1、大英4讲稿 The Tail of Fame3.1 Pre-reading ActivitiesStep 1 GreetingsGreet the whole class Step 2. Warming upTeacher initiates students to talk about their special experiences during the newly-past vacationPurposes: Help students quickly adapt to the language-learning mode and facilitate students with En
2、glish language atmosphere after a long vacation. Method: Talk in groups; communicative approach.Step 3. Lead-in and preparation for readingShow the Ss some pictures of famous people (the pictures might be the portaits of the famous people appearing in this Unit) and let Ss discuss with each other ab
3、out the questions on the screen. 1. For your understanding, how to define the word “fame” ?Fame refers to the state of being popular with a lot of people as a result of ones achievement. 2. What do people seek fame for?High social satus; abundance of material and spiritual fulfillment 3. What negati
4、ve effects might fame bring about?Loss of privacy; deprivation of freedom 4. Do you want to live a life of celebrity? Enumerate some reasons to support your idea.Purpose: Arouse the students interest of study and lead Ss to Text A: The Tail of Fame.Method: Use the CAI, PPT software and talk in group
5、s; Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach, audio-visual method and audiolingual method.Step 4. Fast readingAsk the Ss to read the passage as quickly as they can and require them to answer the questions on Page 9. Make sure Ss grasp the main idea of the text and have a relati
6、vely clear understanding of the text structure.Text structure: ( the chart below )Purpose: Improve the students reading and writing ability and let students understand the general idea of the passage.Method: Read the text individually and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, read
7、ing approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.Step 5. Preparation for details of the text on the screenSs are required to look at the words and phrases on the screen and give a brief presentation in class.Words and Phrases: Purpose: Train the Ss ability of understanding and
8、 using foreign language.Method: Talk in groups, Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach and total physical response method.1) bankrupt: adj. without enough money to pay what one owesMany state-owned enterprises have gone bankrupt. 许多国有企业都破产了。Due to the fierce competition, man
9、y small business holders went bankrupt miserably。竞争异常残酷，许多小企业者都惨痛的经历了破产。 2）be hard-pressed to do sth. : have difficulty in doing sth. You are hard-pressed to deal with this tough job individually.你很难独自一人处理好这项棘手的工作。Under present circumstances, graduates feel hard-pressed to find a relatively suitable
10、 job. 在当前情况下，毕业生感觉很难找到比较合适的工作。3) contaminate: v. make sth. dirty or poisonousThe water supply was contaminated by the chemicals.水源受到了化学物质的污染。The violent movies will contaminate the minds of youg people.暴力电影会沾染青少年的思想。4) object to: oppose or disapprove of sth.Do you object to our design? 你反对我们的决定吗？Mor
11、e and more people object to smoking. 越来越多的人反对吸烟。5) be intimate with: maintain a close relationship with; involve or have sexual relationship with sb. She was accused of being intimate with several men. 有人说她同几个男子关系暧昧。She is intimate with all her classmates.她和班上所有同学的关系都非常亲密融洽。6) accuse sb. of sth.: po
12、int out sb. has done something illegal or wrongThe public accuse the government of slow reaction to the crisis. 公众责难政府面对灾难未能做出快速及时的反应。The director was accused of bribery. 主任被指控受贿。3.2 While-reading ActivitiesStep 6. Intensive readingSs are required to read the passage carefully again and answer some
13、detailed questions on the screen. Then teacher picks out some difficult sentences to explain.1. They develop a style that agents market agressively to hasten popularity, and their ride on the express elevator to the top is a blur. Most would be hard-pressed to tell you how they even got there. (Para
14、. 3)Meaning: The arists form a style that agents push hard to make them become popular in a fairly quick way. Most of artists would have rather a vague idea about how on earth they become famous. Here, in this sentence, “ride on the express elevator to the top” is metaphorically used, indicating the
15、 artists seek their fame in a rapid way.2. After their enthusiasm dissolved, the public simply move on to the next flavor of the the month. (Para. 3)Meaning: After their enthusiasm has disappeared, the public simply turn to another star who is very popular at that time, but similarly only for a shor
16、t period of time. Here the author use “the month” to indicate a short period of time.3. Fames spotlight can be hotter than a tropical jungle a fraud is quickly exposed, and the pressure of so much attention is too much for most to endure. (Para. 5)Meaning: Fame leads to a lot of publicity. If a famo
17、us person commits a fraud, it will be discovered by the public quickly. And famous people are always the focus of the public, so they attract too much attention which makes them live under great pressure. Here “a tropical jungle” is metaphorically used.4. One drop of fame will likely contaminate the
18、 entire well of a mans soul, and so an artist who remains true to himself or herself is particularly amazing. (Para. 6)Meaning: Even a little bit of fame can poison a mans soul to great extent, and so an artist who still acts according to his or her own will or judgment is especially amazing. Here b
19、oth “drop” and “well” are metaphorically used. “drop” here means a little bit, or a small tinge. If you say someone is/remains true to sb./sth., you mean someone is loyal to sb./sth. in a consistent way. I promise I will always remain to myself forever. 我发誓我将永远忠于自我。Purpose: Enhance students understa
20、nding of the text and train students analysis ability.Method: Read the text together; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach, grammar-translation approach and total physical response method.3.3 Post-reading ActivitiesStep7. ConsolidationRequire students to
21、retell the text according to the text-structure chart given above.Purpose: To make sure students get a clear understanding of the text. At the same time, teacher displays the text structure on the screen again, so that students can retell it easily.Method: Read the text structure; Use task-based lan
22、guage teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.Step 8. DiscussionShow a movie clip about fame seeking, then ask the Ss to answer some relative questions. Purpose: To present a real situation To grasp the main ideaTo consolidate language pointsTo fo
23、ssilize the way of structured writingMethod: Use the CAI and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach, audiolingual method, Audio-visual Method and total physical response method.Step 9. AssignmentReview the key points of Section AFinish the e
24、xercises after classFinish online homeworkPreview Section BStep 10. AssessmentWrite a composition of a general statement supported by details to improve students writing ability. At the same time, train students ability of do-it-yourself and looking up the information by themselves. Teacher checks i
25、f students have done the after-text exercises in their spare time and discuss some common errors that crop up.Writing: Topic: Seeking FameOutline: 1. 对“fame”涵义的理解2. 成名的好处3. 成名带来的不便之处 Charlie Chaplin3.1 Pre-reading ActivitiesStep 1 GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step 2. Review1. Ask students
26、 some questions to review the last lesson（show them on the screen）.2. Check the homework（made a survey about the history of films by surfing the Internet or asking for help from other people）;Topics1. The history of films2. The characteristics of silent filmsPurposes1. To develop Ss online learning
27、ability 2. To improve Ss ability to retrieve the relevant information3. To stimulate Ss psychomotor thinking 4. To arouse Ss interest in learning the unitMethod: Talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach, and audiolingual method.Step 3. Lead-in and preparation f
28、or readingShow the Ss some pictures and let them talk to each other about the topic on the screen. 1. Who is Charlie Chaplin?a great comic in silent films2. What is his classic figure in films and can you describe it?classic figure a small and shabby little tramptiny moustachehuge pantsa tight jacke
29、t or tail coatsbowler hatsenormous broken bootsa walking cane3. Can you list the most famous films acted in by Charlie Chaplin?摩登时代（Modern Times） 大独裁者（The Great Dictator）淘金记（The Gold Rush） 城市之光 （City Lights）凡尔杜先生(Monsieur Verdoux)Purpose: Arouse the students interest of study. Bring in new subject:
30、Charlie Chaplin.Method: Use the CAI, PPT software and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach, audio-visual method and audiolingual method.Step 4. Fast readingAsk the Ss to read the passage as quickly as they can and to answer the questions on the screen. Let
31、them get the main idea of each paragraph and make clear about the text structure.Text structure: Purpose: Improve the students reading and writing ability and understand the general idea of each paragraph.Method: Read the text individually and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method,
32、 reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.Step 5. Preparation for details of the text on the screenSs are required to look at the words and Phrases on the screen and give a brief presentation in class.Words and Phrases: Purpose: Train the Ss ability of understanding and using foreign language.Method: Talk in groups, Use task-bas
