Word power: Words used in performing第二课时 公开课

Word power

Words used in performing 湖南省株洲市第一中学

吴珊珊

I. Analysis of the teaching material and students’ learning condition

1. Analysis of the teaching material（教材分析）

The topic of this period is words used in performing.

There are many new words related to performing. After this period, students need to recognize and know the meaning of these words. 2. Analysis of students’ learning condition（学情分析）

Many students know some simple words such as actor, actress, director etc because they are used very often. Many words have different meanings in performing such as curtain, acts, lines etc. But there are many different types of performing and many different words related these performing, the students need to surf the internet or look up a dictionary to know their meanings and usages. II.Teaching objectives

By the end of this period, the students will be able to:

1. know the meanings of some new words related to performing. 2. use these words correctly. 3. improve the ability of guessing words in listening and reading. 4. be active in their study and life. III. Important points and potential difficulties 1. Important points: know the meanings of the new words，know the new meaning of some old words and use the words in context. 2. Potential difficulties: how to spell a word according to the pronunciation. Ⅳ.Teaching aids Multimedia

Video

Internet Ⅴ.Teaching and learning approaches Teaching approaches: Audio-visual approach, task-based approach Learning approaches: cooperative learning and self-learning Ⅵ

Teaching procedures Before class Watch a video from the evening gala of the G20 Summit. 【设计说明】

本课的主题是学习与表演相关的词汇，课前通过看文艺晚会的片段，吸引学生的注意力和兴趣，调动学生的学习兴趣，启发学习热情，引出本课的学习主题, 同时也让学生先了解杭州20国峰会文艺汇演，为课堂上的学习任务做好铺垫。

In class Step 1 Lead-in:

The School Art Festival is coming. Our class is going to act out a short play. Wu Xiangheng is in charge. She feels so confused about what she has to prepare for the play. Luckily, Zhang Yimou is visiting Zhuzhou now and Wu Xiangheng got a chance to interview him. 【设计说明】通过课前G20峰会文艺晚会片段的播放，让学生自然想到晚会的总导演，自然Laughter is the best medicine. 笑是灵丹妙药。

过渡到本校艺术节的文艺汇演及班级为文艺汇演准备短剧这一情景，更贴近学生生活且激发了学生的求知欲望，使课堂水到渠成。

Step 2 Listening

Listen to the interview and write down the missing words. (W = Wu Xiangheng, Z = Zhang Yimou) W：Welcome to Zhuzhou, Mr. Zhang. Nice to meet you! I know you are the director of the evening gala of G20 Summit. It’s really a great success! Congratulations!

Z: Thank you! However, I think the success 1. belongs to all the cast on the stage

and all the workers in the wings. W: Yes, indeed. Our class is going to put on a short play during our School Art Festival. But I’m really 2. puzzled about what to do. Can you give me some advice? Z: Of course! First, you have to choose a good script. It’s the 3. basis of a play. W: So what is a script? Z: It’s a written version(版本) of a play. It will tell you how many scenes and acts are there in the play. You can find what actors and 4. actresses say in a play, which is called lines. You can also find stage directions in the script. W: Stage directions? Do they tell the actors 5. how to act? Z: Yes, they also explain the props

the actors use and the costume

they 6. wear during the performance. W: I get it! I noticed that water seems to be very important in the evening gala of G20 Summit. Why did you choose water? Z: Actually, water is the source of life, and it means a lot to the West Lake. So I had the entire performance based on water as the scenery of the stage to make the show 7. more real.

W: Wonderful! I like it!

Z: In addition to that, the lights are also important to the scenery! You have to change their 8.color, distance, and sometimes size according to different effects you want on the stage. W: Good suggestions! I sincerely 9. appreciate your help. Z:

Don’t worry! Just follow the script, trust all your cast and crew and get everything ready! When the curtain opens, I believe luck will 10. smile on you! Come on! W: Thanks so much for your help and encouragement. I hope you have a good holiday here! Bye! Z: My pleasure! Goodbye! 【设计说明】课文中AB部分出现的生词必须要放到一定的语境中，才能让学生更好的理解。此部分紧接导入部分的采访，对话为班级艺术节负责人采访张艺谋导演，透过张导的视角来介绍与舞台表演相关的词汇。对话部分的录音用浪劲听力生成器录制。

Step 3 Vocabulary learning

Read the interview again and match the words from the interview with their meanings. 1.

director

A. an area to the right and left of the stage which the audience can’t see.

2.

actor

B. the words spoken by an actor in a play or film 3.

stage

C. a written version of a play 4.

wing

D. the small parts that a play is divided into Laughter is the best medicine. 笑是灵丹妙药。

5.

script

6.

scenes and acts 7.

lines

8.

stage direction

9.

prop

10.

costume

11.

scenery

12.

curtain

13.

cast

E. a person who performs on the stage F. a raised area where actors perform. G. a piece of thick, heavy cloth that hangs in front of the stage H. the clothes worn by actors and actresses in a play or film I. a person in charge of a play who tells the actors and staff what to do J. a note in the text of a play telling actors what actions to perform K. things used as a background on a stage to represent the place of action. L. all the people who act in a play M. the things used by actors during the performance of a play 【设计说明】对话中包括了很多与舞台表演相关的词汇，其中部分为生词，部分词汇出现新含义。在听力后让学生阅读，可以让学生根据上下文来猜测本语境中该词的含义。再通过图片与文字匹配的形式进一步加深对所学词汇的印象。

Step 4 Consolidation

1. A game: Find Differences! You and your partner will each get a picture, Picture A and Picture B. The two pictures are mostly the same, but with ten differences! You are required to find them out by asking and answering each other’s questions in Tango pairs! Don’t look at each other’s picture!

Here is some functional language that may be useful: Questions: ●How many … are there in your picture? ●Where is the …? ●What color is the …? ●Is there … in your picture? Answers: ●Yes, in mine too. Same here. ●Oh! But in my picture, …

●No, I’ve got … mine is …

●Really? Are you sure? ●Can you say that again? 2. Finish part C on page 7 and write down the answers on the blackboard.

3. Challenge yourself in groups—The Big Wheel. The following are the questions for The Big Wheel. ●What is that behind the performers? Scenery. ●What are they when used in making a film? Props.

●Which one is a script? Why? ●What is the man known as and known for? He is known as an actor and for his performing. ●The clothes are also called _costumes_. ●Who is ‘the most important’ person in a performing, the director, the actor, or the man who opens the curtain? ●No question! Use one idiom we have learned today to express your feeling now. Luck is smiling on us today! ●Use an attributive clause to explain in English what is the function of a wing in performing.

Laughter is the best medicine. 笑是灵丹妙药。

A wing is a room where actors wait before performing on the stage. 【设计说明】对书上Part B的图片用Photoshop进行修改，再通过找不同的游戏，让学生加深所学生词的含义。通过篇章练习，让学生运用所学生词填空，是在听力认识词汇的基础上进一步加深对相关意思的理解，并通过短文语境将生词运用，达到了认识、理解、运用的目的。在此基础上，教师让学生再进行“信息大挑战”的游戏，让学生在游戏中再次复习词汇并检测学生对词汇的掌握。

Step 5: Summary Fill in the blanks using the words we discussed today, and write down the answers on the blackboard.

Summary 1:

If we compare today’s class to a performance, the teacher is the _________, all boys are the _________ and all girls are called the _________. We all belong to the _________. The teachers behind us are our _________. Summary 2: Life is a stage where we are not only a(n) _________but a _________. We write our _________in the script. We also should learn to work with our _________. Always keep smiling and life is sure to _________ on us someday. 【设计说明】最后通过一个小短文填空形式总结本堂所学，升华课堂的情感目标。

After class

Homework: 1. Write a short passage to introduce one of your favorite performing. 2. Find more idioms about smiling and laughing. 【设计说明】学生在日常生活中了解了很多不同种类的表演形式，本堂课所学的词汇有助于其表达。学生可以在表达过程中运用所学词汇，也可以自己查阅工具书，拓展更多的词汇。

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Teaching reflection: 在信息技术发达的现代社会，学生的学习不仅仅局限于黑板、教材，运用网络，既符合社会潮流的需求，又能贴近学生的学习生活实际。Word power部分的教学目的就是希望通过不同的手段方法来扩展学生的词汇量。

Laughter is the best medicine. 笑是灵丹妙药。