Using LanguageⅡ第二课时 公开课

I. Teaching Contents M4Unit3 Using Language II

English Jokes II. Teaching aims 1.Knowledge aims Make the students master some important words, phrases and jokes . 2.Ability aim Improve the students’ reading ability and learn to use English to tell jokes. 3.Affective aim Help the students know about some English jokes. III. Teaching Important Points Help the students to understand the text by using reading skills. IV. Teaching Difficult Points How to help the students to speak in English . V. Teaching Methods 1. Task-based method 2. Fast reading and careful reading VI. Teaching Aids 1. blackboard 2. A projector for multimedia VII. Teaching steps Step I. Greetings --- Daily report Step II. Lead in Show a short video related to English humor for students to taste English jokes.

Brainstorm:

Do you like jokes? Why?

What kind of humor do you know? Could you list some for us? (运用思维导图)

Step III. 1.

Fast reading Ask the students to read PART1 quickly and match each dialogue with each explanation. C: What’s that fly doing in my soup? W: Swimming. I think!

C:What’s that? W:It’s been soup. C: I don’t want to know what it’s been. I want to know what it is now.

C:Waiter, will the pancakes be long? W:No, sir. Round.

Task1 Discuss and find out what English jokes you knew or you heard before, and then share with other students.

2. Careful reading Let the students read the text carefully and find the answers of five questions. Question1: What did Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson do in a mountainous area? Question2: What did Watson replied at first? Question3: What did Watson replied then? Question4: What did Watson replied for the third time? Question5: What did Holmes say?

3.Summary Fill the blanks and summary the text.

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson went camping in a mountainous area. They were lying in the open air under the stars. Sherlock Holmes looked up at the stars and whispered, “ Watson, when you look at that beautiful sky, what do you think of? ”

Watson replied, “I think of how short life is and how long the universe has lasted.”“No, no, Watson!”Holmes said. “What do you really think of？”

Watson tried again. “I think of how small I am and how vast the sky is.”“Try again, Watson!”said Holmes. Watson tried a third time.“I think of how cold the universe is and how warm people can be in their beds.”Holmes said, “

Watson, you fool! You should be thinking that someone has stolen our tent!”

Step IV Discussion Task2 In pairs change the story of Sherlock Homes and Dr.Watson into a dialogue.Act it in groups of three-Holmes, Watson and a narrator. Pay special attention to the rhythm and intonation of what you say and try to bring out the humour. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson went camping in a mountainous area. They were lying in the open air under the stars.Sherlock Holmes looked up at the stars and whispered, S: Watson, when you look at that beautiful sky, what do you think of? W: I think of how short life is and how long the universe has lasted. S: No, no, Watson! W: What do you really think of？

S: I think of how small I am and how vast the sky is. H: Try again, Watson!

S: I think of how cold the universe is and how warm people can be in their beds.

S: Watson, you fool! You should be thinking that someone has stolen our tent!

Task3 Now look closely at the tasks before and discuss what differences between chinese jokes and English jokes. Give your reasons.

Step V. Homework Try to write a short English jokes，perform it and share with others. Step VI. The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard