Using LanguageⅠ国家获奖教案

Book8 Unit4 Pygmalion Using Language Teaching contents: Act Two, Scene1:Making the Bet Listening on page 35(Act Three:Training) and listening on page 73(Act four:Testing) Act Five:Afterwards Teaching goals: Enable the Ss to learn the rest parts of the play Teaching methods：

Task-based method, listening and reading Teaching procedures: Step I Revision and Lead-in Ask the Ss to review Act one:Fateful meetings. And the retell the story of this part: A poorly-educated flower girl Eliza encountered professor Higgins, a rude gentleman, who bet with Pickering, a polite general, to change the girl into a lady by improving her English. Step II Skimming Ask the students to skim the part and tell me the main idea of this part: -----Higgins made a bet with his friend Pickering and then began the teaching. What’s the bet? -----Higgins would turn the lower class Eliza into a lady that will fool high society through a change in dress and speech; While Pickering would pay for it if Higgins won the bet. The only thing in the bet for Eliza is that she might be able to open her own flower shop and somewhat escaper her lower class roots. Step III Scanning Answer questions: 1.

Do you think Eliza is very ambitious? ----Yes, because she still likes to learn even if Higgins treats her rudely. 2.

Why did Pickering fancy himself? ----Because he can pronounce twenty-four distinct vowel sounds. 3.

Why habits did Eliza have?

----She has never had a bath in her life; not over her whole body. 4.

What do you think Higgins would have to do to change Eliza into a lady? ----In order to have Eliza make a big change, Higgins has to teach her the alphabet. 5.

How do you think Colonel Pickering? ----I think Pickering is very kind and well-educated. Step IV Introduction The teacher just introduce the main idea of the two listening materials. Step V Reading Ask the Ss to read the last Act of the play on page 74: Afterwards, then answer some questions: 1.

What’s the main idea? 2.

Why does Eliza collect Henry’s slippers for him although she is not a servant? 3.

Why does she throw the shoes at him? 4.

Why does Henry think he wins the bet? 5.

Why does Eliza get upset when Henry does not congratulate her? 6.

Why does Henry get upset when he hears Eliza will marry Freddy? Step VI Inspiration After that, ask the students to have a discussion about the ending of the play. 1.

Do you think Eliza should marry Henry? 2.

Do you think Eliza marry Freddy? 3.

If Eliza lovers Henry and marries him, do you think he will become a good husband? Step VII Homework