Learning about Language教案（名师）

Module8unit4 Pygmalion 教案

PeriodII warming up,pre-reading and reading Teaching aims: 1.understanding the general meaning of the new text to train the reading ability of the students 2. 德育目标：要勇于改变自我，不能满足于现状，充分挖掘自己的潜力。

Teaching important and difficult points: 1.Train students the abilities of reading.,understanding. 2.Train students the abilities of preparing. Teaching methods: Make a thorough enquiry.(ss alone,ss-ss,ss-T,三探一练四步教学法) Teaching procedure: STEP I. Leading to the class. Warming up Ask the Ss whether they know the Greek story of Pygmalion. If they know, tell the story. Picture 1________________________________________________. Picture 2________________________________________________. Picture 3________________________________________________. Further question: Will Pygmalion and his statue-wife be happy? Give your opinion. STEP II. Pre-reading(check up what students prepared before class.) Have you seen the film “My Fair Lady”(《窈窕淑女》)? Read the information on the main characters below. Think of a possible plot. STEPIII.Make a thorough enquiry between ss. 【合作探究】Fast reading(let students read the text quickly,then answer the following questions)

1. what is the main idea of the play?

A. The poor flower girl, Eliza, found Higgins to buy some flowers for her. B. A person’s language and behavior decides on his/her position in society. C. Colonel Pickering found Higgins outside a theatre of London. D. Higgins made his acquaintance with Pickering. 2.The flower girl was worried because____. A. she thought she did something wrong. B. she didn’t have the right to sell flowers.

C. she didn’t want Higgins to write down what he said.

D. she thought Higgins was a policeman in disguise.

3.Why did Higgins make notes while he was watching the flower girl? A. He thought it was interesting. B. He wanted to know what the girl wanted to do. C. He wanted to study something about phonetics from the girl. D. He was a policeman in disguise. 4.From __, Higgins got to know the girl came from the west end of London. A. her clothes B. her language C. her look D. her job of selling flowers 5.According to Higgins, if the flower girl was educated well to speak properly, she can do the following EXCEPT___. A. pass herself off in three months as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden

party

B. serve as a lady’s maid

C. become a shop assistant

D. sell more flowers

STEPIV. Careful reading (Make a thorough enquiry between ss-ss.) Comprehending Practice (SB P30) ex.1-2. STEPV.

【合作探究】Make a thorough enquiry between ss-t. Discovering useful words and expressions 1.Professor Higgins: an expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a person’s English decides his/her position in society. 【合作探究】

convince

Vt.使…确信,说服

(1)convince sb of I try to _________________________________________________. 我设法使他们相信他是清白无辜的. (2)convince sb that Her smile ________________________________________________. 她的微笑使他确信她很快乐. (3)convince sb to do sth 说服某人去做

_________________________________________________________. 我们说服他开车去. 【思维拓展】

convinced

adj.确信的,坚定的

be convinced of /that

I’m convinced of _______________= _____________________________. convincing adj.有说服力的,另人信服的

convincingly

adv. 有说服力地

2.And I came to England to make your acquaintance! 【合作探究】

acquaintance

n.

(1)/C/ 相识,熟人

_____________________________________________________. 我与史密斯先生相识. (2)/U/

(亦用an acquaintance)认识,相识,…的知识(with) I have an acquaintance with him. ______________________________________________________. 我懂一点这种语言. make sb’s acquaintance = make the acquaintance of sb. 结识某人

_______________________________________________________. 经由他的介绍我认识了她. on/upon (further) acquaintance 经过更深入的了解后

gain acquaintance with 得以熟悉

cut/drop one’s acquaintance with 与…绝交

【思维拓展】

acquaint

vt.使…知道,告知,使…熟悉

(with) ____________________________________________________________.

他告诉我计划变更一事. acquaint oneself with 熟悉,通晓,精通

____________________________________________________________. 在下决定之前你必须熟悉事实. be/get/become acquainted with 与人相识,熟知,精通

acquaintanceship

n./U/ 相识,交际,交际范围

【实战演练】

Mary is not my friend____, just a(an)______. A. friend; acquaintances

B. acquaintance; friend C. friend; acquaintance D. acquaintances; friend 3.Oh,take that.(carelessly throws a handful of money into her basket). 【合作探究】

a handful of 一把的,少数的(人)

_______________________________三把豆

____________________________________________.我给了那个男孩一把糖. We invited 12,but ________________________________________. 我们请了12人,但只有几个人来. a handful (口语)难控制的人或动物

That young fellow is quite a handful. 【思维拓展】

a basketful of __________________ a bagful of__________________ a mouthful of ____________________ a pocketful of_________________ 4.Henry Higgins and Colonel Picking are sitting deep in conversation. 【合作探究】

deep in sth

专心,全神贯注于…,深陷

_________________________________________________________. 我看见他时,他正陷入沉思. _________________________________________________________. 他常常专心于读书以至于忘了吃饭. 【思维拓展】

形容词短语deep in sth 在句中做状语. __________________________________________________________. 由于陷入深思中,他没有注意到车正朝他驶来. 同样用法的还有:lost, determined, absorbed, interested, seated, dressed等.

STEPV.summary and do the sychronous exercises. STEPVI Homework

1.Preview the second text

2.Reading task Extensive Reading

参考答案

Warming up: Picture 1: Pygmalion, an artist, dislikes women. One day he makes a statue of a beautiful woman with ivory.

Picture 2: When he finishes the statue, he falls in love with it and goes to the Greek goddess, Aphrodite, to ask her to mane the statue into a real woman. Picture 3: As a result of his prayers, Aphrodite agrees to help him and makes the statue into a woman. The two marry and live happily ever after. Fast reading BDCBD 1. convince

I tried to convince them of his innocence. Her smile convinced him that she was happy. We convinced him to go by car. I’m convinced of his honesty.=I’m convinced that he is honest. 2. acquaintance

Mr. Smith is an acquaintance of mine. I have some acquaintance with this language. I made her acquaintance through his introduction. He acquainted me with the change of the plan. You should acquaint yourself with the facts before you make a decision. C 3. handful three handfuls of beans I gave the boy a handful of sweets. We invited 12,but only a handful of them came. 一篮子…

一书包…

一口…

一袋…

4.deep in sth He was deep in thought when I saw him. He is often so deep in books that he forgets to eat. Deep in thought, he didn’t notice the car running towards him.