【教学设计】高中英语选修八Unit-4 Pygmalion Reading

1、高中英语选修八Unit 4 Pygmalion Readin Reading Teaching Goals:1. To learn about the content of Act One of the play.2. To develop Ss some basic reading skills3. To arouse Ss interest in appreciating literature.Teaching Procedures:Step 1. Pre-readingPurpose: To arouse Ss interest in learning about the play.1.

2、 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

3、story.(1) Pygmalion A. Pickering(2) Statue B. Higgins(3) Greek God C. ElizaSuggested Answers: (1) B (2) C (3) AStep 2. Fast readingPurpose: 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, A

4、sk them try to find out the information as quickly as possible When, Where, Who, What, howSuggested Answers:when11:15 pm, in1914whereLondon, EnglandwhoEliza, Colonel Pickering, Higginswhatfateful meetingshowEliza wanted to sell flower to Pickering, Higgins noticed her pronunciation.2. Ask Ss to read

5、 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 fou

6、r: What other things show ones status in society apart from how one speaks? Call out some Ss to report. Write down the points on the Bb.clothes you wearexpensive possessions (like cars or jewellery)attitudes and behavioureducation levelhow many foreign languages spoken and countries visitedStep 3. I

7、ntensive readingPurpose: 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 Picker

8、ing?(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

9、 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.whenhowwhatwhowhere3. 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. Homework1. Ask Ss to write a short passage to introduce the story br