高一下Unit 15 The necklace Reading教案

人教修订版高一下Unit 15 The necklace Reading教案I.Teaching Goals:a)Students will be encouraged to write and act roles in a short play.b)They will learn one of the writing skills which are used in the play. That isirony.c)They will also learn how to make a summary.d)The following expressions and structures will be presented before the class.i.after allii.because of (and the difference between …because of‟ and …because‟)iii.marry (get married to, be married to)iv.worth (and worthy)v.the auxiliary verb “do” used to emphasize somethingII.Important stuffa)The ability to make a summary of what is read or heard.b)To differentiate “because of” and “because”, “worth” and “worthy”III.Difficult stuffa)To differentiate “worth” and “worthy”b)To differentiate “get married to” and “be married to”c)The writing skill “irony”IV.Teaching AidsA digital projector with a multimedia platformV.Teaching Proceduresa)Get all the things ready before class and play the music of The Marriage ofFigaro.b)Greet the students.c)Present some questions on the screen for the students to discuss.i.Do you like watching traditional Chinese operas, such as Sichuan operasand Peking operas? Do you like modern operas?ii.Have you ever acted in a play? What role did you play?iii.Have you ever tried to write a play?iv.What kind of plays do you like: funny plays, serious plays or sad plays?v.Do you know any of Chinese playwrights, like Cao Yu, and their plays?vi.Do you know any of western playwrights or have you ever watched any western plays?d)Present a portrait of Guy de Maupassant and make a brief description of hislife and his short stories.e)Play a short video clip of scene one on the screen and get the students towatch or read the play after the video quickly and ask them to make acarefully enough.g)Present some questions on the screen and get them to make a summary ofscene one.1. Why didn‟t Jeanne recognise Mathilde at first?Because Mathilde looked much older than her age.2. What kind of life did Mathilde live during the ten years?Years of hard work, very little food, only a small room to live in and nevera moment’s rest.3. Why did Mathilde borrow a necklace from her friend?Because they had been invited to a ball.4. Where was Pierre Loisel working?Pierre was working in a government office.5. Why had she been working very hard?Because of the necklace.1. How did Mathilde feel when her husband told her the good news?She felt excited but worried.2. Why was Mathilde worried?Because she didn’t have an evening dress and any jewelry for the ball.3. How did they solve the problem?They bought an evening dress which cost them 400 francs.4. What did Pierre suggest?Pierre suggested she borrow some jewelry.5. What did they decide to do? Why?They decided to ask Jeanne for some jewelry because she married a man with a lot of money.1. What kind of necklace did she get?A beautiful diamond necklace.2. How did they enjoy the ball at the palace？They had a very good time at the ball.3. What happened on their way home after the ball?They found the necklace was lost and they couldn’t find it .4. What did they do for Jeanne?They borrowed a lot of money and bought her a new diamond necklace.5. How much did the diamond necklace cost?It cost them 36000 francs.6. What did they do in order to pay off the debts?They both worked day and night during the next ten years.7. What did Mathilde learn at last?The diamond borrowed from Jeanne was not a real one but made of glass.j)Get the students to read the play aloud and try to understand the implied meaning of the whole play.k)Divide the class into groups of four students and get them to discuss the following questions:i.What on earth causes Mathilde’s misery of ten years?ii.What does the author want to tell us?iii.If you were Mathilde, what would you do when you got an invitation to the ball at the palace?iv.What would happen when the truth came out?l)Present language points of this part.a)After all:⑴It’s not surprising you’re tired. After all, you didn’t go to bed until12 last night.⑵Although they met with difficulties，I hear they’ve succeeded afterall。

b)marry/be married (to)/ get married (to)i.She married a Frenchman.ii.She married with a Frenchmaniii.He got married to a world-famous model(模特) last week.iv.Are you single or married?v.Is he married ?/Has he got married?vi.He married his daughter to a blind but rich man.c)worth/worthyi.This VCD is worth 20 yuan.ii.What you said is worth considering / consideration.iii.The work is worthy of careful study. /being studied carefully/to be studied carefully.VI. HomeworkWrite a summary of the play or write a fourth scene to describe what would happen when Mathilde went back home.。