高中英语外研版 (2019)必修 第二册Unit 4 Stage and screen教学设计

新外研社（19）高中英语必修二

Unit4 Stage and Screen- Understanding Ideas公开课教案

Teaching objectives:

1. Students can be able to understand the article, summarize the main idea of the article and obtain detailed information through skimming and scanning.
2. According to the time clues, retell the watching feelings of Hamlet and The Revenge of Prince Zidan in the first person and talk about their favourite art forms and TV programs.
3. Identify and use appropriate English to express different art forms and TV programs. Enable the students to appreciate the artistic charm of Peking Opera so that can enhance their sense of identity and national pride of traditional Chinese culture, and stimulate the sense of mission of inheriting and carrying forward traditional Chinese culture.

Evaluation objectives:

1.    Enable students to master the writing method of using open-wired line and buried line, and use it in their own writing.
2.    Enable students to express their own opinions based on the content of the text and the reality of life.

Teaching key points:

1.    Master the English expressions of different art forms and TV Programs.
2.    Complete relevant reading tasks, obtain information from the text and integrate it, and retell The Revenge of Prince Zidan in the first person.
3.    Comprehend the artistic charm of Peking Opera based on the text and enhance the sense of identify and national pride of traditional Chinese culture.

Teaching difficult points:

Task-based teaching method, P-S-P reading method

Teaching procedures:

Step1：Pre-reading

Activity 1

The teacher presents the famous saying“To be or not to be, That’s a question”and ask the students two questions:

1.    Which opera is it from?--Hamlet.
2.    Do you know the Peking Opera version of Hamlet?

Activity2

The teacher asks a question: Do you prefer Peking Opera or Opera in the west?Then the teacher asks the students to finish Activity 1 on page 38.

Look at the pictures of two performances and talk about their differences and similarities.

Consider the following:

orchestra

costumes and masks

stage set

Performers’ movements

Step2: While-reading

Activity 3 :Read the passage and try to divide it into three parts ..

Suggested answers:

Paras.1&2:Before the performance

Paras.3&4:During the performance

Para5:After the performance

3.    Read the passage and find out what aspects of Peking Opera most impressed the author.
4.    Read the passage and choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage in Activity 3 on Page 40.

Activity4 Careful-reading

Ask the students to read the passage according to the structure of the passage and answer the questions that are in different forms.

Read Paras. 1&2 carefully and answer the questions.

(1)Decide if the following statements are true(T)or false(F).

①The author is a high school student with Chinese literature as one of his main subjects.              (　　)

②Hamlet is a Western masterpiece by Shakespeare. (　　)

③Before the show,the author felt he understood Hamlet very well. (　　)

④Peking Opera has more than 2,000 years of history. (　　)

(2)In Paragraph 1,the author says “I was full of confidence—until the Peking Opera came to town!”.It means that 　　　　. 

A.He thought he knew very well about Hamlet until he saw the Peking Opera.

B.He was confident that Hamlet is the most important play written by the most important writer.

C.He thought that Hamlet was good in English than in the Peking Opera version.

D.The author hadn’t seen Peking Opera before.

(3)Why did the author go to see The Revenge of Prince Zidan?

A.To make sure it has a long history.

B.To enjoy the Peking Opera version of Hamlet.

C.To confirm that Peking Opera is easier to understand.

D.To find out the differences between Hamlet and its Peking Opera version.

Suggested answers:

(1)①F　②T　③T　④F （2）A（3）C

2.Read Paras. 3&4 carefully and answer the questions

（1）What instrument is mainly used in Peking Opera?

An instrument with two strings called jinghu

（2）What helped to get meanings across to the audience?

The music, exaggerated movements and mime.

（3）To what extent is the stage simple?

A decorated whip represented a horse, and a screen with Chinese characters, a study.

（4）What did the author think of the characters’ movements?

They were simply incredible.

What can we learn from Paragraph 4?

A.The characters were performers as well as athletes.

B.Prince Hamlet did a backflip before.

C.The author didn’t like the play.

D.The Revenge of Prince Zidan is a success.

Suggested answer:D

4.    Read Para.5 and answer the questions.

(5)The author could easily understand the topic of Hamlet by 　　　　. 

A.combining music,singing,drama,poetry and costume design with explosive effect

B.experiencing the strong emotions of love,anger,fear and grief

C.reading the play a lot of times before watching The Revenge of Prince Zidan

D.watching a screen with Chinese characters

(6)What does “I was on the edge of my seat” mean in Paragraph 5?

A.He wanted to leave.

B.He loved the performance.

C.He was sick of the performance.

D.He felt uncomfortable.

Suggested answers:

（1）B（2）B

Step3 Language points:

1.As a high school student with English literature as one of my main subjects,I have to!

作为一名高中生,英语文学是我的主要科目之一,我必须了解!

句中with English literature as one of my main subjects属于“with+宾语+宾语补足语”的复合结构,该结构常做原因、条件、时间、方式或者伴随状语,也可作后置定语。with复合结构常见的形式有:

with+宾语+宾语补足语

①He went out of the classroom 　　　　a book in his hand. 

②With all the work 　　　　(finish),they hurried back home for lunch. 

③The young woman,with a baby 　　　　(sleep) in her arms,was wandering in the street. 

④With so many essays 　　　　(write),he won’t have time to go shopping this afternoon. 

2.Having seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times,I was full of confidence—until the Peking Opera came to town!

看过很多版本的《哈姆雷特》,读了很多遍,在京剧传到城里之前,我(对它)充满了信心!

having seen为非谓语动词作原因状语,see动作发生在be full of之前,故使用having seen,而不是用seeing。

①努力工作了一天后,我早早上床睡觉了。

　　　　(work) hard a day,I went to bed early. 

②经过认真的预习,他在课上很轻松地跟上了老师的节奏。

　　　　(preview) carefully,he followed his teacher in relaxation. 

3.Dating back to the 18th century,Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history.

dating back to为非谓语动词作伴随状语。

date back to=date from=go back to 表示追溯至……(注意无被动,无进行)

无被动,无进行的短语还有:belong to;consist of

①这个寺庙可追溯至两千年以前。

The temple 　　　　two thousand years ago. 

②由10人组成的医疗团队已经赶往了武汉。

A medical team 　　　　10 members has gone to Wuhan. 

③The library 　　　　(belong to) our school is being built. 

4.The performers of course sang in Chinese,but the music,exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings across to the audience.

当然演员们用汉语演唱,但是伴奏的音乐、夸张的动作以及动作模仿帮助了观众对戏的理解。

get across(to sb.)　解释清楚,传达;(使)被领会

get along/on (well)with　与……相处(融洽);进展(良好)

get down to (doing) sth.　开始认真做某事

get through　穿过,通过;完成;(用电话)接通

get over　克服;从(疾病或不快中)恢复

get into the habit of　养成……的习惯

get into trouble　陷入困境

①It is difficult to 　　　　the meaning of not going out. 

要理解不出门的意义并不容易。

②While the students came from different countries,they 　　　　quite well in the summer camp. 

尽管学生们来自不同的国家,他们在夏令营相处得非常好。

③After that,he knew he could 　　　　any emergency by doing the best of his ability. 

在此之后,他知道只要尽全力就能成功应对一切紧急事件。

④It’s time that I got down to 　　　　(think) about my future. 

5....some of the female voices were so high that I was sure they could break glass!

……一些女性的声音太高了,我确信可以打破玻璃!

so...that...意为“如此……以至于……”,that在句中引导结果状语从句。

(1)so+that...

(2)such+that...

①My mother is 　　　　stubborn that I can never persuade her to give in. 

我的母亲很固执,我从来不能说服她让步。

②He made 　he failed the exam once again. 

他出了那么多错,考试又没及格。

③She is so 　we all like her. 

=She is such 　we all like her. 

她是一个这么聪明的小女孩,以至于我们都喜欢她。

so...that...或such...that...句式中,有时候会把so...或such...部分提到句首,主句用部分倒装语序。

④So fast 　　　　that nobody in our class can catch up with him. 

他跑得如此快,以至于我们班没人能追上他。

6.So,if you want to see a show that combines music,singing,drama,poetry and costume design with explosive effect,The Revenge of Prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes!

因此,如果你想观看一场由音乐、歌唱、戏剧、诗歌以及服装设计相结合,并且给人以强烈效果的戏的话,那么《王子复仇记》再适合不过了!

tick all the right boxes　事情发展如人所愿,一切顺利

tick away/by/past　(尤指等待某事发生时)时光在流逝,时间一点一点地过去

tick sb.off　斥责;使生气,激怒

①So how do we ensure we 　? 

那么我们怎样确保我们一切顺利呢?

②I had to get to the airport by two,and the minutes were ticking 　　　　. 

我必须在两点前赶到机场,时间正在一分一秒地过去。

③Her attitude is really 　　　　. 

她的态度真的把我惹恼了。

Suggested answers:

1.①with;②finished;③sleeping;④to write

2.①Having worked;②Having previewed

3.①dates back to;②consisting of;③belonging to

4.①get across;②got along;③get through;④thinking

5.①so;②so many mistakes that;③clever a girl that;a clever girl that;④does he run

6.①tick all the right boxes;②away;③ticking me off

Step 4 Post-reading

Activity5:Ask students to finish the chart of mind map without referring to the text book and try to retell the passage according to the mind map.

Suggested answers:

1.full of confidence

2.he knew a lot about Hamlet

3.surprised

4.The costumes and masks

5.sounded (really) unique

6.was (really) simple

7.(simply) incredible

8.the strong emotions of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance

Activity 6:Ask students to summarize two writing clues of the passage.

Two clues of the text

The order of 1.________： before the performance→ during the performance→after the performance

Changes of feelings: 2.___________→curious→3.___________→impressed

Suggested answers:

1.    time  2.confident  3.surprised

Activity7: Think&Share

1.Why does the author say “The Revenge of Prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes”?

Suggested answers:

Because this show combines music, singing, drama, poetry and costume design with explosive effect. In the author's opinion, this show is perfect and meets all his requirements.

2.Do you think it is necessary for us teenagers to study Peking Opera?Why?( Answers may vary)

Step5 Cultural development

Show two videos of Hamlet of Western Opera version and The Revenge of Prince Zidan of Peking Opera version.

Show some famous saying from Shakespeare’s works.

文化拓展：

出自莎士比亚戏剧的经典名言:

①Abandoning time person,time also is able to abandon him.

放弃时间的人,时间也会放弃他。

②People can control self destiny,if we are under the control of person,that alternates absent destiny,but is member of ourselves.

人们可支配自己的命运,若我们受制于人,那错不在命运,而在我们自己。

③Either need to frustrate because of the once,or abandon your it turns out that determination wants to achieve purpose.

不要只因一次挫败,就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。

④No matter how dark long,may eventually in the day arrival.

黑暗无论怎样悠长,白昼总会到来。

Homework:

1.Please finish a summary writing according to the mind map in  Activity 4 on the book. Try to use what we have learned today.

2.Try to find and learn more about Peking Opera and Shakespeare.