高二英语教案：《Period 2 Speaking》教学设计

高二英语教案：《Period 2 Speaking》教学设计

　　Step 1 Listening

　　Appreciate the speech "I have a dream"

　　Step 2 Revision

　　Students retell about the two famous leaders Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, using the information in Warming Up. And students collect information about how the situation has been improved by their struggle.

　　Step 3 Pre-speaking

　　The teacher writes the information about the years in Warming Up on the blackboard and raise questions as below:

　　T: Could you tell us what happened when in 1955?

　　S: Yes, of course. King graduated and organized his first actions in 1955.

　　T: What happened in the year of 1957?

　　S: He formed an organization.

　　T: What happened as a result of that?

　　S: They carried out movement. /  He became one of the leaders.

　　That led to the freedom fighting.

　　S1: What happened to N. Mandela during 1962-1989? What are the reasons?

　　S2: One of the reasons why ...is that he...

　　S1: What led to his success?

　　S2: His peaceful action led to his success.

　　(Teachers use the new expressions on Page 27. Pay attention to the Language Input.

　　We can change the practice into a filling form if it is too difficult for some students.)

　　Step 4 Practice

　　Now read the notes about John Brown and Harriet Tubman. Ask them to tell about the two great freedom fighters.

　　Use the expressions of Page 27 to make up some dialogues in pairs . Then teachers get some pairs to act out the dialogues in front of the class.

　　To help the students grasp the information , we can use the years or some verbs :

　　John Brown: in 1800;  in the 1840s; in the 1850s ; in 1855

　　Harriet Tubman: worked as a slave; escaped; joined; saved; fought; opened

　　★背景知识

　　John Brown (1800-1859)is remembered in the well-known marching song John Brown's Body. In 1855 he moved from Ohio to Kansa where he became the leader of the anti-slavery movement. He believed that all men were equal and that slavery was a bad thing. In 1959 he tried to start a revolution to free the black people. He was arrested and killed the same year.

　　★背景知识

　　Harriet ·Tubman (1820 年- 1913 3月10 日), 亦称 黑人Moses, 是一位African-American 废除主义者和最好抵抗运动领导, 她被看待美国的最了不起的英雄的当中一个。