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Lesson plan
1.Material analysis
This text is an excerpt, “THE PROPOSAL”, from a famous novel, Pride and Prejudice
Text type: narration
Structure: (Para 1) Dr. Darcy proposed.
(Para 2) Elizabeth was surprised and declined.
(Para 3-8) Dr. Darcy asked for the reason why he was turned down and Elizabeth
told him the reasons against marrying Dr. Darcy.
(Para 9-11) Dr. Darcy and Elizabeth both grew angry. Dr. Darcy was heart-broken
and left hastily.
V ocabulary: in vain, decline, arrogant, at leng th, enquire, against one’s will,
think ill of, do everything in one’s power, rejoice, hastily.
Illustration: a picture of the opera, Pride and Prejudice
Task: watching the video, skimming and answering questions, careful reading, filling the form, making a dialogue
2.Student analysis
Students of the second year of senior high school may have already read the translation version of the Pride and Prejudice,or at least have heard about this story so it is proper to introduce this topic- proposal at this time. Their interests in romance, relationship at this age make it easier to involve them in the class. Student’ critical thinking have developed to some extent, they will be able to think about the situation Elizabeth was confronted with and find out the reasons for her marrying or against marrying Dr. Darcy. The tense of this text is mainly past simple tense and present simple tense, so student and understand this text as long as the new words of the text are learned beforehand. Therefore, the focus of this reading lesson will be guiding the student to analyze the situation that Elizabeth was faced with.
3.Teaching objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
(1). Understand important vocabulary items in bold (i.e., in vain, decline, arrogant, at length,
enquire, against one’s will, think ill of, do everything in one’s power, rejoice, hastily) in the reading context.
(2). Talk about the situation that Elizabeth was facing with and describe the characteristic of
Elizabeth and Dr. Darcy in English; use appropriate reading skills such as skimming, scanning, guessing word meaning, making references, etc. for special reading purposes.
(3). Develop cooperative learning strategies and critical thinking skills through group work of
finding out Elizabeth’s reasons for marrying Dr. Darcy, and her reasons against marrying Dr.
Darcy.
(4). Learn how to appreciate a famous novel and become interested in classical and original
English literature.
(5) Understand the importance of communication when in disagreement with others.
4. Teaching methods and teaching aids
