《英语》（九年级上册）
Unit 7 Films
Reading (II)
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. review the information about Audrey Hepburn and retell the biography briefly;
2. know how to use the key words and phrases correctly in contextual situation;
3. talk about one of their favourite film stars by using what they’ve learned and try to write a short biography about him/ her;
4. develop their abilities of expressing their ideas in English freely and achieve confidence.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: all-time, actress, dancer, lead, role, mark, lifetime, final, peacefully,
insist, beyond, pass away, catch one’s attention
2. New structure: That event marked the beginning of her successful career.
Hepburn spent her last few years working closely with UNICEF so that she could help poor children in different parts of the world.
She passed away peacefully in her sleep.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. Know how to use the key words and phrases correctly in contextual situation.
2. Talk about one of their favourite film stars by using what they’ve learned and try to write a short biography about him/ her.
IV. Teaching methods:
Task-based Teaching Method; Situational Teaching Method
Study strategies: Problem-based Learning method; Cooperative learning
V. Teaching procedures
Step1 Revision
Ask some students to retell the biography with the help of the key words and pictures.
【设计意图：根据关键词和图片复述赫本的一生，从而帮助学生复习上节课所学课文的核心内容。】
2. Try to design more questions and ask each other. Work in pairs!
T: It seems that you know a lot about Audrey Hepburn. But your friend doesn’t know her and she is asking you some questions about Hepburn. Work in pairs.
A: Why is Hepburn one of Hollywood’s all-time best?
B: …
A: When and where was she born?
B: …
( Try to design more questions. Come on!)
【设计意图：通过同桌之间设计问题，并给出回答，帮助学生进一步复习文本信息。作为读后活动之一，它发展了学生语言运用的能力和信息转换的能力。通过自主设计问题，学生的思维能力得到训练。】
Step2 Languages focus
（Try to lead in words and phrases in many ways. By giving some vivid pictures and examples, the teacher aims to help the students know how to use these words and phrases correctly, which is the key part of the class.）
1. T: Is Audrey Hepburn a great actress?
S: Yes, she is one of Hollywood’s all-time greatest actresses.
all-time adj. the best level there has ever been
my all-time favourite dancer an all-time favourite actor
2. T: Why did people feel very sad when she died?
S: …
feel very sad about the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarian
lose-lost-lost; n. loss 损失、失去 词组: the loss of …
Many wild animals are in danger because the loss of their living areas.
The girl felt very sad about the loss of her bag because that was a birthday gift from her mum.
3. T: Hepburn’s beauty and charm caught the writer’s attention. (出现Colette和Hepburn的图片)
catch one’s attention= attract sb.
His wonderful speech caught the president’s attention.
Jay Chou’s musical talent caught people’s attention and he soon became popular among young people.
4. T: What did Colette insist?
S: She insisted that …
insist vt. & vi. be sure to say that something is true 坚持
insist (vi.)常与on搭配使用, insist + on sth. ( doing sth. )
Why did she insist on the plan?
They insist on having a picnic next Sunday.
insist (vt.) 只能接从句作宾语 insist + that clause
I insisted (坚持要求) that she (should) give us a speech.
情境：Last Sunday, Mum and I went into a shop to buy a coat. We saw a blue coat and a pink one. We had different ideas.
Mum insisted ________________________________________________________________.
But I insisted ___________________________________________________________________.
Mum was angry because I didn’t listen to her. I was unhappy because I really didn’t like pink. What shall I do?
5. T: What was the play Gigi based upon?
S: It was based upon Colette’s novel.
base v. 以……为基础
Harry Porter is a film based on/ upon J. K. Rowling’s novels.
a story based upon the life of the 1950s; a documentary bases on/ upon the real-life event
6. play the lead role play a major role
Yang Mi and Li Yifeng played the lead roles in the play.
7. mark vt. 表明；标志 mark the beginning of 标志……的开始
His success marked the beginning of his golden days.
vt. 作标记 mark the words in red
n. 得分 get full marks
n. 污点，斑点 There are some dirty marks on the desk. Let’s clean them.
8. make one’s final appearance in films某人最后一次在电影中露面
final adj. 最后的 （last） one’s final choice/ chance/ decision; a final exam/match
n. 决赛 win the final
9. Hepburn’s achievements went beyond the film industry.
beyond prep. more or greater than …
The apple was just beyond my reach.
This task is too difficult for me because it’s beyond my ability.
The power of science and technology is beyond our imagination.
More examples: beyond one’s words/ thought/ dream/ work/ research …
(Ask the students to give more examples by themselves so that they can understand how to use the words better.)
10. pass away peacefully in her sleep
pass away=die
peacefully adv. 宁静地；和平地
The quarrel has ended peacefully.
I hope people can live peacefully in the world without any wars or crimes.
Look, the girl is sleeping peacefully with the lion. What a peaceful picture!
【设计意图：此部分内容是课堂的重点，教师对于本课的重难点内容进行了认真的思考，精选了10个重点词汇和词组。通过设置恰当的情境，结合生动的画面，较好地训练了学生运用新知识的能力。教师借助语言教学的情境，设置了开放性的任务，帮助学生正确理解和运用新知识，培养了学生语言运用的能力。通过看图说话等活动，教者旨在培养学生观察、想象等思维能力。】
Step3 Language in use
Task: Talk about Zhou Xun , my favourite Chinese actress
1. Ask the students to talk about Zhou Xun’s acting career and achievements by using the new words and phrases in the text.
2. Write a short biography about her.
【设计意图：教者设计该读写活动旨在帮助学生巩固和运用所学的新知识。之所以选择周迅，是因为她是一位很优秀的演员，在慈善事业上也有诸多贡献。结合画面和提供的关键词，任务的设置有梯度，由翻译词组到填写小短文，再到整个语篇的写作。注重环节间的过渡和铺垫，使学生能较好地完成读写任务。】
V. Homework
1. Go over language points and retell the passage about Audrey Hepburn.
2. Write a biography about Zhou Xun or your favourite actor/actress.
3. Finish some exercises in the workbooks.
【设计意图：指导学生进一步巩固赫本的生平并熟练复述课文，并运用所学的知识完成周迅的生平介绍，由说到写，培养学生用英语进行连贯地思维和表达的能力。能力较强的学生可以通过课后收集资料，写写他们喜爱的明星，下节课可以进行分享。】
