1、The Seventh Period: Listening, Writing and ActingPurpose: To improve students listening,writing and acting ability. To get students to know what happened to Henry after Scene 4.Step 1. Listening1. Ask students to look through the exercises of Ex1 before listening and then play the tape.2. Ask studen
2、ts to think of more things Henry might do with the bank-note. Let them try to make up what might happen after Henry do these things.Step 2. Listening, speaking and writing task1. Ask Ss to imagine what the situation in which Henry meets the woman (Portia) of his dreams will be like. Ask students to
3、discuss the following questions with their partners.(1) If you are Henry, what kind of woman is of your dreams?(2) If you are the woman what characters of Henry will attract you?(3) As Henry becomes the man many people are talking about, what will you think of him?(4) Suppose you are Henry, what sor
4、t of complements do you think Henry would give Portia? 2. After discussion, ask students to listen to the tape twice and make a few notes they will need. 3. Ask students to work in pairs and discuss each of the things in Ex3 on P58.4. Ask students to write the dialogue for Act Two, Scene 3 and remin
5、d them to make the words sound believable. Then let some Ss present their writings before the class.Step 3. Writing1. Ask students to imagine what Henry will do after he leaves the restaurant, as his hair is a little bit too long.2. Ask students to work in pairs and suppose they are the directors of
6、 the play and write their own scenes for the play. Remind them to use at least three stage directions in their scenes.3. If necessary, tell students what is the stage direction and after they finish, ask some pairs to read aloud their play. Then ask the whole class to decide which pairs writing is t
7、he best.Step 4. Acting After reading the play, ask two or three groups to perform in front of the class. And let others choose the best group. Then suppose a journalist in London heard this unbelievable story: A millionaire in rags had a meal in a restaurant. He thought it might make an excellent article. So he rushed to that restaurant and interviewed the owner, the hostess and the waiter. Let the groups act out the interview.
