Listening and vocabulary教学实录

Book6 Module 6

Winston Churchill’s Speeches（教案）

Teaching Aims: 1.

Help the students learn more about Winston Churchill. 2.

Have a deep understanding of the significance of speech

3.

Improve the students’ reading comprehension ability.

4.

Arouse students’ love for speeches

Type of Lesson: A reading comprehensive lesson Teaching Aids: Multimedia Teaching Methods: Task-based method Teaching procedures: Step Ⅰ. Lead-in

1.

Arouse students’ interest by introducing the hand gesture V

2.

Show several pictures of Winston Churchill. Step Ⅱ. Pre-reading

How much do you know about Winston Churchill? air force

army

defeat

statesman

victory

navy

Prime minister

speech

leadership

the Second World War

Germany

Britain

politician

Step Ⅲ. While-reading 1.

Fast reading: 1) Get a general understanding of the passage.

2) Find out the time of the five speeches delivered by Winston Churchill.

2.

Careful reading: ive five speeches

Group work: Fill in the chart using the information got from the passage. Time

Tasks Famous lines: On 13 May 1940 I have nothing to offer but _____, ______, ______and______.

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Background information:

Churchill’s speech on 13 May 1940 shows that___.

(a) there was little he could do (b) the war would be over soon (c) he could only promise to do his best to defeat the Germans (d) the defeat of Britain by Germany was probable

Translation:

Famous lines: We shall fight on the ______, we shall fight on the ___________,

we shall fight in ______ and in the ______, we shall fight in the ______; we shall never________.

Background information:

On June 1940 (A month later)

After the British had retreated to Britain, Churchill suggested the British___.

(a) would strongly resist the Germans in every possible way

(b) would attack the German army at Dunkirk

(c) would then use small boats to bring the British army back

(d) hoped other European countries would help Britain

Translation:

Famous lines:

“In years to come, … men will say, ‘This was their __________’.”

Background information:

On

18 June 1940 1. The “men” refers to ____

(a) the British people

(b) everyone who defended Britain 2. The “finest hour” refers to ____

(a) the happiest time in their life

(b) the time when they defended Britain 3. “…. This was their finest hour.” Suggests that___.

(a) the Battle of Britain was over quickly 2

(b) people will greatly admire everyone who defended Britain (c) soldiers will be proud of what they had done (d) the British were right not to surrender

Translation:

Famous lines:

“Never in the field of human conflict was so ______owed by so ______to so_______.”

Background information:

1.

the “many” refers to _______.

(a) the British people

(b)

the British pilots On 20 Aug. 1940 2. the “much” refers to ______.

(a) success

(b) defeats 3. the “few” refers to ______.

(a) the British people

(b)

the British pilots

Translation:

Famous lines:

“Now this is not the

. It is not even the

of the

. But it is, perhaps, the

of the

.”

Background information: On 10 Nov. 1942

“the end of the beginning” refers to _______.

(a) The British started to win the war.

(b) The war ended.

Translation:

Step Ⅳ. Post-reading Which one of the five speeches impresses you most? Give your reasons. 3

Step Ⅴ. Imitation:

Watch a video clip of Winston Churchill’s speech and try to imitate the great orator. We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.

Step Ⅵ. Summary The spirit – Never give up

Winston Churchill Quotes: 1.

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. 2.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. 3.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every

difficulty. 4.

I never worry about action, but only about inaction. 5.

There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction. 6.

Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it. 7.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.

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