一、教学目标

1. Students are able to read and understand the story.

2. Students are able to understand and use the new phrases “put on” and “take off”.

3. Students can get the timeline of the story.

4. Students are able to develop the ability of speaking and reading.

5. Students are able to realize the value of kindness and believe in themselves.

二、教学重难点

1. Help students understand the story and figure out the main characters and time line.

2. Encourage students to speak English and show themselves bravely and make them understand the value of kindness.

三、教学过程

Step 1. Lead-in

The teacher shows some pictures about fairytales, such as Snow White, The Mermaid, The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Frog Prince, etc. Ask students several questions.

Do you love these fairytales?

What is your favorite fairytale?

【设计意图】通过学生熟悉的各种童话故事，激发学生的学习兴趣，调动学生的学习积极性。

Step 2. Pre-reading

Play a piece of video clip of the movie Cinderella for students. Ask students whether they have seen this movie and whether they know the name of this fairytale. Then talk about the characters they know in this fairytale with students and make predictions about today’s passage.

【设计意图】影视片段能够极大地吸引学生的注意力，借助影视片段，引导学生进入本课剧情，锻炼学生的文本预测能力。

Step 3. While-reading

Skimming

Students look through this passage quickly and check their prediction. Ask students to conclude the main idea of this short story.

Scanning

1. The teacher leads students to read this story paragraph by paragraph and try to figure out the following questions one by one. For the first paragraph, the teacher reads together with the students. For the second and third paragraphs, students read by themselves. For the last two paragraphs, students read and solve the problems within groups. During the process of reading, the teacher explains the phrases “put on” and “take off” with pictures.

Questions:

Where’s the party?

Who can’t go to the party?

Who helps Cinderella?

When does Cinderella have to come back?

Whose shoes do the girls try on?

2. Ask students to finish a matching on PPT. Then, the teacher invites some students to share their answers.

Matching (Match the sentences with the pictures on PPT)

Careful reading

After students almost know all the information of this passage, they are expected to read it carefully again. Connect this passage with the story they know about Cinderella. Work in groups to think, why can’t Cinderella go to the party? Why she doesn’t stand out to get her shoe back from the prince? How should we treat others in our life?

Then, show students some pictures about people in need of help in real life. Ask students what they will do if they see these people.

【设计意图】通过逐步深入的阅读，帮助学生理解故事内容，梳理故事情节和发展脉络，提高学生的细节把握能力，并通过最后深层次的提问和图片问答，练习生活实际，实现本课的文化意识目标。

Step 4. Post-reading

Students are asked to perform this story with the members in groups. The teacher invites some groups to perform in the front of the classroom and make some comments.

【设计意图】角色扮演可以丰富课堂活动的形式，提高学生的课堂参与性，达到在玩中学的效果。

Step 5. Summary

Students make a summary about what they have learned in this class, and the teacher makes supplements timely. What’s more, the teacher leads students to be aware of the importance of being kind to others.

【设计意图】师生共同总结，锻炼学生的归纳总结能力，温习本课所学内容。

Step 6. Homework

After this class, students are expected to tell the story to their friends and partners.

【设计意图】开放性作业能让学生巩固知识的同时也愉悦身心。

四、板书设计