Unit5 The Silver Screen

             unit5 the silver screen
period 1.warning –up and listening
teaching objectives and demands:
1.the activity is designed to encourage students to use the activity as a brainstorming session done either in groups or with the whole class and activate relevant vocabulary.
2.language use: manipulate listening, speaking practice
3. interview the headmaster and other teacher about the school rules and the ways to learn all the subjects
key points:
goal: in this lesson, students will enhance their listening and speaking abilities through talking about films.
objectives:1. in this lesson, students will be able to describe the movie pictures
        2. in this lesson, students will be able to catch the main idea of the listening material and specific details according to the requirement.
material/resources: blackboard, tape-recorder, tape, textbook
teaching procedures:
step 1  free talk
1. t: do you like seeing films?
      do you often go to the cinema to see films or just stay at home to see films on tv?
      this summer what films did you see?
(ask students to discuss and answer these questions)
2. t: good films are always popular all over the world. people from different countries, with different background all like films. in this unit, we’ll focus on the silver screen, talking about successful films, famous actors and actresses, and great directors.
step 2  warming up
1.  t: there are different kinds of films. what kind of film do you like?
write students answers on the blackboard. （comedy, action, animation, horror, historical, war, science-fiction…）
2.  ask students to look at the picture of hero
t: is this picture quite familiar to you? i believe most of you have seen this film, for it is directed by zhang yimou and acted by many movie stars. can you tell me what kind of film it is based on your knowledge?
ask students to describe the picture with questions below
q1: what is happening in the scene?
q2: what do you think happens before this scene?
q3: what do you think happens after this scene?
3.  group discussion
   divide the whole class into 3 groups, each group discussing one of the rest three pictures in the text through their observation and imagination.
step 3  listening practice (in the workbook)
1.brief introduction: you will hear three conversations in which some people are talking about their favorite films and film directors. listen careful and complete the chart below.