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Unit 5 Fun Clubs
Section 4 Section B 1a-2b
Content Analysis
What
The reading text for this lesson is an advertisement for school club recruitment released in the form of a poster. The first advertisement is for the cooking club, which requires members to love Chinese food and be capable of cooking. Here, they can learn to make Chinese delicacies such as Mapo Tofu, beef noodles, dumplings, etc., and be able to cook for their families. The second advertisement is for the reading club, which requires members to enjoy reading and be able to act out stories, read books, and make friends. The third advertisement is for the nature club, which requires members to love nature and be able to take photos. Every Sunday afternoon, they can go hiking together, observe birds, take photos, collect plants and insects, and observe wild animals. All three advertisements include the activity, time, location, and contact information for registration.
Why
The main idea of this passage is to introduce three different types of clubs, helping students choose the clubs they want to join by reading the recruitment posters and matching their own or others’ abilities and interests, and writing self-recommendation letters in a clear and organised manner. Each club has its own characteristics and activities. For students, this English class can not only help them broaden their horizons and learn about more interesting club activities, but also enhance their reading ability, expression ability, and teamwork awareness.
How
Recruitment posters usually contain basic elements, such as requirements for applicants, the club’s main activities and schedules, and the contact person with their information. Each of the three advertisements starts with a general interrogative sentence to attract readers’ interest, such as “Do you love... ” or “Can you... ” The text also uses imperative sentences to warmly invite readers to join, like “Join our cooking club!” and “Let’s learn to...”. In the middle, the three advertisements describe club activities in different ways, for example, “Learn to cook Chinese food” and “Act out stories”. To encourage readers to join, they also mention the benefits of membership, such as “You can soon cook for your family.” These points reflect the club’s value and significance from different angles, echoing the question in Section B of this lesson: “What can you learn in a school club ”
Learning Objectives
By the end of this section, students will be able to:
1. grasp the main idea of the three club recruitment ads and extract key details (membership requirements, activities, schedules, locations, registration contacts);
2. study club-related vocabulary and common patterns in recruitment ads (interrogative sentences for interest, imperative sentences for invitations);
3. analyze each club’s features and express opinions on club selection based on personal interests and abilities;
4. compose a well-organised self-recommendation letter for a chosen club, stating matching advantages, interest and post-joining plans;
5. understand clubs’ role in enriching campus life and recognise activity values, with optional exploration of club cultural elements.
Focal and Difficult Points
Focal Points
1. Study club-related vocabulary and common sentence patterns in recruitment ads;
2. Analyze each club’s features and express opinions on club selection based on personal interests and abilities.
Difficult Points
Compose a well-organised self-recommendation letter for a chosen club, stating matching advantages, interest and post-joining plans;
Understand clubs’ role in enriching campus life and recognise activity values, with optional exploration of club cultural elements.
Procedures
Teaching Activities Learning Activities Purposes
Step 1 Lead-in Play a video about different clubs and ask students the following questions. 1)What clubs are featured in this video 2)Which clubs do you want to join Why Watch the video and answer the questions. Possible answers: 1)There are a music club, a dance club, a ping-pong club, ... 2) I want to join the art club because I like drawing. To stimulate students’ learning interest.
Step 2 Reading 1. Let students read the comments in 1a and discuss which clubs they should join. 2. Let students look at the titles and pictures in 1b and then ask the following questions. 1)What’s the genre of the passage 2)What can we get from the titles and pictures 3. Let students read the ads quickly (pay special attention to the first sentence in each paragraph) and match the ads with students. 4. Provide a table to students and ask them to find out the specific information about the clubs. 5. Guide students to work in groups to identify key information and discuss the questions in 1d, and explore the role of different clubs. 1. Read the comments and discuss which clubs they should join. 2. Observe the titles and pictures and then answer questions. Answers: 1)The ads. 2)We can know there are three clubs. 3. Read the ads quickly (pay special attention to the first sentence in each paragraph). Then, match each student in 1a with a suitable club and explain the reasons. 4. Complete the table with the information from the ads. 5. Work in groups and discuss the questions in 1d and explore the role of different clubs. To help students gain an overall perception of the passage and understand its structure and main idea.
Step 3 Post-reading 1. Guide students to analyse the key content of the ads. 2. Guide students to collect useful sentence patterns for each aspect (e.g., club introduction, recruitment requirements). 3. Provide a mind map to help students retell the content of the ads. 1. Analyse the key content of the ads. 2. Collect useful sentence patterns for each aspect of the ads. 3. Retell the content of the ads based on the mind map. To guide students to consolidate what they have learned.
Step 4 Writing 1. Set up a club application scenario and ask students to complete the task in 2a. (Teacher prompt: “Hi, I’m Xu Cong. I want to write an email to join the Book Club, but some words are missing. Can you help me finish my email ”) 2. Guide students to analyse the structure of the email (from 2a) and create an outline for the reply. 3. Ask students to choose one club from 1b, then write an email to its organiser—using the email structure from 2a—to explain why they want to join the club. 4. Guide students to polish their emails by providing a sample writing and the evaluation criteria. 1. Complete the email with the words in the box in 2a. 2. Analyse the structure of the email and outline the reply. 3. Choose one club from 1b, write an email to the organiser and say why you’d like to join the club with the structure of 2a. 4. Polish their emails based on the sample writing and the evaluation criteria. To guide students to learn to express their opinions by writing.
Step 5 Homework Write a short passage to summarise what you can learn in a school club and what benefits the club brings to you. Collect information about your favourite club(s) online. Then, design some activities for your favourite club(s) and prepare to share your ideas in class. 1. Write a short passage to summarise what you can learn in a school club and what benefits the club brings to you. 2. Collect information about your favourite club(s) online. Then, design some activities for your favourite club(s) and prepare to share your ideas in class. To help students apply what they have learned.
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