Reading B & Simulated Writing
1. Reading A consolidating exercises
20 min.
Activity 1 Individual work:
dictation
a. Books
closed.
b. Read out some words, phrases or sentences
learned in
c. Use overhead projector to check the work of
some students or do peer-editing, i.e. ask students to check the work of fellow
students.
Dictation:
I am writing to you about a
shirt which I bought from your shop while on holiday this summer. When I took it
out of the bog and examined it closely, I found a large hole at the side and one
button was missing. as you will realize, I was extremely upset to discover all
this. as your process, I expect top quality.
I am returning the shirt with this letter and look forward to receiving a full refund of 203 yuan.
Activity 2 Match work
a. Books
closed.
b. Use overhead projector to put the match work
table on the screen and invite students to finish it off
hand.
c.
Check answers and explain if necessary.
d.
Lead in to Reading B.
2. Reading B
30 min.
Activity 1 Individual work: finding out the
difficulties
a. Students read the text with due attention
to possible language difficulties and special terms.
b. Students raise questions
concerning the difficulties found while reading.
c. Encourage students to join in
the explanation of difficult points.
d. Comment on students’
performance.
Activity 2 Pair work: reviewing the
expressions
a. Students work in pairs with one reading out
language points or special terms and the other making a sentence, paraphrasing
or translating.
b. Monitor the work and provide
help if necessary.
Special terms and expressions:
direct marketing, market
demassification, market niche, sales force,
specialty items, marketing network, marketing
operations...
Activity 3 Group work: getting the
ideas
a. Students work in groups to discuss the
customerization ad and try to find out the main idea of each
paragraph.
b. Group representatives report
about their work.
c. Invite peer comment and give
feedback.
3. Assignment
a.
Students preview Simulated Writing.
b. Students spare some time for the field work
project.
4. Sample reading and simulated writing
50 min.
Activity 1 Pair work: identifying the elements of a
bill of exchange
a. Students read the sample bill of exchange
with attention to possible language difficulties and special
terms.
b. Students work in pairs to identify the major
elements of a bill of exchange.
c. Monitor the work and provide help if
necessary.
d. Ask some students to present their
work.
Activity 2 Individual work: translating the bill of
exchange into Chinese
a. Ask students to translate
the bill of exchange (Sample 2) into Chinese.
b. Guide students if
necessary.
c.
Provide the key to the exercises.
Activity 3 Group work: writing a bill of
exchange
a. Students read the sample
bill of exchange again.
b. Write a bill of exchange using the common
sentence structures learned form the samples.
c. Group representatives report about their work
using overhead projector if necessary.
d. Invite peer comment and give
feedback.
5. Assignment
a.
Students preview Listening and Speaking.
b. Students spare some time for the field work
project.
