英语选修8人教版新课标Unit4教案(共4课时)Unit4PygmalionTheFirstPeriodWarmingup一.Aims:Teachinggoals教学目标1.Targetlanguage目标语言:重点词汇和短语adaptation,plot,professor,Pygmalion2.Abilitygoals能力目标EnablethestudentstotalkabouttheGreekstoryPygmalion二.Contents:AskStudentstolookatagroupofthreepicturesandtrytodescribethemintheirownwords.T:Yes,todaywearegoingtolearnaboutaGreekstoryPygmalion.First,lookatthepicturesonpage28.Pleaseworkinpairsandworkoutthestory.S1:Letmetry.Pygmalionwasaverygiftedartist.Hespentalongtimemakingastonestatueofabeautifulwoman.Itwassobeautifulthathecouldn’thelplovingitandwantedittobehiswife.T:Whatproblemsdoyouthinktheywillhave?S1:Maybetheycan’tunderstandeachother,becausetheycomefromdifferentworld.S2:It’sveryhardforPygmaliontounderstandhiswife,becausehiswifeismadeformastone.Shedoesn’tknowthewords,behavior,anythingabouthim.…StepIIIDiscussionMakeabriefintroductionaboutShaw.T:GeorgeBernardShaw,Irishdramatist,literarycritic,asocialistspokesman,andaleadingfigureinthe20thcenturytheater.Shawwasafreethinker,defendersofwomen’srights,andadvocateofequalityofincome,.In1925hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature.Shawacceptedthehonor,butrefusedthemoney.Hewasaveryhumorousplaywright.Hereisastoryabouthim.Oneday,Shawtookpartinagrandparty,inwhichhemetthethenPrimeMinisterChurchill.ChurchillwasveryfatatthattimewhereasShawwasverythin.ChurchillsaidtoShawverysharply,“Whenpeopleseeyou,theywillknowhowpooryourcountryis”.AndthenShawansweredveryquickly,“Whenpeopleseeyou,theywillknowthereasonwhyourcountryissopoor.”FromitwecanseehowwittyShawis!T:HaveyouseenthefilmMyFairLady?Doyoulikethefilm?Saysomethingaboutthefilm.StepVHomeworkAskthestudentstodothefollowing.1.FindmoreinformationaboutPygmalion2.Pre-readtheplayandgetreadyforthenextperiod.**********************************************************TheSecondPeriodReading一.Aims:1.Abilitygoals能力目标EnabletheSstotalkbouttheplayandusetheplaytoworkoutthecharacteristicsofeachsocialgroup.2.Learningabilitygoals学能目标HelptheSslearnhowtotalkabouttheplayandusetheplaytoworkoutthecharacteristicsofeachsocialgroup.二.Contents:StepIRevisionandLead-inStepIIReadingDealwiththeReadingpart.PlaythetapefortheSstolisten.Thenanalyzetheplay.Askthestudentstoreadthroughthetext.Whilereading,payattentiontothewritingstyle.SkimmingAsktheSstoreadtheplayquicklyandanswerthequestions.T:Nowpleasereadtheplay.Afterafewminutes,I’llaskyousomequestions.Showthefollowings.1.Howmanycharactersarethereintheplay?2.Whatistheweatherlikewhentheplaybegins?3.DoyouthinkElizaawelleducatedwoman,whyorwhynot?4.WhydidProfessorHigginswanttomakenotesofwhatElizasaid?5.What’themeaningofthenewlyrich?ScanningAskthreestudentstoreadtotheplaywhileotherstudentsscanitandgetreadytoanswerthequestions:AccordingtoHiggins,ifapersonisverypoor,heorshecanstillbebetteroffatlast.Doyouagreewithhim?Ifso,howtorealizetheaimWhocancompletethelastsentenceinthefirstlineonpage30:Nowoncetaughtbyme…?Whatotherthingsshowone’sstatueinsocietyapartfromhowonespeaks?DoyouthinkPickeringifoftheupperclass?StepIIIComprehendingAskSstolistentothetapeascarefullyaspossible.Theyshouldnotonlypayattentiontothepronunciationandintonationbutgetthemainideaoftheplayaswell.T:Pygmalionisaboutrecognizingaperson’spositioninsocietybythewaytheybehaveandspeak.Pleaselistentothetapeandusetheplaytoworkoutthecharacteristicsofeachso...