Unit2ItdescribesthechangesinChinesesociety.ⅠTeachingmodelReadingandwriting.ⅡTeachingmethodTop-downapproachⅢTeachingaims1.Listeningandunderstandingfamiliartopics(BeijingOpera)findingspecificinformation.2.Describingintentionsandplansinsimplelanguage.3.Readingandunderstandingthesequenceofevents.4.Writingashortpassageaboutfavouriteplayorfilm.ⅣTeachingObjectives1.Keyvocabulary:act,show,common,describe,society,beginning,headteacher,college,novel,if,magic2.Keysstructure:Infinitivestructures(1):infinitivesasobjects;verbsfollowedbyinfinitives.ⅤTeachingaidsRecorder,OHP,videoⅥTeachingStepsStep1Warming-up1.AskandanswerquestionsaboutLaoShe.1)WhatdoyouknowaboutLaoShe?2)Whatarehismostfamousbooksandplays?3)What’sthespecialaboutLaoSheTeahouse?2.TellthestudentsaboutLaoShe.LaoShe(1899-1966)wasoneofthemostrenownedcontemporaryChinesewriters,famousforhisnovelsandplays.Hisworkshavebeentranslatedintoover20foreignlanguages.3.EnjoyavideoaboutLaoShe’sTeaHouse.Step2Newwords\nShowsomepicturesandlearnnewwords.Step3Listenandread1.Playtherecordingandlistentothetapecarefully.2.Matchtheheadingswiththeparagraphs.a)LaoSheTeahouseb)ThestoryofTeahousec)LaoShe1)________________2)________________3)________________3.Completethetimeline.1)Readthepassageagain.2)CompletethetimelinewithinformationaboutLaoShe.LAOSHE1957____________________________________1924____________________________________1918____________________________________1913____________________________________1899borninBeijing3)Checkwithapartner.4)Callbacktheanswersfromthewholeclass.4.Readagainandcompletethetable.SomethingaboutTeahouseTheplayhas(1)______acts.IttellsusthestoryofWangLifaand(2)____________inBeijing.\nSomethingaboutLaoSheHewasborninBeijingin1899.Hestudiedina(n)(3)______________from1913to1918.From1924to1929,hetaught(4)________atacollegeinLondon.HewasoneofthegreatestChinesewritersofthe(5)_________century.LaoSheTeahouseYoucanenjoytheBeijingOpera,traditionalmusicor(6)___________attheteahouse.Step4Languagepoints1.TheplayhasthreeactsandshowsthelivesofcommonpeopleinChina…整个剧本共有三幕,向观众展示了中国普通老百姓的生活状况。act既可以作名词,也可以作动词。作名词时,可以表示“(戏剧、歌剧等的)一幕”;作动词时,可以表示“扮演;演出”。e.g.Thestoryhasfive_____.这个故事有五幕。InthisplayTony_____anoldman.在这部剧里，托尼扮演一个老人。2.IfyouliketheBeijingOpera,traditionalmusicormagicshows,youcanenjoythemattheteahouse.if作连词，意为“如果，若”，可引导条件状语从句。在if引导的条件状语从句中，如果主句用一般将来时，从句用一般现在时表示将来。如：Iwillgototheparkifitissunnytomorrow.3.…andwasnamed“thePeople’sArtist”.(他)被誉为“人民艺术家”。name在这里是动词,表示“命名”;name还有“任命”的意思。e.g.Jack__________ascaptainofourfootballteam.杰克被任命为我们足球队的队长。4.LaoSheTeahousegivesawarmwelcometoeveryonefromallovertheworld.\n老舍茶馆热情地欢迎来自世界各地的人们。give(sb.)awarmwelcome意为“对(某人)表示热烈的欢迎”。welcome在此处作名词。e.g.我们会给予外国朋友们热烈的欢迎。Wewill_____theforeignfriends__________________.Step5Completethepassage.1.AskthestudentstoreadthewordsintheboxinActivity4.centurycommonifmagicsocietywriters2.AskthestudentstoreadthroughthepassageinActivity4.LaoShe’splay,Teahouse,hasthreeacts.ItdescribesthelifeofWangLifaandthechangestothelivesof(1)________peopleinChinese(2)________inthefirsthalfofthetwentieth(3)_______.LaoShewenttoateacher’sschoolinBeijing,taughtinLondon,andlaterreturnedtoChina.HeisoneofChina’sgreatest(4)________.CometoLaoSheTeahouseinBeijing(5)__________youlikeBeijingOpera,traditionalmusicor(6)________shows.3.Completethepassagewiththecorrectformofthewordsfromthebox.4.Checkwithapartner.5.Callbacktheanswersfromthewholeclass.Step6Writing1.Completethetable.TeahouseYourfavouriteplayorfilmWheredoesthestorytakeplace?Whendoesthestorytakeplace?Whatisthestory’smainidea?Whyisitgood?\n2.WritesentencesaboutTeahousewiththeinformationinActivity5.UsethepassageinActivity2tohelpyou.ThestoryofTeahousetakesplaceinBeijing.Nowjointhesentences.WriteapassageaboutTeahouse.Step7HomeworkWriteapassageaboutyourfavouriteplayorfilm.UseActivities5and6tohelpyou.