The Sixth Per iod: Using Language
Teaching Goals:
1. To continue the story and give students the opportunity to act out the play or act an interview.
2. To improve students’ abilities of listening and writing.
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1. Reading
1. Pre-reading
Ask Ss to try to get the meanings of the new words and let them read Act One loud to recall what happened before Scene 4.
Suggested Answer:
Henry Adams, an American businessman, had some very bad luck. He was lost in London. He had no money and did not know what he should do. When he was walking down the street, he was invited into a house. Two brothers asked him a lot of questions and promised to help him. They gave him a letter, which Henry couldn’t open it until two o’clock. In fact, they mad e a bet on him. Now, after leaving their house, Henry steps into a restaurant.
2. Reading
(1) Ask Ss to form several groups six, five of whom will take parts in the play. The sixth person will direct the acting. Let S s read the play and pay attention to their language, making the language