Unit 3 Buying and Selling

summary:
when students are expressing their ideas, the teacher remembers to lead them in right ways. whatever we are talking about money, job, health or other things, they must have normal opinions like the others. ask them not to waste time or money on playing computers or smoking. it is important for teachers of all the subjects to give them right life style in right ways.

lesson 23: push that product
teaching content:
mastery words and expressions: board, rent, magazine, lady, madam, own
oral words and expressions: edwin moore, push-pin, bulletin, journal, employee, what’s the price of…
teaching aims:
1.review and learn more words and expressions about the commercial world.
2.talk about how to make ads.
teaching important points:
1.the adverbial clause.
2.talk about the growing of edwin moore’s company.
teaching difficult points:
how to describe the growing of a company clearly to the readers.
teaching preparation: pictures
teaching aids: audiotape, flashcards, pictures
type of lesson: new lesson
teaching procedure:
step1. the teacher brings a push-pin to the class. let the students come to know it. do they know how to say it in english? do they know where it is from and where is the company?
although it is small, it is a very useful invention. we can put up the pictures or posters on the wall easily. many people in the world benefited from the little products. do they want to know more? let’s go on the next step.
step2. read the text and answer the following questions:
1.what is a push-pin used for?
2.did moore make ads during his selling?
the two questions are easy to answer. most of the students can find the answers. they are very interesting to learn more about moore’s company.
step3. brainstorm
let’s discuss the text further. encourage them to ask more questions about this part. they can ask any students any questions about the text. for example:
when did edwin moore have an idea to product a push-pin?
what was the price at that time?
what was his first big success?
what’s the price now?
if they have any difficulty, the teacher writes the new words on the blackboard and teaches them to read correctly.
step4.listen to the tape and imitate after it. play the tape for two times. let them read after it but keep silent. thus all the students can listen clearly and repeat after it.
let some students read the text in front of the class. check their pronunciation and intonation.
step5. product
let the students present some other examples to the class. they can say the companies around us.