1、Unit 2 It describes the changes in Chinese society.Teaching modelReading and writing. Teaching method Top-down approach Teaching aims1. Listening and understanding familiar topics (Beijing Opera) finding specific information. 2. Describing intentions and plans in simple language.3. Reading and under
2、standing the sequence of events.4. Writing a short passage about favourite play or film. Teaching Objectives 1. Key vocabulary: act, show, common, describe, society, beginning, head teacher, college, novel, if, magic2. Keys structure: Infinitive structures (1): infinitives as objects; verbs followed
3、 by infinitives.Teaching aidsRecorder, OHP, video Teaching StepsStep 1 Warming-up1. Ask and answer questions about Lao She.1) What do you know about Lao She?2) What are his most famous books and plays?3) Whats the special about Lao She Teahouse?2. Tell the students about Lao She.Lao She (1899-1966)
4、was one of the most renowned contemporary Chinese writers, famous for his novels and plays. His works have been translated into over 20 foreign languages.3. Enjoy a video about Lao Shes Tea House.Step 2 New wordsShow some pictures and learn new words.Step 3 Listen and read1. Play the recording and l
5、isten to the tape carefully.2. Match the headings with the paragraphs. a) Lao She Teahouseb) The story of Teahousec) Lao She1) _2) _3) _3. Complete the timeline.1) Read the passage again.2) Complete the timeline with information about Lao She. LAO SHE1957 _1924 _1918 _1913 _1899 born in Beijing3) Ch
6、eck with a partner.4) Call back the answers from the whole class.4. Read again and complete the table.Something about TeahouseThe play has (1) _ acts. It tells us the story of Wang Lifa and (2) _ in Beijing.Something about Lao SheHe was born in Beijing in 1899. He studied in a(n) (3) _ from 1913 to
7、1918.From 1924 to 1929, he taught (4) _ at a college in London. He was one of the greatest Chinese writers of the (5) _ century.Lao She TeahouseYou can enjoy the Beijing Opera, traditional music or (6) _ at the teahouse.Step 4 Language points1. The play has three acts and shows the lives of common p
8、eople in China 整个剧本共有三幕, 向观众展示了中国普通老百姓的生活状况。act既可以作名词, 也可以作动词。作名词时, 可以表示“(戏剧、歌剧等的)一幕”; 作动词时, 可以表示“扮演; 演出”。e.g. The story has five _. 这个故事有五幕。 In this play Tony _ an old man. 在这部剧里，托尼扮演一个老人。2. If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic shows, you can enjoy them at the teahouse. if作连词，意
9、为“如果，若”，可引导条件状语从句。在if引导的条件状语从句 中，如果主句用一般将来时，从句用一般现在时表示将来。如： I will go to the park if it is sunny tomorrow. 3. and was named “the Peoples Artist”. (他)被誉为“人民艺术家”。 name在这里是动词, 表示“命名”; name还有“任命”的意思。 e.g. Jack _ as captain of our football team. 杰克被任命为我们足球队的队长。4. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to
10、everyone from all over the world.老舍茶馆热情地欢迎来自世界各地的人们。give (sb.) a warm welcome 意为“对(某人)表示热烈的欢迎”。welcome在此处作名词。e.g. 我们会给予外国朋友们热烈的欢迎。 We will _ the foreign friends _ _ _.Step 5 Complete the passage.1. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 4.century common if magic society writers2.
11、Ask the students to read through the passage in Activity 4.Lao Shes play, Teahouse, has three acts. It describes the life of Wang Lifa and the changes to the lives of (1) _ people in Chinese (2) _ in the first half of the twentieth (3) _. Lao She went to a teachers school in Beijing, taught in Londo
12、n, and later returned to China. He is one of Chinas greatest (4) _. Come to Lao She Teahouse in Beijing (5) _ you like Beijing Opera, traditional music or (6) _ shows. 3. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words from the box.4. Check with a partner.5. Call back the answers from the wh
13、ole class.Step 6 Writing1. Complete the table.TeahouseYour favourite play or filmWhere does the story take place?When does the story take place?What is the storys main idea?Why is it good?2. Write sentences about Teahouse with the information in Activity 5. Use the passage in Activity 2 to help you.The story of Teahouse takes place in Beijing.Now join the sentences. Write a passage about Teahouse.Step 7 HomeworkWrite a passage about your favourite play or film. Use Activities 5 and 6 to help you.
