1、Unit FourGames中国人民大学出版社中国人民大学出版社Section OneStruggle for SurvivalActivity 4-1-1Who Will Land Safely?Directions:Step 1.Divide the class into groups of 3 to 4,and have each group sit in a circle.Step 2.Read the following background information:You and some other tourists are flying in a hot-air balloon
2、 over the Pacific Ocean.Because of a leak(漏洞漏洞)in the balloon,the balloon is slowly dropping towards the sea.It can only carry one of you back to land safely,and the rest of you have to jump out of the balloon.Of course,you all want to stay on board.Step 3.To be saved,you have to tell the other tour
3、ists why your life is more important than theirs,for example,1)what important subject you are presently studying,2)how successful you are in your career,3)what you intend to achieve in the near future,4)how badly you are needed in your family,etc.Note:In turn,each of you can give a one-or two-minute
4、 speech.Step 4.When your speeches are over,the person who has the best reasons to stay on board is the“survivor”in your group.Step 5.The teacher can choose the only“survivor”from 3 or 4 different groups and have them debate in the class as if they are in the same hot-air balloon.After each of them t
5、ells why his/her life is more important than others,the whole class can decide by voting who is the“survivor”among all the“survivors.”Activity 4-1-2From the Earth to Another Planet Directions:Step 1.Divide the class into groups of 3 to 4,and have each group sit in a circle.Step 2.Read the following
6、background information:The Earth is seriously polluted;as a result,all life is going to die in a short period of time.A spaceship from another solar system lands and offers to rescue 10 people,who could start a new world on an empty planet very much like the Earth.Step 3.To rescue those 10 people,yo
7、u have formed a Selection Committee in which you have the rights to decide who may be rescued.Discuss with other members in your Selection Committee who will be rescued.If you have similar opinions,explain why.If you have different opinions,argue with each other in order to reach an agreement.Note:T
8、hose 10 people can be either Chinese or foreigners,but they must still be alive today.Step 4.After the group discussion is over,the teacher can have the group representatives report their group decisions to the class and explain why they choose those 10 particular people.Section TwoSound AdviceActiv
9、ity 4-2-1Sound Advice(1)Warm-up questions:1.Do you often give advice to others?Why or why not?2.Do you ask others for advice about your problems?Why or why not?Directions:Step 1.Divide the class into groups of 3 or pairs,and have each group sit in a circle.Step 2.On Page 6971,choose the first 3 card
10、s.Note:If there are two students,choose the first 2 cards.Using your own words,describe your problem to other students in the group and ask for advice.Step 3.Decide whose advice in the group is the best after each student offers you some advice.The student whose advice you think is the best will sco
11、re 1 point(得得一分一分).Step 4.Choose the next 3 cards(or two cards)and follow the same rules as you did in Step 2 and Step 3 until you solve all the problems.In the end,the student with the highest points is the winner.Useful expressions you may use are(Page 69)You/He/She should.You/He/She can.If I were
12、 you/him/her,Id.Why dont you.?Why doesnt he/she?For example,Your card reads:My teacher gave me a much lower grade for a class presentation than I expected.I dont know what to do.Some advice your group members offer:Advice 1.Theres nothing you can do but work harder on your next presentation.Advice 2
13、.Maybe you should ask the teacher to explain your grade right after class.Advice 3.If I were you,Id complain to someone in authority(权威人士权威人士).Advice 4.Why dont you make an appointment to speak with your teacher during his/her office hours?Activity 4-2-2 Sound Advice(2)Warm-up questions:1.What are s
14、ome ways of showing that you agree with the advice?2.What are some ways of showing that the advice is not appropriate for you?Directions:Step 1.Divide the class into groups of 3 or pairs,and have each group sit in a circle.Step 2.On Page 7274,choose the first 3 cards.Note:If there are two students,c
15、hoose the first 2 cards.Using your own words,describe your problem to other students in the group and ask for advice.Step 3.Decide whose advice in the group is the best after each student offers you some advice.The student whose advice you think is the best will score 1 point(得得一分一分).Step 4.Choose t
16、he next 3 cards(or 2 cards)and follow the same rules as you did in Step 2 and Step 3 until you solve all the problems.In the end,the student with the highest points is the winner.Useful expressions you may use are(Page 72)You/He/She should.You/He/She can.If I were you/him/her,Id.Why dont you.?Why do
17、esnt he/she?For example,Your card reads:The person walking in front of me has just inadvertently(不小心不小心)dropped something.What shall I do now?Some advice your group members offer:Advice 1.You can tell him/her in a loud voice that he/she has dropped something.Advice 2.Why dont you pick up the object,
18、run after that person,and give it back to him/her?Advice 3.You should wait until someone else picks up the object and hands it back to that person.Advice 4.If I were you,Id just mind my own business.So I will do nothing.Activity 4-2-3 Sound Advice(3)Directions:Step 1.Divide the class into groups of
19、3 to 4,and have each group sit in a circle.Step 2.Each of the cards on Page 7576 contains a problem.Read one card at a time and then think of as many solutions to the problem as you can.For example:Class begins at 8:00,but you arrive at 8:15.Although the classroom door is closed,you can hear the tea
20、cher talking to the class.What should you do at the moment?Solution 1.Walk in,say“Sorry,Im late.”to the teacher and take your seat.Solution 2.Knock on the door to ask the teacher whether you can come in.Solution 3.Decide not to go to class,and later explain to the teacher.Solution 4.Wait outside the
21、 door until there is a break.Solution 5.Walk in quietly,sit down in the nearest seat,and explain to the teacher after class.If you can offer 4 out of 5 solutions as mentioned above,you will be able to score 4 points.In short,the more solutions you can offer,the more points you will score.Of course,y
22、ou can also decide whose solution is the best.Among the five solutions above,Solution 5 is considered the best one in North America.Step 3.When you have exhausted(穷穷尽尽)all possible solutions to the problem on the first card,read the second card and follow the same rules as you did in Step 2.In the e
23、nd,the student with the highest points is the winner.Useful expressions you may use are(Page 75)One possible solution is Another possible solution is I have one more idea about the solution to this problem.We/You/He/She should We/You/He/She can Why dont we/you?Why doesnt he/she?Is it possible for us
24、/you/him/her to?Activity 4-2-4 Sound Advice(4)Directions:Step 1.Divide the class into groups of 3 to 4,and have each group sit in a circle.Step 2.Describe a problem you are facing in real life to other students;for example,1)you find it too difficult to improve your spoken English,2)you have had sev
25、eral bicycles stolen recently,3)you have no opportunity for promotion,etc.and then ask for advice.Step 3.Decide whose advice in the group is the best after your partners give you their advice.Useful expressions you may use are Recently,what bothers me most is that I.The problem Im facing these days
26、is.Section Three Matching Matching refers to activities in which you choose cards from a selection to match those chosen by your partner from the same selection or help to find the solution to your partners problem.Activity 4-3-1 Feeling Happy or Unhappy?Directions:Step 1.Divide the class into group
27、s of 12(or mix up all the students in the class).Step 2.Choose one of the cards on Page 7879 randomly and read the information on it.Step 3.Move around in your group(or in the class),telling other students what the three things are that you feel happy or unhappy about and asking them what the three
28、things are that they feel happy or unhappy about until you find the person who is happy about all the three things that you are completely unhappy about(and vice versa 反之亦然反之亦然).Step 4.After you find that person,ask for his/her reasons for these feelings.The“happy person”should then try to cheer up(
29、使使振作起来振作起来)the“unhappy person.”Useful expressions you may use are Why are you so happy/unhappy that.?Why do/dont you like.?Are you feeling happy/unhappy about.?Why are you so happy/unhappy about.?Activity 4-3-2 Finding Your Roommate Directions:Step 1.Divide the class into groups of 6(or mix up all t
30、he students in the class).Step 2.Choose one of the cards on Page 7980 randomly and read the information on it.Keep in mind that you are looking for someone to share an apartment with.Step 3.Move around in your group(or in the class),telling each other about your habits and daily routines until you f
31、ind the person in your group whose lifestyle is the same as yours.Useful expressions you may use are I love/like(to).Do you also love/like(to).?Im a.Are you also a.?I early/late/in the evening/every day.How about you?When do you.?Activity 4-3-3 Finding a Solution Directions:Step 1.Divide the class i
32、nto groups of 16(or mix up all the students in the class).Step 2.Choose one of the cards on Page 8182 randomly and read the problem on it.Step 3.Keep your problem in your mind and be aware that somewhere in the class is someone with the solution to your problem:one persons problem is someone elses s
33、olution.Step 4.Move around in your group(or in the class),telling your problem to everyone you talk with until you find the person with the solution.Useful expressions you may use are I wish I could I hope Ill be able to I need to I want to Section FourTalk About Talk About refers to a brainstorming
34、 activity in which you give a subject word to your partner and your partner is required to try to guess as many of the 10 clue words as possible until time runs out.For example,the following card on Page 82 contains a subject word and 10 clue words that are directly related to the subject word.The s
35、ubject word:Books 10 clue words:1.cover 2.stories 3.bookstore 4.borrow 5.read 6.novels 7.library 8.knowledge 9.shelves 10.school bag Directions:Step 1.Divide the class into teams of 1 to 2 players.The two competing teams should sit across from each other.Step 2.Tell your partner a subject word and h
36、ave him/her guess as many of the 10 clue words as possible until time runs out.Your partner has only a total of 30 seconds(or 1 minute)to guess the 10 clue words.The teacher may serve as the timer(计时员计时员).Step 3.While listening,cross out(with a pen)all the clue words that your partner is mentioning.
37、Note:You should accept any form of the word on the card,for example,reader,reading and reads are all acceptable versions of read.Step 4.When time runs out,first stop your partner from talking and then tell your partner the remaining clue words that he/she may have failed to guess.Step 5.Have your pa
38、rtner explain the relationship between the subject word and the clue words that he/she has just correctly guessed.Afterwards,your partner can explain why he/she thinks that the words he/she has mentioned but that are not on the card are also directly related to the subject word.Step 6.Try another su
39、bject word.This time,change roles so that your partner can tell you a new subject word for practice.Your partner will follow the same rules as you did in Step 2 to 5.Activity 4-4-1 The subject word:Travel To find the 10 clue words,turn to Communication Activity 32 on Page 212.Dont show them to your
40、partner until time runs out.Activity 4-4-2 The subject word:University To find the 10 clue words,turn to Communication Activity 4 on Page 204.Dont show them to your partner until time runs out.Activity 4-4-3 The subject word:Hospital To find the 10 clue words,turn to Communication Activity 46 on Pag
41、e 216.Dont show them to your partner until time runs out.Activity 4-4-4 The subject word:Christmas To find the 10 clue words,turn to Communication Activity 27 on Page 210.Dont show them to your partner until time runs out.Activity 4-4-5 The subject word:Marriage To find the 10 clue words,turn to Com
42、munication Activity 52 on Page 218.Dont show them to your partner until time runs out.Activity 4-4-6 The subject word:Giant pandas To find the 10 clue words,turn to Communication Activity 7 on Page 205.Dont show them to your partner until time runs out.Activity 4-4-7 For further practice,you can cre
43、ate your own subject word and 10 clue words that are directly related to the subject word and then record them in the spaces provided on the blank card below.The subject word:_ The 10 clue words:1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ Section Five Creating a Story with Words In this activity,you ar
44、e required to work together to create a story with a list of 18 words.Activity 4-5-1 Directions:Step 1.Divide the class into groups of 3 to 4,and have each group sit in a circle.Step 2.Read the words in the list below on Page e family hope try future different love always waitfind money happiness be
45、st forget never can learn decide Step 3.The first student makes a sentence using one of the words in the list.The second student then adds the next sentence also using one of the words in it.Continue adding sentences using words from the list until all words are included and the story is complete.No
46、te:You can use each word more than once and you should use appropriate tenses of verbs and singular/plural forms of nouns.Step 4.After the story is done orally in each group,choose a student to write it down as the group retells it and then have him/her retell the story to the whole class.Activity 4
47、-5-2 Directions:Step 1.Divide the class into groups of 3 to 4,and have each group sit in a circle.Step 2.In your group,write down any 18 words on a piece of paper.Note:There must be verbs,nouns,adverbs,and adjectives in the list.Step 3.Exchange your 18 words with another group.Step 4.After you have
48、got the 18 words from another group,create a story by following the same rules as you did in Steps 3 to 4 of Activity 4-5-1.Section SixRetelling a Story Directions:Step 1.Divide the class into pairs or groups of 3.Step 2.Work individually for approximately 1 minute.Choose a story and read it silentl
49、y.While reading,try to memorize the main idea of the story.Step 3.Close the book.Using your own words,retell the story you have just read to your partner(s).Step 4.After the students retell the story to each other,the teacher can have some students retell their stories to the class.Activity 4-6-1 To find the first story,turn to Communication Activity 30 on Page 211.Activity 4-6-2 To find the second story,turn to Communication Activity 50 on Page 217.Activity 4-6-3 To find the third story,turn to Communication Activity 39 on Page 214.Thank You!
