M1U2Reading教案.doc

M1U2 Reading Home alone
Teaching Aims:
u To develop the skills of how to read a play
u To know about American family life and problems that happen between American teenagers and their parents
u To form a positive attitude towards solving problems between teenagers and parents

Teaching Important & Difficult Points:
u Learn to analyze the emotions of each character from the instructions of the play.

Teaching Methods:
u Discussion in pairs or in groups; task-based in-class activities; explanations of some language points

Teaching Aids: a multimedia classroom; a tape-recorder

Teaching Procedures:
StepⅠRevision and Lead-in.
Check the homework.
Get students to think about the following questions:
Have you ever watched the famous American TV comedy “Growing Pains”?
Could you list some of the members of the family? (Show them a photo and tell them the family members.)
Maggie, Dr. Jason, Ben, Mike and Carol
What do you think of the play?
It was popular during the 1960s and 1970s in America. It was about common family problems in America. The father was a doctor and the mother was a reporter. The oldest child was Mike. He was the important reason for the program’s huge success……..
If you were left alone, can you imagine what might happen?

Step Ⅱ Fast Reading
1. Reading strategy: reading a play
From Unit 1, we have learned two of the basic reading skills, skimming and scanning. When reading different styles and formats of articles, readers usually use different ways of reading in order to know about the main ideas of the article within the shortest time. Bacon once said, some books are to be chewed; some are to be swallowed; some are to be digested. So can you tell me how to read an English play?
Some points about a play:
(1) It is often in the form of a dialogue.
(2) It usually includes several acts, and each act can have several scenes.
(3) The words or speeches in a play are every informal, and some of the words in a sentence are omitted.
(4) There are some helpful instructions or tips in a play.
(5) It should be read out loud.

2. Skimming: Get students to read the play and finish Part A individually.
Answers: 1.Eric, Daniel, Mom and Dad.
2. The room was a mess. / There was trash all over the place.
3. Spot was ill.

3. Scanning: Divide the students into four groups and have a group competition.
(1) Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the play.
Mon and Dad were back from their holiday a week earlier. F week→day
Eric was happy when seeing his mother. F happy→ frightened
Parents left Daniel in charge. T
The boys spent the money seeing the vet for Spot. T
The room was very clean and tidy when their parents came back. F clean→in a mess
Daniel didn’t have a chance to explain what had happened. T
Mom felt regretful for what they said to Daniel. T
Boys didn’t use up the money from their parents F didn’t use→ used

(2) Complete the diagram according to the context of the passage.
Home alone
Characters: Dad, Mom, Daniel (elder son), Eric (younger son)
Dad and Mom come back a day earlier than expected.

The house is in a mess. The dog looks tired and hungry. The money left to buy dog food is gone. Dad and Mom blame Daniel for his laziness, and bad behavior.

Daniel is angry. He runs into his room and slams the door.

Eric enters the room and advises his brother to tell the parents the truth.

The truth is that Spot, the dog was ill and the brothers used the money to take it to vet, thus they had no time to clean the house.

Step Ⅲ Detailed reading
1. Please read Act One of the play carefully and fill in the form
Characters
Things they do
Feelings
Mom and Dad
just coming back from vacation
excited, disappointed, angry
Eric
 playing soccer at home
surprised and frightened
Daniel
stay in another room
sorry, angry

2. Please read Act Two carefully and fill in form:
Characters
Doing sth.
Feelings
Daniel
 expressing his anger
 angry
Eric
 comforting his brother
calm
Mom
talking about the things that happened today
feeling sorry and regretful
Dad
strong-willed/ stubborn

3. Choose the best answer.
(1) The reason why the dog walks slowly is that the dog B .
A. ate too much to walk fast B. was seriously ill
C. was just tired D. was given nothing to eat
(2) What did the boys do with the money the parents left? D
A. They lost it. B. They had a party with it.
C. They bought some food to eat with it. D. They sent the dog to the hospital with it.
(3) Why were the boys angry? The reasons are as follows except that C .
A. the parents didn’t give the boys a chance to explain
B. the parents didn’t believe in the boys
C. the boys were attacked by the dog
D. the parents thought the boys were of great fault
(4) The reason why the house was so dirty is that D .
A. Spot pulled the dirty out of the trash can B. the boys forgot to clean the room up
C. the parents were back one day earlier than expected
D. the boys had no time to clean it
(5) Which sentence is TRUE according to the text? A
A. The parents thought the boys would act as adult. B. Eric slammed the door.
C. Spot was one of the parents’ sons. D. The parents asked Spot something instead of shouting at the boys.

Step ⅣDiscussion
1. Suppose you were one of the children what would you do?
2. How do you think good parents should treat their children?
3. Do you think there is a generation gap between you and your family? How can you deal with it?

Step ⅤHomework
u Write an end to the play.

u Role-play the dialogue in groups of five.