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課文的導(dǎo)入,實(shí)質(zhì)上就是課文的最初呈現(xiàn),也是課文教學(xué)的“序曲”。巧妙而恰當(dāng)?shù)膶?dǎo)入能先聲奪人,使學(xué)生在心理上和知識(shí)上做好學(xué)習(xí)上的必要準(zhǔn)備,引導(dǎo)學(xué)生進(jìn)入良好的學(xué)習(xí)狀態(tài),激發(fā)興趣和求知欲,從而自然地過(guò)渡到新內(nèi)容的教學(xué)??梢?,導(dǎo)入的成功與否關(guān)系到學(xué)生閱讀欲望的強(qiáng)弱,從而導(dǎo)致閱讀速度的快慢及閱讀題得分的高低。因此,導(dǎo)入部分應(yīng)力求做到新穎別致、簡(jiǎn)練到位。課文導(dǎo)入后,為了進(jìn)一步讓學(xué)生初步感知課文內(nèi)容,還可以趁熱打鐵,在學(xué)生興趣得到激發(fā)時(shí),進(jìn)行“讀前活動(dòng)”為正式閱讀做準(zhǔn)備。
針對(duì)中學(xué)英語(yǔ)教材課文類型較多的特點(diǎn),可以采用靈活多樣的導(dǎo)入方法,設(shè)計(jì)恰當(dāng)精煉的導(dǎo)入語(yǔ)進(jìn)行課文的導(dǎo)入。下面試舉幾種常見的導(dǎo)入形式。
常用的直觀教具大致有圖片、幻燈片、投影片、簡(jiǎn)筆畫、實(shí)物、多媒體等,我們可視具體情況靈活運(yùn)用。
如教高二上冊(cè)第7單元 born dying 這篇課文時(shí),在多媒體教室我向?qū)W生展示了一幅幅關(guān)于艾滋病人的圖片,從照片中骨瘦如柴的病人,或是痛苦的臉上一雙雙無(wú)助的眼睛,學(xué)生可能也想知道這些人發(fā)生了什么?然后,教師就可以告訴學(xué)生“What is AIDS?”和How did the AIDS transmit? 引起好奇,激發(fā)興趣。
“題材緊密聯(lián)系現(xiàn)實(shí)生活”是高中教材的一個(gè)顯著特點(diǎn)。教師可以從此入手,利用學(xué)生關(guān)心或熟悉的實(shí)例來(lái)導(dǎo)入新課,使學(xué)生產(chǎn)生親切感和實(shí)用感。
如教高一第1 0單元 B O D Y LANGUAGE時(shí),我先給學(xué)生講了這樣一個(gè)故事:
There was such a college where the students came from different countries.On the first day of new term, everyone eagerly wanted to know each other.So they greeted each other when they met.A French student was talking with his friends.When he saw an English student passing by, he said hello to him and touched him on the shoulders to express friendship.But to his surprise,the English student got angry.Why?
讓學(xué)生在驚詫之余急于了解更多的體勢(shì)語(yǔ)言,自然而然導(dǎo)入課文。
這是最常見、最通用的一種方法,關(guān)鍵在于教師用簡(jiǎn)練的語(yǔ)言引出情境。教師利用新課開始前幾分鐘和學(xué)生進(jìn)行自由交談,或順著值日生的Daily Talk進(jìn)行交談,這樣不知不覺地引入新課。這種方法過(guò)渡自然,能把學(xué)生從無(wú)意注意引向有意注意,加深對(duì)新課的印象。
如教高二第6單元LIFE IN THE FUTURE時(shí),我與學(xué)生做了如下交談:
Teacher: Well, this morning I got up late.But I wasn't late for work.That was because I drove to school.But two years ago I didn't have a car of my own, and I had to go to work by bike or by bus.It was not convenient.Today it's different.Great changes have taken place.And our life is becoming more and more convenient and much better.What will happen in the future?What will life be like in the future? Now, let's try to imagine our daily life.
Student A: Perhaps we will live on the moon.
Student B: We will not have to go to school.We can study at home on the computer.
Student C: Robots will do all the housework.
Student D: But in that case,we will become lazy and weak.It's not good to our health.
Student E: I didn't agree with you.We'll……
這樣,教師帶動(dòng)學(xué)生,學(xué)生帶動(dòng)學(xué)生,氣氛熱烈,學(xué)生們鍛煉了口語(yǔ)表達(dá)能力,調(diào)動(dòng)了想象力,可謂“一石三鳥,收益匪淺”。
課文的導(dǎo)入方法很多。不同的教學(xué)內(nèi)容設(shè)計(jì)不同的導(dǎo)入技巧,將新內(nèi)容有機(jī)地融合在導(dǎo)入活動(dòng)中。導(dǎo)入方法除上述三種以外,還有情景導(dǎo)入法、表演導(dǎo)入法、背景導(dǎo)入法、復(fù)習(xí)導(dǎo)入法、音樂導(dǎo)入法、圖示導(dǎo)入法,單詞、短語(yǔ)或句子導(dǎo)入法等。其實(shí),“導(dǎo)”無(wú)定法,切忌生搬硬套。我們英語(yǔ)教師應(yīng)仔細(xì)琢磨,認(rèn)真準(zhǔn)備,靈活運(yùn)用合適的導(dǎo)入方法,并在使用中不斷創(chuàng)新,而且有些方法根據(jù)課文需要可結(jié)合起來(lái)同時(shí)使用。