unit-4The-Closing-Diphthongs

ChapterFourTheClosingDiphthongs//////////TeachinggoalsTeachingphilosophyandmethods:TeachingexpectationsTimearrangements(total:3periods)TeachingprocedureindetailsHelpstudentsgetfamiliarwiththefollowingaspectsthroughtheteachingofchapterfourbyusingmethodsbasedonthe“student-centered”philosophy.1.Helpstudentsknowthebasicknowledgeoftheclosingdiphthongs.2.Letstudentsgraspthebasicprinciplesofthepronunciationsoftheclosingdiphthongs.3.Putstudentsintopracticebyexplaining,demonstratingandexercising.TeachinggoalsTheteachingprocessisbasedonthe“student-oriented”philosophy.Itisastudent-centeredcomprehensivemethod,whichisinstructedbymissions,assistedbyexplanations,demonstrationsfromtheteacher,accompaniedandreinforcedbyagreatdealofexercise.Teachingphilosophyandmethods1.Studentsarerequiredtograsptheprinciplesofthepronunciationsoftheclosingdiphthongsandreadthemcorrectly.2.Studentsaretoldtolistentotheteacher,andtrytoimitatethespeakerbeforetheclass.3.Studentsareexpectedtobeveryactiveandattentiveinclass.Theyshouldtakepartinalltheclassactivitiesandgames.4.Studentsshouldfinishtheafter-classassignmentsontime.Theyare:sentence-making,memorizingandreading.TeachingexpectationsTimearrangements(total:3periods)1.Teachingclosingdiphthongs:/ei//ai//ɔi/2.Teachingclosingdiphthongs:Ⅰ.Warming-upexercise1./i/:didpiggivewill2./e/:bedlegsayswell3./ɔ:/:jawtoreworesaw4./a:/:carjarhardheartII.Studyofthenewlesson1.IntroductionAdiphthongisaglidefromonevoweltoanother.Itispronouncedasonesyllable.Theloudnessbecomeslessastheglidegoeson,sothesecondelementofthediphthongisonlylightlysounded.Thissinglesyllable,whichisarticulatedwithasinglebreath,isquitedifferentfromtwoseparatesyllables.ThediphthongsofEnglishareintwogroups:oneistheclosingdiphthongswhichendin/i/and/u/,andtheotheriscenteringdiphthongswhichendin/ə/.Tpronouncesrespectivelythesimplevowelsanddiphthongsclearly,loudlyandslowly,Sslistencloselyandquietlyforthecorrectpronunciation.Teachingprocedureindetails:2.Teachingclosingdiphthong/ei/:⑴Introducethebasicprincipleofthepronunciationandshowitbypictures.Thetonguestartsfromslightlybelowthehalf-closefrontpositionasfor/e/andmovesinthedirectionof/i/.Thelipsarespreadthroughout.Theopeningofthejawsatthestartismediumandgraduallydiminishes.Thetipofthetonguetouchesthelowerteeth.Thesoftpalateisraisedandthevocalcordsareinvibration.⑵/ei/isusuallyreadinthefollowinglettersorlettergroups:aiayeieyeasaydayplaygreyawaymaycakelateMay⑶phrasepracticeLaborDayNopains,nogains.Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinonlyoneday.3.Teachingclosingdiphthong/ai/:⑴Introducethebasicprincipleofthepronunciationandshowitbypictures.Thefrontofthetongueisraisedhighest.Thetonguestartstoglideatapointslightlybehindthefrontopenpositionandthenmovestoacloserpositioninthedirectionof/i/.Thelipschangefromneutraltospread.Theopeningofthejawsisratherwideatthestartandgraduallydiminishes.Thetopofthetonguemaytouchthelowerfrontteeth.Thesoftpalateisraisedandthevocalcordsareinvibration.⑵/ai/isusuallyreadinthefollowinglettersorlettergroups:i,y,ie,ye,igheyewhyhighdieskyfindbuytimetie⑶phrasespracticeMayDayLaborDayNopains,nogains.Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinonlyoneday.4.Teachingclosingdiphthong/ɔi/:⑴Introducethebasicprincipleofthepronunciationandshowitbypictures.Thebackofthetongueisraisedatapointalittlebelowthebackhalf-openpositionforthefirstelementofthediphthong,andthenmovesinthedirectionof/i/.Thelipschangefromopenroundedtoneutral.Theopeningbetweenthejawsisconsiderablywideatthestartandgraduallydiminishesasthelipsbegintospread.Thetipofthetongueissomewhatretractedfromthelowerteeth.Thesoftpalateisraisedandthevocalcordsareinvibration.⑵/ɔi/isusuallyreadinthefollowinglettersorlettergroups:oi,oyboytoysoyjoincoinsnoisepointannoyed⑶phrasespracticetoiletpaperjoyfulboysmakeachoiceTheboywasannoyedbecausehistoywasdestroyed.III.MorepracticeDialogue1A:Oh,mayIstay,Mummy?PleasesayIcanstayallday.B:Yes,iftheysayyoumay.A:They’vegotlotsofplacestoplay,andthey’ve…B:Wait,Jane!A:I’lltakemypaintingbook,andsomeofmygames.B:Waittilltheysayyoumay.Dialogue2A:AreyouseeingMiketonight?B:Yes.Hehasanewmotorcycle.A:DidMikeletyourideit?B:Yes.Itriedit.AndIlikeit.A:Weren’tyoufrightened?B:Sure.ButIstilllikeit.1.Reviewwhatwehavelearnedtoday.2.Readaloudwordsandphraseswhichincludepronunciationsofdiphthongs/ei//ai//ɔi/.IV.After-classAssignmentsStagetwo：合口双元音I.Warming-upexerciseAskstudentstoreadthefollowingwordsandphrasesinfallingtoneandrisingtone,payattentiontothewordscontainingsimplevowels./a:/:markparthardbasketstarPartoftheparkpasstheglassthelardishard/u/:fullcouldtooksugargoodgoodbookswoolensockslookforthecook//aboutannoyaliveagreeforgetBreadandbutteratthecounterattendalecture1.Word-practiceTaskthestudentstoreadthefollowingwordswithlettersorlettergroupspronouncedas//.//isusuallyreadinthefollowinglettersorlettergroups:o,oa,owgotoeshowgrowroadstoveboatcoatsoulcoldnotehopedon’tslowhome2phrasespracticeTaskthestudentstopracticethefollowingphrasesbypairs,theteacherwillgoaroundtheclassroomandcorrecttheirmi