Teaching Plan
Book6 Module2 The Lord of the Rings
Teaching contents: cultural corner and writing
I．Teaching goals:
i. To help Ss consolidate some important words, expressions and sentence patterns.
ii. To enable Ss to get some information about The Lord of the Rings《指环王》.
iii. To deal with the writing about the short descriptions of books.
II. Teaching Key Points:
1. To enable Ss to master some important words and expressions.
2. To train the students’ abilities of reading, writing and telling the story.
3. Develop Ss’ interest in English.
III. Teaching Difficult Points:
How to improve Ss’ reading and writing ability and to help them learn how to organize short descriptions of books.
IV. Teaching methods
Task-based Approach (i.e learning by doing ) ,Audio-visual Approach, Communicative Approach, etc.
Teaching aids: multi-media.
V. Teaching procedures
Step I Lead-in
Purpose: To activate Ss and arouse their interest in talking about the fantasy story--- The Lord of the Ringss.
T: Boys and girls, would you like to live a good life in future?
Ss: yes.
T: I’ve heard there is a ring, a magical ring, which has great power. If you own it, the ring can make you realize any dream. Do you know what is the ring?
Ss: The Lord of the Rings.
T: The Lord of the Rings was written by J.R.R.Tolkien. This book has three parts. All the three parts have been made into successful films. Would you want to know more about the films?
Step II Pre-reading
Task 1: Introduction
Purpose: The pre-reading prepares Ss for the passage and relates their own experience to the subject.
Let Ss have a general idea of the trilogy, and main characters in the books.
Task 2: Word study
Purpose: Learn some important words so as to help Ss eliminate the language barriers before reading.
power, exist, destroy, possess
1. We have never believed ghosts ______ in the world.
2. Harry Potter is a boy who has the magical ______.
3. Any creature who __________ one of these rings has great power.
4. The Ring must be __________ in the fire that created it.
Step III While-reading
Task 1: skimming
Purpose: Develop the Ss’ reading skill of skimming to get the main idea of the passage.
Skim the passage and match the main idea with each part.
Part Para Main idea
The beginning (Para____) The fantasy story about the Ring.
The middle (Para____) Introduction of the book.
The end (Para____) What people think of the book.
Task 2: Scanning
Purpose: Develop the Ss’ reading skill of scanning to get more detailed
information through co-operation and competition, and meanwhile lay a foundation for them to summarize the main idea of the text.
Scan the passage and identify the sentences with True or False.
1. The Lord of the Rings is a famous fantasy story of the nineteenth century.
2. The story takes place in a world called Middle Earth.
3. Humans are the only creatures who exist at this time.
4. A wicked wizard called Sauron has created nine magical rings altogether.
5. The person who has this Rings(指环王) controls the whole of Middle Earth.
6. In order to save Middle Earth, the Ring mustn’t be destroyed.
Step IV Listening
Purpose: Train Ss’listening ability and help them organize short descriptions of books.
Listen to the tape and complete the passage with the missing words.
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien is one famous ________ story of the twentieth century. The story takes place in a world called ______________. Humans are only one of the creatures who ______ at this time. There are also elves, hobbits and dwarves there. A Wicked wizard called Sauron has created nine magical ______ . He still creates one ring---the Ring --- that can ________ all of these rings. The person who possesses this ring has great power to control the whole of Middle Earth. Fortunately, this Ring has been lost. But then it is ___________ by a hobbit. Sauron wants to get it back. If he finds it, Middle Earth will become a place of __________ and fear. In order to save Middle Earth, the Ring must be __________ in the fires that created it.
Step V Enjoying the film fragment
Watch the excellent film fragment and choose the best answer to each question.
1. Which book of the trilogy is shown in the film?
A. Hero.
B. The Return of the King.
2. What was happening in the film?
A. There was a terrible war.
B. There was a wonderful party.
3. What did Sam ask Frodo to do?
A. To give the Ring to him.
B. To destroy the Ring.
4. Did Frodo do as Sam said?
A. Yes, he did.
B. No, he didn’t.
5. Why did all these creatures want to get
the Ring?
A. To control Middle Earth .
B. To get the great enjoyment.
6. How did the story end?
A. The Ring was destroyed.
B. The Ring was possessed by someone.
Step VI Activity---telling the story
Purpose: Develop Ss’abilities of communication and innovation, and lay a foundation for them to write the short description of the book.
Try to tell the story with the following information.
The Lord of the Rings
Writer: J.R.R.Tolkien
Main characters: Sam, Frodo, Gollum (the creature)
Content: 1) There was a terrible war between Good and Evil (恶).
2) the good want to destroy the Ring, but the evil want to keep it, and control the Middle Earth.
Key words: war, destroy, ring, fight, fire, etc.
Step V Homework
Surf the Internet to find more information about the film.
2. Write a description of The Lord of the Rings in 80~100 words.