Unit2ItdescribesthechangesinChinesesociety.

1、Unit 2 It describes the changes in Chinese society. Teaching modelReading and writing. Teaching methodTop-down approach Teaching aims1. Listening and understanding familiar topics (Beijing Opera) finding specific information.2. Describing intentions and plans in simple language.3. Reading and unders

2、tanding the sequence of events.4. Writing a short passage about favourite play or film. Teaching Objectives1. Key vocabulary: act, show, common, describe, society, beginning, head teacher, college, novel, if, magic2. Keys structure: Infinitive structures (1): infinitives as objects; verbs followed b

3、y infinitives. Teaching aidsRecorder, OHP, video Teaching Steps Step 1 Warming-up1. Enjoy a play: Lao She Teahouse2. Review the text of Unit 1.3. Show some pictures.4. Look at the pictures, and talk something about the pictures.5. Introduce the new words.6. Learn the new words.7. Read the new words.

4、1. Ask and answer questions about Lao She.1) What do you know about Lao She?2) What are his most famous books and plays?3) What s the special about Lao She Teahouse?2. Tell the students about Lao She.Lao She (1899-1966) was one of the most renowned contemporary Chinese writers, famous for his novels

5、 and plays. His works have been translated intoover 20 foreign languages.Step 3 Reading1. Play the recording and listen to the tape carefully.2. Ask the students to read through the passage.3. Read the passage by themselves.4. Read the text together.5. Read the passage and match the headings with th

6、e paragraphs in Activity 2.6. Check with a partner.7. Call back the answers from the whole class.Keys: 1 b2c3 aStep 4 Complete the timeline.1. Read the passage again.2. Complete the timeline with information about Lao She.1957 _1924 _1918 _1913 _1899 born in Beijing3. Check with a partner.4. Call ba

7、ck the answers from the whole class. Keys:1957 He wrote Teahouse.1924 He left home and went to England.1918 He finished the teacher s school and became a head teacher of a primary school.1913 His mother sent him to a teacher Step 5 Complete the table. s school.Something TeahouseThe play has (1) _ ac

8、ts.aboutIt tells us the story of Wang Lifaand (2) _in Beijing.He was born in Beijing in 1899.He studied in a(n) (3)_ from 1913 to 1918.SomethingFrom 1924 to 1929, he taughtaboutLao She(4) _ at a college in London. He was one of the greatest Chinese writers of the (5) _ century. You can enjoy the Bei

9、jing Opera, traditional Lao She Teahouse music or(6) _ at the teahouse.Keys: three, the customers of his teahouse, teachersschool, Chinese, twentieth,magic showsStep 6 Complete the passage.1. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 4.centurycommonifmagicsocietywriters2. Ask the stu

10、dents to read through the passage in Activity 4.Lao She s play,Teahouse, has three acts. It describes the life of Wang Lifa andthe changes to the lives of (1) _ people in Chinese (2) _ in thefirst half of the twentieth (3) _.Lao She went to a teachers school in Beijing, taught in London, and laterre

11、turned to China. He is one of China s greatest (4) _.Come to Lao She Teahouse in Beijing (5)_ you like Beijing Opera,traditional music or (6) _ shows.3. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words from the box.4. Check with a partner.5. Call back the answers from the whole class.Keys: 1.

12、 common2. society 3. century 4. writers 5. if6. magicStep 7 Learning to learnWhen you read a passage, remember to look at its title, the paragraph headings and the photos if there are any. They will help you understand the main ideas. Step 8 Writing1. Complete the table.TeahouseYour favourite play o

13、rfilmWhere does the storytake place?When does the storytake place?Whatisthestory smain idea?Why is it good?2. Write sentences about Teahouse with the information in Activity 5. Use the passage in Activity 2 to help you.The story of Teahouse takes place in Beijing.Now join the sentences. Write a pass

14、age about Teahouse.3. Write a passage about your favourite play or film. Use Activities 5 and 6 to help you.Step 9 Language points1. and wasnamed “ People s Artist ” Lao She is one of the greatest Chinese writes of the twentieth century.（他）被誉为 “人民艺术家 ”，老舍是 20 世纪中国最伟大的作家之一。name在这里是动词，表示 “命名 ”；name还有

15、“任命 ”的意思。例如 :Lili was named as captain of our English studying team.李丽被任命为我们英语学习小组的组长。2. The play has three acts and shows the lives of common people in Chinaact 既可以作名词，也可以作动词。作名词时，可以表示“（戏剧、歌剧等的）一幕 ”；作动词时，可以表示“扮演；演出 ”。如：The story has five acts. 这个故事有五幕。In this play Tony acted an old man. 在这部剧里，托尼扮演一

16、个老人。3. If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic shows, you canenjoy them at the teahouse.如果你喜欢京剧、传统音乐或魔术表演，你可以在这家茶馆里欣赏到这些节目。if 作连词，意为 “如果，若 ”，可引导条件状语从句。在if 引导的条件状语从句中，如果主句用一般将来时，从句用一般现在时表示将来。如：I will go to the park if it is sunny tomorrow.4. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to

17、everyone from China and from all over the world.Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all over the world.老舍茶馆热情地欢迎来自世界各地的人们。give a welcome意为 “地欢迎 ”。例如 : Beijing gives a warm welcome to people from all over the world.北京热情地欢迎来自世界各地的人们。Jim gave her a cold welcome. 吉姆对她冷淡。 5. Where does

18、 the story take place? happen & take placehappen与 take place都可以表示 “发生 ”，但它们在用法上是有区别的。happen往往指偶然的、未能预见的客观情况的发生；take place主要指经过酝酿的事情的发生，没有“偶然 ”的含义。如：An accident happened in front of the park yesterday.昨天公园门口发生了一场事故。Great changes took place in my home town in the past five years.在过去的五年里，我的家乡发生了很大的变化。此外， take place还可以表示 “举行 ”。如：The concert will take place next week.会议将在下周举行。Step 10 Do exercises:A. 完成句子 :1. 他们决定星期天去老舍茶馆看魔术表演。They _ a magic show at Lao ShesTeahouse onSunday.2. 他们希望能再回到大自然。They _ to the nature.3. 这个悲伤的故事发生在十年前。This sad story _ ten years ago.