The United Kingdom（Period 6 Reading and Writing）
(after a few minutes, the teacher asks one group to come to the front to demonstrate their story.) step 5 listening t: in order to know the related background better, we are going to do a listening test.first listen to the tape, and decide which sentences are true and which are false.tick the correct boxes. (teacher plays the tape once and checks the answers with the whole class.) (if possible, the teacher can ask the students to correct the wrong statements.) t: now discuss the following questions with a partner. 1.what was the king’s attitude to the catholics? 2.why did he change his mind? 3.what was the king’s attitude to the protestants? 4.why did guy fawkes and catesby want to blow up the houses of parliament and kill the king? 5.what would you have done if you were the king?what would you have done if you were guy fawkes? (students discuss these questions in pairs.) (teacher checks the answers with the whole class.if the students make any mistakes, there is no need to correct them, because the students will listen to the passage again.) t: now listen to the tape again and fill in the chart. (teacher plays the tape for the students to listen and finish the task.if necessary, the teacher plays the tape again.) (teacher checks the answers with the whole class.) step 6 speaking t: do you think guy fawkes or king james were right to behave the way they did?discuss this problem in fours and make notes of your ideas.then decide who gets your sympathy and give a reason. t: the purpose of this exercise is to help you understand the story and then decide who you feel most sympathy for.there is no right or wrong answer. t: now i will ask some of you to show the class your ideas.while somebody is speaking, listen carefully and try not to repeat what has been said.make your points clearly and speak loudly enough to be heard by everyone in the class.at the end of the discussion we will have a vote ot see whose idea is the best of all. (students work in groups of four.meanwhile the teacher goes the classroom to help them solve any difficulties they may have.) s: i sympathize with guy fawkes because king james had promised to treat the catholics and protestants equally, but later he broke his promise and treated the catholics unfairly.guy fawkes wanted to replace the government not only for himself, but also for other catholics.i think he was a hero. step 7 writing t: is there anything at school or at home that you feel very strongly about?make a list of things that you feel are important.choose one you think is the most serious problem.make a plan to try and solve it peacefully.do it with your partner.