单元:Unit 1 The written word
板块:Reading 2
Thoughts on the design:
本教学方案分为四个部分,分别为re vision、language points、consolidation与homework。
在“revision”环节,教师将要求学生复述上节课所学课文作为本课的开端,旨在一方面提高
口语,激发其学习兴趣;另一方面通过回顾上节课的内容形成自然过渡,起到承上启下的作用,为
讲新知识打下一个基础。在“language points”环节,教师将以两步走的方式开展教学,其中渗
透着PPT教学模式。第一步根据Krashen输入假设理论的i+1原理,教师将引导学生利用已学知识进行新语言点的习得,即“practice to present”;第二步,教师将引导学生根据第一步所学进
行相关练习,即“practice”。在完成学习的基础上,学生将在“consolidation”环节对所学知
识点进行总结性练习,以达到巩固的目的。
Teaching aims:
1. Encourage the students to raise reading ability by focusing on language points;
2. Get the students to grasp the new language usage in the text by learning them.
Procedures:
Step 1 Revision
1. Think of a possible ending for the novel.
2. Retell the story of Great Expectations.
Step 2 Language points and use
1. Key words:
Explanation (通过填词的方式把关键词挑出来讲解和操练,见PPT 6-11。)
Fill in the blanks first and then practise the uses of the key words.
What is c_____ literature? C_______ are the a______ of the l_______ world, which are still well received today. They are e_______ of great writing and wisdom. Man y
a__________ films are based on the classics. For example, in 1998, a modern
a__________ of Charles Dickens’ novel Great Expectations, one of his best-known works, was released in cinemas.
Great Expectations is s____ in England in the early 1800s. The main character in the novel is Pip. He lives with his mean sister and her kind and simple husband, Joe.
It is a m_____ night when the story begins. Mist is a s_____ of danger which adds interest, t______ and deeper meaning to the text. Later in the story, Pip receives a large sum of money from a generous stranger, w hich is a twist in the p______. He uses the f________ to move to London.
He settled there so he can become an e_______ gentleman, but he gradually develops the shortcomings of being shallow and being prejudiced against his old companions, because he has rigid ideas of what it means to be c_____ and to be a gentleman. What
it means to be a gentleman is an important t_____ in Great Expectations. By the end of the story, Pip learns that w________ doesn’t buy happiness and that friends are more important than a fancy education.
Practice: Fill in the following blanks using the given words.
1. He likes _______ novels and Jane Austen’s novels are among the best-loved ________
in English literature. (classic)
2. Though she is interested in ______, she is not a _______ writer. (literary)
3. Michael _______ to the new job very well, which was beyond our expectations.
The plot had to be changed a little bit since the film is an __________ of the book. (adapt)
4. The girl and her best friend were both very ________ and nervous about the results
of the examination.
The argument over the game created ________ between the two of them. (tense)
2. Key phrases:
Explanation (先翻译关键词组,再把重难点挑出来练,以此达到掌握的目的,见PPT 13-16。)
1. 由……改编
2. 在世界占一席之地
3. 在架子上尘封
4. 被改编成电影
5. 每一次
6. 肥皂剧
7. 古典文学 8. 出版
9. 一心想要做…… 10. 华而不实的教育
Comparison:
at times/at one time/at a time/in time/in no time/at no time
1. We were ____________ for the train.
2. __________ Chinese were regarded as Asian patients, but now we are strong enough to
hold the Olympics.
3. ____________ will Chinese people bow (低头) to huge difficulties even though we
have suffered a lot.
3. Key sentences:
Explanation (把重点句和结构挑出来讲解再进行练习,以此达到掌握句型的目的,见PPT 18-25。)
1. His tomb reads,‘By his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to the world.’
2. Pip’s sister seldom has a kind word to say, but Joe is a kind and simple man, who
would rather die than see any harm come to Pip.
3. He has rigid ideas of what it means to be civil and to be a gentleman, and is
embarrassed by Joe because he does not fit these.
Key sentence structures:
1. Why else would many films based on them be successful?
2. Pip dislikes it when Joe comes to visit him in London.
Step 3 Consolidation:
Explanation (巩固部分再一次通过填词、词组和翻译的方式复习重点内容。见PPT 27-29)
Fill in the blanks using the following phrases:
(be lost to/be bent on/gather dust on the shelf/ come out /be adapted from)
1. My guitar has just been _______________________ since I injured my hand.
2. Many films ________________ classic works.
3. A lot of new books _________ every day
4. By the death of Ba Jin, one of China’s greatest writers ____________ the world.
5. He _________ winning at all costs.
根据首字母提示完成下列句子:
1. Many people were g_______ enough to donate enough money to the people in the
disaster regions.
2. The play is an a_________ of a short nov el.
3. Ann’s uncle died suddenly, leaving all his f______ to her.
4. He was v_____ about his looks, spending ho urs in the gym.
5. Prisoners reported being regularly a______ by their guards.
6. Keep a c_________ tongue in your head! Don’t speak rudely.
7. The _____ (曲折) in the plot is always the attraction to literature lovers.
8. Parts of this school are in d__________ need of repair.
Translation:
1. 作为一位母亲,她宁愿自己挨饿也不愿孩子受到任何的伤害。(would rather … than …/
come to)
2. 你这样说真有礼貌。(civil)
Step 4 Homework:
1. Memoriz e the words, phrases and sentences we learned today.
2. Make up a short story using the given adjectives.