Teaching Procedures
Periods 1-2 Reading A
1. Introduction to Unit field work and lead-in to Reading A 10 min.
a. Describe a situation where insurance management is needed and introduce the field work project by saying, for example:
Hello, class. Imagine you were an employee in an insurance company. You have to make money for the boss, of course. But do you have any idea about how hard it will be if you can’t fully understand the risks involved? Maybe you can’t do your job well and will lose your job. Well, here is a chance for you to find it out. Please remember the time limit and the final presentation in class.
b. Ask students to:
- search the library or the Internet for information about insurance management;
- make a list of questions and use them to interview insurance professionals about insurance management;
- write a report about what you have found and prepare for an in-class presentation.
c. Lead in to Reading A by saying, for example:
As the first step of your field work project, you may get some basic ideas about insurance management by going through Reading A.
2. Pre-reading activities 10 min.
Activity 1 Brainstorming
a. Students work with partners and list some words relevant to “Insurance Management”
b. Invite some students to give their list and provide the suggested list below if necessary:
claim, cover, insurable, insure, policy, holder, coverage, peril…
3. In-reading activities 50 min.
Activity 1 Individual work: finding out the difficulties
a. Students read the text with 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.
Activity 3 Group work: getting the ideas
a. Students work in groups to discuss
- why we should manage insurance;
- how we can manage it efficiently.
b. Group representatives report about their work.
c. Invite peer comment and give feedback.
Possible difficulties in Reading A
- result from deliberate actions of… (Paragraph 2): be caused by deliberate actions 0f…
e.g. Nothing has resulted from his efforts
- excludes loss caused by…(Paragraph 2): does includes loss caused by…
e.g. They excluded people under 18 from joining the club.
- be subject to the same peril. (Paragraph 3): Be under the power or situation of the same peril…
e.g. All citizens in this nation are subject to the law.
- The perils must be likely to affect…(Paragraph 4): The perils must be likely to have an effect on…
e.g. The slight change of weather can affect her delicate health.
4. Post-reading activities 30 min.
Activity 1 Individual work: reviewing the ideas
a. Students read the passage again and point out the main idea of each paragraph.
b. Invite some students to present their work.
c. Give comments and refer them to exercise I for the topic sentences of some paragraphs.
Activity 2 Group work: learning more expressions
a. Students work in groups and discuss the expressions listed in exercise III.
b. Students try to make sentences using the expressions.
c. Student present the group work.
d. Comment on group performance.
5. Assignment
a. Students finish exercises III-VII based on what they have learned in Reading A.
b. Students preview Reading B.
c. Students spare some time for the field work project.