Teaching Aims and Demands
Teaching aims: to get students to know some knowledge about dramas and plays by learning the short play written by Maupssant To get the students to master the modal verbs :must can could may might and to enable students to learn how to write a play and encourage them to act it out
Words and Phrases
Master the following words and phrases : dormitory explain recognise precious positive attend earn continue besides surely ball lecture silly author outline quality call on bring back day and night pay off at most act out come up with try on would rather be worth after all
Communicative English:
Ask for permission
Could we/I … ?
May/can I …?
Shall we …?
Is it possible…?
Do you mind…?
Talk about possibilies
It can’t be …
It could …
HE might …
They must …
Grammar:
Use the modal verbs must, can/could, may/might
Certainty possibility impossibility
He must /could/may/might can’t be working.
He must /could/may/might can’t be American.
Important points: to get the students to receive the education morally.
Difficult points: to fell the real meaning of the modal verbs.
Teaching aids: Computer, tape-recorder
Ways of Teaching: communicative teaching methodology
Period one
Step 1 greetings
Greet the whole class as usual
Step 1 Presentation
If it is possible, it is better to show the play to the students so that we can get the students mentally prepared for the coming class. If it is not possible, teachers can give a brief introduction about dramas and plays.
Step 2 Warming Up
First, ask the students to look at the pictures and describe what they think is happening in their own words. It is better to ask the students to act it out.
Step 3 Listening
Have a short listening test as shown in the students books and check the answers.
Step 4 Acting
(1) First divide the students into several groups. And then let them choose their favorite title.
(2) Read the short play one by one so as to better understand the play.
(3) Give the students several minutes to prepare for the play.
(4) At last act it out.
Step 5 Homework
Finish the exercise on the textbook
Period two
Step 1 Revision
Check the homework. and review some of the new words and expressions:dormitory explain recognise precious positive attend day and night pay off at most act out come up with
Step 2 Presentation
First, introduce the general idea of the novel to the students as well as the writer.
Step 3 Reading
Get the students to read the play on scene by one scene and answer some questions in order to help the students to fully understand what the play is about.
Scene one
1.When and where did the story happen?
2. Why didn’t Jeanne recognize Mathilde at first?
3. What was the life Mathilde lived in the past ten years like?
4. Why did Mathilde borrow a necklace from her friend?
5. Why had she been working very hard?
Scene two
1. How did Mathilde feel when she heard the news?
2. Why was Mathilde worried?
3. How much did her dress cost her?
4. What else did she want to wear?
5. What did Pierre suggest?
6. What did they solve the puzzling problems?
Scene three
1. What kind of necklace did she get?
2. What did they do when they found that they lost the necklace?
3. How much did the diamond necklace cost?
4. What did they do in order to pay back the debt?
5.How did Jeanne feel when she knew the truth?
Step 4 Language points
Explain the language points in the text. ( I think it is better to explain the language after the understanding of the text so the students will get a whole story.)
1) after all
⑴It’s not surprising you’re tired. After all, you didn’t go to bed until 12 last night.
I think we should let her go on holiday alone. 她毕竟十五岁了，不再是个小孩了。
⑵Although they met with difficulties， I hear they’ve succeeded after all。I did promise to buy a car for you，但实在对不起，我实在无能为力了。
2) marry/be married (to)/ get married (to)
She married a Frenchman.
He got married to a world-famous model last week.
Are you single or married?
Is he married ?/Has he got married?
He married her daughter to a blind but rich man.
他们结婚已有十年了. So far, they have been married for ten years.
3) call on sb call at sp visit/sb./sp pay a visit to sb./sp. drop in on /at
4) pay back 偿还 pay off 还清/pay for
You have to pay back the money you borrowed.
At last he paid off the debts.
Have you paid all your debts?
I have paid 20 yuan for the tapes.
Here the workers are paid by the hour.
Once we have paid off the store, we shall owe money to no one.
5) worth/wothyThis VCD is worth 1,000 yuan..
What you said is worth considering
Our school is worth a visit.
Our school is worth visiting
It is worth visiting our school.
Our school is worthy of being visited.
Our school is worthy to be visited.
Period three
Step 1.Revision
Check the home work and ask the students to retell the play in their own words.
Step 2 Word Study
Check the exercise about words on P19.
Step 3 Grammar
List all the modal verbs that we are going to learn on the blackboard
Step 4 Practice
Use the exercise on P19 to check if the students has really understand the use of the modal verb.
Step 5 Workbook
Check the exercises in the workbook.
Step 6 Homework
Finish the exercises on the workbook and do some translation
1他和他兄弟为了养家糊口而日夜操劳
2凡是看过这本书的人都认为不值得去读
3你还记得三星期前的一个下午我们一起去打网球吗？
4这就是他想要知道的事情
5我想他没有四十岁，至多三十五岁
6他们结婚有十年了
7Jim欠债了，他必须要干几份活来还债
Period four
Step 1 Revision
Check the homework by doing exercise 1 in part Grammar in the workbook..
Step 2 Reading
First play the tape for the students for one time then ask the students to read the dialogue on P20-21.then,answer the questions
1) when and where did the story happen?
2) How many characters are there in this dialogue?
3) Do they know anything about plays?
4) Have they tried writing plays of their owns?
5) In order to write a play, what should we do first?
Step 4 Discussion
Ask students the questions on P16so that we can make sure that they really understand what a play is.
Step 5 Writing
Then, according to what they have just discussed,ask the students to write a short play after class
Step 6 Homework
Finish the left exercises of this unity
Try to retell the story to the whole class
The end