高中英語 unit1 Laughter is for you教案 牛津版選修6

1、Unit 1Laughter is good for youPeriod 1Welcome to the unitTeaching Objectives:1) To get students to conduct a free discussion about comic shows.2) To encourage the students to share their ideas with each other.Important points and difficult points:1) Students are expected to describe what they have k

2、nown about comedy and comedians.2) To encourage the students to communicate with classmates.Teaching procedures:Step1 Lead in A crosstalk show by Hou Baolin.Step2 Talking about the pictures Look at the pictures shown and discuss with a partner.Step3 Group discussion1. Which of the events above do yo

3、u think will be the funniest? Why?2. Who is your favourite comedian? Why do you like him or her?3. Why do people like funny things?Step 4 Homework : Preview reading.Period 2Reading Stand-up for your health！Teaching aims:1) To talk about a magazine article about stand-up comedy and why people love it

4、.2) To help the students develop the ability of reading.Teaching procedures:Step1 Lead-in1.Brief introduction2. Match these new words with the correct definitionsStep2 Skimming &Listening Qs: 1. What is the article about ? 2. How many types of stand-up are there? 3. What is laughter good for?Ste

5、p 3 Scanning 1. What is special about stand-up comedy? 2. What are the four main types of stand-up? 3. When did Bill Crystal begin practising stand-up? 4. What is one reason Billy Crystal has become famous? 5. How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards 6. Who were Bob Hope and George

6、 Burns? 7. What does your brain do when you laugh? 8. What is the English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text? Step 4 Activity Match each type of stand-up with an appropriate example. Step 5 A brief introduction of a famous comedian-Billy Crystal Step 6 Fill in the blanks with suitable words

7、Step 7 Discussion1. What kind of comedy do you enjoy the most? Why? 2. Laughter is good for you and for everyone else. How do you make other people laugh? 3. Tell a funny story to your classmates. Step 8 Reading strategy: guess the meaning of a word from the contextStep 9 Homework. 1. Read the passa

8、ge carefully and review the new words and phrases.2. Finish exercises on P4-5.Period 3 Word PowerTeaching Objectives:1） To understand the text better2） To master some useful words and expressionsImportant and difficult points:Some useful words and expressionsTeaching procedures:Step 1 Check the home

9、work.Step 2 Revision of the reading passage.Step 3 Presentation Study words used in play scripts. To be a successful actor, you need to learn the vocabulary used on stage. All the actors in a play are called the cast. The person in charge is the director. He or she gives the actors instructions abou

10、t how to perform. The words that the actors say are called their lines., and they can be found in the script. If you are an actor, you need to know where your character is supposed to stand on the stage. The director will tell you, and sometimes the script will contain instructions. A piece of infor

11、mation like this is called a stage director. The script is divided into sections, called acts and scenes. Plays are made up of several acts. Acts are like chapters in a book and are made up of different scenes. Scenes are like paragraphs in a book. The scene changes when the action of a play moves t

12、o a different place. Very short plays are often called one-act plays. This means all the action occurs at one time, in one place. You will need to know these terms in order to be a successful actor.Step 4 Practice Word study 1. Fill in the blanks with using key words on page 6. If you want to be an

13、_ , there are certain thins you will need to know before you can be in a play. The first is to always listen to the _. He or she will help you learn your _ and say them in the most believable way possible. The other members of the _ can also help you. When you get your _ and are ready to begin learn

14、ing your lines, start by finding out when your character is on _ . Look at your script, and make a list of which _ and _ you are in. You will be expected to be dressed in your _ and waiting in the _a least one scene before you go on stage. If your character uses any _ , make sure you know where they

15、 are before you go on stage.When you get on stage, you may be surprised by how bright the _ are and how different the stage looks like with _. Dont worry, just follow the _ that you learnt, and say your lines, and you will do fine!2. Find some idioms about smiling and laughing.a.to laugh ones head o

16、ff to laugh very hard eg: I went to see the new comedy. It made me laugh my head off. b .to smile on/upon sb/sth approve of or encourage sb/sthIf luck is smiling on you , it means that you are fortunate or lucky. eg: Luck was smiling on me that day as I won first place in the competition. If the wea

17、ther is smiling on you, it means that you are enjoying a bright day.eg: The weather has been smiling on us these days. c. More idioms about laughing and smiling:laugh away laugh at laugh in a persons face laugh down smile at Step 5 Homework: Finish the exercises in the workbook.Period 4 Grammar and

18、usage Overview of tenses 1: present tenseTeaching Objective :To Introduce the usage of present tensesTeaching important point:The basic usage of present tenses in different situations.Teaching difficult point:How to use proper present tenses in various sentencesTeaching procedures:Step1 Revision and

19、 lead-in:Step2 Presentation Types of present tenses and their usage. Simple present tense: The simple present tense is used to talk about things that are true now or are always true / occur regularly. eg. The sun sets in the west. These old people watch TV every evening. The present continuous tense

20、: This tense is used to talk about actions that are happening or in progress now/ are being planned now, but will happen in the future/ happen repeatedly, used with always, usually with a negative connotation. Eg. They are standing there talking and laughing. We are going to an evening party tonight

21、. You are always asking your parents for money. The present perfect tense: This tense is used to talk about how the past and present are connected. It is used for: experiences that are repeated/ things that happened in the past, but have an effect on the present/ things that started in the past and

22、are still happening now. Eg. They havent seen each other for ages. Doctors have found that people who laugh a lot live longer. People have always enjoyed laughing. The present perfect continuous tense: It is used to talk about actions that started in the past, have lasted up to now and will probably

23、 continue to happen. Eg. It has been raining for a week on end.Step3 Practice Choose the best answer from the given fourStep4 Consolidation Complete the passage using correct forms of the tenses in brackets.Step5 HomeworkComplete the exercises in the workbookPeriod 5 Task Writing to a foreign friend

24、. Teaching Aims:To train the students ability of writing.To practise writing an e-mail to a foreign friend.Teaching procedure:Step 1. Review and lead-inStep 2. Presentation Writing skills building 1: identifying priority When you are asked to do something, it is important to identify the most import

25、ant part of the task. The language used in requests helps you to identify what is most important and what is least important. e.g. I need. ( most important)The word need tells you that the request which follows is very important. I want ( somewhat important) The word want tells you that the request

26、is very important, but it is more something they desire than something that is necessary. I would like ( least important) The use of would like” tells you right away that the request is not too urgent. Writing Skills building 2: asking questions orally When you ask questions orally, you must remembe

27、r to use the correct question words. You should also vary the forms of questions you ask. Try not to as k several questions in a row, using the exact same words. This will help to keep the dialogue interesting. e.g. Do you know.? ( used for general questions) Can you name? ( used when the answer is

28、a proper noun Who is/are? ( used when the answer is a person or peoples names) Please tell me ( used for general questions) When did? (used when the answer is a date or a period of time) Please list ( used when there are several parts to the answer) Writing Skills building 3: answering questions in

29、an e-mail People often send an e-mail to answer questions from friends, family members and colleagues. When you answer questions in an e-mail, it is important to remind the person you are writing to of the questions you are answering. It you write down your answers, the recipient may not now what qu

30、estion each one answers. Suggested ways to avoid the problems1. Make a list You can write each question, followed by the answer. 2. Mention the question If you answer the question with a complete sentence, you can mention the question. There are both formal and informal ways to do this job.Step 3 Pr

31、actice 1. 假如你叫李華,你在加拿大的筆友Thomas來信詢問你校課外活動開展的情況,請根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容給予回信. 課外活動課時數(shù) 每天下午兩節(jié)(星期六 、日除外)活動時間3:20-5:20活動內(nèi)容閱讀、體育活動、唱歌、學(xué)電腦等最喜歡的項目體育、歌詠比賽、演講比賽希望與建議減少作業(yè)量、增加活動時間、多組織參觀和旅游活動注意: 1. 回信須包括以上內(nèi)容要點2. 詞數(shù): 120左右3. 信的開頭已寫好,不記入總詞數(shù) Dear Thomas, In your last letter, you asked me about our out-of-class activities in our sc

32、hool .2. Writing an e-maile-mail寫作要領(lǐng)首先，必須要標題（Heading）欄的'收件人（To）'框中輸入收信人的E-mail 地址。'主題（Subject）'框的內(nèi)容應(yīng)簡明地概括信的內(nèi)容，短的可以是一個單詞，如greetings；長的可以是一個名詞性短語，也可以是完整句，但長度一般不超過35個字母。'主題'框的內(nèi)容切忌含糊不清。像News about the meeting 這樣的表達，應(yīng)改為Tomorrow's meeting canceled。一般來說，只要將位于句首的單詞和專有名詞的首字母大寫即可。另

33、外一種較為正規(guī)的格式可將除了少于5個字母的介詞、連接詞或冠詞之外的每一個單詞的首字母大寫，如：New E-mail Address Notification。視信的內(nèi)容是否重要，還可以開頭加上URGENT或者FYI（For Your Information，供參考），如：URGENT：Submit your report today! E-mail一般使用非正式的文體，因此正文（Body）前的稱呼（Salutation）通常無須使用諸如'Dear Mr. John'之類的表達。在同輩的親朋好友或同事間可以直呼其名，但對長輩或上級最好使用頭銜加上姓。如：Tommy，或者Mr. S

34、mith。 E-mail文體的另外一個特點是簡單明了，便于閱讀，太長的內(nèi)容可以以附件的方式發(fā)出。一個段落大多僅由一到三個句子組成。信尾客套話（Complimentary close）通常也很簡明。常常只須一個詞，如：'Thanks'，'Best'，'Cheers'，不需要用一般信函中的'Sincerely yours'或'Best regards'。稱呼和正文之間，段落之間，正文和信尾客套話之間一般空一行，開頭無須空格。Step 4 Homework Write an e-mail to you e-pal to talk about you