Reading
Home alone
张郁
Teaching Aims:
To grasp the general idea of the play.
To know about American family life and problems that happen between American teenagers and their parents
To know how to solve problems between teenagers and parents
Teaching Important & Difficult Points:
Learn to analyze the emotions of each character from the instructions of the play.
Learn to solve the solve problems between teenagers and parents
Teaching Methods:
Discussion in pairs or in groups; task-based in-class activities; writing a letter, performance
Teaching Aids: a multimedia classroom; a basketball ,a suitcase
Teaching Procedures:
StepⅠLead-in.
Show three family photos to students.
Get students to think about the following questions:
Do you always have a good relationship with your parents?
Have you ever argued with them?
What have you argued about ?
Step Ⅱ Fast Reading
1. Get students to read the play and finish the following two questions:
(1)Why do the parents get angry?
(2)Why is money for dog food gone?
Step ⅢCareful reading
Task One :True or False
Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the play.
Mon and Dad were back from their holiday a week earlier. F week→day
Eric was happy when seeing his mother. F happy→ frightened
Parents left Daniel in charge. T
The boys spent the money seeing the vet for Spot. T
The room was very clean and tidy when their parents came back. F clean→in a mess
Daniel didn’t have a chance to explain what had happened. T
Mom felt regretful for what they said to Daniel. T
Boys didn’t use up the money from their parents F didn’t use→ used
Task Two: Detailed information
1. Please read Act One of the play carefully and fill in the form
Characters Things they do Feelings
Mom and Dad just coming back from vacation excited, dis
disappointed, angry
Eric playing soccer at home surprised and frightened
Daniel stay in another room sorry, angry
2. Please read Act Two carefully and fill in form:
Characters Things they do Feelings
Daniel expressing his anger angry
Eric comforting his brother calm
Mom talking about the things that happened today sorry and regretful
Dad strong-willed/ stubborn
3. Choose the best answer.
(1) The reason why the dog walks slowly is that the dog B .
A. ate too much to walk fast B. was seriously ill
C. was just tired D. was given nothing to eat
(2) What did the boys do with the money the parents left? D
A. They lost it. B. They had a party with it.
C. They bought some food to eat with it. D. They sent the dog to the hospital with it.
(3) Why were the boys angry? The reasons are as follows except that C .
A. the parents didn’t give the boys a chance to explain
B. the parents didn’t believe in the boys
C. the boys were attacked by the dog
D. the parents thought the boys were of great fault
(4) The reason why the house was so dirty is that D .
A. Spot pulled the dirty out of the trash can B. the boys forgot to clean the room up
C. the parents were back one day earlier than expected
D. the boys had no time to clean it
(5) Which sentence is TRUE according to the text? A
A. The parents thought the boys would act as adult. B. Eric slammed the door.
C. Spot was one of the parents’ sons. D. The parents asked Spot something instead of shouting at the boys.
Step ⅣDiscussion
If you were a psychologist, please help Daniel to solve his family problem. Please find out the reasons and solutions
Step ⅤWriting
Help Daniel to write a letter to his parents to explain the truth.
Step VI Homework
Write an end to the play.