Subject

English

Contestant

李文娟

Material analysis

  This material is an interesting story with   profound meaning. The king is looking for his successor and thinks of the   challenge. Kate perfectly finished the tasks and showed her suitable traits   (cleverness and value of common people) for being a ruler. Students will find   the story attractive and fun to read. They will reflect on their own   experience of facing challenges in daily life and either success or failure   when meeting them. The story should be made full use of to facilitate   students’ understanding and internalization.

Learner analysis

  Learners are from Grade 6. They have learnt   English for more than three year, so they have some basic English knowledge.   This story is fun to read and have deep meanings. Students can easily relate   to it and express their unique feelings and opinions. Their reading skills   need to be high lightened. The more attention will be paid on their thinking   abilities.

Teaching objectives

  At the end of this lesson, students should   be able to:

1.Understand the story as a whole with the help of   story map and try to act it out.

2.Learn to read cooperatively and individually and   guess the meaning of words in the context.

3.Think logically and critically by finding out why   Kate can be the ruler.

4.Express their own views about the king’s challenge.

Key points & challenges

Key points:

1.Understand the   story as a whole and act it out.

2.Develop their   logical thinking and critical thinking

Teaching methods

Task -based   teaching method

Teaching procedures

Teaching activities

Predicted students’ activities

Teaching purpose

Step1. Pre-reading

1.Meet the challenges

Give two scenes:

>How to reach the apple on the tree?

>How to catch one thousand fish?

2.Ask questions

T presents the title and encourages students to ask   relevant questions.

Step2. While-reading

1. Find and sum up

Teacher asks   students to read the whole story book quickly. Ask and guide students to sum   up the main idea.

T: What does this story mainly talk about?  

Please read and use 2-3 sentences to sum up.

2. Present the story map

3. Group reading

Para1

(1) Read and find

Q1: What's the challenge?

Q2: Why does the king announce the challenge?

(2) Imagine

If you were Kate, what will you do?

Para2-9

(1) Read,complete and act

Q3: How does Kate win the challenge?

(2) Finish the story map

Step3 Post-reading

Think and discuss

Q1: What do you think of the king's challenge?

Q2: Can you think of other challenges in your life?   how did you solve them?

Step4    Homework

Step1. Pre-reading

1.Meet the challenges

Solve the   problems:

S1: Climb a   ladder.

S2: Stand on a   chair.

S3:Use a large   net.

S4:I can’t do   that. Too many fish. I can’t even count.

...

2.Ask questions

S1:What’s the   challenge?

S2: Who gives   the challenge?

S3: Who are   in the story?

S4: Does   anyone win at last? If so, how?

S5: What   happened?

...

Step2. While-reading

1.        Find and sum up

2.        Learn   the basic elements of a story

3.        Group   reading

(1) Read and find

(2) Imagine

S1: I’ll bring gold.

S2: I’ll bring diamonds.

S3: I’ll give him...

...

Para2-9

(1) Read, complete and act

(2) Finish the story map

Step3 Post-reading

Think and discuss

Q1

S1:It’s good/ smart/ interesting.

S2: It can find out who is clever.

S3:...

Q2

Recommend the   story to your friends.

给出两个包含challenges的生活场景，激活已有经验和语言储备，激发阅读兴趣，并自然地引入主题。

根据话题自主提问，预测故事内容。

培养学生理解信息、概括大意能力。

了解故事的基本要素，渗透故事阅读技巧。

在小组交流分享的过程中，根据上下文猜测词义句意，培养学生合作能力和阅读策略。

发散性思维。

鼓励学生评价故事，自由发表观点，培养学生的批判思维与综合语言输出能力。