Reading(1)：Stand up for your health!教学设计实例

Unit 1 Laughter is good for you 1st period

Welcome to the Unit Teaching aims:

(1). Students are expected to fully participate in a discussion about which event they think is the funniest and most enjoyable.

(2) Encourage students to talk about their favourite comedians and the reasons why people like funny things. (3).By talking about the posters and discussing, students’ spoken English can be practised. Important points & difficult points: (1).Students are expected to express their own opinions by talking about the posters and discussing with their partners. (2). Students are encouraged to speak freely. Teaching Procedures: Step 1: Lead-in

(1)

Show students some pictures of Mickey mouse，Donald duck，Tom and Jerry，Mr Bean，and some comedians.

(2). Ask them: (a). Seeing these pictures, you can’t help laughing. Why?

(Possible answers: silly, stupid, strange, funny…)

(b). What can make people laugh?

(Possible answers: jokes, comedians, funny movies, humorous stories, …)

(3) What are the health benefits of humor and laughter?

(possible answers: reduce stress,

lower blood pressure,

protect the heart,

improve brain functioning,

make you feel good

……) Step 2: Picture talking Describe each poster in your own words; you can say more with the help of the words in each one. Step3: Discussion:

(1) What kind of comedy do you enjoy the most?

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2. Laughter is good for everyone. How do you make people laugh? Step 4 Reading (1)

scanning and skimming (2)

Questions: What are the keys to understanding British humour? What does understatement mean? What kind of people do the British like to make fun of? What jokes do they make about these people? What does Rowan Atkinson use to make people laugh? Why do people find Mr. Bean funny Why is Mr. Bean popular in many countries round the world? Step 7 Homework 1.

Read the article in Part B at page 105. 2.

Prepare a funny story for us. 3.

Preview Reading.

2nd period

Reading Teaching aims:

(1) Encourage the Ss to grasp the main topics of the three sections---types of stand-up, a famous comedian and the fact that laughter is good for your health. (2) Stimulate the Ss’ interest in learning English by talking about their own opinions when it comes to the topic “Laughter is the best medicine”.

(3) Students are expected to gain some knowledge about stand-up comedy and reinforce their reading comprehension. (4) Develop the students’ reading ability---how to guess the meanings of new words. Important points & difficult points: (1)

Find the main points in the three sections and express them.

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(2)

Understanding the text. Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Revision 1. Get some students to tell their funny stories. Step 2 Lead-in (1) Warming up:

Learn about famous comedians and well-known forms of comedy. (2)

General questions: 1. What is the article about?

Stand-up comedy. 2. How many types of stand-up are there?

There are four main types. 3. What is laughter good for?

Our health. Step 3 Reading comprehension 1. Get the students to give the structure of the passage.

Stand-up your health for Types of stand-up A famous comedian Laughter is good for your health!

2. Get the students to read Types of stand-up, and try to judge what types of stand-up it is.

A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and Impressionist pretends to be someone else. A comedian stands on stage and holds a banana to his ear and Prop pretends to be making a phone call. A comedian walks on stage. as she introduces herself, she fell Physical down.

A comedian tells jokes about the way people behave when they Observational queue up in lines.

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2. Will you create similar situations to perform the four types of stand-up comedy? 3. Allow students several minutes to read and try to answer the following questions:

(1). What does Billy Crystal always keep when he hosts the Academy Awards? Why? (2). Who were Bob Hope and George Burns? (3). What types of stand-up is it when Crystal told a joke about the very old actor who forgot to turn on the microphone? 4. Get the students to read laughter is good for your health and finish the following. Fill in the blanks with proper words:

Doctors are _______ to find that people who laugh a lot live _____ after researching what _______ stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us. When we laugh, our ______ sends chemicals around the body which are good for us. _______ keeps the body healthy, as the saying goes, ‘Laughter is the best ________’.

(Keys:surprised ;longer; effect; brain; Laughing; medicine ) Step 4 Further reading Choose the correct answer: 1. A stand-up comedian _____ while performing.

A. enjoys laughing

B. enjoys making fun of himself

C. usually takes advantage of the audience

D. has prepared a lot of jokes in advance 2. Which of the following is the style of prop?

A. jokes in everyday life

C. body action

B. visual humour

D. imitation of a well-known person 3. Billy Crystal started his career ____.

A. as a television actor

B. as a film actor

D. as a host

C. as a stand-up comedian

4. What does the word ‘routine’ in Para 3 probably mean?

A. road

B. performance

C. lines

D. style 5. What does the word ‘improvise’ in Para 4 probably mean?

A. perform with permission

B. perform without preparation

C. act well

D. act fast 4

6. At the 2004 Academy Awards, a very old actor ______ at first.

A. was asked to make a silent speech

B. didn’t turn on the microphone on purpose

C. made the audience laugh

D. couldn’t make himself heard

7. What does the word ‘appropriate’ in Para 4 probably mean?

A. proper

B. clear

C. silly

D.

enjoyable 8. We can infer from the 5th paragraph comedians are expected to ______.

A. enjoy a very long life

B. work till the end of life

C. have no plans to stop work

D. perform stand-up Step 5 Developing reading ability through usage 1. E(p5) Complete the passage. 1.American

3. appropriate 5. television

7. improvise

9. healthy

2. observe 4. comedy 6. actors 8. host

10. comedian Step 6 Consolidations and Expansion

F(p5)

Discuss the questions: 1. What kind of comedy do you enjoy the most? Why? 2. Laughter is good for you and for everyone else. How do you make other people laugh? 3. Tell a funny story to your classmates.

Step 7 Homework 1.

Write a funny story.

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3rd period

Reading

Teaching aims:

(1)

Encourage the Ss to raise reading ability by focusing on language points. (2)

Get the Ss to grasp the new language usage in the text by learning them. Important points & difficult points: Language usage: make fun of; in response to; make up; the way; it;

Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Revision

Retell the article: 1.

Tell the differences among observational, prop, impressionist, and physical. 2.

Say something about Billy Crystal. 3. Why is laughter good for health? Step 2 Language points (Learn and use) 1. A stand-up comedian may make fun of an audience member,… (Line 4)

make fun of

v. 取笑, 开…的玩笑

= laugh at; play a joke on It’s rude to make fun of the disabled.

I’m serious; I’m not making fun of you.

别取笑他, 每个人都有自尊. Don't make fun of him, everyone has his self-respect. for/ in fun 开玩笑地

(重庆05)

Daddy didn’t mind what we were doing, as long as we were together, _d_fun.

A. had

B. have

C. to have

D. having 2.…tell different jokes in response to the reactions…

(line 6)

in response to

对…作出反应

e.g. China launched a website on Thursday in response to new rules from the European Union on chemicals, which may take effect starting next year. Israel decides to take limited action in response to suicide bombing.

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相关连接：take/ have responsibility for be responsible for be responsible to it is sb’s responsibility to do sth.

e.g My friend took full responsibility for organizing the tour. When he loses his temper, he isn’t responsible for his words.

We are directly responsible to our manger. It is your responsibility to check that all doors and windows are locked. 3. If you hear a comedian telling jokes about the way people behave…(line 11)

The way that/ which/省略

he introduced to us was easy to learn.先行词作宾语

The way that/ in which/ 省略

he introduced the book to us was easy to understand. 先行词作状语

相关短语

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in the way

2. in a way 3. by way of

4. by the way 5. lose one’s way

6. feel one’s way

7. fight one’s way

8. push one’s way

9. make one’s way

10. all the way

11. on one’s/ the way to

In Britain today women __c__44% of the work force, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work..

A. build up

B. stand for

C. make up

D. conform to When he realized the police had spotted him, the man __b__ the exit as quickly as possible.

A. made off

B. made for

C. made out

D. made up 4. .…, he told himself jokes while standing in front of the mirror, brushing his teeth!

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(2006湖北) Don’t sit there _c__ nothing. Come and help me with this table.

A. do

B. to do

C. doing

D. and doing

5. …, Crystal made up a new one.(line39)

make up

编造;化妆;准备;构成;补齐; make up for

补偿;弥补; I think they’re making the whole thing up.

They made him up as an old man in the play. We can make up a bed for the boy on the sofa. The research group is made up of 5 scientists and 19 workers. I saved as much as I could, and my mum made up the rest of the money for the bike. I’m trying to make up the time I lost while I was playing games.

The dinner made up for all the disappointments I’d had.

其它短语

1. make it

2. make a difference

3. make the most of

4. make good/ full use of

5. make out

6. make for 7. make a contribution to

8. make sense of

9. make sth out of

……

In Britain today women ____44% of the work force, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.

A. build up

B. stand for

C. make up

D. conform to When he realized the police had spotted him, the man ____ the exit as quickly as possible.

A. made off

B. made for

C. made out

D. made up 6. F (P5) I like it when the …

某些及物动词,如:like, love, enjoy, prefer, hate, appreciate, etc.之后若没有出现宾语, 而直接跟if/ whether引导的状语从句, 要在从句前使用代词it. She doesn’t like it when her children tell lies to her.

I hate it if you use my bike without my permission.

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We should much appreciate it if you would arrange this trip for us. (98)I hate __a__ when people talk with their mouths full.

A. it

B. that

C. these

D. them (04) I like _c__ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright.

A. this

B. that

C. it

D. one (06山东) I’d appreciate _b__ if you would like to teach me how to use the computer.

A. that

B. it

C. this

D. you Step 3 Consolidation A. Fill in the blanks using the verbs given.

1. If you hear a comedian _____ jokes about the way people behave when they queue up in lines, or _____ why it only rains when you forget your umbrella, you are listening to an observational comedian. (tell; ask) 2. Prop comedians use things, called props, _______ jokes.(tell) 3. When he started practising stand-up as a child, he told himself jokes while _______ in front of the mirror, ______ his teeth.(stand; brush) 4. He is very good at thinking quickly and ______ new jokes about the people and things around them.(make) 5. They could only see him ______ there ______ his lips.(stand; move) 6. Crystal’s popularity with all age group and his ability ________ people all over the world prove that stand-up can be enjoyed by everyone.(amuse) 7. Doctors ______________________ what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us. (research) B. Fill in the blanks, using the correct form. 1. I _______________ tennis every day for a month. I don’t understand why I’m not losing weight. (play) 2. Like other stand-up comedians who ___________to act in films, Crystal still enjoys stand-up. (go on) 3. Instead of telling the jokes he ___________, Crystal made up a new one. (plan) C. Fill in the blanks, using proper preposition or adverb. 1.

Only a few stand-up comedians have become famous as television and film actors

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later ____ in life. 2. The audience howled ______ laughter. 3. Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have _____ us. 4. He hopes to follow ___ the footsteps of other famous comedians, such as Bob Hope and George Burns, who lived to be 100 years and kept working _____the end of their lives. Step4 Homework 1.

Read through the magazine article. 2.

Finish A1 and A2 at page100. 3.

Preview word powder.

4th period

Word power Teaching aims: (1). Learn and master the new words in play scripts. (2). Enlarge the knowledge about expressions of smile and laugh. Important points & difficult points: (1). Talk about drama to learn new words. (2). Remember the new expressions of smile and laugh. Procedure: Step 1 Revision: 1. What are the four types of stand-up? 2. What effect do stand up and other forms of comedy have on us? 3. What do we need while performing? Step 2 Words used in play scripts: Show the students pictures related to acting, asking them to give the names. Step 3 Read and understand

Ask the students to give names to the following descriptions.

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1. The person who gives instructions to the actors, cameraman etc. in a film or play.

2. All the people who act in a play or film. 3. The words of a play or performance that an actor learns. 4. The written form of a play or film 5. The instructions and advice given on where to stand on the stage. 6. One of the main parts into which a stage play is divided. 7. Plays which are very short. (keys: director

cast

lines

script

stage direction

acts or scenes

one-act play) Step 4 Further study

1. Complete the exercise of Part C. (1) actor

(2) director

(3) lines

(4) cast

(5) script

(6) stage (7) acts

(8) scenes

(9) costume

(10) wings (11) props

(12) lights (13) scenery

(14) stage directions 2. According to Part C, answer this question “What kinds of things should an actor do to become successful?”

*listen to the director

*learn lines by heart *find out when the character he or she is playing on stage *dress in his or her costume and wait in the wings in time *know the props that are going to be used before going on stage *calm down and be confident when on stage Step 5. Idioms about smiling & laughing

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to laugh one’s head off-----to laugh very hard The comedy I saw last night made me laugh my head off. 2. to smile on someone---someone is lucky Luck was smiling on me as I passed the driving test. 3. be laughing all the way to the bank---be in a good situation because you have made a lot of money without making much effort His uncle left him a lot of money, so he was laughing all the way to the bank 4. be laughed out of court---sth is not accepted for people think it is completely

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stupid We can’t propose that! We’d be laughed out of court.

Homework 1.

Keep in mind all the useful expressions related to drama. 2.

Preview grammar and usage

5th period

Grammar and usage

Teaching aims:

(1) Master the usage of present tenses. (2) Practice about the four kinds of present tenses. Important points & difficult points:

the simple present tense; the present continuous tense; the present perfect tense; the present perfect continuous tense:

Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Lead-in Warming up by showing some pictures: 1. Who is he?What does he do?What is he doing?What’s this?

He is Zhao Benshan He is a comedian. He is performing.

It’s the Great Wall in Beijing.

Have you ever visited it?Yes, I have. I have visited it twice. Have you ever stood on this stage?that day. Do you want to study in this university?for ages. This is our school. It is located in Donghai County, Jiangsu Province. It has been built since six years ago. I’m an English teacher in it. I have been teaching English in this school for about six years. 2. Present tenses related to present

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No, I haven’t, but I have been looking forward to

Yes, we have been expecting to study there

The simple present tense The present continuous tense The present perfect tense The present perfect continuous tense Step 2 General knowledge of present tenses 1. the simple present tense:

Structure

be (am/ is/ are)do/ does +v. Usage

a. things that are true or are always true

b. things that occur regularly Translate a.如今，单口喜剧在全世界深受人们欢迎。

Nowadays, stand-up comedy is popular all over the world. b.没有人喜欢在众人面前受到愚弄。

No one appreciates being made fun of before the public. c.喜欢笑的人寿命长. People who laugh a lot live longer. 客观事实

A couple of days ago, I learnt from my teacher that the earth moves around the sun. 在下列情况下，如果主句用了将来时，从句就要用现在时表示将来的情况

(一). 表示“假设、如果、万一、只要”的词，如：if, in case, as/so long as, on condition that, provided / providing that, supposing / suppose that , assuring that, granted / granting that, on the understanding that，in the event that等引导的条件状语从句中，另外还有unless(除非)引导的从句中。e.g. •

You can go out to play as long as you stay in the back yard.

•

He can use the bicycle on condition that he returns it tomorrow.

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Supposing / Suppose he is absent, what shall we do?

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In the event (that) she has not been informed, I will tell her.

(二). 表示“当…时候，

在…时,” 的词，如：when, whenever, each time, every time, next time, the first time, any time, the morning, the afternoon, the evening, the night, the day, the week, the month, the year, the spring, the summer, the autumn, the winter

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等连词引导的时间状语从句中。

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I’d like to see you whenever it is convenient.

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Each time I meet him, he will give me some advice. •

I’ll discuss the problem with you any time it is convenient for you.

(三). 表示“一…就”的词，

如：as soon as, the moment, the minute, the second, the instant, directly, immediately, instantly等引导的时间状语从句中。

•

I’ll return the book to him the moment I see him next week.

•

I’ll e-mail you immediately I get to New York.

(四)．对于按时间表、议事日程将要发生的事，可以用一般现在时表示一般将来时。

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Hurry up, our flight takes off at 14:00.

(五)．一些介词短语现在时可以表达将来的动作或状态。如：be at hand, be well on the way, etc. •

The Spring Festival is at hand.

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= The Spring Festival is coming.

•

= The Spring Festival is on the way.

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The building is well on the way to being completed

General knowledge of the present continuous tense

Structure

be (am/ is/ are) +v.ing Usage

a. actions that are happening or in progress now b. actions that are being planned now, but will happen in the future. c. actions that happen repeatedly, used with always, usu. with a negative connotation. 现在进行时特殊用法展现

1．表示“在做某事的过程中”，此时动作不一定正在发生。

Recently the number of people fined for speaking on their mobile phones while they are driving has increased greatly. 2．表示按计划、方案或安排而进行的将来的动作。在这种情况下谓语动词多为非延续性动词，如come，go，

leave，move，die，start，stop，arrive等，及少数延续性动词，如spend，stay等。

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She is leaving for Guangzhou next week．

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We are spending the whole summer holiday in Beijing soon．

3．与副词forever，always，constantly等连用，表示赞成、厌烦、生气等情绪

•

She is always talking loudly at the meeting．（表示厌烦）

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She is constantly changing her mind．（表示不以为然）

•

He is forever complaining about his salary．（表示厌烦

4．表示目前经常发生的动作，然而此时动作不一定正在进行之中

But scientists are working hard to turn them into realities．

The write is writing a novel these days 5.表示身体感觉的动词，如hurt，ache，feel等使用现在进行时和一般现在时区别不大。

How are you feeling today？

=How do you feel today？

6. 表达婉转语气

I am hoping to hear from you soon．

General knowledge of the present perfect tense Structure: have/ has + PP Usage:a. experiences that are repeated b. things that happened in the past, but have an effect on the present c. things that started in the past and are still happening now. (1).现在完成时往往同表示不确定的过去时间状语连用,如already, yet, just, before, recently, lately等

He has already obtained a scholarship.

I haven't seen much of him recently (lately).

We have seen that film before.

Have they found the missing child yet?

(2). 现在完成时常常与表示频度的时间状语连用,如often, sometimes, ever, never, twice, on several occasion等:

Have you ever been to New York?

I have never heard Simon say anything against her.

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I have used this pen only three times. It is still good.

George has met that gentleman on several occasions.

(3).现在完成时还往往可以同包括现在时间在内的时间状语连用,如now, up to these few days/weeks/months/years, this morning/week/month/year, now, just, today, up to present, so far等:

Peter has written six papers so far.

Man has now learned to release energy from the nucleus of the atom.

There has been too much rain in San Francisco this year.

General knowledge of the present perfect continuous tense Structure

have/ has been + v.ing Usage

actions that started in the past, have lasted up to now and will probably continue to happen. 区别现在完成时和现在完成进行时

(1).现在完成进行时和现在完成时皆可表示动作对现在产生的结果，但前者所表示的结果是直接的，而后者所表示的则是最后的结果。

We have been cleaning the classroom. We have cleaned the classroom. (2).现在完成进行时有时有延续性，现在完成时往往没有 They have been widening the road. They have widened the road. (3).现在完成进行时往往表示动作在重复，现在完成时则常常不带重复性 Have you been meeting her lately？

Have you met her lately？

(4). 现在完成进行时比较生动，有时含有明显的感情色彩，而现在完成时往往只说明一个事实，一种影响或结果，平铺直叙，没有什么感情色彩可言 I have been wanting to meet you for long. I have long wanted to meet you. （a）句比（b）句更亲切，更有礼貌。

Check the answers(p9 A): I_____ tired, but happy today. I ______________ my play since January, and now I

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__________ for actors to perform in it. It ___ exciting to think of them saying the words I ________________ for months. I have already found one enthusiastic actor who ____super. He __________ a film right now, but ________________ to be in a play for many years. I _____________several advertisements for my play. We ___________them next week. Tickets ___________ on sale next week. Writing ______ tough work, but I _____ it will all be worthwhile, and I will be famous when the play ______. Check the answers(p9 B): I am performing at the Comedy Club tonight. I have been practising my jokes in front of the mirror for the last three hours. My family is coming to watch my show. I am nervous about the show. Step 3 Consolidation exercises: I.2006高考试题链接

1. The house belongs to my aunt but she

__ here any more. A.

hasn’t lived

B. didn’t live

C. hadn’t lived

D. doesn’t live

2. As you can see, the number of cars on our roads ___ rising these days. A. was keeping

B. keep C. keeps

D. were keeping 3. I have to go to work by taxi because my car ___ at the garage. A. will be repaired

B. is repaired C. is being repaired

D. has been repaired

4. The father as well as his three children ___ skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter. A.

is going

B. go

C. goes

D. are going 5. ---I don’t suppose the police know who did it.

--- Well, surprisingly they do. A man has been arrested and ___ now. A. has been questioned

B. is being questioned

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C. is questioning

D. has questioned 6. My friend, who ___ on the International Olympic Committee all his life, is retiring next month. A.

served

B. is serving

C. had served

D. has served 7. Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane ____. A. takes off

B. is taking off C. has taken off

D. took off 8.I won’t tell the student the answer to the math problem until he ___ on it for more than an hour. A.

has been working

B. will have worked C. will have been working

D. had worked 9. Although the causes of cancer ___, we do not yet have any practical way to prevent it. A.

are being uncovered

B. have been uncovering C. are uncovering

D. have uncovered 10. The building around the corner caught fire last night. The police are now ___ the matter. A. seeing through

B. working out C. looking into

D. watching over 2000-2005 高考试题

1. (2000全国) The WTO cannot live up to its name ____ it does not include a country that is home to one fifth of mankind.

A. as long as

B. while

C. if

D. even though

2. (2001春季) The men will have to wait all day ____ the doctor works faster. A.

if

B. unless

C. whether

D. that 3. (2001春季) I’ve won a holiday for two to Florida. I

____ my mum.

A. am taking

B. have taken

C. take

D. will have taken 4. (2001春季) Hundreds of jobs ____ if the factory closes. A.

lose

B. will be lost

C. are lost

D. will lose

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5. (2002上海) He will have learned English for eight years by the time he ____ from the university next year.

A. will graduate

B. will have graduated C. graduates

D. is to graduate 6. (2003北京) Come and see me whenever ____. A.

you are convenient

B. you will be convenient C. it is convenient to you

D. it will be convenient to you 7. (2004重庆卷) You can eat food free in my restaurant ____ you like.

A. whenever

B. wherever

C. whatever

D. however 8. (2005安徽卷) You must keep on working in the evening ____ you are sure you can finish the task in time.

A. as

B. if

C. when

D. unless 9.（2005全国卷）——What would you do if it ____ tomorrow?

——We have to carry it on, since we’ve got everything ready.

A. rain

B. rains

C. will rain

D. is raining Step 4

Homework

1. Review grammar and usage. 2. Finish grammar-related exercises in workbook. 3. Preview Task.

7th period

Task Teaching aims:

(1).Practise students’ language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing. (2). Students will get information about Chinese crosstalk through listening and reading. (3) Ask students to use the information they have got to write an e-mail to a foreign friend answering his questions about Chinese crosstalk. Important points & difficult points: (1). Find and underline the main ideas.

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(2). Find and circle the key words. (3). Get some information about Chinese crosstalk. (4) Listen and get useful information. (5) Read and learn how to write a summary. (6) Proofread writings with desk mate. Teaching Procedures: Step 1. Lead-in: Christmas Day is on the way. We are going to have a party. The headmaster asked me to be in charge of the party. But I have never experienced such a thing.

What should I do? 

I need to

know how many students will attend it. I’ll have to book a theatre.



I want to

know how much money I can make use of. I’ll prepare some candies and nuts. 

I would like to know who will help me.

Step 2. Skills building1: identifying priorities (1). ‘I need…’ most important

(2). ‘I want…’ somewhat important

(3). ‘I would like…’ least important

Step 3. Step1 answering questions Part A Listen to the tape and check the answers. most important: 1, 2, 3 somewhat important: 5, 6, 7 least important: 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Step 4. Practise listening and reading

(1). Ask the students “What do you know about crosstalk”? (2). Listen to the tape and correct the notes. (3). Show the students some pictures related to Ding Guangquan and ask:

Do you know him?

Can you say something about him? “Ding Guangquan, a well-known master of crosstalk (a Chinese comedy form), has

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been teaching this unique art form to foreigners since 1989. 

The most famous is the Canadian Mark Roswell, known in China as Da Shan. Other students are David Moser (MO Dawei) from the USA and Koiac Korio (Ka Erluo) from Yugoslavia. Step 5 Skills building 2: asking questions orally How can we ask questions?

e.g.

If I’d like to find a post office to have this letter posted, I can ask in these ways: a. Do you know the way to the nearest post office? b. Can you tell me the way to the nearest post office? c. Where can I find a post office? ……

Step 6 Step 2: taking part in a radio talk show (1)

Use the information to make a dialogue with desk mate. Step 7 Skills building 3: answering questions in an e-mail

Tips: Make a list. Mention the question. 

You want to know…

(informal) 

Since you asked about…

(informal) 

I know you need/want/would like information about…

(informal) 

You asked me about…

(informal) 

Regarding your question about…

(formal) 

In answer to your question about…

(formal) Step 8 Writing an e-mail. Write an email to Bill to answer his questions. Remember to answer them in order of importance. Step 9 Homework:

1. Finish your e-mail. 2. Preview project.

8th period

Project Teaching aims:

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Improve the students’ ability of practice. Important points & difficult points: Read the two passages about drama. Teaching Procedures: Step I

Lead- in 1. What do you know about drama?

Drama means a piece of writing to be performed by actors, a play for theatre, television, radio, etc. 2. Have you ever seen dramas either on TV or in a theatre? 3. Have you ever acted in a drama? 4. In your opinion, in order to put on a drama, what preparations should be made? What steps are needed to prepare a play? (1) Listen to the director (2) Learn lines by heart (3) Find out when the character(he or she is playing) is on stage. (4) Make a list of which acts and scenes you are in. (5) dressed in your costume and waiting in the wings at least one scene before you go on stage. (6)Follow the stage directions. Well done! You all know how to prepare a play. Step II. Today, you will have a chance to experience dramas. Ok. Let’s move to the project section. In this section, you’ll read two short plays and choose one to perform. In order to finish the project, you are expected to learn how to cooperate as a team and how to fulfil each part of the work. T: Ok. Let’s come to the first play: The invisible bench

Read it please, and then answer the questions: 1) What kind of comedy does this play use?

The play mainly uses the physical style of comedy. 2) What do you think of the children except Mike?

They are dishonest, insincere, false/ hypocritical

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3) At the end of the play, Mike said, “No. I must have forgotten to tell you. It got too crowded, so I moved the bench.” Why did he say so?

He wanted to punish them or make fun of them. 4) Is there a bench in the play?

No. There isn’t any.

The important papers Read it quickly and answer the following questions? 1) What kind of comedy does this play use?

The play uses the style of prop. Actors use the prop---- toilet paper and some other papers to perform the play. 2) Who do you think is the main character in the play? 3) What does the king actually want? 4) Why are the others unable to understand him?

Because he was a king and he says that he wants important papers. The others would mistake them for some official documents. 5) How does the playwright make the play funny? The playwright uses a play upon words---- important paper and toilet paper---- to make people laugh. Step III

Discussion:

Divide the students in two. Discuss the questions: What do you think the playwright wants to tell us?

The Students’ answers

T: The two plays have a similarity. That is, both the playwrights tell us a phenomenon in our society. A small group of people around us are hypocritical and proud of themselves. They save their faces at all costs, but actually they will suffer from their own actions.

The playwrights write the plays in an ironic way. This kind of play always leads us to thinking, because they always reflect some social problems around us. Step IV. Act out the two plays Step V. Language points

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1. I am sitting on an invisible bench, of course. (page 14) invisible adj.

1) impossible to see: The aircraft is designed to be invisible to radar. These bacteria are invisible unless viewed with a microscope. 2) [before noun] describes money that is added to a country's economy by activities such as the service and financial industries rather than the production of goods in factories: an increase in invisible exports Tourism brings in 40% of the island's invisible earnings. 相关高考试题

You can see the stars on a clear night, but in the daytime they are ________.

(2006年上海)

A unavoidable

B invisible

C inaccessible

D unavailable 答案: B 2 You should join us. It’s nice and cosy. (page 14) cosy

adj. comfortable and pleasant, especially (of a building) because small and warm: This room is nice and cosy in the winter. He showed me into a cosy little room. 3 Mike looks annoyed.(page 14)

annoyed adj.

angry I was so annoyed with him for turning up late. He was annoyed at the way she tried to take over the whole meeting. My parents were rather annoyed (that) I hadn't told them about the accident. She was annoyed to discover that her husband had taken her car keys.

annoying

adj.

making you feel annoyed: It's really annoying when a train is late and there's no explanation. He's got a really annoying laugh.

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annoy

vt.

to make someone angry. Tim really annoyed me in the meeting this morning. I'm sorry - is my cough annoying you? [+ that] It annoys me that she just expects us to help. It really annoys me when people expect me to tip as well as pay a service charge in a restaurant. 4 Mike stands up and wanders over to the middle of the stage and “sits” down.(page14) wanders vi. or vt.

to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction. We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city. She was found several hours later, wandering the streets, lost. He was here a moment ago but he's wandered off somewhere. 5 It got too crowded, so I moved the bench.（page 14）crowded adj.

If a place is crowded, it is full of people. By ten o'clock the bar was crowded. group noun

[C] a large group of people who have gathered together. A crowd of about 15 000 attended the concert. Step 7 Homework:

1.

Review words and phrases in this unit. 2.

Review the whole unit. 3.

Preview the next unit

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