薛昌鳳
《Our dreams》是譯林版小學(xué)英語教材六年級下冊第八單元,第一課時語篇故事教學(xué)板塊中,Miss Li和學(xué)生們在一起暢談他們的夢想。該語篇相關(guān)詞匯、句型跟學(xué)生生活實際聯(lián)系緊密,難度不大,此話題用于在畢業(yè)前夕給學(xué)生們討論非常適合。結(jié)合教學(xué)內(nèi)容的以上特點,根據(jù)英語學(xué)科工具性和人文性的特點,在單元整體教學(xué)理念的指導(dǎo)下,我在《Our dreams》第一課時教學(xué)過程中從情境入手,以綜合語言運用能力和學(xué)科核心素養(yǎng)為導(dǎo)向,關(guān)注學(xué)生的基本英語素養(yǎng)和思維能力的培養(yǎng),讓學(xué)生根據(jù)自己的生活體驗、故事的內(nèi)容知識等進(jìn)行有意義的建構(gòu),設(shè)置接近真實生活的情境和任務(wù)讓學(xué)生運用本課所學(xué)的單詞和功能句型談?wù)撓嚓P(guān)話題,從而實現(xiàn)語言知識到語用的過渡,促進(jìn)他們的知識、能力、思維、情感等綜合素養(yǎng)的發(fā)展。
一、梯度呈現(xiàn)語境,鍛煉語言能力
1.語境一:Enjoy and sing the song “Be what you wanna be”
T: Doctor, actor, lawyer or a singer, why not president be a dreamer? Ss: Yes, we can be just the one we want
to be.
本課時的話題非常符合學(xué)生的年齡和認(rèn)知,選擇的這首歌曲也同樣非常切合本課話題,上課伊始即用它來為學(xué)生營造輕松、愉快的學(xué)習(xí)氛圍,使其以良好的狀態(tài)在情境中進(jìn)入話題,然后圍繞中心話題,開展討論。
2.語境二:Brain storm——“30-second non- stop talking”
(4人小組,30秒不間斷說說自己知道的職業(yè)單詞,說得多的小組獲勝。)
T: Do you know some job words. In 30 seconds, try to say as many as possible.
Ss: Doctor, cook, policeman, waiter...
T: How many did you say? What are they?
并以思維導(dǎo)圖的形式板書在黑板上(見圖1)。結(jié)合話題“dreams”,學(xué)生充分調(diào)動了已有知識儲備,在游戲的過程中梳理以往的詞匯,大家相互學(xué)習(xí)相互補(bǔ)充,學(xué)習(xí)過程輕松自然。
圖1
3.語境三:Talk about your dreams
結(jié)合身邊熟知的公眾人物Ask about Ss hobbies.
T: What do you like doing in your spare time? Ss: I like reading/ playing basketball/playing the piano...T: You must know 沈石溪/姚明/郎朗...He's a famous writer/basketball player/pianist. Ss: Yeah. T: They're their jobs. They were also their dreams. And then their dreams came true. What is your dream? What do you want to be in the future? Ss: I want to be a scientist/dancer/host/driver...
T: It's interesting/ amazing. Why?S1: I want to be a cook because my family and I like delicious food.S2: I want to be a dancer because I love dancing very much. I have dancing lessons every weekend. I hope one day I can dance at the National Grand Theatre...
學(xué)生們紛紛暢所欲言,結(jié)合自己的愛好、習(xí)慣,將自己的理想和同學(xué)分享。
這樣的話題是學(xué)生興趣之所在,由文字到思想,由形式到內(nèi)容,由部分到整體,加上動聽的歌曲,創(chuàng)造了和諧民主的學(xué)習(xí)氛圍,激發(fā)了學(xué)生的表達(dá)欲望、學(xué)習(xí)欲望,師生間積極交流,讓導(dǎo)入水到渠成。
二、滲透閱讀策略,提高學(xué)習(xí)能力
1.片段1
由于故事中呈現(xiàn)的對話以及大部分設(shè)計職業(yè)的單詞都不是很難,我首先通過提問引領(lǐng)思考:Do you remember the students' hobbies? What do they like doing?(PPT隨即呈現(xiàn)五年級U3 Hobbies一課中Liu Tao和朋友們愛好的圖片以及U7 At the weekends中他們周末活動的圖片)再進(jìn)一步提問:And what do you think of their dreams? What do they want to do in the future? Why?
以此引導(dǎo)學(xué)生深入思考:一般人們都會根據(jù)自己的愛好去選擇自己將來的職業(yè),課文中人物的理想應(yīng)該和他們的愛好是相關(guān)的。學(xué)生根據(jù)自身的文化知識、生活經(jīng)驗去推測和理解,同桌討論后紛紛發(fā)表意見:S1:Perhaps Mike wants to be a football player or a PE teacher because he likes playing football. And he is good at football.S2: I think Helen wants to be a dancer because she likes dancing very much. She usually has dancing lessons at
weekends.
這樣,通過預(yù)測去深入故事,在下一步具體學(xué)習(xí)時,證實自己原先對話題和問題的直覺感受。
有的學(xué)生知識面寬,就讓其向其他學(xué)生進(jìn)行介紹,如果學(xué)生介紹的不完全,教師也可加以補(bǔ)充,這樣,不僅豐富了教材內(nèi)容,學(xué)生的主動性也得到了發(fā)揮,提高了口語表達(dá),學(xué)生的資源也得到了
共享。
再如,在談?wù)揹entist時:T: Why does Mike want to be a dentist? What does he want to do? Ss: Because many children don't care about their teeth. Mike wants to help them.面對標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的回答,我適時追問:“Then how about Mike himself? Does he care about his teeth? ”S1: I think he cares about his teeth. A dentist should care about his teeth first. T: Then what about you? How do you care about your teeth?S2: I brush my teeth twice everyday. I don't eat too many sweets.
2.片段2
教學(xué)中,為引導(dǎo)學(xué)生整體把握語篇,我從閱讀和理解全文開始,圍繞語篇開展了三次閱讀活動,在閱讀中厘清故事思路,了解重點句型的使用情境,開展聽、說、讀、寫相互結(jié)合的教學(xué)活動,幫助學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)、理解。
T:Today Miss Li is also asking her students about their dreams. What are their dreams?
一讀:自己快速瀏覽故事,圈出故事中人物的理想職業(yè)單詞(What do they want to be in the future?)。二讀:同桌一起讀故事,劃出相關(guān)的短語或句子(Why does he want to be an astronaut/...?)。同時滲透閱讀技巧:當(dāng)我們在閱讀時,如果遇到不認(rèn)識的新單詞或短語,可以嘗試根據(jù)上下文和語境推測詞義。三讀:跟著錄音讀故事,注意語音、語調(diào)、重音和停頓的模仿(思考并小組討論:What is Miss Li's dream?)。S2: I think Miss Li wants to be a good teacher. T: How do you know that?S1: I think Miss Li's dream is to see our dreams come true. She wants to see us grow up, to learn well, to be happy. Because she said “I want to see your dreams come true”.
在語境化、問題化、活動化的教學(xué)過程中,學(xué)生首先根據(jù)問題進(jìn)行有針對性的快讀、略讀,讀和說、讀和寫等結(jié)合起來,找出主題信息,然后在主題問題探究和解決問題的活動中,通過聯(lián)系上下文,透過人物語言深入了解,將閱讀的策略運用到了實際的學(xué)習(xí)過程中,小組的討論也非常有意義,真正從表層學(xué)習(xí)走向了深度學(xué)習(xí)。
三、拓展英語思維,培養(yǎng)文化品格
針對本篇故事文本簡單但學(xué)生有話可說可表達(dá)的特點,我在故事文本的基礎(chǔ)上考慮學(xué)生的認(rèn)知水平,結(jié)合學(xué)生的實際生活,延伸了已有語境,設(shè)計了“讀讀,說說,想想”環(huán)節(jié),構(gòu)建了Lulu和媽媽討論長大要干什么,什么是最偉大的職業(yè)的語境,逐步深化學(xué)生對目標(biāo)語What do you want to be/do?的理解深度,語境愉悅活潑,順暢完整,又能激發(fā)學(xué)生的思維和想象。
T:Everyone has his own dreams. So does Lulu. But Lulu wants to have the biggest job. What is the biggest job?
學(xué)生小組討論,給出自己心目中的答案:S1: Doctor and nurse are the biggest jobs. They can help sick people.T: Any other jobs? Which job can also help people?S2: I think scientist is the biggest job. It's also very cool. Scientists can even help people change the world.S3:Teacher is the biggest job. Teachers can help people learn and know the world. Now we have more and more children. Teachers are good, then children will be good.
學(xué)生就自己的生活認(rèn)知充分討論,不光具體說出了各種職業(yè)理想的工作范疇、對社會的積極貢獻(xiàn),還能結(jié)合社會現(xiàn)狀和發(fā)展需求給出自己的看法。最后師生總結(jié):Every job has its value. What we need to do is just: Be a dreamer and think about what you like and work hard for your dream. Then you will be what you wanna be.
此時音樂再起,“Why not president be a dreamer? You can be just the one you wanna be....”學(xué)生們合著音樂,在歌曲“I (You)know you(I) could reach the top. Make sure that you(I) won't stop. You(I) can do just the things you(I) wanna do. You(I) can be just the one you(I) wanna be...”中結(jié)束新課。
學(xué)生在了解和掌握教材內(nèi)容的基礎(chǔ)上,進(jìn)行了豐富和拓展,在完整的語境中感知、理解、內(nèi)化、運用語言,師生之間的互動增強(qiáng)了,同時,學(xué)生思考和發(fā)言的機(jī)會也多了,思維得到了激發(fā)。
總之,在“單元整體教學(xué)”的理念下,我們要整體設(shè)計教學(xué)方法,將語言知識放在語篇(對話)和情境中整體呈現(xiàn),并將聽與說、聽與讀、讀與說、說與寫等各項技能有機(jī)結(jié)合;同時滲透對學(xué)生自主學(xué)習(xí)策略的培養(yǎng),激發(fā)和調(diào)動學(xué)生參與的積極性,關(guān)注學(xué)生主動思維和課堂互動的多樣性,培養(yǎng)學(xué)生初步的語言綜合運用能力;另外,在整合語言知識學(xué)習(xí)、語言技能發(fā)展的同時于無聲處體現(xiàn)文化感知,引導(dǎo)學(xué)生的品格塑造,發(fā)展思維品質(zhì),實現(xiàn)單元教學(xué)目標(biāo)的螺旋性上升。
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(作者單位:南京市溧水區(qū)實驗小學(xué))
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