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Unit 3 Lesson 5 The Fisherman and the Goldfish
一 Teaching Objectives
1. Linguistic Competence:
Master play vocabulary (scene, character, costume, coast, net, wish); understand script format; finish true/false, matching and sequencing exercises; write short drama lines.
2. Cultural Awareness:
Know this classic European folk tale; learn the moral lesson: being greedy brings nothing, satisfaction creates happiness.
3. Thinking Quality:
Sort plot order; predict story development logically; analyse different personalities of the fisherman and his wife.
4. Learning Ability:
Learn to read stage plays; cooperate in groups to write new scenes and role-play performances.
二. Key & Difficult Points
Key Points
1. Recognize play structure: scenes, characters, stage directions, lines.
2. Complete textbook reading exercises correctly.
3. Sort the three scenes in chronological order.
4. Draft simple lines for Scene 4.
Difficult Points
1. Distinguish stage directions and character dialogue.
2. Infer the wife’s greedy personality and predict subsequent plot reasonably.
3. Write natural, in-character drama lines independently.
三. Teaching Methods
Situational Teaching, Task-based Teaching, Cooperative Group Learning, Role-play Teaching, Predictive Reading
四. Teaching Aids
Textbook, PPT , character role cards, exercise worksheet
五. Detailed Teaching Procedures
Step 1: Warm-up & Lead-in
1. Greeting. Ask guiding questions:
Have you heard stories about magical fish?
What would you wish for if a magic fish granted your wishes?
2. Show the lesson title and character pictures; introduce play components: Director, Scriptwriter, Characters, Scenes, Stage Settings, Costumes.
Design Intention
Activate prior story knowledge; clarify drama basic terms upfront to remove reading obstacles for students; spark interest in the fairy tale.
Step 2: Pre-reading
1. Present core words & phrases with scene context:
fisherman 渔夫;goldfish 金鱼;coast 海岸;net 渔网;wish 愿望;grant 答应(请求)
stage words: scene 场景;character 角色;stage direction 舞台提示
2. Explain script layout: plain text = actions/scene setting; bold dialogue = characters’ speeches.
3. Choral reading of new words.
Design Intention
Help students tell apart stage instructions and lines; build vocabulary foundation before reading the play.
Step 3: While-reading
Task 1: True or False
Answers & analysis:
A .The fisherman caught a talking fish. (T)
Proof: I caught a talking goldfish.
B .The fisherman didn’t tell his wife about catching a goldfish. (F)
Proof: The fisherman told his wife everything when he got home.
C .The wife wanted the fisherman to ask for a new house. (T)
Proof: Why didn’t you ask for a new house? Ours is so old.
Task 2: Match scenes & order the plot (Exercise 2, 6 mins)
B On the sea: A fisherman wearing a hat is fishing. A goldfish jumps out of the net and asks the fisherman to let it go. Then the goldfish swims back into the sea.
A At home: The fisherman's wife, who is old with gray hair, is sitting at the table. The fisherman tells her what happened.
C Back on the sea: The fisherman is near the coast, looking out towards the sea. He calls the goldfish. It jumps out.
Sequence: B → A → C
Task 3: Character analysis
Fisherman: kind, gentle, modest, easy to give in to his wife
Wife: impatient, greedy, never satisfied
Design Intention
Train scanning and sequencing skills; guide students to analyse personalities from dialogue; fit students’ reading pace.
Step 4: Post-reading
Activity 1: Predict the next plot (Exercise 3)
Scene 4: At home (In the new house)
The wife is looking around the new house. The fisherman enters.
Wife: This house is nice, but it is not grand enough. Go back and ask the goldfish for a big palace!
Fisherman: Dear wife, we already have a new home. We should be thankful.
Wife: Don’t argue with me! Go right now!
Fisherman: (sighs) Fine, I will go to the sea again.
Activity 2: Group Role-play Preparation
Divide students into groups of three: Fisherman, Wife, Goldfish; assign lines from Scenes 1–3 for rehearsal.
Design Intention
Combine story tradition with logical prediction; scaffold writing lowers difficulty for students; lay groundwork for class performance.
Step 5: Summary & Homework
Whole-class Summary
1. Recap scene order, exercise answers and character traits.
2. Moral education: Greed will make people lose everything; happiness lies in contentment.
Homework
1. Basic: Finish all textbook exercises; read the play aloud three times.
2. Intermediate: Polish Scene 4 script lines.
3. Extended: Practice group role-play and prepare for in-class show.
Design Intention
Consolidate knowledge and deliver value education; tiered homework suits different learning levels.
六. Blackboard Layout
Lesson 5 The Fisherman and the Goldfish
1. Play Structure
Scene 1: On the sea
Scene 2: At home
Scene 3: Back on the sea
Scene 4: At home (new house)
2. Characters
Fisherman: kind, soft-hearted
Wife: greedy, unsatisfied
Goldfish: magical, generous
3. Key Phrases
live a poor life; let me go; whatever you wished for; ask for a new house
4. Moral
Never be greedy. Be happy with what you have.
Full Answers to Textbook Exercises
1 True / False
A: T
B: F
C: T
2 Matching & Order
• On the sea → First event
• At home → Second event
• Back on the sea → Third event
Order: B → A → C
3 Sample Script for Scene 4
Scene 4: At home (New House)
The wife is looking around the new house. The fisherman enters.
Wife: The house is fine, but I want a beautiful palace. Go ask the goldfish for it at once!
Fisherman: We are lucky to have this house. Please stop asking for more.
Wife: I will not stop! Hurry to the seaside and make my wish come true!
Fisherman: (sadly) Okay, I will go again.
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