Learning about Language名师教学设计1

Unit 4

Pygmalion 话

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Learning about language 作者

陆廷叶

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贵州省黔南州独山县独山高级中学

▲Listen to and talk about the story Pygmalion

▲Read and act out a play about recognizing a person’s position in society

技能目标

▲Use the past participle as the adverbial ▲Write a review of the play

推测（conjecture）

I wonder whether... Is it possible that...? Do you know if...? Do you really think that’s true?

功能句式

Why do you think so? I think it’s because...

What do you think of this idea? Why do you think Higgins felt like that? Mrs Pearce would comfort / encourage her by ..

1．四会词汇

adaptation, classify, caption, plot, professor, whistle, garment, woolen, hesitate, uncomfortable, troublesome, wallet, outcome, thief, handkerchief, mistake, brilliant, remark, betray, upper, extraordinary, condemn, properly, ambassador, acquaintance, handful, fortune, authentic, status, superior, rob, antique, musical, stocking, cookie, teapot, cream, nail, wax, disk, shabby, referee, compromise, horrible, laundry, bathtub, sob, waist, vest, disgusting, 词汇目标

overlook, alphabet, fade 2．认读词汇

phonetics, colonel, fateful, duchess, gutter, vowel, curtsy ( also curtsey ), shilling, heartily, distinct 3．词组

pass... off as, make one’s acquaintance, in amazement, in terms of, generally speaking, show... in, the other day, take away, once more, in need of, fade out

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The past participle as the adverbial

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Student-focus approach and task-based approach

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The First Period Speaking Teaching goals教学目标

1. Target language 目标语言

重点词汇

adaptation, plot, professor, Pygmalion

2. Ability goals 能力目标

Enable the students to talk about the Greek story Pygmalion.

3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Help the students learn how to talk about the Greek story Pygmalion. Teaching important points 教学重点

Help the students learn how to retell the story.

Teaching difficult points 教学难点

Help the students know the similarities and differences between the story and the play Pygmalion. Teaching methods 教学方法

Discussion. Teaching aids 教学准备

A recorder, a computer and a projector.

Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式

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Learning about language Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language 目标语言

a. 重点词汇和短语

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

An expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a person’s English decides his / her position in society.

There you are and you were born in Lisson Grove if I’m not mistaken.

But, sir, (proudly) once educated to speak properly, that girl could pass herself off in three months as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.

This is the age of the newly rich. People begin their working life in a poor neighbourhood of London with 80 pounds a year and end in a rich one with 100 thousand.

The English that will condemn her to the gutter to the end of her days.

Perhaps I could even find her a place as a lady’s maid or a shop assistant, which requires better English.

2. Ability goals 能力目标

Enable the students to talk about 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 students learn how to talk about the play and use the play to work out the characteristics of each social group.

Teaching important points 教学重点

How to talk about the play.

Teaching difficult points 教学难点

How to use the play to work out the characteristics of each social group.

Teaching methods 教学方法

Listening, reading and discussion.

Teaching aids 教学准备

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

Step Ⅰ Revision and lead-in Review the story Pygmalion.

A sample retelling version: Pygmalion was a gifted artist. One day, he decided to make a stone statue of a beautiful woman. After that, he spent day and night carving it, and then he clothed the figure, gave it the jewellery, and even named it the Sleeping Love. How he wanted to bring it to life and made it his wife. Therefore, he asked the Greek Goddess to make it alive. And finally the Goddess was moved by his sincere feeling. His wish was granted. Pygmalion threw himself to his feet, the girl smelt down at him. Afterwards, they loved each other and married. Step Ⅱ Reading Deal with the Reading part. Play the tape for the students 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 students to read the play quickly and answer the questions. Scanning

Ask three students to read the play.

Step Ⅲ Comprehending

This time the students should 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. Pygmalion is a play about recognizing a person’s position in society by the way they behave and speak.

Step Ⅳ Discussion

Ask the students to do Part 5 on page 31.

Sample answers:

1. Come here, and come in. Buy flowers from me—a poor girl. 2. I did nothing wrong when I spoke to that gentleman. 3. I thought you maybe was a policeman in disguise. 4. How do I know whether you wrote down my words or not? 5. You say I can work as a shop assistant? That’s definitely what I want.

Then ask the students to read the play again and do Part 2 on page 31.

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Relationships between characters Evidence from the play Henry Higgins: 1. My dear man 1. Attitude to Colonel Pickering (H) 2. Dismissively, ignore, carelessly

2. Attitude to Eliza (L) throw Is the statement above true? The statement is true. Colonel Pickering: 1. May I ask… /

Let me 1. Attitude to Henry Higgins (H)

congratulate you 2. Attitude to Eliza (L) 2....

Is the statement above true? The statement is not true. Eliza: 1. Pushes it back at him 1. Attitude to Henry Higgins (H) 2.... 2. Attitude to Colonel Pickering (H)

Is the statement above true? The statement is not true. Step Ⅴ Homework T: Today’s homework:

1. Read the play repeatedly and try to act out the play.

2. Preview the grammar part.

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