UNIT 6 Movies and Theatre
首先通过Free talk导入本课节话题,然后给学生解释一下戏剧。教授本课节新单词,并设置相应练习。拓展由“动词+or/er/r”构成的名词,利用Let’s do it!中的练习2巩固所学知识。学生通过完成Reading中的各项学习任务,训练阅读能力,培养在阅读中能抓住关键信息的能力,通过完成活动任务,掌握课文内容。学生通过Project中的活动设计,了解制作电影或戏剧的步骤,同时培养团结协作的能力。通过语言点的讲解,帮助学生解决课文中的疑惑和重难点。最后,学生通过当堂达标训练,自测本课节的掌握情况,便于查漏补缺。
教学目标
通过本课节的教学,学生达成以下目标:
1. 知识目标
掌握单词:director, direct, background, task
接触单词:involve, script, costume
短语:be involved in, divide up
2. 能力目标
能够用英语谈论熟悉的电影和戏剧。
3. 情感目标
通过谈论电影和戏剧,培养学习兴趣。
重点难点
1. 重点:掌握本课节的单词、短语和句型。
2. 难点:用英语谈论熟悉的电影和戏剧。
教学准备
PPT 课件;本课节用到的音频文件。
授课时数
1课时
教学过程
Step 1 Lead-in
1.Talk about the questions with the students.
What can you see in the pictures
Have you ever been in a theatre
What did you watch
What do you know about making movies
2. Learning Tip
Theatre is a form of art that presents a story to a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate with the audience through gesture, speech, song, music or dance.
Step 2 New words
1. Ask the students to read the words and try to remember them.
involve v.(使)参加;包含
script n.剧本
director n.导演;院长;校长;主任;负责人
direct v. 导演;指导;指示
costume n. 服装;戏装
background n.背景;背景资料
task n.任务;工作
2. Fill in the blanks.
(1) The movie was directed by a famous d_________.
(2) Jenny is writing a film s_________.
(3) Her funny c_________ made all the guests laugh.
(4) That’s really a hard t_________.
(5) What was the b_________ to the story
(6) What will the job i_________
Answers:
(1) director (2) script (3) costume (4) task (5) background (6) involve
3. Sum up:由“动词+or/er/r”构成的名词
direct (v.导演)+or director (n.导演)
act (v.表演) +or actor ( n.男演员)
visit (v.拜访) +or visitor ( n.来访者 )
invent( v.发明) +or inventor( n.发明家)
sing( v.唱歌)+er singer(n.歌手)
drive( v.驾驶)+r driver( n.司机)
teach( v.教)+er teacher( n.教师 )
work( v.工作)+er worker( n.工人)
clean( v.打扫)+er cleaner( n.清洁工)
4. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given words.(Let’s Do It! No. 2)
(1) Do you know that ________ She ________ many songs in the past. (sing/singer)
(2) Our English ________ also ________ us Chinese in our school. (teach/ teacher)
(3) ________ should be careful when they ________ in the dark. (drive/driver)
(4)James Cameron,a famous ________,________ Avatar. (direct/director)
(5)The director tells the ________ what to do and how to ________ in the movie. (act/actor)
Answers: (1)singer; sang (2) teacher, teaches (3)Drivers, are driving/drive
(4)director, directed (5)actors/actor;act
Step 3 Reading
Fast-reading
1. Ask the students to read the lesson quickly and answer the question.
What are Ms. Cox and her students talking about
2. Check the answer.
The answer: They are talking about movies and plays.
Careful-reading
1. Ask the students to read the lesson and write true(T) or false(F). (Let’s Do It! No. 1)
(1) Most of the students in Ms. Cox’s class have been to a theatre before. ( )
(2) Ms. Cox thinks making a short movie or a play will interest the students.( )
(3) We have to take care of lots of things when making a movie or a play. ( )
(4) Actors are the people who direct movies.( )
(5) Some background research is necessary before making a movie. ( )
2. Check the answers.
(1) T (2) T (3) T (4) F (5) T
3. Ask the students to read the lesson again and answer the questions.
(1) Why does Ms. Cox always try to find interesting information and projects for her class to work on
(2) How many students have ever been involved in making a movie or a play
(3) What is needed to make a movie or a play
(4) What can they do first
Answers:
(1) Because she believes that students learn best when they are interested in a topic.
(2) A few students.
(3) A good script, good actors, a good director, someone to take care of costumes, sound and music.
(4) Do some research.
4. Read the lesson again and find out the following expressions.
try to do sth. 尽力做某事
be interested in 对……感兴趣
talk about 谈论
be involved in 参加;涉及;卷入
make a movie 制作电影
raise one’s hand 举手
take care of 照看,照顾
do some research 做一些调查
different kinds of 不同种类的
in the same way 以同样的方式
the answer to… ……的答案
get to 开始;着手处理
divide up 分配;划分;分割
After-reading
1. Ask the students to fill in the blanks and then retell the passage.
Ms. Cox always tries to find (1)_______(interest) information and projects (2)__________ her class to work on. Now they are (3)__________(talk) about movies and plays.
Most of the students have (4)________(see) movies or plays in a theatre, but only some of them have (5)e________ been involved in making a movie or a play. They think many things are (6)________(need) to make a movie or a play, such as a script, actors and a (7)________(direct). Later they do some (8)r__________ in groups and divide up the (9)________(task). They are interested (10)________ doing such interesting things.
Answers: (1) interesting (2) for (3) talking (4) seen (5) ever (6) needed
(7) director (8) research (9) tasks (10) in
2. Act out the lesson in groups! Let’s see which group does the best.
(1) Role-play the conversation in groups.
(2) Role-play the conversation in front of the class.
Step 4 Project
Ask the students to have a film and theatre festival.
Divide your class into big groups. Throughout this unit, you will work with the same group to make a movie or a play for this special film and theatre festival.
As a group, choose a topic and brainstorm the main plot.
Decide what each student in the group will do. You will need:
One or two students to write the script.
One student to be the director.
One student to be the camera person (only if you’re making a movie).
One student for costumes.
One or two to take care of sound and music.
Three or more actors and actresses.
Make the movie or play and have fun!
Present your movie or play and have a classroom awards show like the Oscars.
Step 5 Summary
Sum up what we’ve learnt in this period with the class.
1. New words: involve, script, director,direct,costume, background, task
2. Phrases: be involved in, divide up
3. Sentences: ① Most of you have seen movies or plays in a theatre, but have you ever been involved in making a movie or a play ② What do you think is needed to make a movie or a play ③ Let’s get to work in groups. ④ Do some research, decide what you will make, then divide up the tasks.
Step 6 Homework
1. Review the words and expressions of Lesson 31.
2. Preview Lesson 32.
当堂达标
I. 根据句意及首字母提示写出单词
1. Unluckily, Mr. Green was i_______ in the trouble at last. He had to give up his job.
2. We need two students to write the s_______ for the play.
3. Feng Xiaogang, a famous d_______, directed this movie.
4. Lucy and his Chinese husband have different ideas, because they have
different cultural b_______.
5. To write a story about Mr. Wu, the first t_______ is to gather information.
Ⅱ.用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空
1. My brother _______ playing chess.
2. The scientists are still _______ inventing new methods of reaching outer space.
3. Our teacher asked us to _______ first.
4. Now that the work has been _______, let each one get on with his own job.
5. There are many _______ school things in this big supermarket.
Ⅲ.连词成句
1.are, in, movies, making, we, interested
______________________________________________.
2.movie, theatre, you, seen, have, ever, a, in, a
______________________________________________
3.will, do you think, go, where, he
______________________________________________
4.movies, talk, making, let's, about
______________________________________________.
5.the, take care of, me, they, to, need, clothes
______________________________________________.
答案:I. 1. involved 2. script 3. director 4. background 5. task
II. 1. is interested in 2. working on 3. do some research 4. divided up
5. different kinds of
III. 1. We are interested in making movies
2. Have you ever seen a movie in a theatre
3. Where do you think he will go
4. Let’s talk about making movies
5. They need me to take care of the clothes
板书设计
UNIT 6 Movies and Theatre Lesson 31: A Movie or a Play
involve script director direct costume background task be involved in divide up ① Most of you have seen movies or plays in a theatre, but have you ever been involved in making a movie or a play ② What do you think is needed to make a movie or a play ③ Let’s get to work in groups. ④ Do some research, decide what you will make, then divide up the tasks.