Unit 5 The silver screen
Teaching aims and demands:
1. Knowledge objectives
New words and expressions
2. Ability objectives
Make the students the real masters in class while the teacher acts as the director.
Use effective learning methods to optimize the students’ learning results.
3. Moral objectives
Talk about films: famous actors and directors
Make comments and give opinions on films
Love our country
Teaching difficulties:
1. Retell the passage according to the keywords.
2. Group discussion
Teaching resources:
TV set, computer, tape-recorder
Teaching procedure
1.Warming up and speaking
Step 1. Greeting
Step 2. Talking (using computer)
Look at the pictures that are taken from different films. Describe the pictures and then discuss the following questions with your partner
What is happening in this scene
What do you think happens before this scene
What do you think happens after this scene?
What kind of film do you think this is
Step 3. Reading
Read the speaking part to find out
Why they chose to be an actor or an actress?
Step 4.Practice
What will you do after you graduate
Step 5. Homework
New words and expressions
2. Reading Getting to know Steven Spielberg
Step1. Greeting
Step2.Lead-in
Have you seen the film Jaws and ET
Do you want to know who is their director
Step3.Listening (using computer)
Listen to the tape and answer two questions.
1. What was Spielberg’s dream
2. How important is his family to Spielberg’s career
Step4. Reading
Read the passage loudly to get the main idea.
Step5. Retell the passage according to the key words.
Step6. Have an interview between Spielberg and a reporter.
Step7.Have a discussion
What can we learn from Spielberg
Step8. Key points.
1. take off
2. go wrong
3. owe sth to sb
4. in all
5. stay away
6. lock sb up
7. run after
8. bring sb back
9. on the air
10. think highly of
Step9. Homework
Retell the passage
Enable to make sentences using the key points.
Teaching time 4 periods
Blackboard design
Unit 5 The silver screenKEYPOINTS EXAMPLES
Postscript: This class is very successful. The students
have learned a lot about some famous films.