Learning about Language名师教学实录

Unit 4 Pygmalion Ⅰ. 单元教学目标

技能目标Skill Goals ▲Listen to and talk about the story Pygmalion ▲Read and act out a play about recognizing a person’s position in society

▲Use the past participle as the adverbial ▲Write a review of the play

Ⅱ. 目标语言

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推测（conjecture）

I wonder whether... Is it possible that...? Do you know if...? Do you really think that’s true?

Why do you think so? I think it’s because...

What do you think of this idea? Why do you think Higgins felt like that? Mrs Pearce would comfort / encourage her by ..

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四会词汇

adaptation, classify, caption, plot, professor, whistle, garment, woolen, hesitate, uncomfortable, troublesome, wallet, outcome, thief, handkerchief, mistake, brilliant, remark, betray, upper, extraordinary, condemn, properly, ambassador, acquaintance, handful, fortune, authentic, status, superior, rob, antique, musical, stocking, cookie, teapot, cream, nail, wax, disk, shabby, referee, compromise, horrible, laundry, bathtub, sob, waist, vest, disgusting, overlook, alphabet, fade 2．

认读词汇

phonetics, colonel, fateful, duchess, gutter, vowel, curtsy ( also curtsey ), shilling, heartily, distinct 3．

词组

pass... off as, make one’s acquaintance, in amazement, in terms of, generally speaking, show... in, the other day, take away, once more, in need of, fade out 结

The past participle as the adverbial 构

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1. An expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a person’s English decides his / her position in society.

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2. There you are and you were born in Lisson Grove if I’m not mistaken.

P29 3. But, sir, (proudly) once educated to speak properly, that girl could pass herself off in three months as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.

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4. This is the age of the newly rich. People begin their working life in a poor neighbourhood of London with 80 pounds a year and end in a rich one with 100 thousand.

P29 5. The English that will condemn her to the gutter to the end of her days. P30 6. Perhaps I could even find her a place as a lady’s maid or a shop assistant, which requires better English.

P30 7. What other things show one’s status in society apart from how one speaks?

P31 8. I’m not asking any favours — and he treats me like dirt.

P34 9. I’d never have come if I’d known about this disgusting thing you want to do to me, I...

P34 10. What’s to become of me?

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III.Discovering useful words and expressions

1 Look at the meanings and identify the words from the unit. Then find them in the word square.

1. words printed above or below a picture

2. a piece of clothing

3. high sound made by blowing air with your mouth

4. made of wool

5. pause before saying sth as feel nervous or uncertain .

6. causing problems

7. leather purse

8. final result of sth.

9. strongly disapprove or punish

10. extremely clever or very bright

11. something written in a different form

12. someone who steals sth. or robs sb.