Subject

English

Contestant

李文娟

Material analysis

  This material is a non-fiction text about   the tooth traditions all over the world. The text starts with the functions   of our teeth, followed by the introduction of how people do with the baby   tooth in such countries like China, US and UK and Brazil. Students will find   the text attractive and fun to read. And since they are familiar with China’s   tooth tradition, they will reflect on their own experience of dealing with   baby tooth and be engaged in the reading process. The text should be made   full use of to facilitate students’ understanding and internalization about   different cultures, and the cross-cultural communication as well.

Learner analysis

  Learners are from Grade 6. They have   learned English for more than three years, so they have some basic English   knowledge both in the language itself and cultures. This text is interesting   and instructional for students. Students can relate to it when it comes to   China’s tooth culture and tend to be curious about that in other countries.   Meanwhile, they can express their unique feelings and opinions. Their reading   skills need to be high lightened. The more attention will be paid on their   thinking abilities and cross-cultural communication skills.

Teaching objectives

  At the end of this lesson, students should   be able to:

1.Get to know the tooth traditions in different   countries through the trip of the little tooth and try to act it out.

2.Learn to read cooperatively and individually and   guess the meaning of related words about teeth and tooth traditions in the   context.

3.Think logically and critically by comparing tooth   cultures in different countries and express their opinions about them in a   unique and relatively objective perspective way.

4.Understand, respect and appreciate the charming   varieties in cultures in all regards via the little tooth’s Culture Report   about his travel.

Key points & challenges

Key points:

1.Get to know   the tooth traditions in different countries through the trip of the little   tooth and try to act it out.

2.Think   logically and critically by comparing tooth cultures in different countries   and express their opinions about them.

Teaching methods

Task -based   teaching method

Teaching procedures

Teaching activities

Predicted students’ activities

Teaching purpose

Step1 Pre-reading

1. Make   a guess

Riddle:

2. Present   the teeth with the help of pictures and models.

3. Talk   about the teeth

Q1: How is the little   tooth?

Q2: What do you do with   the old baby tooth when it falls out?

Step2 While-reading

Little tooth’s interesting   trip

1. China

Read and check

Q1: What do Chinese kids   do with their baby tooth?

Q2: Why do we do that?

2. UK   and US

(1) Watch and match

Q: Little tooth meets   Peppa in the UK. What do they do with their baby tooth?

(2) Finish the card

3. Brazil

(1) Read   and act

Step3 Post-reading

1. Main   idea

2. Think   and discuss

3.Write a Culture Report

Step1 Pre-reading

1.Make a guess

Ss: Teeth

2.Learn the words about   teeth with visualized tools

  Upper teeth, lower teeth

3.Talk   about the teeth

S1: healthy, beautiful,   useful...

S2: I’ll throw it away.

S3: I’ll put it under my   bed.

S4: Put it in my magic   box.

S5:...

Step2: While-reading

Little tooth’s interesting   trip

1. China

Read and check

S1: put upper teeth   under...

  put lower teeth on...

S2: Because we hope our   teeth will grow in more quickly.

2. UK   and US

(1) Watch and match

(2) Finish the card

3. Brazil

(1) Read   and act

Step3 Post-reading

1. Main   idea

2. Think   and discuss

3. Write   a culture report

游戏激趣，引发主题。

开放性问题，培养学生的语言表达能力和发散性思维。

观看Peppa的视频，整体感知英国的换牙习俗。

阅读、定位、整合信息。有创造性的表演丰富学生的语言。

在小组交流分享的过程中，根据上下文猜测词义句意，培养学生合作能力和阅读策略。

找中心句和小标题了解大意，渗透故事阅读技巧。

文化比较，找异同点，培养学生的批判性思维，能以客观、开放的心态理解、尊重、欣赏不同牙齿习俗。

由牙齿习俗的小点延伸到整个中外文化差异，培养学生正确看待文化异同。