Learning about Language教学目标

Unit 4 Pygmalion

The First Period Speaking Teaching goals教学目标

1. Target language 目标语言

重点词汇

adaptation, plot, professor, Pygmalion

2. Ability goals 能力目标

Enable the students to talk about the Greek story Pygmalion.

3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Help the students learn how to talk about the Greek story Pygmalion. Teaching important points 教学重点

Help the students learn how to retell the story.

Teaching difficult points 教学难点

Help the students know the similarities and differences between the story and the play Pygmalion. Teaching methods 教学方法

Discussion. Teaching aids 教学准备

A recorder, a computer and a projector.

Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式

Step Ⅰ Lead-in Have a short discussion about “the Pygmalion Effect” with Ss first.( Has anyone heard of Pygmalion Effect? What is it?... ) Step Ⅱ Warming up (Pair work) Look at the pictures on page 28 and work out the story.

Step Ⅲ Discussion

Make a brief introduction about Shaw.(George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesman, and a leading figure in the 20th century theater. Shaw was a freethinker, defender of women’s rights, and advocate of equality of income. In 1925 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Shaw accepted the honour but refused the money. He was a very humorous playwright. Here is a story about him. One day, Shaw took part in a grand party, in which he met the then Prime Minister Churchill. Churchill was very fat at that time whereas Shaw was very thin. Churchill said to Shaw very sharply, “When people see you, they will know how poor your country is”. And then Shaw answered very quickly, “When people see you, they will know the reason why our country is so poor.” From it we can see how witty Shaw is!) Step Ⅳ Homework 1. Find more information about Pygmalion.

2. Pre-read the play to see if they can understand well.