吳建森
Daily Talk(值日報告)又叫Duty Report,是由學(xué)生輪流在英語課前做的一項聽說活動,可以是演講、對話、短劇、故事或謎語等等。通過幾年的堅持實踐,我們收到了良好的效果。
兼顧全體,激勵參與
小盧和小波紀律松散,成績較差,平時很少參與課堂活動。有幾個科任老師都說不想叫他們回答問題。但是,如果我們放棄了這樣的學(xué)生,就會給教學(xué)效果造成一定的影響。于是我想方設(shè)法鼓勵他們參加Daily Talk,并對他們進行了必要的輔導(dǎo)。特別愛表現(xiàn)自己的他們,第二天信心十足地走上講臺,說了幾句地道純正的英語。
Lu: Hello, Wu Shuibo.
Wu: Hi, Lu Jiaqu. Whats your favourite colour?
Lu: Blue. And whats your favourite food?
Wu: Chicken. Whats your favourite sport?
Lu: Basketball.
Lu and Wu: Thank you!
臺下馬上響起了熱烈的掌聲,我及時表揚了他們。那節(jié)課,他們聽得很認真,還大膽地反復(fù)朗讀課文的句子,想多學(xué)幾句,下次繼續(xù)做好Daily Talk.
促進交流,引發(fā)探究
輪到小文同學(xué)做Daily Talk時,她走上講臺對大家說: Hello, everyone! My favourite subject is English. Do you like English, too? When I grow up, I want to be an English teacher. Now I must study hard. But sometimes I have some English problems. Can you help me? Lets help each other and learn from each other, OK? Thank you!在集體討論時,同學(xué)們提問: What is Wen Guidis favourite subject? What does she want to be when she grows up? Why does she need any help? Can you help her? Is it good or bad to be a teacher? My aunt says she doesnt like to be a teacher. 最后一個問題是個很有探究性的問題,引發(fā)了大家對職業(yè)的探究。
展示自我,完善自我
輪到小榮和小強兩位同學(xué)做Daily Talk的時候,他們各帶回了一張家庭照片,向大家介紹他們的家人。小榮先說:Hello, everyone! This is a picture of my family. My home have five people.(這個句子不符合英語的表達習(xí)慣)They are my father, my mother, my sister, my brother and I. Look! This man is my father. This is my mother. This girl is my sister. This boy is my brother. (poiting a baby)Who is this?大家一起回答:“You!”然后我問了一個問題:How many people are there in Deng Zhirongs family?用強調(diào)的語氣說“are there”,再重復(fù)說:There are five people in his family.糾正了剛才的錯誤。
撞擊智慧火花,培養(yǎng)創(chuàng)新能力
由于Daily Talk給了學(xué)生很大的發(fā)展空間,所以經(jīng)常會聽到學(xué)生很有創(chuàng)意的談話。如3月7日課前兩位同學(xué)的對話內(nèi)容是:
A: What will you do this weekend?
B: I will go to plant trees.
A: Plant trees? Why?
B: It is planting Day next Sunday.
A: Oh! Where will you go to plant trees?
B: The hill behind our village.
A: Who will go with you?
B: My sister. Would you like to go with us?
A: Great! What time shall we go?
B: At 9:00 in the morning, OK?
A: No problem. See you then.
話題回歸生活,回歸社會,同時也體現(xiàn)了他們的創(chuàng)新思維。
責(zé)任編輯 魏文琦