Unit 3 Family matters
Understanding ideas
Like father Like son
Lead-in
What did the son ask his father about for advice
Step 1.
Three elements of a play
Step 2 .While-reading
Activity 1 : Listen and get the general information (5 min)
Page 37 Add the tags to the director’s (导演) notes.
What’s the conflict between the son and his father (conflict: a disagreement or argument about something important)
Step3. Questions:
1. How does the son act at the beginning Why
2. What’s his father’s response
3. What does the sentence “You can’t be serious” mean
4.Why doesn’t the father agree with his son
5. How does the grandfather help them resolve the conflict
6. What advice does the grandfather give finally
7. Was the conflict settled
Step 4. Post-reading
Activity 1. Interpret the title Like Father Like Son
Son thinks __________ conflict father thinks__________
Father thinks__________ conflict Grandfather thinks __________
They have different opinions on ______________.
The father and son are both _______. History repeats itself. (历史在重演)
Activity 2. Replace the title
Which of the following can be another suitable title
1.The Secret to a Happy Family
2.A Generation Gap
3. A Dream Job
4.Grandfather’s Advice
5.My Career, My Choice
Activity 3. Draw a mind map.
Activity 4 .Think and Share
If you were in a similar situation to the son, what would you do Why
Activity 5. 课文语法填空
The grandfather and the father, 1_ ( seat) at the table, are playing chess. The son 2 (nervous) approaches the table and tells his father he has decided not 3 (go) to university. He wants to focus 4 his band and have a career in music when he leaves school. The father thinks 5 ( play) in a band is not a job and he wants 6 (he) son to be a lawyer because he thinks people show respect for lawyers. However, his son is not interested in law. The grandfather advises his grandson to think carefully 7 he jumps in with both 8 (foot). The grandfather says if his grandson goes to university and plays music at 9 same time, he 10 (have) two options for his future.
Conflicts are unavoidable, but love is unstoppable.
No matter how many family matters(事情), family matters (要紧,重要) to us!
Assignment
Act out the play with emotion (tone, intonation & actions) with your partners (3 students).
Unit 3 Family matters
Like Father, Like Son 教案
2023-10-25