Teaching Aims and Demands

Words and Phrases

Four Skills: dormitory explain recognise continue call on lovely bring back day and night pay off at most debt precious positive attend earn act out besides

Three Skills: surely ball lecture silly author outline quality

Spoken English:

Ask for permission

Could we/I … ?

May/can I …?

Shall we …?

Is it possible…?

Do you mind…?

Talk about possibilies

It can’t be …

It could …

HE might …

They must …

Grammar:

Use the modal verbs must, can/could, may/might

Certain possible impossible

He must /could/may/might can’t be working.

He must /could/may/might can’t be American.

Use of Language:

(1) Help the students to finish the tasks of listening, reading, writing, speaking presented in the book and the exercise book through using what the students have known. Learn the text the necklace, through which the students may get educated.

(2) Learn about communication skills, such as, asking for permission, ask about possibilities.

Important points: to get the students to receive the education morally.

Difficult points: to fell the real meaning of the modal verbs.

Teaching aids: Computer, tape-recorder

Way of Teaching: 交際法教學

Lesson1

Step 1 Presentation

If possible, it may be better to have a class, in which we can show a great drama to get the students mentally prepared for the coming class.

Step 2 Warming Up

First, ask the students to look at the pictures and describe what they think is happening in their own words. It is better to ask the students to act it out.

Step 3 Listening

Have a short listening test as shown in the students books and check the answers.

Step 4 Acting

(1) First divide the students into several groups. And then let them choose their favorite title.

(2) Read the short play one by one so as to better understand the play.

(3) Give the students several minutes to prepare for the play.

(4) At last act it out.

Step 5 Homework

Finish the exercise

Lesson2

Step 1 Revision

Check the homework.

Step 2 Presentation

First, introduce the general idea of the novel to the students as well as the writer.

Step 3 Reading

Get the students to read the play on scene by one scene and answer some questions in order to help the students to fully understand what the play is about.

Scene one

1. Why didn’t Jeanne recognize Mathilde at first?

2. What was the life Mathilde lived in the past ten years like?

3. Why did Mathilde borrow a necklace from her friend?

4. Where was Pierre Loisel working?

5. Why had she been working very hard?

Scene two

1. How did Mathilde feel when her husband told her the good news?

2. Why was Mathilde worried?

3. How much did her dress cost her?

4. What else did she want to wear?

5. What did Pierre suggest?

6. What did they decide to do? Why?

7. When did Mathilde decide to see her friend?

Scene three

1. What kind of necklace did she get?

2. How did they enjoy the ball at the palace？

3. What happened on their way home after the ball?

4. What did they do for Jeanne?

5. How much did the diamond necklace cost?

6. What did they do in order to pay back the debt?

Step 4 Language points

Explain the language points in the text. ( I think it is better to explain the language after the understanding of the text so the students will get a whole story.)

1) after all

2) marry/be married (to)/ get married (to)

3) call on sb call at sp visit/sb./sp pay a visit to sb./sp. drop in on /at

4) pay back 償還 pay off 還清/pay for

5) worth/wothy

This VCD is worth 1,000 yuan..

What you said is worth considering

Step 5 Homework

Read the text again and fill in the blanks in the exerciseto understand it better.

Pierre Loisel used to work ________ a government office. One day he and his wife Mathilde received an invitation____ __ a ball __ ___the palace. Mathilde spent 400 francs ______ a new dress but had no more money ____ jewllery. She borrowed a beautiful necklace ____her friend Jeanne. The couple had a very good time in the palace. But____ __ the ball Mathilde found the necklace missing. They borrowed money t buy a diamond necklace __ Jeanne. The necklace that looked exactly___ __ Jeanne's cost them 36,000 francs. __ they returned the necklace, they had to work day and night __ ten years to pay back the money they had borrowed. _______ Mathilde met Jeanne again, she had changed so much her friend could not recognize her. She did not know__________ then that the necklace she borrowed was not made ________ diamonds. It was worth 500 francs______ the most

Lesson 3

Step 1.Revision

Check the home work and ask the students to retell the play in their own words.

Step 2 Word Study

Check the exercise about words on P14.

Step 3 Grammar

List all the modal verbs that we are going to learn. Then

Step 4 Practice

Use the exercise on P14 as to check if the students has really understand the use of the modal verb.

Step 5 Workbook

Check the exercises in the workbook.

Step 6 Homework

Lesson 4

Step 1 Revision

Check the homework by doing exercise 1 in part Grammar in the workbook..

Step 2 Reading

Ask the students to read the dialogue on P15-16.

Step 4 Discussion

Use the questions on P16 so as to understand what is a play.

Step 5 Writing

Then, according to what they have just discussed ask the students to write a short play.

Step 6 Homework

Read your play to your families.