practical one and present it properly. And the main focus of this paper is to come up with the strategies to make lead-in section effective in middle school English teaching.

Keywords：lead-in; English teaching; effective; methods

Contents

Abstract

摘  要

1.-Introduction-1

1.1 Research Background-1

1.1.1 The Requirements of Quality Education-1

1.1.2 The Requirements of New Curriculum Development-1

1.2 Research Significance-1

1.3 Existing problems-2

1.4 Development Tendency-2

1.5 Organization of the Paper-3

2. Literature Review-4

2.1 The Definition of Lead-in-4

2.2 The Principles of Lead-in-4

2.2.1 Student-Centered-4

2.2.2 New and Unique-5

2.2.3 Brief and Scientific-5

2.3 Research Status-5

2.3.1 Research abroad-5

2.3.2 Research at home-6

2.4 Theoretical Basis-6

2.4.1 Gagne’s Teaching Theory-6

2.4.2 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs-7

2.4.3 Krashen’s Input and Affective Filter Hypotheses-7

3. Research Methodology-8

4. Analysis of Lead-in Methods-9

4.1 Lead-in by Watching-9

4.2 Lead-in by Listening-10

4.3 Lead-in by Talking-10

4.4 Lead-in by Questioning-11

4.5 Lead-in by Discussing-11

4.6 Lead-in by Playing-12

5. Conclusions and Suggestions-13

References-14

Appendix-15