一、教材分析

　　当今世界趋势倾向多元化，而其突出地表现在个人的创造思维和群体间的合作精神。为此，在中学阶段培养学生的合作意识，创造思维就显得尤其重要。本单元的中心话题是“成功的关键”内容涉及个性特征、个人品质、团队精神、成功之路、社会行为和社会关系等，语言技能和语言知识都是围绕这一中心话题设计的。通过本单元教学，学生了解了走向成功的诸多要素，明白团队精神在集体活动中发挥的重要作用。

　　1、Warming up 部分通过对一系列问题的讨论来确定自己属于哪一种人，具有怎样的品德和个性。目的是让学生学会谈论社会行为和社会关系。

　　2、Listening部分通过对三个问题的小组讨论来了解学生业余时间的安排。让学生通过对兼职工作的讨论初步了解团队精神。

　　3、Speaking部分首先向我们阐述了具有诚实，负责、可信这些品德给我们带来的益处，接着通过三个情境来对学生进行检测。

　　4、Reading部分是一篇关于团队工作的文章。通过阅读，让学生理解团队精神的重要性，知道一个团队应如何良好运转。

　　5、Language practice部分设计了系列练习，让学生在练习中巩固本单元所学习的重要单词和短语。

　　6、Integrating skills 部分讲述了李永红奋斗的经历，是让学生在阅读中理解成功的真正含义并让学生意识到每个人的成功之路是不同的，每个人都应选择适合自己的成功之路。

　　7、Writing部分是对李永红现象的反思。要求学生以书信的形式就李永红的选择发表看法。写一篇书信。

　　二、 教学重点和难点

　　（一）重点

　　1、词汇：重点单词和短语: reputation compromise contradictory ambitious congratulate hands-on stick with through thick and thin pull out of in reality keep an/one’s eye on take…into account as a whole once again live up to

　　2、Make the students be free to talk about social behaviors

　　3、Understand the reading passage and can talk more about teamwork.

　　4、Improve the students’ reading and writing skills.

　　（二）难点

　　1、How to make the students express their ideas freely, and let students solve some problems in daily life.

　　2. Help students improve their listening memory ability.

　　3. How to understand the reading passage better and grasp its main idea.

　　4. Master some new words and phrases, and know how to write a letter about success.

　　三.、教学目标

　　（一）语言知识

　　1. 话题：Talking about social behavior and social relations.

　　2. 功能：Expressing decisions and opinions. 3. 词汇：（见教学重点）

　　（二）语言技能

　　1. 说：要求学生根据三个情景复习表达意图和决定的句型，进行讨论。

　　2. 读：要求学生理清文章的脉络和主要观点，继续训练各种阅读技能。

　　3. 写：通过本单元的学习，要求学生用书信的形式，表达对人生选择和成功的看法。

　　（三）情感目标

　　1. 通过阅读Teamwork这篇文章，帮助学生树立合作意识。

　　2. 通过学习和讨论何谓成功的话题，帮助学生形成对成功的科学看法，从而树立正确的人生观、价值观和世界观。

　　三、教材重组

　　本单元教学设计创新之处

　　①始终坚持任务目标→导说领先→活动或讨论→反馈或笔头落实→环环相扣，逐步铺垫。

　　②增减或改编了部分教材，讲练结合，当堂巩固，达到知识到能力的正向迁移。

　　③设计合作学习和小组讨论的方式来提高学生合作学习意识和能力。

　　Reading

　　Teaching methods:

　　1. Skimming and Scanning methods

　　2. Individual, pair work or group work

　　3. Discussion.

　　Teaching procedures:

　　Step1. Greetings and lead-in

　　T: I’m sure all of you know the story about Three Buddist Monks, right?

　　T: Now. let’s see the story.

　　Screen:

　　一个和尚 一只蚂蚁……

　　三幅画 两个和尚 挑水 三幅画 几只蚂蚁……

　　三个和尚 很多只蚂蚁……

　　T：What’s the problem with the three monks? How do the ants work?

　　S：The monks had no water to drink, while ants carried a lot of rice/food to their caves.

　　T: So from these two groups of pictures, what have you learnt?

　　S: Cooperation is very important. In other words, teamwork is very important.

　　Step2 Pre-reading

　　T: Now can you give me some examples about situations in our daily life where we must co-operate to accomplish some particular tasks.

　　(Show pictures on the screen at the same time)

　　talk about sports games. Ask the Ss to discuss them with partners according to the following question:

　　What are the requirements for a sports team to function well?

　　Several minutes later, ask some students to answer the questions.

　　T: What is the most important thing do you think（转载自http://，请保留此标记。） for a team to win a match?

　　T: Very good! I also think co-operation in a team is very important.

　　Step 3 Scanning

　　Get the students to comprehend the passage quickly and accurately. Then choose the right answers according to the passage.

　　Show the following questions on the screen.

　　1. In sports games, a player _______.

　　A. often changes his role B. has a clear role

　　C. feels that players with different abilities make different contributions to the team.

　　D. accepts the same expectations and responsibilities as the other players

　　2. The author takes for example to show how a team can work well._______

　　A. the sports team B. the project team C. the rugby team D. a dynamic team

　　3. What is the main idea of Paragraph 7?_________

　　A. How a project team is different from a rugby team. B. How a project team works.

　　C. In a project team, people who have different abilities and personalities have different roles into team.

　　D. How the tasks of the group are divided depends on personalities and abilities of the individuals in the group.

　　Several minutes later, check the answers with the whole class.

　　Suggested answers: 1. B 2.A 3. C

　　Step 4 Skimming

　　T: Now we are going to read the passage again and answer a few detailed questions on the screen.

　　1. Why are people sometimes made up a team to finish a job?

　　2. What is coach’s job in a sports team?

　　3. Why is working in groups at school an opportunity to learn about teamwork?

　　4. What does the task division for the group depend on in a team?

　　5. What will the lack of recognition of differences in human functioning lead to?

　　A few minutes later, check the answers with the whole class.

　　Ⅱ. Show the following form on the screen. Ask the students to divide the text into several parts and try to summarize the main idea of each part. A few minutes later, ask several students to give their answers.

　　Suggested answers:

　　Parts Main idea

　　Part 1( Paras.1-2) What is a team.

　　Part 1( Paras.3-4) Sports team.

　　Part 3(.5) Working in groups at school is an opportunity to learn about teamwork.

　　Part 4( Paras.6-7) Project team.

　　Part 5( Paras.8-10) How to make teams function well.

　　Step 5 Post-reading

　　Ask the students to read the text again and finish the exercises in Post-reading.

　　Step6 Summary

　　The passage is mainly about the importance of teamwork. It tells us that teamwork is necessary and important because some work in our life cannot be accomplished by someone alone. Working in teams at school is a preparation for our future. To make the team function well, all team members should help, respect and support each other and be clear about their roles. On the other hand, it is important to know every member’s strengths and shortcomings, because different personalities and abilities can fit different requirements in the society and can help us avoid embarrassing other team members. In this way, we can make the best of working with team members.

　　Step 8 Homework

　　Look on your class as a team, and write a passage to show how to make teamwork function well to make your class strong and make great progress.