Unit 13 The mystery of the Moonstone

unit 13 the mystery of the moonstone

teaching aims:
1.learn and master the new words and phrases: comfort, reception, considerate, astonish, tension, elegant, bachelor, turn down
2.do some listening.
3. do some speaking by talking, describing and discussion.
teaching important points:
1.train the students’ listening ability by listening practice.
2.make the ss express their ideas correctly.
teaching difficult points:
1.how to improve the students’ listening ability.
2.how to help students finish the task of speaking.
teaching methods:
1.listening-and-answering activity to help the students go through the listening material.
2. individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class.
teaching aids:
1. a tape recorder
2. the blackboard
teaching procedures:
step i warming up
t: can you imagine that your works are being read?
s: i always dreamt of being a famous writer like wilkie collins. but it’s only a dream.
t: only a dream? now, your dream may come true. look at the pictures. try to describe the people and events in each picture. because the first thing you must have as a writer is rich imagination and the ability to describe sth. talk about the pictures and put them in right order.(3-2-4-1-6-5) then tell the story.
step ii listening
t: listen to some conversations happening at a birthday party. look at the pictures and answer the questions:
what type of conversation do people have at a birthday party?
what topics might they discuss?
s: i think their conversation is friendly and enthusiastic. sometimes they have a discussion, but not fierce.
s: i think at a birthday party, women may discuss sth about the hostess’ dress, jewels and the gifts while men always focus on cigars and some important events. listen and check the answers.
step iii speaking
t: now it’s your turn to experience being an actor or actress. read the two situations and choose one to make up a conversation. firstly, write out the outlines and then act it out.
situation 1:
godfrey’s feeling for rachel;
reasons why he thought they would be happy as husband and wife;
the reasons rachel might have given for refusing him;
how godfrey felt when she turned him down;
situation 2:
how rachel felt about losing her diamond;
what the other characters said to comfort her;
what suggestions and advice they might have given her;
who might be the thief
step iv homework
preview the reading material.
step v the design of the writing on the bb
unit 13 the mystery of the moonstone
the first period
what type of conversation do people have at a birthday party?
what topics might they discuss?