Learning about Language教学评价实录

The Third Period

Reading

Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language目标语言：

重点词汇和短语

officer, hesitate, uncomfortable, trouble-some, outcome, disguise, brilliant, classify, mile, betray, dismiss, condemn, ambassador, acquaintance, handful, fortune, in disguise, pass off as, make one’s acquaintance, in amazement 重点句子

An expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a person’s English decides his/her position in society. The English that will condemn her to the gutter to the end of her days. Perhaps I could even find her employment as a lady’s maid or a shop assistant, which requires better English. 2. Ability goals能力目标

Enable the Ss to talk bout the play and use the play to work out the characteristics of each social group. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Help the Ss learn how to talk about the play and use the play to work out the characteristics of each social group. Teaching important & difficult points教学重难点

How to talk about the role of the play and work out the characteristics of each social group Teaching methods教学方法

Listening, reading and discussion Teaching aids教具准备

A computer and a projector, a recorder Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方法

Step I Revision and Lead-in

Review the story Pygmalion T: Last period, we learned something about the Greek story Pygmalion and the play version by Shaw. Of all Shaw’s plays, Pygmalion is without the doubt the most beloved and popularly received. Several film versions have been made of the play, and it has even been adapted into a musical. In fact, the film version of 1963 helped Shaw to become the first and only man ever to win the double prize: the Nobel Prize for literature and an Academy Award. Do you still remember the story? Now who can tell it to all of us? A sample version to retell the story: Pygmalion was a gifted artist. One day, he decided to make a stone statue of a beautiful woman. He worked day and night and at last he finished. Then he clothed the figure, decorated it with jewellery, and even named it the Sleeping Love. The work was so beautiful that he couldn’t help thinking that if the statue could be brought to life, he’d very much like it to be his wife. Therefore, he asked the Greek Goddess to help make it alive. Finally the Goddess was moved by his sincerity. His wish was granted. Pygmalion threw himself to his feet, the girl smelt down at him. Afterwards, they fell in love with each other and married. Ask students whether they can tell the theme of the story and whether they know the film version of the play. Step II Reading Deal with the Reading part. Play the tape for the Ss to listen. Then analyze the play.

Ask the students to read through the text. While reading, pay attention to the writing

style. Skimming Ask the Ss to read the play quickly and answer the questions. T: Now please read the play. After a few minutes, I’ll ask you some questions.

Show the followings. 1.

How many characters are there in the play? 2.

What is the weather like when the play begins? 3.

Do you think Eliza a well educated woman, why or why not?

4.

Why did Professor Higgins want to make notes of what Eliza said? 5.

What’ the meaning of the newly rich? Scanning Ask three students to read to the play while other students scan it and get ready to answer the questions: According to Higgins, if a person is very poor, he or she can still be better off at last. Do you agree with him? If so, how to realize the aim Who can complete the last sentence in the first line on page 30: Now once taught by me…? What other things show one’s statue in society apart from how one speaks? Do you think Pickering if of the upper class? Language points Ask if the students have some difficulties in understanding the play, if so, make some explanation. I can place any spoken conversation within six miles. (Professor Higgins can classify or make a judgment about one’s pronunciation. But they betray themselves ever time they open their mouths. (When one speaks to the others, people can judge the person form the way he /she speaks. Step III Comprehending Ask Ss to listen to the tape as carefully as possible. They should not only pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation but get the main idea of the play as well. T: Pygmalion is about recognizing a person’s position in society by the way they behave and speak. Please listen to the tape and use the play to work out the characteristics of each social group. And then fill in the blanks on page 30 Step IV Discussion Ask Ss to do part 5 on page 31. T: Suppose you have a chance to help Eliza improve her use of the English language. Look at the sentences on page31 in Part 5 and help her correct all these sentences in terms of grammar, spelling, etc, so that she can use them properly.

Step V Homework 1.

Read the play repeatedly and try to act out it. 2.

Preview the grammar part.