UnitUnit 7 7 FilmsFilmsReadingReading (II)(II) I.I. TeachingTeaching aimsaims andand learninglearning objectivesobjectives By 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 their 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.II. TeachingTeaching contentscontents 1. New words and phrases: all-time, actress, dancer, lead, role, mark, lifetime, final, peacefully, insist, beyond, pass away, catch ones attention 2. 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 her sleep.III.III. FocusFocus ofof thethe lessonlesson andand predictedpredicted areaarea ofof difficultydifficulty 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.IV. TeachingTeaching methods:methods: Task-based Teaching Method; Situational Teaching Method Study strategies: Problem-based Learning method; Cooperative learningV.V. TeachingTeaching proceduresprocedures Step1 Revision 1. 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 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: ( Try 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 these 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 actor 2. T: Why did people feel very sad when she died?S: feel very sad about the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarian lose-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 birthday 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: What did Colette insist?S: She insisted that insist vt. a documentary bases on/ upon the real-life event 6. 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. 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 beyond 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 to give more examples by themselves so that they can understand how to use the words better.) 10. pass away peacefully in her sleep pass away=die peacefully 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 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 use Task: Talk about Zhou Xun , my favourite Chinese actress 1. 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 abo