高三英语unit13themysteryofthemoonstone教案(旧人教版).doc

1、Unit 13 The mystery of the MoonstoneThe First PeriodTeaching Aims:1 .Learn and master the new words and phrases: comfort, reception, considerate, astonish, tension, elegant, bachelor, turn down2 .Do some listening.3 . Do some speaking by talking, describing and discussion.Teaching Important Points:1

2、 .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 st

3、udents go through the listening material.2 . Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class. Teaching Aids:1. a tape recorder2. the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step I Warming upT: Can you imagine that your works are being read?S: I always dreamt of being a famous writer like Wi

4、lkie 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

5、 in right order.(3-2-4-1-6-5) Then tell the story.Step II ListeningT: Listen to some conversations happening ata birthday party. Look at the pictures and answer the questions:1. What type of conversation do people have at a birthday party?2. What topics might they discuss?S: I think their conversati

6、on 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 SpeakingT: Now it s

7、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 ha

8、ve 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 thiefStep IV HomeworkPreview the reading material.Step V The D

9、esign of the Writing on the Bb1. What type of conversation do people have at a birthday party?2. What topics might they discuss?The Second PeriodTeaching Aims:1 .Learn and master the useful words and phrases.2 .Train the students reading ability.Teaching Important Points:1 .Master the following phra

10、ses and sentence pattern:theft, entertainer, religious, enquiry, assistance, vital, smear, guilty, stain, considerate towards, in fact of revenge2 .Enable the students to understand the text better.3.1 mprove the students reading ability.Teaching Difficult Points:How to make the students understand

11、the reading text better.Teaching Methods:1. Pre-reading to predict what the text tells about.2. Fast reading to get a general idea and careful-reading to further understanding the text.3. Post reading to check the S sunderstanding of the text.4. Explanation for Ss to master some language points.Teac

12、hing Aids:1 .a computer2 .a tape recorder3 .the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step I Lead-in and Pre-readingT: What we have learned in warming-up and listening is related to what we ll learn today. So what is the story about?S: It is a detective story. The story begins with the loss of the precious

13、stone, The Moonstone. Sb stole the Moonstone. One day the Moonstone was given to a beautiful girl as a gift. The Moonstone was stolen again.T: What happens next in the text?S: It s time for the detective to solve the puzzle.Step II ReadingT: Now read the passageonce as carefully as possible. Then an

14、swer some detailed questions on the screen. You may discuss them in pairs if necessary.Who gave the Moonstone to Rachel and why he gave it to her?Why wasn't Rachel's birthday a success?Why did Sergeant Cuff believe that the garment with the paint stain belonged to the thief? Learn some new w

15、ords and expressions.1. Considerate towards sb: careful not to hurt or bring inconvenience to others.2. might/may have done: show the possibility of sth having happened in the past.3. in an act of revenge: in order to return an injury.4. (from/out of)force of habit: to do some things in a certain wa

16、y from always having done so in the past. Read the text to make a list of the people and the reason why Sergeant Cuff suspected that they might have stolen the Moonstone.SuspectReason for SuspicionThe IndiansThey followed the Moonstone around the world waiting for an opportunity to take it back to I

17、ndia.GodfreyHe might have stolen the Moonstone as revenge for loss of face, becauseRachel turned down his proposal of marriage.Dr CandyAs with Godfrey, he lost face because of the quarrelling with Franklin.RosannaShe might have taken the diamond either from force of habit, for she was a thief before

18、 Rachel s mother gave her a job or cause a disagreementbetween Rachel and Franklin.RachelPerhaps she had debts that needed to be paid.FranklinHe gave the detective as much assistance as he can. Hi enthusiasm was the reason why he was suspected, because it was not his business.Have a discussion about

19、 different people in the story. Decide who stole the Moonstone.Step III HomeworkFinish the ex. Preview “Language practice”.Step IV The Design of the Writing on the BbThe Third PeriodTeaching Aims:1 .Learn and master the phrases.2 .Review the content of the reading in the last period.Teaching Importa

20、nt Points:Learn and master the usages of the words in the reading.Teaching Difficult Points:How to use the words to fill in the blanks.Teaching Methods:1. Review method to considerate the words learnt.2.Inductive and Deductive methods to help the Ss master what they have learned.3. Individual work o

21、r pair work to make every student work in class.Teaching Aids:the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step I RevisionT: 1. Can you tell us who gave the Moonstone to Rachel and why he gave it to her?2. Why Sergeant Cuff believed that the garment with the paint stain belonged to the thief?Step II Language P

22、racticeT: Now Go through the reading again and try to find words that match the following definitions. Then make two sentences with each of the words.1. bachelor2. tension3. prescription4. considerate5. guilty6. vital7. stubborn8. theftT: Fill in the blanks, using the correct form of the given words

23、.1. happening2. Suspecting3. excited4. stain5. splendid6. garment7. vital8. loss9. tension10. assistanceStep III ListeningListen to a short play. Learn some new words.Footprints, shoeprints, fingerprintsPrint means a mark made on a surface showing the shape pattern of a thing.T: In daily life, we of

24、ten read about mysteries, for instance, in a criminal case. How can the police solve a mystery?S: They must use some clues.T: What clues do the police often find?Footprints, shoeprints, fingerprints, cigarette, banana peels, marks fmysteryListen and check the answers.Step IV Summary and homeworkT: W

25、e ve learned the new words and expressions. Do other ex to master them better.Finish all the ex in Grammar. Preview the content in Integrating skills.Step VI The Design of the Writing on the BbThe Fourth PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Revise the useful expressions in this unit by practicing.2.Improve the Ss

26、reading ability by reading the material.3.Do some writing practice to improve the students integrating skills.Teaching Important Points:1 . Improve the Ss reading ability by reading the material.2 .Train the Ss writing.Teaching Difficult Points:Improve the students integrating skills.Teaching Method

27、s:1.Fast reading to go through the reading material.2.Inductive method to help Ss write a letter successfully.Teaching Aids:1 .a computer2 .a tape recorder3 .the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step I Lead-inT: Do you remember your guess about who was the real thief to the Moonstone?S: Yes. We have di

28、fferent opinions.T: As a matter of fact, all of your answers are not right. Next we ll enjoy the second part of the story. I think we can make it clear who was the real thief.S: In other words, the mystery will be solved. Yes?T: Of course.Step II ReadingT: Scan the passage quickly and answer the que

29、stions.Who actually stole the Moonstone?S: Godfrey.T: Now you are given some more time to read the text for some detailed information. Then answer some questions.Whom did the detective suspect of having taken the Moonstone?S: Many people were suspected, including Godfrey, Dr Candy, Franklin, Rosanna

30、, the Indians and Rachel.T: In fact, most of them were innocent. The story tells us Rachel was also innocent. But why didn t she answer Sergeant Cuffs questions?S: The reason why she did it was that she saw Franklin take the diamond and wanted to protect him from Sergeant Cuff by not answering his q

31、uestions.T: According to the text, Rachel actually saw Franklin take the Moonstone. However, Franklin didn t remember anything. Do you know why?S: Because Dr Candy had put some opium into Franklin s drink to prove to him that it would be helpful for sleeping.T: According to the text, we know Godfrey

32、 stole the diamond. But to our surprise, Godfrey was murdered, and the Moonstone was still missing. Who do you think was guilty for Godfrey s death? What clues can you find to support your guess?S: Some Indians who appeared at Rache ls birthday behaved strangely. Some Indians attacked Godfrey. The M

33、oonstone returned to its true home in India, where it once again decorates the forehead of the statue of the moon god. So we can infer that some Indians were guilty for Godfrey s death.Step III WritingT: The writing task is also linked to the story.1. The text says that Rosanna sentFranklin a letter. What do you think she would have written? With your partner write the letter from Rosanna to Franklin.2. How does Sergeant Cuff feel about accusing Rachel of ta