(教案)Unit 6 The Admirable—Viewing Workshop

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Unit 6 The Admirable
Viewing Workshop
【教学目标】
Students will be able to
1. read and talk about Martin Luther King’s speech
2. view for understanding
3. summarise information
4. prepare a short speech about “My Dream”
【教学重难点】
1. summarising information of a speech
2. presenting a short speech about dreams
【教学过程】
1. Watch the end part of a speech, find the main purpose, and discuss two quotes.
1) Ask students to volunteer to read the two quotes. Explain any difficult words.
2) Discuss each quotes:
a. What is similar about each quote?
b. What makes each quote striking?
3) Discuss the questions as a class. Review what students remember about Martin Luther King.
2. Watch and describe.
1) Tell students they will watch Martin Luther King giving the speech. Ask students to take notes of what they notice in the video, the scenery and the audience.
2) Discuss the students’ answers.
3. Group Work: Talk about your feelings and explain why.
1) In small groups students discuss the impression the speech made on them.
a. How did the speech make you feel?
b. How did the audience feel?
c. What made the speech so powerful?
d. What was the most interesting part for you?
2) Play the video again if necessary.
4. Group Work: Find repeated expressions and discuss their effects.
1) Students should have already commented on the repetition of two phrases.
2) Students write down the repeated phrases.
3) Play the video, ask students to count how many times each phrase is repeated.
4) In groups students discuss the effects of the repetition.
5. Group Work: Watch again and discuss.
1) Divide the class into groups of four. Each student chooses one aspect to talk about how it helped to achieve the overall impact of the speech. Refer to the notes below which will guide the students.

His facial expression	Start with a smile to make your audience feel welcome. Audience depend on facial expressions to add to meaning.
His intonation and volume of sound	A speech that is monotone, without variation in tone and melody, will bore the audience. Decide which words and passages need extra attention and increase the tone to emphasise these points. If something sounds exaggerated or false, your audience can turn against you. Speak so that the audience can hear you. To draw the audience’s attention to certain parts of a speech, try varying the volume.
His use of gestures	Begin in a neutral position, with hands at your sides. This is an open gesture, welcoming the audience. Use gestures sparingly, as they can detract from the speech. A hand gesture can emphasise a point.
The content of the speech	The content needs to be addressed to the audience, at their level. The information has been researched and is supported. Made use of repeated phrases for emphasis.

6. Prepare a short speech “My Dream”.
1) Divide the class into small groups and encourage students to talk freely about Martin Luther King’s speech and how the events in his life were channelled into his passion.
2) Each student prepares a short speech on “My Dream”. The speech needs to be personal and supported with logical reasoning. Encourage students to use some of the speech presentation techniques that they noticed in the video.
3) Students present their speech to the class.