8B Unit4 Reading I Gulliver in Lilliput

Teaching aims:

Understand the article and have a general idea of the Gulliver’s Travels

Enhance the overall reading ability by understanding the causal relationship between sentences

Motivate students’ interest of reading masterpieces

Key points and difficult points:

Enhance the overall reading ability by understanding the causal relationship between sentences and understand the article is not only the key points but also the difficult points.

Teaching procedures:

Part I Pre-reading

Step1 Free-talk

Three pictures of famous books (Alice in Wonderland; Snow White; Cinderella)

Ask the students: Are you interested in reading stories?  Why do you like them?

Step2 Listen and choose

Listen to a short video about the background information of the article and read it quickly to choose the best answer

1) Which adventure does this extract belong to?

A. Lilliput    B. Brobdingnag     C. Laputa      D. Houyhnhnms

(2)In this extract, who am “I”?

A. Jonathan Swift    B. Gulliver    C. Sandy      D. A small man

(3)How many tiny people did “I” meet in the end?

A. One.    B. A few.          C. A large number.       D. Two.

Teaching ideas: Free-talk leads the students to today’s topic. Besides, I introduce some background information in order to make the students have a general idea of the article.

Part II While-reading

Step1 Understanding the whole article by reading the paragraphs one by one

Para.1 Read and answer

1)    What did Gulliver do after their ship crashed against the rocks?

2)    Why did Gulliver fall down on the beach?

Further thinking: If you are tired out, what will you do?

Para.2 T or F questions

1)    When Gulliver woke up, it was almost evening. (  )

2)     Gulliver couldn’t move because his arms, legs and hair were tied to the ground. (   )

Further thinking: If you are Gulliver, what will you do?

Para.3 Read and answer

How big was the small man?

Further thinking: If you see the small man, what will you say to him?

1)    How many small men are around Gulliver?

2)    How did Gulliver make them all fall over?

Role-play: Work in groups of 4. One is Gulliver and the other three are small men. Have a talk with each other. You can do like this:

Gulliver: Get out! (Shout at the small men )

Small man: What happened? Run, run….

…………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………….

Para.5 Fill in the table

Read the para.5 and fill in the table

After finishing the table, ask the students to work in pairs to give a complete sentence and do like this:

S1: Small men began to talk with me.

S2: Gulliver couldn’t understand him and didn’t know what to say either

Step2 Retell the story

tied to the ground unable to move

tired out fell down on the beach

Retell the story according to the following key words

Gulliver in Lilliput

shouted at them fell over

managed to break the ropes got one hand free

a huge army of people coming straight towards him wanted to run away

 

Teaching ideas: In Step1 I ask students to read paragraphs one by one silently. Then I design different tasks for them on one hand to help them understand the article, on the other hand to develop the students’ thinking abilities and inspire their interests in this class. In Step2 I give them some key words to help them retell the article easily. Meanwhile, it will make them have a deep understanding of the article.

Part III Post-reading

Interview; Ask students to work in groups to make a interview like this:

Reporter: Good morning, our hero. You were the first to find the huge man. How did you find him?                                                            Tiny man: On that evening, I … on the beach. Suddenly I saw…  It was the same size as… (It looked like… )

Reporter: What did you do after finding the huge man?                  Tiny man: I …     I felt…

Reporter: …                                                                                          Tiny man: …

Reporter: It is said that he tried to run away. How did you stop him?                                                                                                Tiny man: We ...   We wouldn’t let him get away because…

Reporter: You are so brave. Nice talking with you. Thank you for your time.

Teaching ideas: Interview not only helps the students consolidate what they have learnt but also develops their comprehensive ability of using English.

Part IV Homework

Write down a short passage about the story and report it to your friends