Subject

English

Contestant

Material analysis

  This material is an interesting story with   profound meaning. Jack is a poor boy. He has a magic adventure on the top of   beanstalk and finally become rich and happy through his efforts and courage.   Students will find the story fun to read. They will think twice about the   inner reasons of Jack’s luck. The story should be made full use of to   facilitate students’ understanding and internalization.

Learner analysis

  Learners are from Grade 5. They have learnt   English for more than two years, so they have some basic English knowledge.   This story is fun to read and have deep meanings. Students will think twice   about jack’s luck and express their opinions critically. 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   mind map and blackboard design.

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

3.Think logically and critically by finding out the   inner reasons of Jack’s good luck.

4.Express their own views about main characters.

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

Communicative   teaching method

Teaching procedures

Teaching activities

Predicted students’ activities

Teaching purpose

Step1. Pre-reading

1.Show students a bean

Q: What can you do with the bean?

T: Jack plants it, it grows into the beanstalk.

Step2. While-reading

1. Read and find

T: What does the beanstalk bring to Jack?

T: What do you think of Jack?

2. Divide the story

3. Scene1

(1) Read and order

Q: How does the beanstalk grow?

(2) Imagine

T: When you find the beanstalk grow so tall, what   will you do?

(3) Think

T: What do you think of   Jack?

4. Scene2

Read, design and act

Q: What happens after Jack climbs up the   beanstalk?

5. Scene3

Q: Why does Jack cut down the beanstalk?

6. Read and think

Q: How does he deal with the gold goose?

Step3 Post-reading

1.Think and discuss

Q: Why do you think Jack can be rich and happy at   last? Is he simply   lucky?

2.Let’s share

 When life is unfair to you, what will you   do?

Step4    Homework

Make a new story

Step1. Pre-reading

1.Observe the bean

S1: I can   boil and it.

S2: I can   plant it.

S3: I can use   beans to make art works.

Step2. While-reading

1.        Read and find

S: A golden   goose.(wealth)

S: Lucky.

2.        Divide   the story

3.        Scene 1

(1) Read and order

(2) Imagine

S1: I’ll cut it down.

S2: I’ll ask other people to look. They need to pay   for it.

S3:...

(3) Think

Hard-working

4.        Scene   2

Read, design and act

5.        Scene   3

S: So the giant cannot come down.

6.        Read   and think

Step3 Post-reading

1.Think and discuss

2.Let’s share

实物展示，引发学习兴趣，引出标题。

培养学生理解信息、概括大意能力。

排序梳理信息。

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。

鼓励学生评价Jack，自由发表观点，培养学生的批判思维与综合语言输出能力。

解决生活中的问题。