Reading(2)：The search for happiness优秀公开课教案

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Extended reading Read the introduction to the film Forrest Gump and the excerpt from its script. Forrest Gump is a 1994 film starring Tom Hanks. It tells the story of Forrest Gump, a simple man with a warm personality. Despite an IQ of 75, he lives a truly amazing life. He sees, and sometimes influences, some of the major events of the second half of the 20th century in the United States. The scene below describes Forrest getting on the bus on his first day of school.

Forrest Gump Mrs Gump and Forrest wait for the school bus. The bus pulls up as Mrs Gump prepares Forrest for his first day of school. MRS GUMP

You do your very best now, Forrest. FORREST

I sure will, Momma. FORREST (Voice-overA) I remember the bus ride on the first day of school very well. The bus driver opens the door and looks down. Forrest walks to the steps of the bus and looks at the bus driver. BUS DRIVER

Are you coming along? FORREST

Momma said not to be taking rides from strangers. BUS DRIVER This is the bus to school. FORREST

I’m Forrest Gump. BUS DRIVER

I’m Dorothy Harris.

FORREST

Well, now we aren’t strangers anymore.

The bus driver smiles as Forrest steps up into the bus. Mrs Gump waves to Forrest as the bus drives away. Forrest begins to walk down the bus. TWO YOUNG BOYS look up from the seat. BOY 1

This seat’s taken.

BOY 2

It’s taken!

Forrest looks around. A larger girl moves over so Forrest can’t sit next to her. She shakes her head. Forrest looks to the other side where a boy sits alone on a larger seat. The boy looks angrily at Forrest. BOY 3

You can’t sit here.

FORREST (Voice-over)

You know, it’s funny what a young man recollects.Because I don’t remember being born. I, I … don’t recall

what I got for my first Christmas and I don’t know when I went on my first picnic. But, I do remember the first time I heard the sweetest voice in the wide world. GIRL

You can sit here if you want. Forrest looks back at JENNY CURRAN, a young girl about Forrest’s age.

A Voice-over: “Voice-over” means you can hear someone’s voice without seeing the speaker. In this scene the grown-up Forrest is remembering a scene from his childhood.

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FORREST (Voice-over)

I had never seen anything so beautiful in my life. She was like an angel. JENNY

Well, are you going to sit down, or aren’t you?

Forrest sits down next to Jenny. JENNY

What’s wrong with your legs?

FORREST

Um, nothing at all, thank you. My legs are just fine and dandy. FORREST (Voice-over) I just sat next to her on that bus and had a conversation all the way to school. JENNY

Then why do you have those shoes on? FORREST

My momma said my back’s crooked like a question mark. These are going to make me as straight as an arrow.They’re my magic shoes.

FORREST (Voice-over)

And next to Momma, no one ever talked to me or asked me questions. JENNY

Are you stupid or something? FORREST

Mommy says stupid is as stupid does. Jenny puts her hand out toward Forrest. Forrest reaches over and shakes her hand. JENNY

I’m Jenny.

FORREST

I’m Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump.

FORREST (Voice-over)

From that day on, we was always together. Jenny and me was like peas and carrots.

Extended Reading

-------Forest Gump

Learning objectives: After learning the dialogue, students are supposed to understand the main characters as well as the relationships between them and the story, and they should also have an vision into the main character’s personality after reading the passage. Learning important and difficult points: 1 to figure out the story 2 to understand the characteristics of the main character and be inspired by the story Learning procedures: Step 1 Lead in Watch a video clip about the first meet between Forest Gump and Jenny.

Brief introduction to this movie: Forrest Gump is a 1994 American romantic drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same

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name by Winston Groom. The story depicts several decades in the life of its titular character (Hanks), a slow-witted but kind-hearted, good-natured and athletically prodigious man from Alabama. Gump witnesses, and in some cases influences, some of the defining events of the latter half of the 20th century in the United States.

Step 2 brief reading Main characters: Where is the story set? What happens?

After filling in the table, try to summarize the passage based on the information: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Forest’s characteristics exploration: From the story, what characteristics does Forest Gump have?Present your proof as well. Name Forest Gump Characteristics

Proof from the dialogue

Step 3 Reading-oriented task 1：Listening Watch another video clip about the dialogue between Forest Gump and his mom before she was dying. There are some words missing. Try to fill in the missing words after watching the video. Mrs Gump:

Hi, Froest! Mrs Gump:

I’ll see you tomorrow Doctor:

Oh, all right. (To Forest)Sure got you straightened out, didn’t we, boy? Forest:

What’s the matter, Mama? Mrs Gump:

I’m _______, Forest. Come on in, sit down over here. Forest:

Why are you dying, Mama? Mrs Gump:

It’s my time. It’s just my time. Oh, now. Don’t you be ______, sweet heart._______ is just a part of life, something we’re all destined to do.I didn’t know it, but I was destined to be your mama. I did the _____ I could. Forest:

You did good. Mrs Gump:

Well... I happen to believe you make your own destiny. You have to do the best with _______ God gave you.

Forest:

What’s my destiny, Mama? Mrs Gump:

You’re going to have to ______ that out for yourself. Life is a box of _________, Forrest. You ________ know what you’re going to get.

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Forest (Voice- over) Mama always had a way of _________ things so I can understand them. Mama:

I will miss you, Forest. Forest (Voice-over) She had got _______ and died on a _________. I bought her a new hat with little flowers on it. Forest:

And that’s all I have to say about that. (Number 7 bus comes) Didn’t you say you were waiting for the number 7 bus? An old lady sitting next to Forest:

There’ll be another one along ________. Question: What does the underlined sentence mean? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Reading-oriented task 2:Discussion Watch a third video clip and discuss with your partners what did Forest Gump intend to say when his son is about to get on the bus? Do you know why he changes what he meant to say into “I WANNA TELL YOU I LOVE YOU”? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Oriented-reading task 3 :Mini writing 1 Life is like a box of chocolate，you never know what you're gonna get.

------Forest Gump

What is the figure of speech of the underlined sentence?_______________________________ In your opinion, what is life like? Life is like ___________________________________. Use this sentence as a topic sentence and use about 50 words to expand on it. Life is like_________. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Step 7 Homework 1 Watch Forest Gump in your spare time. 2 Commit the classic lines to memory and apply it to your writing is possible.

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