教学设计
课程基本信息
学科 英语 年级 高二年级 学期 春季
课题 选择性必修第一册Unit1 People of Achievement---Video Time
教科书 普通高中教科书 英语 选择性必修第一册
教学目标
In this class, students will Acquire information about Mei Lanfang’s life story, artistic achievements and his significant contributions. Improve listening skills and identify key information in the video. Cultivate critical thinking skills and learn to objectively evaluate great persons and their achievements.
教学内容
教学重点： Students learn to improve listening skills and identify key information in the video. 教学难点： Students learn to objectively evaluate great persons and their achievements.
教学过程 设计意图
Step1. Lead-in(3mins)
Teacher shares a story about theatrical performances happened yesterday and introduces the topic of the lesson---Beijing Opera. 激发学生的兴趣，引出课程主题：戏剧。
Then teacher asks three questions according to the pictures shown on the screen. Q1. What do you know about Beijing Opera Q2. What are the major roles on the Peking Opera stage Teacher gives students few minutes to think about these two questions and then gives the answer. (Beijing opera is a special art form in China, often referred to as Peking opera in English. They fall into four major roles——sheng, dan, jing, chou.) 提供背景知识，简单介绍京剧和京剧中的角色，为了之后引出京剧大师梅兰芳做铺垫。
Teacher shows the photo of Mei Lanfang and then asks another two questions about him. Q3. What do you know about Mei Lanfang Q4. Which role does Mei Lanfang act as (Mei Lanfang is one of the greatest actors of Bejing Opera who ever lived. He is well-known for his dan role and for his graceful performing style “Mei Lanfang school”.) 简单介绍梅兰芳，为了之后有关梅兰芳的视频介绍做铺垫。
Step2. Before-watching(5mins)
Activity1. Read for the basic information Teacher asks the question after reading the passage on page 12, “Do you understand what a cultural ambassador is ” Then, teacher gives the definition of “ambassador” and explain the reason why Mei Lanfang is called “a cultural ambassador”. 学生关注ambassador的含义，并与梅兰芳的京剧事业关联，了解他在国际文化交流中作出的贡献。
Activity2. Prediction Teacher explains some difficult phrases to lower the difficulty of the passage. Students match the time phrases with the events in Mei Lanfang’s life. 听前进行预测，教师解释重难点词块，帮助学生扫除词汇障碍。
Step3. While-watching(8mins)
Activity1. Match the time phrases Students watch the video and check whether their matching is correct. 学生第一次观看视频（无字幕），检查预测的答案是否正确。 教师用时间线的形式帮学生梳理梅兰芳的人生经历，加上视频截图，理清学生思路，增加课程的趣味性。
Activity2. Blank-filling Students watch the video again and complete the sentences. 第二次看视频（有字幕），选择相关片段进行填空。
Activity3. Watch for details Students watch the whole video again and answer the following questions: How did Mei Lanfang become a legend in the art of Beijing Opera (Because of his great acting skill and hard work, Mei took traditions from the past and adapted the best parts to create new and enrich old forms of Beijing Opera.) Why is Mei Lanfang greatly loved by so many people (Because of his great kindness to all people and his deep love for his country.) 第三次观看视频，深入思考：梅兰芳是如何取得艺术成就的？梅兰芳深受中国人民爱戴的原因是什么？
Activity4. Mind map of Mei Lanfang 引导学生从“his tremendous artistic skill” “great kindness”、“deep love for his country”三个方面做总结性的表述。
Step4. After-watching(14mins)
After watching, students think further and try to describe Mei Lanfang by using the information they’ve learned today. “Who else can you think of that has committed himself/ herself to the development of China ” (There are many people who have committed themselves to the development of China. One person I admire is Tu Youyou. She discovered artemisinin, which is an honor for China’s scientific research and Chinese medicine to be spread around the world.) 这是一个开放性思考题，旨在锻炼学生的思维能力。要求学生举出一些伟人的例子，对于能力较强的学生，可以再让他们说出几条理由，内容可包括专业成就、为人处世、家国情怀等。
Assignment
Give an oral introduction to Mei Langfang (including events in his life and the reasons why he is called a great artist and a cultural ambassador). Finish your mind map of the great person you choose. 通过作业实现以“看”促“写”，将课堂所学迁移运用到实践中，提升学生语言能力的同时，增进学生(共17张PPT)
选择性必修第一册
Unit1 People of achievement（video time）
永康市第二中学
高中英语（人教版2019）
Learning objectives
In this class, you will
1. Acquire information about Mei Lanfang’s life story, artistic achievements and his significant contributions
2. Improve listening skills and identify key information in the video
3. Cultivate critical thinking skills and learn to objectively evaluate great persons and their achievements
Lead-in
What do you know about Beijing Opera
What are the major roles on the Peking Opera stage
What do you know about Mei Lanfang
Which role does Mei Lanfang act as
Mei Lanfang: Great Artist, Cultural Ambassador
Mei Lanfang is still known today as one of the masters of Beijing Opera. He played a key role in bringing Beijing Opera to the world, leading to the international status and recognition that it has today. Mei Lanfang is still widely remembered for his skill, his kindness, and his deep love for his country.
The Drunken Beauty
Before-watching
An ambassador is either a representative of his or her home country when someone lives and works in a foreign country, or represents a particular sport, business, art form, etc. because he or she is admired by the public.
Mei Lanfang is referred to as a cultural ambassador because he brought Beijing Opera to the international community, which led to world recognition.
1 at age 8
2 in his 20s
3 in 1919
4 after eight years of attempts
5 over 50 years on stage
6 in 1961
7 in 1894
A born in Beijing
B succeeded in taking Beijing Opera to the USA
C died of heart disease
D developed a style called the “Mei Lanfang School”
E began to travel and perform abroad
F started to learn Beijing Opera
G became known internationally for his acting skill
Prediction
Match the time phrases with the events in Mei Lanfang’s life.
succeed in doing
develop a style
become known internationally for
While watching
Watch the video and check whether your matching is correct.
注：视频资源来源于教材光盘
at age 8
in 1894
F started to learn Beijing Opera
in his 20s
D developed a style called the “Mei Lanfang School”
A born in Beijing
B succeeded in taking Beijing Opera to the USA
G became known internationally for his acting skill
in 1919
E began to travel
and perform abroad
after eight years of attempts
over 50 years on stage
in 1961
C died of heart disease
Activity1. Watching for basic information
Use the timeline to trace through the life of Mei Lanfang.
timeline.
1 The great Indian author Rabindranath Tagore ___________________________ about Mei Lanfang.
2 In the USA, many fans ____________________ after the performances to shake his hand.
3 Mei Lanfang brought Beijing Opera abroad so that more people could _________________________________ of Chinese culture and art.
4 When Japanese troops invaded China, Mei Lanfang ________________________________________________.
Activity2. Watching for details
Watch the video clip and complete the sentences
Take notes about the details
注：视频资源来源于教材光盘
1 The great Indian author Rabindranath Tagore ___________________________ about Mei Lanfang.
2 In the USA, many fans ____________________ after the performances to shake his hand.
3 Mei Lanfang brought Beijing Opera abroad so that more people could _________________________________ of Chinese culture and art.
4 When Japanese troops invaded China, Mei Lanfang ________________________________________________.
was inspired to write a poem
stood in long queues
understand and appreciate the beauty
refused to do any performances for their entertainment
Activity2. Watching for details
Watch the video clip and complete the sentences
1. How did Mei Lanfang become a legend in the art of Beijing Opera
Because of his great acting skill and hard work, Mei took traditions from the past and adapted the best parts to create new and enrich old forms of Beijing Opera.
Activity2. Watching for details
think about the following questions
2. Why is Mei Lanfang greatly loved by so many people
Because of his great kindness to all people and his deep love for his country.
personalities
the leading actor in Beijing Opera’s dan role
a uniquely graceful style, known as the “Mei school”
bringing Beijing Opera to the world
promoting cultural exchange between China and other countries
diligent, dedicated, innovative, modest, passionate, patriotic…..
Mei Lanfang: ,
Great Artist
artistic achievements
Cultural Ambassador
significant
contributions
After-watching
Who else can you think of that has committed himself/ herself to the development of China
Possible answer:
There are many people who have committed themselves to the development of China. One person I admire is Tu Youyou. She discovered artemisinin, which is an honor for China’s scientific research and Chinese medicine to be spread around the world.
Activity4. Further thinking
Assignment
Give an oral introduction to Mei Langfang (including events in his life and the reasons why he is called a great artist and a cultural ambassador).
Finish your mind map of the great person you choose.
Thank you！
