1、Unit 7 FilmsReading (II)I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 1. review the information about Audrey Hepburn and retell the biography briefly;2. know how to use the key words and phrases correctly in contextual situation; 3. talk about one of t
2、heir favourite film stars by using what theyve learned and try to write a short biography about him/ her;4. develop their abilities of expressing their ideas in English freely and achieve confidence.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: all-time, actress, dancer, lead, role, mark, lifetime,
3、 final, peacefully,insist, beyond, pass away, catch ones attention2. New structure: That event marked the beginning of her successful career.Hepburn spent her last few years working closely with UNICEF so that she could help poor children in different parts of the world.She passed away peacefully in
4、 her sleep.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty 1. Know how to use the key words and phrases correctly in contextual situation. 2. Talk about one of their favourite film stars by using what theyve learned and try to write a short biography about him/ her.IV. Teaching methods:Tas
5、k-based Teaching Method; Situational Teaching MethodStudy strategies: Problem-based Learning method; Cooperative learningV. Teaching proceduresStep1 Revision1. Ask some students to retell the biography with the help of the key words and pictures.【设计意图：根据关键词和图片复述赫本的一生，从而帮助学生复习上节课所学课文的核心内容。 】2. Try to
6、 design more questions and ask each other. Work in pairs!T: It seems that you know a lot about Audrey Hepburn. But your friend doesnt know her and she is asking you some questions about Hepburn. Work in pairs.A: Why is Hepburn one of Hollywoods all-time best?B: A: When and where was she born?B: ( Tr
7、y to design more questions. Come on!)【设计意图：通过同桌之间设计问题，并给出回答，帮助学生进一步复习文本信息。作为读后活动之一，它发展了学生语言运用的能力和信息转换的能力。通过自主设计问题，学生的思维能力得到训练。 】 Step2 Languages focus（Try to lead in words and phrases in many ways. By giving some vivid pictures and examples, the teacher aims to help the students know how to use thes
8、e words and phrases correctly, which is the key part of the class.）1. T: Is Audrey Hepburn a great actress?S: Yes, she is one of Hollywoods all-time greatest actresses. all-time adj. the best level there has ever been my all-time favourite dancer an all-time favourite actor2. T: Why did people feel
9、very sad when she died?S: feel very sad about the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarianlose-lost-lost; n. loss 损失、失去 词组: the loss of Many wild animals are in danger because the loss of their living areas.The girl felt very sad about the loss of her bag because that was a b
10、irthday gift from her mum.3. T: Hepburns beauty and charm caught the writers attention. (出现 Colette 和 Hepburn 的图片)catch ones attention= attract sb.His wonderful speech caught the presidents attention.Jay Chous musical talent caught peoples attention and he soon became popular among young people.4. T
11、: What did Colette insist?S: She insisted that insist vt. a documentary bases on/ upon the real-life event6. play the lead role play a major role Yang Mi and Li Yifeng played the lead roles in the play. 7. mark vt. 表明；标志 mark the beginning of 标志 的开始His success marked the beginning of his golden days
12、. vt. 作标记 mark the words in red n. 得分 get full marks n. 污点，斑点 There are some dirty marks on the desk. Lets clean them.8. make ones final appearance in films 某人最后一次在电影中露面final adj. 最后的 （last） ones final choice/ chance/ decision; a final exam/matchn. 决赛 win the final9. Hepburns achievements went beyon
13、d the film industry. beyond prep. more or greater than The apple was just beyond my reach.This task is too difficult for me because its beyond my ability.The power of science and technology is beyond our imagination.More examples: beyond ones words/ thought/ dream/ work/ research (Ask the students t
14、o give more examples by themselves so that they can understand how to use the words better.)10. pass away peacefully in her sleeppass away=diepeacefully adv. 宁静地；和平地The quarrel has ended peacefully. I hope people can live peacefully in the world without any wars or crimes.Look, the girl is sleeping
15、peacefully with the lion. What a peaceful picture!【设计意图：此部分内容是课堂的重点，教师对于本课的重难点内容进行了认真的思考，精选了 10 个重点词汇和词组。通过设置恰当的情境，结合生动的画面，较好地训练了学生运用新知识的能力。教师借助语言教学的情境，设置了开放性的任务，帮助学生正确理解和运用新知识，培养了学生语言运用的能力。通过看图说话等活动，教者旨在培养学生观察、想象等思维能力。 】Step3 Language in useTask: Talk about Zhou Xun , my favourite Chinese actress1.
16、 Ask the students to talk about Zhou Xuns acting career and achievements by using the new words and phrases in the text. 2. Write a short biography about her.【设计意图：教者设计该读写活动旨在帮助学生巩固和运用所学的新知识。之所以选择周迅，是因为她是一位很优秀的演员，在慈善事业上也有诸多贡献。结合画面和提供的关键词，任务的设置有梯度，由翻译词组到填写小短文，再到整个语篇的写作。注重环节间的过渡和铺垫，使学生能较好地完成读写任务。 】V.
17、Homework1. Go over language points and retell the passage about Audrey Hepburn.2. Write a biography about Zhou Xun or your favourite actor/actress.3. Finish some exercises in the workbooks.【设计意图：指导学生进一步巩固赫本的生平并熟练复述课文，并运用所学的知识完成周迅的生平介绍，由说到写，培养学生用英语进行连贯地思维和表达的能力。能力较强的学生可以通过课后收集资料，写写他们喜爱的明星，下节课可以进行分享。 】