Unit 1《Tales of the unexplained》

Teaching plan for Task of B2U1

Conducting a survey

Mini-task1 What is a questionnaire?

T: Today we are going to learn Task of this unit. As we all know, in our daily life and study, we may meet all kinds of questions and problems. For example, we may have new words in our reading. Class, please discuss with your partners and find their ways to solve this problem.

T: Good. To know the meaning of a new word, we can look up the dictionary, ask the teacher for help and guess its meaning.

T: Again, if your teacher asks you to write a report about the usual ways to find the meaning of a new word, what can you do to collect some useful information?

Ss: We can ask our partners what are the ways they use to find the word meaning.

T: Yes. To collect information we need, we can ask people do some questions and answers. Sometimes we can ask people to tell us whether they agree or disagree to a sentence or a statement. This is called a survey. The questions and statements you ask in your survey are called a questionnaire. There are two kinds of questionnaire. One is in the form of statements, the other is in the form of questions. The following are two examples:

Questionnaire (1) shopping habits

Tick your level of agreement with the statement below (A stands for Agree, D for Disagree, and N for Not sure). 1 I go shopping in supermarkets. A口 D 口 N口

2 I go shopping once a day and spend more than $15 each time. A口 D口 N口3 I have gone shopping at Smith’s. A口 D 口 N口4 When I go shopping, I always go with my friends who live near my house that is near a shopping center. A口 D 口 N口5 I go shopping frequently. A口 D 口 N口6 I buy I new top every month. A口 D 口 N口

Questionnaire (2) Best Book Club

Please tick the appropriate boxes or write your answers in the blanks.

1. How old are you?

Below 15口 15-20口 over 20 口

2. What membership do you belong to?

group membership 口 single membership 口 student member 口

3. How much have you spent on books in the last six months?

$0-10口 $11-20 口 $21-30 口 over 30 口

Mini-task2 What is a good questionnaire?

T: In order to collect the information you need, you have to offer people a well-designed questionnaire. A good questionnaire can help you a lot. Next we will study another questionnaire carefully and learn how to design a good questionnaire.

A questionnaire about English Learning

Please tick your level of agreement with the statements below (A stands for Agree, D for Disagree, and N for Not sure).

1. I started to learn English seven years ago and I have learned it very hard.

A 口 D口 N口

2. When I have questions that I can’t find the right answers, I often ask my friends who are happy to help me. A 口 D口 N口

3. I don’t like learning English grammar. A 口 D口 N口4. After class, I always do exercise first. A 口 D口 N口

5. I have learned more than 300 new words. A 口 D口 N口6. I have a very big Webster. A 口 D口 N口

T: Now we study the first statement. Class, please discuss it with your partner and see anything improper in it.

S: The first statement should be divided into two parts. We can ask one piece of information at a time.

I started to learn English seven years ago. A 口 D口 N口

I have learned it very hard. A 口 D口 N口

T: (Deal with the other 5 statements in the same way.)

The second is too long and too difficult. Change it into: When I have questions, I often ask my friends to help me.

The third statement is a negative sentence. Change it into: I like learning English grammar.

Word “exercise” has several different meanings in statement 4. Change it into: After class, I always do English exercise first.

In statement 5, we need to add the time reference. I have learned more than 300 new words this term.

Most of the students don’t know what a big Webster is in statement 6. Students know the Oxford Dictionary. So change it into: I have a very big Oxford Dictionary.

T: The following questionnaire is a good one:

A questionnaire about English Learning

Please tick your level of agreement with the statements below (A stands for Agree, D for Disagree, and N for Not sure).1. I started to learn English seven years ago. A 口 D口 N口

2. I have learned English very hard. A 口 D口 N口

3. When I have questions, I often ask my friends to help me. A 口 D口 N口

4. I like learning English grammar. A 口 D口 N口5. After class, I always do English exercise first. A 口 D口 N口

6. I have learned more than 300 new words this term. A 口 D口 N口7. I have a very big Oxford Dictionary. A 口 D口 N口

T: From the above questionnaire we learn a good questionnaire must obey the following 6 rules:

1. ask a piece of information at a time.

2. use short and simple sentences.

3. avoid negative sentences

4. Use precise language.

5. Give specific references.

6. Make sure people have the necessary knowledge to answer.

Mini-task3 Improve a questionnaire.

T: By now we have learned what is a good questionnaire. Please open your books at Page XX and

we will use what we have learned to improve the questionnaire of shopping habits. Please discuss

in Group of 4, point out which rule each statement fails to follow. Then one of your group will

report your answer to the class. (Group discussion)

Suggested answer:3; 1; 6; 2; 5; 4.

Mini-task4 Complete a questionnaire.

T: Just now we improved a questionnaire in the form of statement. Now we will study another one in the form of question. Please find it on Page XX.

T: Firstly, we need to study the questionnaire and improve it, for it is not well designed. Please discuss it with your partner and make it a better one. (Pair work)

(Collect students’ answer)

Suggested answer:

1. Question 2 should be divided into 2 questions.

(1) How did you find out about Best Book Club? newspapers口 magazines 口

friends 口 Internet 口 TV 口

(2) When did you the club? 2000 口 2001 口 2018 口 2018 口

2. Question 4 needs time reference. Add “in the last six months” to it.

3. In Question 6, the sentence in the brackets is too long. Chang it into(Please specify)

T: Secondly, let’s listen to the tape and check whether we are right.

(Listen to the first part of the dialogue and check the answer.)

T: Thirdly, we will listen to the second part of the dialogue and get what else the boss wants to add

two new items to the questionnaire. Please write down the two items and I will ask one or two of your complete the questionnaire.

Suggested answer:

9 Are you interested in a mystery book club?

Yes口 No口

10 How much would you spend on mystery books each month?

Less than￥ 50口 ￥ 51-100 口 ￥ 101-150 口 ￥ over 150口

Mini-task5 Conduct a survey (assignment).

T: Today we learned what a questionnaire is, what a good questionnaire is. We also improved and completed some questionnaire. After class, please design a questionnaire of students’ interests and try to know which activity is the most popular among the students. . 精品推荐 强力推荐 值得拥有