Learning about Language优秀公开课教案

Unit 4 Pygmalion Learning the language 教材分析：本单元阅读部分是一个剧本，故事讲述一位来自社会下层且语言粗俗的卖花女，偶然遇到上层社会的皮克林上校和希金斯教授的情形。通过他们之间的对话和各自具有的代表性语言，突出本剧的主题：人的预言和行为都受到他/她所处的社会地位和社会环境的影响，但是后天等等努力可以改变现状。通过这个剧本的学习，鼓励学生努力改变现状，寻求机遇，不断提升自己，挖掘自己的潜力，追求进步。

教学目标：学习本单元重要单词短语，熟悉单词短语的用法，并正确运用。

重要单词短语：adaptation,hesitate,classify,remark, condemn, pass oneself off as ... , generally speaking, in terms of, What if ... ？of + 抽象名词, betray, every time, superior

1 Adaptation, adapt

v. adapt (oneself) to = make an adaptation to

他花了一些时间才适应了新的环境。

It took him a while to adapt (himself) to his new surroundings.

be adapted from ...

be adapted for ...

这本小说被改编成电影。

The novel was adapted for a film. The film was adapted from a novel. adaptable adj.

2 hesitate

hesitate for a moment

hesitation

n. hesitate to do

don't hesitate to do have no hesitation to do

without hesitation

3 classify

这些礼品是按照价格分类的。

These gifts are classified according to price. classify ... into ...

classify ... as ...

病人被归为三种类型。

Patients are classified into three catagories.

像Higgins这样的人应该被归类为中产阶级。

Such people like Higgins should be classified as middle classes. Classify

classify ... into ... divide

divide ... into ... separate

separate ... from ...

4 remark

= make a remark

remark on / about sth

= make a remark on / about sth

5 condemn

政府谴责这些凶杀事件。

The government condemned the killings. be condemned to + 刑罚

be condemned to death

be condemned to life imprisonment

be condemned to + 不幸、不愉快

They were condemned to a life of hardship. 他们被迫过着艰难的生活。

6 pass oneself off as ...

Eliza passed herself off as a duchess. 他冒充成一个医生。

He passed himself off as a doctor. pass away

pass by

pass down

The tradition has been passed down for hundreds of years.

7 generally speaking

frankly speaking

personally speaking

properly speaking roughly speaking strictly speaking briefly speaking

8 in terms of

They are friends in terms of business. Let each child read in terms of his own interest. 让每一个孩子根据自己的兴趣阅读。

in the long term

in the short term 从长远来看，大部分市民会从这项新政策中受益。

In the long term, most citizens will benefit from the new policy. be on good terms (with sb)

be on bad terms (with sb)

9 What if ... ？

What if it should rain tomorrow? What for?

So what?

Guess what?

10 of + 抽象名词（表示作用、意义、重要性等）

What he said is of great importance. = What he said is very important. Your advice will be of great help. = Your advice will be very helpful. be of use

be of help

be of value

be of benefit

be of importance

11 betray

feel betrayed

betray oneself

Quite a lot of people will betray themselves when tempted by money. 相当多的人面对金钱的诱惑便原形毕露。

12 every time +时间状语从句

the minute / the second +时间状语从句

= the moment / the instant The second he heard the news, he jumped with joy. 他一听到这个消息就高兴地跳起来。

13 superior

本身暗含比较级意义，不能在前面加more be superior to

比...更好、更优秀

约翰逊的数学比王先生的好。

Johnson is superior to Mr Wang in maths.