Unit 1 I wanted to see the Beijing Opera.

ⅠTeaching model

Listening and speaking 

ⅡTeaching method

 PWP approach

Ⅲ Teaching aims

1. Key vocabulary: actress, teahouse, offer, end, in the end, no idea

2. Key structures: Infinitive structures (1): infinitives as objects; verbs followed by infinitives.

3. Key sentences:

1) How was it?

2) You know, …

3) That’s the main thing.

4) No idea.

5) — Do you want to see the Beijing opera?

  — Yes, I’d love to.

6) — Do you want to come to Lao She Teahouse with me?

  — Yes, please. I’d like to go with you.

7) I wanted to see the Beijing Opera.

8) Lingling offered to take me there.

Ⅳ Teaching aids

Tape recorder, OHP, video

ⅤTeaching Steps

Step 1 Warming-up

1. Enjoy a play: Lao She Teahouse

2. Show some pictures.

3. Look at the pictures, and talk something about the pictures.

4. Introduce the new words.

5. Learn the new words.

6. Read the new words.

Step 2 Work in pairs.

1. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 1.

actress   dance   music  play  sing  teahouse  theatre  traditional

2. Look at the pictures in Activity 1, and talk about them.

3. Work in pairs. Use the words from the box to help you.

Step 3 Listening practice.

1. Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 2.

1) Betty often sees / wants to see some traditional Beijing opera.

2) Betty knows / doesn’t know Lao She Teahouse.

3) Lingling says that the opera is easy / difficult to understand.

2. Play the recording once without stopping.

3. Listen and underline the correct words.

4. Play the recording again and ask the whole class to check with a partner.

5. Check the answers:

Keys: 1. wants   2. doesn’t know   3. difficult

Step 4 Listen and read.

1. Show some pictures, and ask the students to talk about them.

2. Ask the students to read the conversation silently.

3. Play the recording and ask the students to listen and read the conversation.

4. Read the conversation.

5. Act it out.

6. Learn “Everyday English”

1) How was it?

2) You know, …

3) That’s the main thing.

4) No idea.

Step 5 Check the true sentences.

1. Ask the students to read the conversation again.

2. Now check the true sentences.

1) Tony went to Lao She Teahouse with Betty and Lingling.

2) Betty understood the opera.

3) Lingling and Betty stayed longer than they planned.

4) Betty enjoyed the opera.

5) Betty would like to go to the opera again.

6) Betty knew about Lao She before she went to the teahouse.

3. Ask the students to check with a partner.

4. Check the answers:

Keys: 1. × 2. × 3. √ 4. √ 5. √ 6. ×

Step 6 Complete the passage.

1. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 4.

actress  difficult  end  main  offer

2. Read through the passage.

Betty wanted to see the Beijing opera, so Lingling (1) ________ to take Betty to Lao She Teahouse. The words of the opera were (2) ________ to understand, but the actors and (3)__________ were excellent. They only planned to watch for an hour, but in the (4) ________, they stayed for three hours. Betty thought it was interesting — that was the (5) ________ thing!

3. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words from the box.

4. Ask the students to check with a partner.

5. Check the answers:

Keys: 1. offered  2. difficult    3. actresses   4. end     5. main

Step 7 Listen and repeat.

1. Play the recording once without stopping.

2. Play the recording again and ask the whole class to repeat.

1) — Do you want to see the Beijing opera?

  — Yes, I’d love to.

2) — Do you want to come to Lao She Teahouse with me?

  — Yes, please. I’d like to go with you.

3. Ask the students to listen and mark the intonation.

4. Now listen again and repeat.

Step 8 Work in pairs.

1. Ask the students to read the conversations in Activity 5 aloud.

2. Make true sentences.

1) I want to ___________ next week.

2) They offered to ___________.

3) I hope to ___________ one day.

4) My parents agree to ____________ on Saturday.

3. Talk about something you’d like to do or see.

— I want to go to Xinjiang and ride horses.

— …

Step 9 Important and difficult points

1. — Who is Lao She? 老舍是谁？

  — No idea. 不知道。

这里的No idea 相当于I don’t know。

例如: She has no idea where to go. 

她不知道要去哪里。

— Do you know how old our teacher is?

— I have no idea. She looks pretty young.

2. We only planned to watch for an hour, but in the end, we stayed for three hours.

我们计划仅呆一个小时，但是最后，我们呆了三个小时。

in the end / at last / finally的区别：

这是一组同义词，都有“最后”的意思，但用法有所不同。 

finally 一般指一系列事物或论点的顺序，没有感情色彩。例如： 

At last the work was done and he could rest. 最后，工作完成了，他可以休息了。 

She has come at last! 她总算来了！ 

in the end 表示经过许多变化、困难和捉摸不定的情况后某事才发生。例如： 

They won in the end. 最后他们赢了。 

He tried many times to pass the examination, and in the end he succeeded.

他多次努力想通过考试，最后成功了。

in the end可与finally和at last通用，但注意：in the end和finally不能用作感叹语。

Step 10 Do exercises:

A. 单词拼写

1. They _________ (提供) him a very good job.

2. The __________(结局) is very sad.

3. The actors and actresses __________ (女演员) were excellent.

4. You should try to get the _________ (主要的) idea when you are reading.

Keys: 1. offered  2. end  3. actresses  4. main

B. 完成句子:

1. 他们提议建一所希望学校来帮助那些贫穷的孩子。

  They ___________________ a Hope School to help those poor children.

2. 你想要我带你去迪斯尼乐园吗？

   Would you __________________ you to Disneyland?

3. 最后，我姐同意帮助我的英语。

   ______________, my sister ______________ help with my English.

4. 他的梦想是长大当飞行员。

   His dream is ___________________ when he grows up.

Keys: 1. offered to build  2. like me to take  3. in the end, agreed to  4. to be

C. 中考链接 

(  ) 1. A/An _________ can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, the blue sea and many other things. (2013德州)

 A. actor           B. scientist       C. artist              D. doctor

(  ) 2. The little boy ________ his seat to an old lady on the crowded bus. (2013莱芜) A. lent              B. offered        C. took                 D. brought

(  ) 3. Our teacher often asks us ____________ questions in groups. (2013北京)

A. discuss             B. to discuss        C. discussing                 D. discussed

(  ) 4. — Would you like           camping with me?

      — I’d like to. But I’m busy            my homework. (2013滨州)

A. to go; to do     B. to go; doing     C. going; to do     D. going; doing

(  ) 5. —Can you finish            these books before 10 o'clock?

      — Yes, I can. (2013四川雅安) 

 A. to read          B. read         C. reads        D. reading

(  ) 6. Mr. Wang often encourages us _______ close to nature and enjoy its beauties. (2013漳州)

 A. get            B. getting       C. to get

(  )7. — Would you mind ________ in the dining hall?

         — Of course not.  (2013宜宾)

A. not to smoke     B. not smoking         C. smoke        D. not smoke

(  )8. He lost his key. It made him ________ in the cold to wait for his wife’s return. (2013重庆)

A. to stay               B. stayed                   C. stays        D. stay

Keys: 1. C 2. B  3. B  4. B  5. D  6. C  7. B  8. D

Step 11 Homework

Remember the words of Unit 1 and prepare the text of Unit 2.