英语选修8人教版新课标Unit4第1课时教案（Speaking）TheFirstPeriodSpeakingTeachinggoals教学目标1.Targetlanguage目标语言重点词汇adaptation,plot,professor,Pygmalion2.Abilitygoals能力目标EnablethestudentstotalkabouttheGreekstoryPygmalion.3.Learningabilitygoals学能目标HelpthestudentslearnhowtotalkabouttheGreekstoryPygmalion.Teachingimportantpoints教学重点Helpthestudentslearnhowtoretellthestory.Teachingdifficultpoints教学难点HelpthestudentsknowthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthestoryandtheplayPygmalion.Teachingmethods教学方法Discussion.Teachingaids教学准备Arecorder,acomputerandaprojector.Teachingprocedures&ways教学过程与方式StepⅠLead-inT:Hasanyoneheardof“thePygmalionEffect”？Whatisit?S1:ThePygmalionEffectisthatpeopletendtobehaveasyouexpecttheywill.Ifyouexpectapersontotakeresponsibility,theyprobablywill.Ifyouexpectthemnottoeventry,theyprobablywon’t.T:Good.Howdidyouknow?S1:IhaveoncereadsomeGreekstories.AndIhavereadthestoryPygmalionbefore.T:You’regreat.Ifsomeoneisgoodatwriting,weoftensayheorsheisaluckydogoftheMuses.Doyouknowwherethesayingcomesfrom?S1:ItalsocomesfromtheGreekstory.StepⅡWarmingupT:Yes.TodaywearegoingtolearnaboutaGreekstoryPygmalion.First,lookatthepicturesonpage28.Pleaseworkinpairsandworkoutthestory.Afterafewminutes.T:Nowlet’shavealookatthefirstpicture.Whocantellmewhat’sinitwithyourownwords?S1:Letmetry.Pygmalionwasaverygiftedartist.Hespentalongtimemakingastonestatueofabeautifulwoman.Itwassobeautifulthathecouldn’thelplovingitandwantedittobehiswife.T:Wonderful!Andwhocanfollowit?S2:Butitwasonlyastone.Howcouldhemakehisdreambecometrue?HethoughtandthoughtandatlastheaskedtheGreekGoddesstohelphimtobringittolife.T:Youdidagoodjob.Butdidhisdreambecometrueatlast?S3:Yes!TheGreekGoddessagreedtohelpandhiswishwasgranted.T:Nowwhocanpresentthecompletestorybasedontheabovedescription?S4:Letmetry.Pygmalionwasagiftedartist.Oneday,hedecidedtomakeastonestatueofabeautifulwoman.Heworkeddayandnightandatlasthefinished.Thenheclothedthefigure,decorateditwiththejewellery,andevennamedittheSleepingLove.Theworkwassobeautifulthathecouldn’thelpthinkingthatifthestatuecouldbebroughttolife,he’dverymuchlikeittobehiswife.Therefore,heaskedtheGreekGoddesstohelpmakeitalive.FinallytheGoddesswasmovedbyhissincerity.Hiswishwasgranted.Pygmalionthrewhimselftohisfeet,thegirlsmeltdownathim.Afterwards,theyfellinlovewitheachotherandmarried.T:Wonderful!Youdidagoodjob!Nowlet’shaveadiscussion.DoyouthinkthatPygmalionandhisstatue-wifewillbehappytogether?S:No,Idon’tthinkso.T:Whatproblemsdoyouthinktheywillhave?S1:Maybetheycan’tunderstandeachother,becausetheycomefromdifferentworld.S2:It’sveryhardforPygmaliontounderstandhiswife,becausehiswifeismadefromastone.Shedoesn’tknowthewords,behavior,anythingabouthim.…T:Good.Howdoyouthinktheymightsolvethem?S3:Pygmalionlovesthegirlsomuchthathedecidestoteachherhowtospeakandhowtobehaveherself.Littlebylittle,theyunderstandeachotherwellandlivehappily.T:Goodimagination!ThestoryissointerestingthatitwasmadeintoafilmMyFairLady,whichwasbasedontheplaybyBernardShaw.Doyouknowthisfamousplaywright?StepⅢDiscussionMakeabriefintroductionaboutShaw.T:GeorgeBernardShaw,Irishdramatist,literarycritic,asocialistspokesman,andaleadingfigureinthe20thcenturytheater.Shawwasafreethinker,defenderofwomen’srights,andadvocateofequalityofincome.In1925hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature.Shawacceptedthehonourbutrefusedthemoney.Hewasaveryhumorousplaywright.Hereisastoryabouthim.Oneday,Shawtookpartinagrandparty,inwhichhemetthethenPrimeMinisterChurchill.ChurchillwasveryfatatthattimewhereasShawwasverythin.ChurchillsaidtoShawverysharply,“Whenpeopleseeyou,theywillknowhowpooryourcountryis”.AndthenShawansweredveryquickly,“Whenpeopleseeyou,theywillknowthereasonwhyourcountryissopoor.”FromitwecanseehowwittyShawis!T:HaveyouseenthefilmMyFairLady？S1:Yes.Itwasaboutaflowergirlwhobecamealadyintheupperclass,helpedbytheexpertinphonetics,ProfessorHiggins.T:Doyoulikethefilm?Why?S1:Yes,Ido.Whatmakes“MyFairLady”specialisthegreatmusicalscorebyMr.LoewewithlyricsbyMr.Lerner.Mostofthesongsarebynow,standardsthathavedelightedussincetheywerewrittenandhavebeensungbypracticallyallthebestsingersoftheworld.Ｔ:Verygood.Theybothhavethesametheme.Intheplay,apoor-educatedflowergirlinthestreetatlastbecamealady,justassurprisingasastonebecameabeautifulwomanintheGreekstory.NowcanyoutellmethesimilaritiesbetweentheGreekstoryandtheplay?Youcandiscussitwithyourpartner.S2:Bothwomenmadebigchanges.IntheGreekstory,thestatuewasbroughttolife;whileintheplayPygmalion,theflowergirlElizawasbroughtuptotheupperclass.T:Good.Whatelse?S3:IntheGreekstory,Pygmalionisagiftedartist,whereasintheplayPygmalion,Higginsisanexpertinphonetics.StepⅣHomeworkAskthestudentstodothefollowing.1.FindmoreinformationaboutPygmalion.2.Pre-readtheplaytoseeiftheycanunderstandwell.
