内容正文:
Unit 3 Family matters
Understanding ideas
外研版2019必修第一册
目
录
Lead-in
While-reading
Pre-reading
Post-reading
Learning objectives:
At the end of this lesson, students are able to:
1. Find out the main idea of the play and select another suitable title;
2. Get the specific information, the characteristics and elements of a play;
3. Voice your opinions of the conflict the son has with his father;
4. Share your own experiences of solving family conflicts.
5. Interpret the main factor that makes a difference in conflicts.
Lead-in:
Which family do you relate to most? Give your reasons.
Lead-in:
Tick the things you would ask your parents about for advice.
school studies
friendship troubles
joining an after-school club
getting a new hairstyle
shopping for new clothes and shoes
choosing your future area of study
other __________
Lead-in:
What conflicts have you had with your parents?
How did you solve them?
□ Learning to learn
A play is a story performed on a stage. It has a plot, settings, characters and actions, as well as dialogue between characters.
Pre-reading:
Based on the layout and the picture, what type of writing is this text?
a story performed on a stage
Settings
Actions
A plot
Dialogue
A play
Characters
A play is a story performed on a stage. lt has a plot, settings, characters and actions, as well as dialogue between characters.
Pre-reading:
Look at the picture and predict what happened.
father
son
grandfather
Maybe there is a conflct between the son and the father and the grandfather may try to calm them down.
Pre-reading:
Based on the layout and the picture, what type of writing is this text?
What conflict does the son have with his father?
What would the son ask his father about for advice?
While-reading:
What conflict the son has with his father?
The son wants to have a career in music after graduating from senior high school, while his father wants him to go to university and become a lawyer.
While-reading:
What is the main conflict?
in his 70s
a keen chess player
in his 40s
a lawyer
a football fan
16 years old
a senior high student
a music lover
They hold different opinions on the choice of career.
While-reading:
Read for Plot
Characters
Opinions
Reasons
The son doesn’t plan to go to university. He wants to focus on his band and have a career in music.
It suits his talents.
The father wants his son to go to university and be a lawyer.
Lawyers help people and are respected by others.
The grandfather advises his grandson to go to university and play music at the same time.
This way, he can have two options for his future.
While-reading:
Read the play quickly and take down some notes.
Place
Charact
-ers
Event
Time
at the table in the living room
· Son
· Father
· Grandfather
· Friday night
· Grandfather and father
are playing chess.
· The son went back from
school.
The son has a conflict with his father.
settings
characters
dialogue
actions
plot
While-reading:
What kind of person do you think they are?
competitive/aggressive
caring
straight
practical
impatient/strict
pushy
stubborn
While-reading:
What kind of person do you think they are?
honest
brave
clear-minded
stubborn
While-reading:
What kind of person do you think they are?
clear-minded
caring
reasonable/wise
wise
open-minded
While-reading:
What do they have in common?
The son and the father have the same personality--stubbornness and the son behaved exactly like his father in some way. However, they hold different opinions on future career because of their differences in age, talent and experience.
What is your understanding of the title “Like father, Like son”?
While-reading:
Choose another suitable title for the play and give your reasons.
1. The Secret to a Happy Family
2. A Generation Gap
3. A Dream Job
4. Grandfather's Advice
5. My Career, My Choice
Post-reading:
If you were in a similar situation
to the son,
what would you do?
Why?
Post-reading:
Think Share
1. If you were in a similar situation to the son, what would you do? Why?
2. What conflicts have you had with your parents? How did you solve them?
“Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.” – William James
The structure of the play
Like Father Like Son.
Setting
Plot, dialogue
Characters
Actions
Like
Father,
Like
Son
1______
The living room, with a table and two chairs at front centre
2_________
Grandfather, 3______________
Father, a 4________ and football fan
Son, a senior high student and 5_________
Plot
The son decides not to go to university. He wants to 6________ his band and have a career in music after 7______________.
But the father wants his son to go to university and be a lawyer, because lawyers help people and 8_____________.
The grandfather advises his grandson to go to
university and 9__________ at the same time. Then he can make lots of 10___________ at university and will have two options for the future.
Setting
Characters
a chess player
lawyer
music lover
focus on
leaving school
are respected
play music
new friends
Thank You !
Understanding ideas
外研版2019必修第一册
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