Word power: Words used in performing教案2

A Teaching plan for Module 6 Unit1 Word power Words used in performing

By Wang Yang

Knowledge & skills 1.

Students will be able to enlarge their vocabulary about different words used in performing. 2.

Students will be intended to expand their knowledge about idioms on laughing and smiling. Processes and methods 1.

Multimedia-aided language teaching method 2.

Cooperation teaching method 3.

Play method Emotions, attitudes & values Get students interested in performing and help them build confidence by participating in various activities. Teaching important points 1.To help students master the words used in performing step by step. 2.To improve students’ ability of working in groups to complete a task. Teaching difficult points 1.

How to engage each student in different activities. 2.

How to help students to put what they’ve learned into practical use. Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Lead-in 1. Greet the whole class. 2. Bring in the topic by introducing a TV drama played by famous actors and actresses popular among students. 3. Introduce the topic: We will learn some words used in performing.

Step 2 Learning Part A 1.

Get students to know about words such as cast, director, lines, script, stage

direction, act, scene, one-act play by showing pictures. 2.

Have students go through Part A and find the names for the descriptions given on the screen. 3.

Match the words with their Chinese meanings.

Step 3 Learning more words about performing 1.

Show students a picture of “stage” and ask them to tell what they can see on the “stage”. 2.

Guide students to learn more words about performing such as lights, curtain, microphone, prop, costume, scenery, wing, etc. 3.

Do an exercise related to this part.

Step 4 Playing a game 1. Review the news words they learned just now. 2. Play a game to check whether they’ve mastered these words. 3. Finish Part C on page 7.

Step 5 Acting out a one-act play Have students work in groups of four and guide students to act out a one-act play called “Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf ”.

Step 6 Learning idioms about laughing and smiling 1. Instruct students to learns some idioms about laughing and smiling such as “to laugh one's head off”, “to smile on someone”, “He who laughs last laughs best !”, “to laugh up one's sleeve”. 2. Fill in the blanks using these idioms.

Step 7 Summary and Homework Have students read a passage about what they’ve learned today and finish two assignments after class: 1. Recite all the useful words related to performing. 2. Find more idioms about smiling and laughing.