Using LanguageⅠ公开课教案

Book 8

Unit 4 Using language Teaching goals教学目标

1. Target language 目标语言

a. 重点词汇和短语

pronounce, distinct, nail, compromise, horrible, bathtub, sob, disgusting, overlook, alphabet, fade, classic, effective, show...in, the other day, take away, in need of, fade out b. 重点句子

I’m not asking any favours — and he treats me like dirt. I’d never have come if I’d known about this disgusting thing you want to do to me, I... What’s to become of me? 2. Ability goals 能力目标

Enable the students to talk about the play Making the bet.

3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Help the students learn how to talk about the play Making the bet. Teaching important & difficult points 教学重难点

How to talk about the play Making the bet. Teaching methods 教学方法

Individual work and discussion.

Teaching aids 教学准备

A recorder and a projector. Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式

StepⅠRevision Check the homework.

Ask the students to review Act One: Fateful meetings. A sample summary of the act:

Eliza Doolittle, is a poor, dirty flower seller in the turn of the century England. The Pygmalion in this film is Henry Higgins (Harrison), a linguist and phonetic expert who believes that speech is what really sets the classes apart. He

bets with his friend Colonel Pickering that through a change in dress and speech, he can turn the lower class Eliza into a lady that will fool high society. The only thing in the bet for Eliza is that she might be able to open her own flower shop and somewhat escape her lower class roots. Step Ⅱ Reading

Have the students read the play carefully and then answer the following questions. After a few minutes.

T: Now answer my questions. First: Do you think Eliza is very ambitious? S1: Yes, I think so. Because she still likes to learn even if Higgins treats her rudely.

T: Why did Pickering fancy himself? S2: Because he can pronounce twenty-four distinct vowel sounds. T: What habits did Eliza have? S3: She has never had a bath in her life; not over her whole body. T: What do you think Higgins would have to do to change Eliza into a lady? S4: In order to have Eliza make a big change, Higgins has to teach her the alphabet. T: How do you think Colonel Pickering? S5: I think Pickering is very kind and well-educated. T: Why does Eliza collect Henry’s slippers for him although she is not a servant? S6: Although Eliza is not a servant, from her deep heart, she looks down upon herself, and think she is in the lower class. But Henry is in the higher class. So I think she collects his slippers willingly. T: Why does she throw the shoes at him? S7: Because Henry looks down upon her, which deeply hurts her. She is very angry. T: Why does Henry think he wins the bet? S8: Because he thinks it is he who makes Eliza attractive in the party. T: Why does Eliza get upset when Henry does not congratulate her?

S9: Because in Eliza’s opinion, it is she that tries her best to make other people attracted to her. T: Why does Henry get upset when he hears Eliza will marry Freddy? S10: In fact, he loves Eliza, I think. After that, the teacher can lead the students to have a discussion about the ending of the play. Show the following.

1. Do you think Eliza should marry Henry? 2. Do you think Eliza should marry Freddy? 3. If Eliza loves Henry and marries him, do you think he will become a good husband? About ten minutes later, ask the students to present their answers.

Sample answers:

I think Eliza will marry neither Freddy nor Henry. After all Freddy does not know the past of Eliza. If one day Freddy learns about that, he will not accept all of this. He belongs to the upper class and maybe in his deep heart he looks down upon Eliza. As for Henry, I think he is very greedy and proud. He only treats Eliza as his bet. He only wants to prove he is capable, although at last he falls in love with Eliza. However, when he truly marries Eliza, the selfishness will again appear. He will not become a good husband. As a matter of fact, Eliza has become a confident girl after experiencing these things. Maybe she will find her true love at last.

Step ⅢHomework T: In Act Two, Scene 1, Eliza went to Higgins’

house for help while Colonel Pickering was there. Higgins decided to begin his experiment. He first wanted her to take a bath and then discussed with Pickering about how to teach the girl.

Today’s homework: 1. Read the play once again.

2. Pre-listen to the recording for Listening and speaking part.