Module 5 Lao She Teahouse
Unit 1 I wanted to see the Beijing Opera.
Ⅰ.Teaching model
Listening and speaking
Ⅱ.Teaching aims
1.To grasp vocabulary and the use of the infinitive.
2.To use them to describe their favorite plays,films or operas.
3.To develop the students' interest in Beijing Opera and Operas.
Ⅲ.Teaching aids
A projector or some pictures,a tape recorder,OHP
Ⅳ.Teaching steps
第一课时(Activity 1-Activity 3)
Step 1:Have a dictation
1.Show some pictures,and give students a brief introduction of teahouse and Beijing Opera.Ask students to look at the pictures and talk about them.
2.Write the word “teahouse” on the blackboard and explain it to the students.
What does teahouse mean
It is formed by tea and house.
3.Help students guess the meaning of Lao She Teahouse.
Step 2:Vocabulary
1.Ask students to look at the words in the box and the pictures.Teach them to pronounce the words.
actress,dance,music,play,sing,teahouse,theatre,traditional
2.Ask students to describe the pictures.
Step 3:Listening
1.Ask them to listen to the conversation and underline the correct words.
T:Two children want to go to Lao She Teahouse.Let's listen to the tape and underline the sentences.Pay attention to “Would you like…and I'd like…?”.Then do pair work to practice this pattern.
2.Play the tape and ask the students to listen carefully.
T:Now,let's exchange your answers with your desk mates and check the answers.
3.Play the tape again and go through answers with the students.Then ask some pairs to make up a conversation:
S1:Would you like to go skating with me
S2:All right.I'd like to.
Step 4:Listening and reading
1.Listen to and read a dialogue,then let the students answer some questions and do some exercises to understand the dialogue better.At the same time,they will learn some new words and expressions,especially some verbs followed by infinitives.
(1)Present the new words actress,teahouse,offer end,in the end,no idea.
(2)Stress these words when talking to the students.
T:OK.Lingling and Betty went to Lao She Teahouse last night.Let me tell you something about my friend Betty.She wanted to see the Beijing Opera,so Lingling offered to take her to the teahouse.They can drink tea and see opera there.Betty found it almost difficult to understand Beijing Opera.
(3)Read slowly to make sure the students understand the meaning of each word and write the new words and expressions on the blackboard.Ask the students to repeat.
2.Ask students to listen to the tape recorder and answer the questions.
(1)Where did Lingling and Betty go last night
(2)Could Betty understand the opera
(3)Who is Lao She
3.After listening one or two times,let them check the sentences in Activity 3.
4.Then check the answers with each other.
5.Read it again and underline all the points which are important with your partner.
6.Show the points to the class,and the teacher explains some difficulties to them.
7.Work in pairs,and act out the conversation.
Step 5:Everyday English
How was it
You know,…
That's the main thing.
No idea.
Step 6:Homework
1.Copy the words and expressions you mistake while learning.
2.Finish the workbook.
3.Revise the language points and grammar.
Blackboard Design
Unit 1 I wanted to see the Beijing Opera.
Teahouse→Lao She Teahouse→traditional Beijing Opera
I'd like to…
Would you like to…?
offer to do sth.
want to do sth.
decide to do sth.
in the end
be famous for…
第二课时(Activity 4-Activity 8)
Step 1:Have a dictation
Get the students to write the words and phrases in Unit 1,and check the answers to see if they have grasped the usages of the points.
Step 2:Review
1.Read the conversation in Activity 3 again.
2.Answer the questions in Activity 3.
(1)What did Betty think of Lao She Teahouse
(2)How long did they stay there
(3)Does Lingling often go to see the Beijing Opera
(4)What is Lao She especially famous for
3.Check the answers.
Step 3:Practice
1.Let students look at and read the words in the box.
actress,difficult,end,main,offer
2.Ask them to complete the passage on their own.
3.Elicit the answers from the whole class.
4.Ask students to read the passage individually.
Step 4:Pronunciation
1.Ask the students to predict what the stress in the answers is.Remind them that the stress is on the vowel sounds.
—Do you want to see the Beijing Opera
—Yes,I'd love to.
—Do you want to come to Lao She Teahouse with me
—Yes.I'd like to go with you.
2.Elicit students' ideas and write the words they think will be stressed on the board.
3.Play the recording for the students to listen and pay attention to the pronunciation and stress.
4.Play the recording again.Read the conversations in Activity 5 aloud.Remind them of paying attention to the stress.
Step 5:Speaking
1.Check the meanings of the expressions at the beginning of each sentence with the class.
2.Tell them to finish the sentences on their own and then check answers in pairs.
3.Ask the students to read their sentences in class.And encourage them to make as many sentences as possible.
4.Work in pairs.Talk about something they'd like to do or see.
—I want to go to Xinjiang and ride horses.
—…
Step 6:Homework
1.Revise all the check points in this unit.
2.Finish the workbook exercises.
Blackboard Design
Unit 1 I wanted to see the Beijing Opera.
It was great.
For three hours.
No,she doesn't.
He is especially famous for his play Teahouse.
want to do sth.
offer to do sth.
hope to do sth.
agree to do sth.