高中英语《Unit 4 Pygmalion》阅读教案 新人教版选修8

云南省陇川县第一中学高中英语《Unit 4 Pygmalion》阅读教案 新人教版 选修8 Teaching goals 教学目标 1. Target language 目标语言 a. 重点词汇和短语 officer, hesitate, pence, uncomfortable, troublesome, outcome, disguise, brilliant, classify, mile, betray, dismiss, condemn, ambassador, acquaintance, handful, fortune, in disguise, pass...off as, make one’s acquaintance, in amazement b. 重点句子 An expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a person’s English decides his / her position in society. There you are and you were born in Lisson Grove if I’m not mistaken. But, sir, (proudly) once educated to speak properly, that girl could pass herself off in three months as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party. This is the age of the newly rich. People begin their working life in a poor neighbourhood of London with 80 pounds a year and end in a rich one with 100 thousand. The English that will condemn her to the gutter to the end of her days. Perhaps I could even find her a place as a lady’s maid or a shop assistant, which requires better English. 2. Ability goals 能力目标 Enable the students to talk about the play and use the play to work out the characteristics of each social group. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标 Help the students learn how to talk about the play and use the play to work out the characteristics of each social group. Teaching important points 教学重点 How to talk about the play. Teaching difficult points 教学难点 How to use the play to work out the characteristics of each social group. Teaching methods 教学方法 Listening, reading and discussion. Teaching aids 教学准备 A recorder, a computer and a projector. Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式 Step Ⅰ Revision and lead-in Review the story Pygmalion. T: Last period, we learned something about the Greek story Pygmalion and the play version by Shaw. Of all of Shaw’s plays, Pygmalion is without the doubt the most beloved and popularly received. Several film versions have been made of the play, and it has even been adapted into a musical. In fact, the film version of 1938 helped Shaw to become the first and only man ever to win the double prize: the Nobel Prize for literature and an Academy Award. Do you still remember the story? Now who can retell it to all of us? A sample retelling version: Pygmalion was a gifted artist. One day, he decided to make a stone statue of a beautiful woman. After that, he spent day and night carving it, and then he clothed the figure, gave it the jewellery, and even named it the Sleeping Love. How he wanted to bring it to life and made it his wife. Therefore, he asked the Greek Goddess to make it alive. And finally the Goddess was moved by his sincere feeling. His wish was granted. Pygmalion threw himself to his feet, the girl smelt down at him. Afterwards, they loved each other and married. T: Can you tell me the theme of the story? S: People tend to behave as you expect they will. T: Excellent! Based on classical myth, Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion plays on the complex business of human relationships in the social world. Phonetics Professor Henry Higgins tutors the very Cockney Eliza Doolittle, not only in the refinement of speech, but also in the refinement of her manners. When the end result produces a very ladylike Miss Doolittle, the lessons learned become much more far reaching. OK, today we will read a story about it. It’s written by the famous English playwright, George Bernard Shaw. Step Ⅱ Reading Deal with the Reading part. Play the tape for the students to listen. Then analyze the play. Ask the students to read through the text. While reading, pay attention to the writing style. Skimming Ask the students to read the play quickly and answer the questions. T: Now please read the play. After a few minutes, I’ll ask you some questions. After a few minutes. T: Who would like to answer the first question: How many characters are there in the play? S1: There are three characters in the play. They are Eliza, Professor Higgins, and Colonel Pickering. T: What is the weather like when the play begins? S2: When the play begins, it is pouring with rain. T: Very good. Do you think Eliza a well-educated woman? Why? S3: No, I don’t think so. In fact, she is poor-educated. We can know it clearly from what she said. For example, come over’ere, cap’in, and buy me flowers off a poor girl. For another, I ain’t done nothing wrong by speaking to that gentleman. T: Also, we can learn it from her behavior. For example, “pushes it back at him.” OK. Next one: Why did professor Higgins want to make notes of what Eliza said? S4: He wanted to make a speech, because it’s his profession. T: Very good. Next: What’s the meaning of “the age of the newly rich”? S5: It means people begin their working life in a poor neighbourhood of London with 80 pounds a year and end in a rich one with 100 thousand. Scanning