Simulated Writing
1. Sample reading and simulated writing 50 min.
Activity 1 Group work: understanding the insurance policy.
a. Students work in groups and read the samples.
b. Students try to get familiar with the formal expressions in the sample.
b. Invite groups to present their work.
c. Comment on group performance.
Activity 2 Pair work: translating sentences
a. Students work in pairs with one picking out a typical expression from the sample and the other translating it to Chinese.
b. Monitor students’ work and give help if necessary.
c. Invite some pairs to present their work.
d. Comment on students’ work.
Activity 3 Group work: completing an insurance policy.
a. Students work in groups and finish exercise II
b. Invite some pairs to present their work.
2. Assignment
a. Students finish exercises I
b. Students practice the typical sentences and expressions in completing an insurance policy.
Periods 7-8 Listening and Speaking
1. Listening 20 min.
Activity 1 Individual work: understanding the dialogues
a. Books closed.
b. Students listen to the dialogues on the tape and take notes.
c. Books open.
d. Students listen to the dialogues again and pinpoint important expressions and special terms.
e. Students ask questions concerning difficult points in the dialogues.
f. Explain the difficult points.
h. Books closed.
i. Students listen to the dialogues for the third time.
Activity 2 Pair work: translating important expressions or sentences
a. Students work in pairs with one picking out some expressions or sentences from the dialogues and the other translating them to Chinese.
b. Monitor students’ work and give help if necessary.
c. Invite some pairs to present their work.
d. Comment on students’ work.
2. Speaking 30 min.
Activity 1 Individual work: practicing sentence patterns
a. Students listen to the sample dialogues again and understand all useful expressions and sentence patterns in the dialogues.
b. Students practice speaking with the substitutions.
Activity 2 Pair work: role-playing the dialogues
a. Students work in pairs and role-play the dialogues.
b. Invite some pairs to present their work.
c. Comment on students’ performance.
Activity 3 Pair work: role-playing the dialogue in exercise IV
a. Students work in pairs and study the given situation and suggested expressions.
b. Students prepare for the role play.
c. Invite some pairs to present the dialogue.
d. Comment on students’ performance.
3. Assignment
a. Students finish exercises II and III.
b. Students practice the expressions and patterns concerning insurance and claims.
Periods 9-10 Field Work Presentation 50 min.
a. Each group presents their work and other groups take notes at the same time.
b. Students who are listening take notes or complete a student assessment form.
c. Elicit peer comments on group performance.
d. Give feedbacks.
