1、 英语（必修第二册）Unit 1 Lights, camera, action!Reading (II)湖南省株洲市第二中学 王毓I. Learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students will be able to:1. learn some film-related vocabulary;2. understand sentence structures and the usage of the following vocabulary: give a brief introduction to, be familiar with,
2、 shoot, expect, attach, prefer, approach, contribute to, spare;3. understand the text thoroughly.II. Key competence focusUnderstand sentence structures and vocabulary in different situations.III. Predicted area of difficultyUse sentence structures and vocabulary in new situations.IV. Teaching proced
3、uresStep 1 BrainstormingT encourages Ss to brainstorm as much words as possible about film-related jobs.T: Last period, we learned about three different elements that go into making a film. In fact, making a film is complex. Do you know any other elements of film-making?T: There are a lot of people
4、working for a film. What film-related jobs do you know? Lets follow the process of film-making, and list different film-related jobs. 【设计意图：用头脑风暴的方式，激活旧知引出新知，拓展与电影相关的职业主题词汇，激发学生的兴趣同时，引出下一环节。】 Step 2 Group workT assigns the 5 paragraphs of the text to 5 different groups.T: We read a lecture transcrip
5、t given by a film critic last period. Do you have any difficulties in reading the lecture transcript, including the words, phrases and sentences, etc? Now, we will work in groups to discuss and share our learning notes. Behind the scenesPartsWordsPhrasesSentencesIntroduction (para. 1)Main bodySound
6、effects(para. 2)Visual special effects(para. 3)Props(para. 4)Conclusion (para. 5)【设计意图：让学生找出语篇的语言重难点，鼓励学生通过开展自主学习和小组合作学习，借助词典等工具书解决疑惑拓展新知。为下一步学生讲解语篇中重点语言知识做准备。】Step 3 Language comprehension and extensionT asks Ss to present their difficulties on the blackboard and share their learning notes. During
7、students presentations, the teacher makes necessary extension.T: Now, lets welcome some students to share what they have got by studying individually and cooperatively.1. Paragraph 1(1) Whatever your answer is, theres always a lot more to it than first meets the eye. whatever = no matter whatWhateve
8、r (= No matter what) you say, he will believe you.You can write about whatever topic you prefer (= any topic that you prefer). more to . than meets the eye There is more to that problem than meets the eye.(2) Actually, the film you see on the screen is the product of a huge amount of hard work, most
9、 of which takes place behind the scenes. Analysis of the two relative clausesT: When we translate the whole sentence,we need to understand the two relative clauses. The first one is a restrictive relative clause, with the relative pronoun that or which omitted and the second one is a non-restrictive
10、 relative clause introduced by which. Collocations of takeT: Now, lets look at the sentences and fill the blanks with the words in the box.(3) Today, Ill give you a brief introduction to some aspects of film-making you might not be familiar with.T: How do we introduce our topic at the beginning of a
11、 speech? Now, lets look at this sentence and translate the two phrases in it. give you a brief introduction to be familiar withT: The ability to guess the meaning of a word according to the context is important. Would you guess the meanings of introduce in the sentences? It can have many meanings in
12、 different contexts. Introduction is its noun form. Now, lets do some exercise.2. Paragraph 2These are often added after a scene has been shot and might not be made in the way you would expect. The usage of shootT: When we talk about a film,we usually want to know where it is made. Can you find the
13、sentence in which shoot has the same meaning as the one in the text?a. The police shot the suspect when he pulled a gun on them.b. The basketball player shot the last goal.c. One more look and he noticed flames shooting out from under the disabled vehicle.d. The movie was shot in New Zealand. The us
14、age of expectT: Just now, some students helped us to know the usage of expect. Great! Since you know something about it, lets summarize its usage.3. Paragraph 3(1) Another aspect I attach great importance to is visual special effects.T: Please look up attach in your dictionary and learn more about i
15、t. Attached is its adjective form and attachment is its noun form. When attached means “working for or forming part of an organization”, it is not used before a noun. Find out the meanings of attach or attachment in the following sentences. a. I attached a photo to my application form.b. He attached
16、 great importance to this research.c. This is the attached application form.d. The research centre is attached to the university.e. The boy has a childs attachment to his mother.(2) However, the aid of computers isnt always preferred. Peter Jackson, director of The Lord of the Rings films, took a cr
17、eative approachhe used clever camera angles to make characters seem bigger or smaller than they really were. The usage of preferT: Lets look at an example. “With the rise of apps such as Meituan, many young people prefer ordering takeout to eating in a restaurant.” Do you know more collocations of p
18、refer?We can form adjectives and nouns by adding suffixes such as preferable, preferably and preference. The usage of approachT: Approach in this sentence has a similar meaning of way or method. Lets practise usingapproach in different situations.4. Paragraph 4Props also contribute to a films succes
19、s.T: In the speech, it talks about how the elements behind the scenes contribute to the success of a film. Contribution is the noun form of contribute. 5. Paragraph 5(1) Just as the poor passengers on the real Titanic saw the tip of the iceberg, what we see on the cinema screen is just the tip of th
20、e huge iceberg of film-making.T: A metaphor compares one thing to another without using “as” or “like”. It draws the readers attention to the similarities between two things. This way, unfamiliar things can be explained with something people are more familiar with. For example, as a business person,
21、 you can not be a mouse. You have to be a tiger. Can you write a metaphor of your own to describe the film-making process?T: Can you translate the following sentence into English?(2) Hopefully, next time you go to the cinema, youll spare a thought for all those talented people behind the scenes. The
22、 usage of next timeT: Next time,every time, each time, the first time and the last time are often used to introduce an adverbial clause of time. The usage of spareT: Please match the sentences with the correct meanings of spare. 【设计意图：结合主题语境，深度挖掘文本，通过阅读文本来梳理重要语言知识，包括词汇、长难句和语篇修辞暗喻等。在语言知识拓展环节中，不断创设新的语
23、言情境，鼓励学生从不同的情境中获得新知，通过梳理、概括、整合信息，建立信息间的关联，形成新的知识，并学会应用到新的情境中去，达到对文本重点语言知识的理解和运用，为下一步语言知识在新语境中的运用打下基础。】Step 5 Language applicationT: Thank you for sharing your useful learning notes related to vocabulary and sentence structures in the lecture transcript. If possible, try to review them as often as possible. Now, lets practise the vocabulary in a new context. Please turn to your textbook on page 5 and finish part B1.【设计意图：拓展主题语境，让学生在新的语篇中巩固和使用词汇。】V. Homework