Part1Analysisofthislesson
ThislessonisthesecondperiodofUnit3.andit’sareadinglesson.ThepurposeofthisreadingistointroducethelifeandworkofCharlieChaplinandhisexcellentperformanceinhissilentfilms.Itplaysaveryimportantpartinteachingofthisunit.Soifthestudentscanlearnthislessonwell,itwillbehelpfultomakethestudentslearntherestofthisunit.TheycanlearnmoreaboutthehumorespeciallyEnglishhumor.Suchtopicisrelatedtoourdailylife,soitishelpfultoraiselearninginterestsofstudentsanditwillbeeasiertogetknowledgeintheirlaughter.
Teachingaimsanddemands
1.Knowledgeobjects
Makethestudentsbeawareoftheculturalaspectsofhumorbylearningthislesson.
2.Abilityobjects
Letthestudentsrealizethathumoristoletpeoplebeoptimisticabouteverythingaround.
3.Moralobjects
①Toenablethestudentstolearntobefacedwithdifficultiesandovercomethem.
②Toencouragethemtokeepupoptimisticattitudetowardslifeandimprovetheirsenseofhumor.
Teachingkeypoints
1.Helpthestudentsgrasptheimportantwordsandphrasesinthetext.
2.Helpthestudentstolearntogetinformation,analyzetheinformationandunderstandtheinformationfromthetext.
Teachingdifficulties
1.Howtofirethestudents’enthusiasmtoexpresstheirideas.
2.TomakethestudentsknowtheactingstyleofCharlieChaplinandunderstandtheconnotationofhumor.
Part2Teachingtheories,methodsandaids
Beforedealingwiththislesson,I’lldomybesttocarryoutthefollowingtheories:
1.Makethestudentstherealmastersinclasswhiletheteacheractsasadirector;
2.LetthestudentsreceivesomemoraleducationwhiletheyarelearningtheEnglishlanguage.
Teachingmethod:
Doubleactivitiesteachingmethod;Question-and-answeractivityteachingmethod;Watch-and-listenactivity
Teachingaids:
computerandtheblackboard
Part3Teachingprocedure
Step1Revision(2minutes)
GetthestudentstomatchdifferenttypesofhumorthattheylearnedinWarming-upandsomenamesoffamouscomedyactors.Forexample,Mr.Beanandmime,MarkTwainandfunnystoriesandsoon.
Thisstepisemployedtoreviewthewordsrelatedtohumoranddrawthestudents’attentiontothetopicaboutnonverbalhumor.
Step2Lead-in(3minutes)
ShowthestudentsaclipfromthefilmTheGoldRushandaskthemtwoquestions:
①Inthisfilm,whatwasheeating?(apairofshoes)
②CanyoutrytogiveadescriptiononChaplin?
(Heworeasmallblackhat,verywidetrousers,amoustacheandcarriedastickthatheswungintheairashewalked.)
Thesequestionsareintendedtowarmupthestudentsandthinkaboutthethemeofreading.AnditcanalsoarousetheinterestsofthestudentstospeakEnglishinclassonthetopicstheylikeandtheyarefamiliarwith.
Step3While-reading
I.Fastreading(5minutes)
FirstIwillintroduceCharlieChaplinbriefly,whowasagreatsilentmoviestarofhistime.Andthenaskthestudentstoreadthepassagequicklytofindmoreinformationabouthimandanswerthequestionsthatwillbeshownonthescreen:
①WhatwasCharlieChaplinfamousfor?
②Howmanyfamousfilmorcharactersarementionedinthetext?Whatarethenames?
Inthispartthestudentsarerequiredtogetsomerelatedinformationfromthepassage.Thismethodisusedtotrainthestudenttogetthegeneralideaofthepassage.Anditisalsoagoodchanceforthemtoimprovetheirskimmingskills.
II.Detailedreading(15minutes)
Iwillaskthestudentstoreadthewholepassageagaincarefullyandanswersomedetailedquestions.Iti
salsocalleddepthreadingorstudyreading.Itmeansreadingfordetailedinformation.Thepurposeistomakethestudentsunderstandthereadingmaterialbetter.
1.Trueoffalse
①Chaplinbecamefamousforusingaparticularformofactingincludingplayingonwords.
②InTheLittleTramp,Chaplinalwaysworelargetrousers,worn-outshoesandcarriedawalkingstick.
③TheGoldRushissetinCaliforniainthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.
④Chaplin’smovieswereproduced,directedandwrotebyotherpeople.
2.Choosethebestanswersaccordingtothepassage:
①What’sthepassagemainlyabout?
A.ThehistoryofEnglishhumorB.ThefilmsChaplinmade.
C.ThehumorChaplinmadeinhisfilms.D.TheGoldRushinCalifornia.
②Chaplinmadepeoplelaughwhentheyfeltdepressedbecause_______.
A.theyenjoydoingso
B.itmakespeoplemoreworriedabouttheirlife.
C.itmakespeoplemorecontentwiththeirlife.
D.there’smuchfunisdoingso.
③WhydidpeoplelikeThelittleTramp?
A.Becauseitgivespeoplecouragetoovercomedifficulties;
B.Becausehewasalwayskindevenwhenpeoplewereunkindtohim.
C.Becausehewasoptimism.
D.Alloftheabove
④Inthemiddleof19thcenturypeoplewenttoCaliforniatolookfor______.
A.filmsB.goldC.entertainmentD.water
⑤ChaplinwasgivenaspecialOscarfor______.
A.theyenjoydoingso.B.thefilmshedirected.
C.thejoyhegaveusinhisfilms.D.thecontributionshemadeinfilms.
⑥What’stheauthor’sattitudetoCharlieChaplin?
A.positiveB.negativeC.seriousD.appreciative
3.Writedownthemainideaofeachparagraph:
Paragraph1:Theworldsituation
Paragraph2:Charlie’schildhood
Paragraph3:Hisfamousfilmcharacter
Paragraph4:Anexampleofhiswork
Paragraph5:Hisachievements
Ithinkagoodwaytocheckwhetherthestudentshaveunderstoodthereadingistoaskthemtosummarizethepassageinonesentence.Thisisavaluableskillthatstudentswillbeaskedtoattemptinthecomprehendingsection.
Step4Postreading
1.Discussion(7minutes)
①WhatshouldwelearnfromCharlieChaplin?
(Weshouldbeoptimistic(乐观)nomatterwhatdifficultieswemeetwith,justasCharlieChaplinwas.)
②Whatshouldwedotogetsuccess?
(Setupanaim;doourbest;paymoretimethenothers;nevergiveup/loseheart;insistonwhatwepursue)
Apartfromtheknowledgetheygetfromthislesson,itisagoodopportunityforthestudentstoreceivemoraleducation.
2.Makeadialogue(10minutes)
ImagineoneofthestudentswantstowriteanjafsaboutCharlieChaplinforthecolumn“HUMOUR”oftheschoolnewspaper.SoheisgoingtointerviewCharlieChaplin.
Thepurposeofthisstepistocreatealanguageenvironmentforstudents’communicationinclass;andgivethestudentsachancetopractisetheirspokenEnglish.Ifthestudentscanfinishthistaskwell,theywillbenefitalotintheirspokenEnglish.Theycanusesomeimportantwordsandphrasesthattheyhavelearnedinthepassage.Thisprocesscanberegardedasaquiz.IcanknowifmystudentsunderstandthewholetextreallyandiftheymasterwhatImeantotelltheminthisclass.
Step5Summary(2minutes)
Todaywehavelearnedsomethingabouthumor.Humoriseverywhereinourdailylife.Ihopeinthefutureyoucanbeoptimistic(乐观)nomatterwhatdifficultiesyoumeetwith,justasCharlieChaplinwas.
Step6Homework(1minute)
Trytorewritethepassageinthefirstpersonin120wordsandthenpresentitinthenextclass.
Thisstepisusedtopractisetheirabilityofwritingandlookingupinformationbythemselves.