Literature教案

give ss several film posters of oliver twist and the great expectations, and then ask them to express their opinions about the two works.
step 3  reading comprehension:
1. ask ss to finish activity 3 on page 32 to learn the new words. if they don’t know the meanings, they can look up the dictionary.
2. ask ss to fill in the following blanks with the correct form of the words just learnt.
john has just got out of prison. now he is ___(1)____ to hunt for a job to ___(2)_____ his big family, but he has not been ___(3)______ for three months yet. yesterday he was walking on the street when he was __nudged ______ by somebody, and the man ____(4)____ him by his arm. to his great ___(5)_____, it was one of his ____(6)______. they were so excited to meet each other at first, but a ___(7)_____ look appeared on john’s face at once when john heard that the man has been ___(8)____ by the government and is going to work abroad.
suggested answers:
(1) eager       (2) support     (3) employed  (4) seized
(5) astonishment (6) companions (7) desperate  (8) rewarded
選做 ;make your own choices to the following questions to make sure you have understood the text well.
1.why did the boys sit staring at the pot when they had finished eating their soup?
 a.because they wanted to clean the bowls.
 b.because they waited there for more food.
 c.because they were so hungry that they wanted to eat more.
 d.because they wanted to practice cooking .
2.how did oliver feel when he asked for more food?
 a. excited  b.desperate  c.hopeful d.brave
3.how did the managers of the workhouse think of oliver’s asking for more food.?
a.thoutful b.interesting c. unthinkable d.amusing
4.what can we infer from the text ?
a. the tall boy’s father had kept a small cook shop.
b.oliver was chosen to ask for more food.
c.when oliver asked for more ,he was immediately locked in a room.
d. the poor suffered a lot and had no right in the old society.   keys c b c d
 3. ask ss to read the story quickly and choose the best summary in activity 1 on page 30.
4. get ss to find out where the words of activity 2 are in the passage. then ask them to choose  the best meaning.  
5. ask ss to read the passage carefully and complete the sentences in activity 4 on page 32.
6. check their answers.
main points explaining.
explain some language points in the passage.
1. in astonishment   he stared in a complete astonishment at the child and held on to the pot for support.  他非常驚訝地盯住那孩子，手扶在鍋上，撐住自己。