人教新目标（Go for it)版英语八年级下册 Unit6 An old man tried to move the mountHansel and Gretel（教案）

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八上Unit 6An Old Man Tried to Move the Mountains Section B 2a-2e Hansel and Gretel TopicLegends and storiesTeaching type Teaching aimsKnowledge objectivesSs will be able to know and use the following language knowledge correctly:1)  Words: stepmother, wife, husband, whole, scene, moonlight, shine, bright, ground, lead, voice, brave. 2)  Phrases: shine bright, find one’s way out, lead sb to sp.3)  Sentence structures: As soon as you wake up, you must go to the forest with your father.Unless I do, we’ll be lost. That bird’s song is so beautiful that we should follow it.Ability objective1)  Ss will be able to fully understand a play according to its characters’ lines.2)  Ss will be able to write a proper ending for the play based on what’s already happened.3)  Ss will be able to act out a part of the play in a group.Moral objectiveSs will be able to realize the importance of courage, wisdom and calmness when they are in a dangerous or difficult situation.Analysis of the teaching materialThe text is from one of the Grimms’ fairy tales. The content is very intriguing and interesting. The language knowledge in the text is not difficult, mainly serves as revision to the former part of this unit. And it’s presented in the form of a play. So it’s necessary for the teachers to inform the students about some basic knowledge about the play and guide the students to act out.Students analysis This class consists of students of low language competence. They do not have much interest in learning English, especially difficult content. However, this unit of the book, particularly this part of the unit can arouse the students’ interest. Since this period of class is about reading a fairy tale and acting out a part of it. It’s important for these students to be concentrated enough to get involved in the analyzing process and to be brave enough to show themselves. The teacher organized the students to act a short play called The Emperor’s New Clothes in the previous part of the unit. So the students are more confident than before to work things out this time.Teaching focusthe understanding of some detailed plots of the play.the understanding of the characters’ personalities.Teaching difficultiesHow to write a proper ending for the play.How to act out a part of the play vividly.Teaching MethodsTask based. Pair work.Teaching AidsMultimedia. Blackboard.Teaching Process     Step 1. Greetings and introduction  Students’ activitiesTeacher’s activitiesSs listen to the teacher and make simple responses. T: Good morning, my dear students. I’m so happy to have this class with you.(Students also greet the teacher.)T: Now let’s begin our class. Today we are going to read an interesting fairy tale. Are you excited? (Students yell “yes”.)         Step 2.Background information and task presentation (seven tasks)Ss listen and answer the questions.Ss: No.  Ss: Yes!   Ss: Germany.     Ss: No.     Ss: sad, miserable, poor ......    Ss: Yes!T: First, let’s meet the authors. (Show a picture of the authors). Do you know who they are?T: It’s OK. They are Brothers Grimm. Do you know Grimms’ fairy tales?T: Good, I believe we all read fairy tales from their collection.T: Do you know where they came from?T: Good job! They are from Germany.T: Then, let’s try to know some historical background about this fairy tale. T: “Hansel and Gretel” is a well-known ...The fairy tale may have written in the middle of the Great Famine. Do you know what is “famine”? T: when there is not enough food for everybody, famine will happen. (show pictures about people during famine.)T: How do these pictures make you feel?T: Yes. Today, our fairy tale is written during famine. In order to check if you can fully understand this fairy tale, I will give you seven tasks. If you can finish all the tasks successfully, you’ll find a great treasure! Are you ready?Step 3Before reading(Task1)Ss think and answer questions.Ss: It’s a play.  Ss: A title, scene, characters, and lines.T: (Task 1) Before you read, can you find out the text type? Is it a letter, a play, a short story or something else? T: What does a play include?T: Great! You got most of them right. In fact, there is also voice over (旁白). Step 4Predicting and General reading (Task2-Task3)Ss listen and think about the questions.    Ss: The stepmother is planning to kill the children.Ss: Maybe Hansel and Gretel will die. Ss read and finish Task3.T: Now let’s meet the characters. (Show a picture about the first paragraph, and introduce the step mother, the father, Hansel and Gretel to students.)T: (Task2) Look at the picture and listen to the first paragraph. Think about two questions:What happened?What will happen in the rest of the play?T: (Task3) Read the rest of the play and match each description below with the correct scene. T: Let’s check the answers.T: After reading the whole play, let’s summarize the structure of the play.     Step 5Detailed reading(Task4)Ss read each scene, listen to the questions and answer them.  T: (Task4) Now, let’s read from Beginning, Development to Climax carefully and answer some questions.1)  Why does their stepmother plan to kill them?2)  What does Hansel go out to get?3)  Are they really going to the forest to get wood?4)  Why does their stepmother still give them some bread?5)  Do you think Hansel’s plan will work the first time? Why or why not?6)  How do their parents feel when they see Hansel and Gretel come back?7)  Why does Hansel want to go out to look at the moon?8)  Do you think Hansel’s plan will work the second time? Why or why not?9)  If you are Hansel or Gretel, what other plans can you think of? 10)  Why isn’t there any bread on the ground?11)  If you are Hansel or Gretel, what will you do when you are lost in the forest?12)  What do they find and what do they do?Step 6Character analysis and speaking(Task5)Ss discuss in pairs to summarize the characters’ personality according to their lines.Ss read each characters’ lines to each other with emotions.  T: (Task5) Do you think your reading is good enough to show the characters’ personality?T: Please work in pairs and analyze the characters’ personality according to their lines. And read the lines to each other with proper emotion. Step 7Ending design(Task5)Ss work in groups to write a proper ending for the play.T: (Task6) Does the story end here?(Play a recording about an old woman’s voice. )T: I’ll give you three tips. (Tip 1: a picture showing the old woman inviting Hansel and Gretel into the candy house.Tip 2: another picture showing Gretel pushed the old woman into the oven.Tip 3: some words and phrases to help the students.)Step 8 Acting (Task7)Ss work in groups to act out a part of the play.T: (Task7) Finally, it’s the last task! It’s time the act out any part of the play you like!Blackboard design                Unit 6 An Old Man Tried to Move the Mountains Section B (2a-2e)         the Structure of the Play           Beginning (scene1-scene2)Development(scene3-scene6)Climax(scene7)Ending(?)