Unit 4 Pygmalion Listening Speaking and writing---教案
Teaching Goals:
1. To develop Ss’ listening ability
2. To learn some information about the play.
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1. Listening and speaking (Using Language)
1. Ask Ss to discuss in groups of four the following questions.
What would be done to change Eliza into a lady?
What do you think are the most important things to change Eliza into a lady? How will you make each change?
2. Ask Ss to finish Ex1 and Ex2 on P35.
3. Ask Ss to listen to the tape and finish Ex3 on P35.
4. Play the tape again and ask Ss to finish Ex4.
5. Ask Ss to try to think of some new ideas to help Higgins teach Eliza better. Choose the two best ideas and share with the class.
Step 2. Listening task (Workbook)
1. Lead Ss to the topic of the listening text. Teacher may say, “We’ve known the beginning and ending of the story, but don’t you want to know how Eliza succeeded in the ambassador’s party?” Tell Ss that this is the most wonderful Act of the play.
2. Ask Ss to listen to the tape and finish Ex1 of Listening task on P73.
3. Ask Ss to listen to the tape again and answer in pairs the questions in Ex2 of Listening task on P73.
4. Ask Ss to listen to he tape for the third time and enjoy the humor of this act. Discuss and give the answer to Ex3 of Listening task on P73.
Step 3. Speaking and writing (Using Language)
1. Ask Ss to discuss the following questions.
(1) How did Eliza feel after the first class?
(2) What will she say to Mrs. Pearce?
(3) How will Mrs. Pearce comfort her?
2. Ask Ss to go through the phrases and sentences given in Ex1 of Speaking and writing on P36 and try to make a dialogue of their own.
Sample dialogue 1:
3. Ask Ss to think about what qualities a good teacher should have and how the teaching could be improved.
4. Allow Ss some time to finish their dialogues. Call out some Ss to read aloud theirs in class.
Step 4. Speaking task (Workbook)
1. Ask Ss whether they still remember that the play has the same theme with the Greek story. Ask them to go over the story on P28.
2. Ask Ss to discuss and try to find out the similarities and differences between the play and the story Then let them finish Ex1 on P76.
Ask Ss to discuss the following questions.
How does Eliza change in the play?
How does Pygmalion change in the play?
Has Henry’s attitude to Eliza changed from the beginning of the play to the end?
4. Ask Ss to finish Ex2 on P76.
Step 5. Homework
Ask Ss to go through Writing task on P76 and then write a review of the play.
Ask Ss to review what has been learned in this unit.
Ask Ss to preview the next unit.
Unit 4 Pygmalion Pre-reading, Reading---教案
Teaching Goals:
1. To learn about the content of Act One of the play.
2. To develop Ss’ some basic reading skills
3. To arouse Ss’ interest in appreciating literature.
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1. Pre-reading
Purpose: To arouse Ss’ interest in learning about the play.
1. Show some pictures from My Fair Lady. Ask Ss to answer the following questions.
(1) Have you ever seen the film?
(2) Do you like it? Why?
(3) What is the theme of it?
2. Ask Ss to go through the information on the main characters below and try to match the main characters in the play and in the Greek story.
(1) Pygmalion A. Pickering
(2) Statue B. Higgins
(3) Greek God C. Eliza
Suggested Answers: (1) B (2) C (3) A
Step 2. Fast reading
Purpose: To get a brief understanding of Act One.
1. Ask Ss if they are curious about the plot in the play and then give them some time to read the text. While reading, Ask them try to find out the information as quickly as possible
When, Where, Who, What, how
Suggested Answers:
when
11:15 pm, in1914
where
London, England
who
Eliza, Colonel Pickering, Higgins
what
fateful meetings
how
Eliza wanted to sell flower to Pickering, Higgins noticed her pronunciation.
2. Ask Ss to read the text quickly and work in pairs to finish Ex1 and Ex2 of Comprehending on P30～ P31.
3. Divide the whole class into boys group and girls group. Allow them some time and see which group can finish Ex4 on P30 correctly first. Check the answer with the whole class.
4. Ask Ss to discuss in groups of four: What other things show one’s status in society apart from how one speaks? Call out some Ss to report. Write down the points on the Bb.
clothes you wear
expensive possessions (like cars or jewellery)
attitudes and behaviour
education level
how many foreign languages spoken and countries visited
Step 3. Intensive reading
Purpose: To get Ss to have some more details in the text.
1. Ask Ss to read the text carefully and try to get more details from the text and then find out the answers to these “why” questions.
(1)Why can we say that Eliza must be in a lower class?
(2)Why was Higgins respectful to Pickering?
(3)Why did Pickering and Higgins feel so happy when they met each other ?
(4)Why did Eliza want to find Higgins the next day ?
Suggested Answers:
(1)Her language and behaviour
(2)In his opinion ,Pickering is an equal and friend.
(3)Both of them were interested in phonetics and they were looking for each other.
(4)She wanted to change her life very much and she believed what Higgins said.
2. Ask Ss to try their best to remember the information of the play according to the picture. Then Ask Ss to listen to the tape and try to follow in a low voice.
3. Ask the Ss to retell the story according to the picture above, call out several Ss to do it to the whole class.
4. Still divide the class into boys and girls group.Give them some time to do Ex 5 on P31. See which group can finish first.
Step 4. Homework
1. Ask Ss to write a short passage to introduce the story briefly.
2. Ask Ss to go over Act One and try to find out the language points
3. Ask Ss to finish Ex1 and Ex2 of Discovering Useful Words And Expressions on P32.
