英语人教版七年级下册Berthas Secret Battle.doc

Berthas Secret Battle一、Teaching Objectives:1、Knowledge Objectives:1）Getting the main idea of the story2）Target languages and phrases.2、Ability Objectives:1）improving listening and imitating skills 2）Retelling the story3）Writing a short summary of the story3、Moral Objectives:1）You should talk with people and really know them.2）People should really understand each other.3）We can never judge someone by their appearance.二、Teaching emphasis and the difficulties：1) Long and difficult sentences.2) Getting the main idea of the story and retelling it.3) Know how to analyze the personalities of the main characters.三、Teaching Process Warming-up and Lead in1. Greeting all the students and show them two pictures of two men.T: What do you think of them? What do you think of the man in the first picture?S: He is handsome, cute, kind, niceT: What do you think of the man in the second picture?S: He is ugly, unfriendly, unkind, badT: Is that true? Do you really know them? When we meet someone for the first time, we often judge them by their appearance. But what if they are twins, can we judge them by their appearance?S: So2. Lead inToday we are going to learn a story about two sisters written by John Coldwell. One of them is called Bertha. Lets read the story together and find out what is Berthas secret battle. Main characters Show the students some pictures about the main characters of this story. Then, give a brief introduction of the main characters of this story.T: In this story, we will meet two main characters, who are they?S: They are Bertha and Fiona.T: They are twin sisters and they are also wrestlers. They are also opponents in the Grand Wrestling Competition.III The main ideasMatch the main ideas of each chapter.TwinsThe twins finally decided to toss a coin to decide which one of them dyed their hair red and which one dyed their hair blonde.Bertha fights backBertha and Fiona were twin sisters. They were also the opponents in the Wrestling Competition.Heads or tailsBertha changed the color of her hair with her sisters. People mistook Fiona for Bertha and disliked Fiona.IV Plot analysisShow the students ten pictures and ask them to put them in order.V RetellT: Do you find out what is Berthas secret battle? What is it?S: Bertha changed the hair color with her sister Fiona.T: Different things happened before and after Berthas secret battle. Work in groups and try to retell the story before and after Berthas secret battle.VI Read out aloudPlay a short recording for the students. Students listen to the tape first and then ask them to read in groups.Play a short recording for the students. Students listen to the tape first and then ask them to read in roles.Then find out the best voice of each group and the best voice of the class.VII Role-play1. T: You like all the characters, so you must like the story very much. Ask the students to enjoy the shows.2. Ask the students to make a comment on their show.VIII Character analysisT: People always cheer Fiona and boo Bertha. What about you? 1. What do you think of Fiona?2. What do you think of Bertha?IX Discussion1. Was Bertha a really rough and rude person? Or was she as nice as Fiona?2. Why did people prefer “Fiona” to win every time even when it was actually Bertha?X SummaryT: What do you learn from todays class?S: We should communicate with each other. / We should really understand each other. / We cant judge people just by their appearance.XI HomeworkDo you have a similar unhappy experience of being judged by appearance? What are your feelings when somebody is praised but you are criticized? Write a letter to Miss Ye about your stories.XII AppreciationT: You have learned a lot from todays class. There must be some sentences you like. For example:1) With one leap she jumped over the top rope and landed in the ring.（P5）2) She took a flying leap into the ring. (P6)What about you? Whats your favorite sentences?X