Using LanguageⅠ教学实录

Using language

Reading 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. The Fifth Period Listening

Teacher goals教学目标

1. Target language 目标语言

a. 重点词汇和短语

pronunciation, criteria, ambassador, confused, impress, evidence, give away b. 重点句子

Does he concentrate on her pronunciation rather than her grammar? She speaks English so well that she must be a foreigner, probably a Hungarian. She is so beautiful that she must be a princess. 2. Ability goals 能力目标

Enable the students to listen to and understand the play in the listening material. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Help the students learn how to listen to and understand the play in the listening material. Teaching important & difficult points 教学重难点

How to listen to and understand the play in the listening material. Teaching methods 教学方法

Individual work and cooperative learning.

Teaching aids 教学准备

A recorder and a projector.

Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式

Step Ⅰ Revision Check the homework. Then talk about the characters in the play.

T: In Shaw’s play, each character is depicted vividly especially the three main characters. What can you say about them?

S1: Eliza Doolittle is a flower girl working outside Covent Garden. Her potential to become “a lady” becomes the object of a bet between Higgins and Pickering. S2: Henry Higgins is a British, upper class professional bachelor, a world-famous phonetics expert, teacher. S3: Colonel Pickering is a retired British officer with colonial experience and later a friend of Higgins’.

T: Now please look at Part 4 on page 31. Choose those adjectives in the list which best describe each character in the play. Place them in the right place in the box.

Sample answers:

Henry Higgins: impatient, emotional, superior Colonel Pickering: kind, polite, unsure Eliza: anxious, eager, ambitious Step Ⅱ Listening Ask the students to work in pairs and discuss what they would do to change Eliza into a lady and how, and then fill in the table in Part 1.

T: From the scene we learned last period, we know that the ambitious flower girl wants to lift herself to upper class society. According to the expert, Higgins, what she needs is some education. Now work in pairs and discuss what you would have to do to change Eliza into a lady. Fill in the table in Part 1 on page 35.

Things that need to be changed 1. speech 1. start with the alphabet and pronunciation, and learn to speak grammatically right sentences and try to speak clearly and fluently. 2. clothing 2. change the shabby clothes with beautiful ones and often take baths. 3. behavior

After that, ask the students to listen to the recording and answer the questions in Part 3.

T: Now go through the questions in Part 3. And then I will play the tape three times. For the first time, try to get the general idea of the material. While listening for the second time, try to put down the important information, and answer the questions. For the third time, I will pause where necessary, and you can check your answers. 3. learn to behave politely and gracefully. How to make the change

Play the tape three times. After that, check the answers. Step Ⅲ Listening (Workbook: P70) First discuss the questions with the students.

T: Next we’ll listen to Act Three of the play, testing Eliza. Before listening, let’s discuss some questions. Now look at the questions on page 70. How would you test Eliza? S1: I would take her to a grand party, where there are a lot of rich people to see if she can get along well with other people or if people would like to talk with her. If so, Eliza has been taught well and has made great progress. If not, she will be taught again. T: Good idea! What criteria would you use to decide if the test was a success or not? S2: I think we could use quantity and effect of her communication as criteria: how many people want to talk or dance with her? What do people feel about her?

Then ask the students to listen to the recording three times and finish the exercises.

T: Good! Now let’s listen to the tape and finish the exercises 2-4.

And then check the answers with the class.

After that, ask the students to think of some new ideas to help Professor Higgins teach Eliza better. T: From the above, we know Eliza has made some progress in her speech and behavior. But after the test, Professor Higgins finds what he has done is not enough. In order to teach Eliza better, he decides to do something to improve her. Now work in groups and discuss what still needs to be done to turn Eliza into a lady.

S1: In order to teach Eliza better, Higgins can have her sell flowers again but in the theater in the day. But she needs not to worry about how much she could earn. What she needs do is to pay more attention to what a lady or a gentleman is saying and how they behave themselves. And Higgins would ask her about

what she has learned during the daytime. She must imitate what she has seen and heard.

T: Good job. Step Ⅳ Talking

T: When Henry and Pickering get home, they will have to talk to Eliza about the tea party. What do you think they will say to her in order to improve her conversational skills but not spoil her confidence? Now work in pairs and work out the speech that Pickering and Henry will make to Eliza. Remember that Eliza is not sure that she convinced Freddy and Clara that she was a lady. So be kind to her as well as give her good advice. A sample speech：

(E = Eliza; H = Higgins; P = Pickering) H: You did quite well in the party, really. But I think you need more practice.

E: That’s enough. I’m fed up with the drills and those pronunciation and politeness. That’s enough! H: Calm! Young lady! Just think what you’re trying to accomplish. Just think what you’re dealing with. The majesty and grandeur of the English language is the greatest possession we have. The noblest thoughts that ever flowed through the hearts of men are contained in its extraordinary, imaginative and musical mixtures of sounds. And that’s what you’ve set yourself out to conquer Eliza. And conquer it, you will.

E: But Mrs Pearce says I sound like a French lady. I think I’ve learned enough to...

P: (interrupt her) Yeah, yeah... I think you look perfect, but there needs some improvement.

E: (become peaceful) OK. Let me try.

P: I know you talked about the weather, but it’s not suitable to mention the weather at the party.

H: Your speech has greatly improved. But you still need to learn how to take the chance to speak proper words at a proper time.

P: I think you need more practice in grammar, too.

H: Your use of grammar is much better, but it needs improving. When you dance with Freddy was over, you should say “Thank you” instead of “Thanks you.”

P: I believe you will be much better next time.

Step Ⅴ Listening (Workbook: P73) There are three exercises in this part. The first one is for the students to decide whether the statements are true or false. The second one is to answer the three questions after listening. The last is to ask the students to enjoy the humor of the act and try to fill in the table.

Play the tape and ask the students to listen and finish the activities.

Step Ⅵ Homework Ask the students to do the following.

1. Listen to all the recordings once again and enjoy the play. 2. Finish the WRTING TASK on page 76.