Unit 20 Humour: 教案1
t:please make a dialogue yourself.pair work.one acts as the part of a journalist(j)and your partner acts as a circus clown(c).the dialogue you make should include the questions on page 40.and you can use the expressions on the screen to help you.(show the screen.)later,we'll ask one pair to give us a performance.let's begin.
useful expressions:
i will… i'm going to…
i intend to … i hope to…
i plan/want to… i wish to…
i've decided(not)to… i hope not to…
sample dialogue:
j:for which age do you write your show?
c:i mainly write my show for children.they're very interested in it.but a lot of adults like my show,too.
j:what do you do as a clown?
c:to make people laugh:we often don't use any words.it is our clothes,make-up and way we act that make people laugh.people laugh and they forget their problems for at least a moment.
j:what are you doing at this moment?
c:i'm getting ready for a performance with my partner.it's the funnest i've ever shown.
j:what are your plans for your next show?
c:i've written several shows.i intend to do them in the next few weeks.i hope to act them during the christmas holiday.
j:how do you make children laugh?
c:i make them laugh by movements.i copy charlie chaplin's movements in my performance.childern laugh with tears.
j:when will you stop working as a clown?
c:as long as people especially children like me,i want to go on working until i'm very old.i like my job very much.
j:thank you very much.
step ⅵ.consolidation
t:now make another dialogue with your partner,using the expressions on the screen.
sample dialogue.
(a:a journalist;b:a director)
a:what are you doing at present?
b:we're doing a comedy.it's really funny.
a:what's your plan for the future?
b:i've decided to do an opera.i would like to have a try in the opera.
a:i hope it will be very successful.by the way,what do you enjoy doing most of all?
b:er…,it's a bit hard to say.i always intend to try something new.
step ⅶ.summary and homework
t:in this class,we've practised some tongue twisters and listened to a story.then we've done some speaking practice.above all,we should remember the useful expressions about how to express intentions and plans.what are they?they are…(the design of the writing on the bb.teacher and students say them aloud together.)today's homework:1.collect as many tongue twisters as possible;2.make dialogues after class according to the situations given on the screen.(teacher shows the screen.)that's all for this class.class is over.