Using LanguageⅠ教学设计(第一课时)

Teaching Plan Longnan Senior High School in Jiangxi Province Gao Yun

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Date: 2018.05.23 

Time: 8:55am---9:35am

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Students: Senior 2 students; students’ overall command of English is average, one

third of whom have a good command of English. The learning style of

the class is active.

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Teaching material: The teaching material comes from

Using Language (Making

the Bet

) in Unit 4 (Pygmalion), in New Senior English For China Student’s Book 8. 

Period: Using Language

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Topic: Making the bet

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Aids: Overhead projector, computer, blackboard, chalk, film-clip.

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Students’ prior knowledge: Students have learnt the Act One Fateful Meetings of

Pygmalion in Reading section and have summarized the main idea of the first act. Besides, to some degree, they have known the characters and their social status. This lesson (Making The Bet) is based on students’

prior knowledge on the first act and the social position of each character. 

Teaching objectives: 1. Language: to consolidate the new words and expressions

2. Skills: to practice the integrated skills (speaking, listening and writing) 3. Affect: to feel the power of ambition and confidence

4. Strategy: to use resource strategy for autonomous study

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Focal point: exploring the theme

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Difficult point: retelling the second act of the play orally based on the video-clip

selected from the film, My Fair Lady

and evaluating each character

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Teaching Method: TBLT (task-based learning & teaching)

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Procedures and the corresponding purposes: Stage 1 Greetings & Reviewing (1 min) T: Good evening, everyone.

Ss: Good evening.

T: Today we will continue to learn the play, Pygmalion. Yesterday we

learnt the Act One. Now we are going to learn the Act Two in Using

Language. Please open your book and turn to page 34.

Stage 2 Appreciation (approximately 12 mins)

Activity : to enjoy the Act Two visually with the help of the film My Fair Lady.

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Students are encouraged to master the main idea of the second act and have a further understanding of each character after watching the video-clip selected from My Fair Lady. T: Ok, the theme of the second act is making the bet. Actually there is a film adapted from the play, Pygmalion. Have you heard the name of the film?

Ss: Yes…窈窕淑女

T: Yes, it is called My Fair Lady. What’s the Chinese name of this film?

Ss:窈窕淑女. T: Ok, let’s enjoy this scene recorded in My Fair Lady.

(playing the video-clip…)

T: Ok, that’s all for the video-clip. Can you summarize the main idea of the

second act of the play? Who want to have a try? Yes, you please. S1:

Pickering makes a bet with Henry. If Henry can turn Eliza into a Lady, Pickering will consider Henry the greatest teacher alive, and he also agrees to pay all the costs himself. T: Ok, nice work. Sit down please. Thank you! Purpose: By watching the video-clip which recoded the Act Two of the play, students can easily grasp the main idea of the text and the new words and expressions will be consolidated. With the help of video watching, students’

attention can be smoothly directed to the emotion of each character, which can not be gained from text reading, so it is easy and important for students to explore and evaluate each character.

Stage 3 Consolidation (approximately 18 mins) Task 1: to do some multiple choices to enhance students' understanding of the text.

T: Ok, let’s do some exercises to enhance our understanding of Act Two. Have you previewed this text last night?

Ss: Yes…. T: Number one, This scene is mainly about Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering … about teaching Eliza, which one is the answer? Ok, you please. S1: C...

T:Yes, the answer is C. Ok, sit down please. Thank you! Number two,

Eliza came to visit Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering in order to let

them..? what’s the answer? Yes, you please.

S2: C…

T: Yes, the answer is also C, let them to teach her speak well.

Ok next one,Eliza only offered them … if they could teach her, how much? Yes, you please. S3: A….

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T: Yes, A, one shilling. Ok, sit please, thank you! Next one, Henry Higgins

and Colonel Pickering finally decided to … Eliza. Yes, you please. S4: B…

T: Yes. Ok, sit please, thank you! The last one, Eliza refused to have a bath. From what she said, we can infer that she lived a …life. Ok, you

please.

S5: A…

T: Yes. Eliza lived a miserable life. Ok, sit please, thank you! Task 2: to use some adjectives to evaluate each character in this scene.

T: Please use some adjectives to describe each character in this scene. What do you think of Eliza, Higgins and Pickering? Ok, you please, what do you think of Eliza? S1: She is poor,… emotional…

T: Any more? S1: ambitious…

T: Ok, very good. Could you give us more details to indicate Eliza’s personality? Which sentences can be used to describe Eliza? S1:She is dirty and wearing a shabby dress. T: Yes, according to what’s Mrs. Pearce said, she is dirty and wearing a shabby dress, which means Eliza is poor. How about emotional? S1: sobbing.. T: Yes, very good, what does sob mean? Yes, sob means cry. So Eliza is emotional. Ok which sentence can convey Eliza’s ambition. S1: upset, I wanna be a lady in a flower shop ’steado’ selling flowers in the street. T: Yes, being a lady in a flower shop is Eliza’s ambition or dream. Yes or no? Ss: Yes…

T: Yes, ok, very good. Sit please. What do you think of Higgins? Ok, you please. S2: He is rude, superior and self-important. T: Yes, very good. Ok, which sentence can be used to describe Higgins’s character? S2: he says, “she is no use at all. Take her away.”

T: Yes, very good. Higgins’ words indicate his rudeness. He treats Eliza like a thing. Higgins is arrogant and looks down upon Eliza. Ok, sit down please. The last one…, how about Pickering, ok, you please. S3: Pickering is kind, modest and considerate. T: OK, which sentence can be used to describe Pickering’s kindness and consideration. S3: In page 35, And there’s another problem, Higgins. What are we going to do once the experiment is over? T: Ok, yes, these two sentence show that Pickering has some concern for Eliza’s future. So he is considerate.

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Task 3: to rewrite sentences using correct English.

T: Please rewrite the following sentences using correct English in page 35. Please pay attention to those words colored in blue. Are they familiar or strange?

S1: Strange…

T: Ok, I will give you several minutes. Please rewrite these sentence.

(rewriting…)

T: Ok, have you finished them? Ok. Time is up. Let’s do it together. Please

look at the first one. “Wanna” should be “want to or would like

to”, ’stead o’ should be instead of, so the rewritten sentence should be…

Ss: I would like to be a lady (working) in a flower shop instead of selling flowers in the street. T: Ok, next one, the word “yer” is a bad pronunciation for “you are”. So this sentence should be.. Ss: Now you are talking…

T: Number three, the word “dursn’t” is a shortened form of “dare not”; also “ain’t” should be “is not”. So the correct sentence should be…

Ss: I dare not. It isn’t natural and it would kill me.

T: From these sentences, we can conclude that Eliza doesn’t say her words correctly. She uses a lot of contractions or drops letters, showing her poor use of English. Task 4: to underline useful phrases and expressions.

T: Ok, let’s come to the next task. Please underline the following phrases in the text. I will give you few minutes to find out them.

(looking for phrases…)

T：Ok, have you finished them? Ok let’s check the answers together. Number one.. Ss:make a bet T: Number two…

Ss: deep in conversation T: Number three…

Ss: fancy oneself T: Number four…

Ss: show in T: Number five…

Ss: the other day T: Number six…

Ss: take away T: Next one…

Ss: treat sb. like dirt

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T: Next one…

Ss: pass off T: Next one…

Ss: deliciously low T: Next one…

Ss: once more T: Next one…

Ss: in need of

T: The last one…

Ss: fade out T: OK, let’s read them together, 打赌…one two begin…

Ss: 打赌

make a bet专心谈话

deep in conversation自以为是fancy oneself带…进来

show in几天前

the other day带走,拿走

take away把某人当下贱人看待

look sb. like dirt (某人)冒充…

pass off粗俗得可爱

deliciously low再一次

once more需要

in need of(声音、画面)逐渐模糊

fade out T: Ok, that’s all for the phrases. You can use them in your writing. Purpose:

By completing the tasks, students can have a good knowledge of the text and characters and obtain the useful and important phrases and expressions for further study. What’s more, students’

affection will be cultivated and they can feel the strong power of ambition, care and confidence.

Stage 4 Discussion (approximately 7 mins) T: Now we will have a discussion. What do you think of the end of the play? Do you think Eliza would be able to act like a real lady with the help of Henry Higgins? Discuss with your deskmates and give your

opinions and reasons.

(discussing…)

T: Ok. Time is up. Who wants to share their opinion with us? Ok, you please!

S1: I think Eliza could be a real lady at last with the help of Higgins. As

we all know, professor Higgins is an expert in language, so he can use

his knowledge to help Eliza. What’s more, professor Higgins is

arrogant, superior and self-important. Now that professor Higgins has

made a bet with Pickering, he will try his best to win the bet. Because

Higgins is a man who can’t accept failure.

Ss: (Clapping) T: Ok. Nice work. Thank you, sit down please. Ok, anyone else? Ok, your

please.

S2: According to what Eliza says, I think she would be able to act like a

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real lady with the help of professor Higgins. Although Eliza is poor and is treated as dirt by Higgins, she is still willing to pay one shilling to improve her English. Furthermore, she has made up her mind to be a lady working in a flower shop. As the old saying goes, where there is a will, there is a way. So Eliza can make it finally. Ss: (Clapping)

T: Ok, very good, sit down please. That’s right. Where there is a will, there

is a way. Good, thanks!

Purpose: This activity is aimed at practicing students speaking skills. At the same time, students can feel the power of ambition and condidence again.

Stage 5

Sum-up & Homework (2 mins)

The teacher sums up the lesson and assigns homework: 1) Please watch the film, My Fair Lady, to have a further understanding of the text. 2) Please write a report on what affects one’s social class based on your understanding of the play. 3)Please preview Unit 5.

T: That’s all for the using language section. We should do some homework to consolidate what we have learnt. Ok, here is your homework. First Please watch the film, My Fair Lady, to have a further understanding of the text.

Ss: OK…. T: OK, Please write a report on what affects one’s social class based on

your understanding of the play. Next class I will check them.

Ss: Ok…. T: And for the next task, Please preview Unit 5. We will learn unit 5

tomorrow

Ss: OK…. T: Class is over. Thank you! See you next time!

Ss: See you. Purposes: Watching the whole film, My Fair Lady will make students have the overall understanding of the play, Pygmalion, and students also can be inspired by Eliza’s efforts to improve here English. The writing is aimed at practicing students writing skills and applying phrases they have learnt to the essay.

Stage 6 Reflection (To be filled in immediately after the lesson)

Blackboard design: As the prepared information will be shown to the students

through PPT, the function of the blackboard in my class is to write the title, the useful words and phrases, and some

important information of the text.

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