高中英语 My Father's Hands教学设计 牛津版必修1高一

高一英语 My Father’s Hands教学设计
As Daddy’s devoted and only daughter, I noticed things about him that my brothers never mentioned or may have taken for granted. Two things in particular made Daddy more wonderful than all the
other fathers I’d ever seen or heard of —Daddy’s large, sensitive hands.
Daddy’s hands were capable. Daddy had long and nimble fingers that could sew on the missing button. They could
do my hair. They could trim the nails of my tiny fingers and toes. Those same fingers had a magical way of playing the guitar as well, making my nursery tunes the most
beautiful music I ever heard.
Daddy’s hands were also strong and useful.
Wonderfully tanned from working in the sun, they looked a bit callused. There was no unfamiliar area to Daddy’s hands. They could make a delicious and colorful meal in minutes. I loved to watch in
Yes, these were the hands of my father — Hands with household knowledge and heavy equipment. They untiringly cared for his family through my mother’s long illnesses right up until her death.
It was obvious to me that no mother’s hands could have done better. In my little-girl eyes, my father’s ha nds were perfect. They had the strength and power to move mountains. They made the impossible possible!
……
Years later, in a small hospital lay Daddy near death, too weak to speak out loud. I sat
tearfully at his bedside. But as I held his hands, I smiled — all those delightful and unforgettable years of memories came crowding in.
I could well remember the scene where Daddy sang the old, familiar songs with his hands patting me. Peacefully settled in his arms, I sucked my thumb, feeling the rhythm of Daddy’s heartbeat
while the old rocking chair creaked back and forth. With my other hand, I would hold one of
Daddy’s large hands studying the lines and touching the rough spots. I encircled his hands with pride, although he had a split in his nail, which endeared him to me more because he got the injury when building my dollhouse.
Once again feeling every line, every callus and scar, I came to realize how much love that father’s hands had brought. I lifted them, placing the tired, now pale hands against my face. How warm they were even now, just as in my treasured yesterdays! I kissed each brown spot, reminders of his 83 years, but I did not see these brown places as “age spots”. To me they were beauty marks instead, standing for a job well done. I could no longer hold back the tears filling my eyes.
For a moment, Daddy opened his eyes as if to speak. I leaned over close to him. With a weak, concerned smile of love, his trembling fingers reached up to touch my face, wiping away the tears now running down the cheeks of his“l ittle girl.” And time stood still. Then Daddy closed his eyes, sighing one final breath.
As I looked down at the motionless hands of my dear father, I knew one thing for sure then, and I am even more sure of it now: No mother’s hands, in all the world, were ever more endearing or more beautiful than the hands of my father.
About the author:
Floanne Kersh, known in her hometown as "showwanne" is creator/
writer/ director of The Entertainers, a musical-comedy team of performing
retirees. Floanne writers for several papers, special programs and events.
Her favorites are comedy-skit writting and "poetry from the heart." she
can be reached at 809 Pinview Dr. Hattiesburg. MS39401.
1.Read and learn by yourself.
1)take sth. for granted: not appreciate the value of sth. because it is always there 认为…是
理所当
2)sensitive: [ 'sensɪtɪv] aware of and able to understand other people and their feelings 体贴的、
善解人意的
3)tanned: [tænd] having a brown skin colour as a result of being in th e sun. 晒黑的
4)callus: ['kæləs] an area of thick hard skin on a hand or foot 老茧
5)delightful: [de'laɪtful] very pleasant 愉快的
6)creak: [kri:k] to make the sound that a door sometimes makes when you open it 嘎吱作响
7)split: [splɪt] injury 裂痕
8)scar: [skɑ:] a mark that is left on the skin after injury 伤疤
9)reminder: [rɪ'maɪdə(r)] something that makes you remember sb. or sth. 令人回忆的东西
10)tremble: ['trembl] to shake in a way that you can’t control 颤抖
2.According to the context, match the following words with the explanations.
capable ['keɪpəbl] A. showing great knowledge and understanding
nimble ['nɪmbl] B. to surround sb. completely in a circle
convey [kən'veɪ] C. to have the ability or qualities necessary for
encircle [ɪn'sɜ:kl] D. causing people to feel love
Three missing paragraphs here.
Reading
Learning about Language
pat [pæt] E. able to move quickly and easily
sigh [sa ɪ] F. to make ideas, feelings, etc. known to sb.
endear [ɪn'd ɪə] G. to touch sb./ sth. gently
1. What did the author think of her father ’s hands?
2. Put these three missing paragraphs in the correct order.
(A) Daddy’s hands even seemed to speak. They could convey a message as they gently touched a fevered forehead or mended my broken doll. They seemed to understand unspoken pain and emotional hurt when I found no way to express.
(B) Daddy’s hands were capable . Daddy had long and nimble fingers that could sew on the missing button. They could do my hair. They could carefully trim the nails of my tiny fingers and toes. Those same fingers had a magical way of playing the guitar as well, making my nursery tunes the most beautiful music I ever heard.
(C) Daddy ’s hands were also strong and useful. Wonderfully tanned from working in the sun, they looked a bit callused. There was no unfamiliar area to Daddy’s hands. They could make a delicious and colorful meal in minutes. I loved to watch in wonder as his skillful hands worked.
How do you understand the sentence “Time stood still.”?
The day that you see me old Dear son,
The day that you see me old and I am already not, have patience and try to understand me. If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience. Remember the hours I spent teaching it to you.
If, when I speak to you, I repeat the same things thousand and one times, do not interrupt me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story until you get to sleep. When I do not want to have a shower, neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I invented, in order that you wanted to bath.
When you see my ignorance on new technologies, give me the necessary time and not look at me with your mocking smile. I taught you how to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life.
When at some moment I lose the memory or the thread of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not my conversation but surely to be with you and to have you listening to me. If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well when I need to and when not.
When my tired legs do not allow me walk, give me your hand the same way I did when you gave your first steps. And when someday I say to you that I do not want to live any more, and that I want to die, do not get angry, some day you will understand. Try to understand that my age is not
lived but survived.
Some day you will discover that, despite my mistakes, I always wanted the best thing for you
and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent for seeing me
near you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you started
living.
Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and patience. I will pay you by a smile and by
the immense love I have had always for you.
I love you son.
Your father
My Father’s Hands
As Daddy’s devoted and only daughter, I noticed things about him that my brothers never mentioned or may have taken for granted. Two things in particular made Daddy more wonderful than all the other fathers I’d ever seen or heard of —Daddy’s large, sensitive hands.
Daddy’s hands were capable. Daddy had long and nimble
fingers that could sew on the missing button. They could do my hair. They could carefully trim the nails of my tiny
fingers and toes. Those same fingers had a magical way of
playing the guitar as well, making my nursery tunes the most beautiful music I ever heard.
Daddy’s hands were also strong and useful.
Wonderfully tanned from working in the sun, they looked a bit callused. There was no unfamiliar area to Daddy’s hands. They could make a delicious and colorful meal in minutes. I loved to watch in wonder as his skillful hands worked.
Daddy’s hands even seemed to speak. They could convey a message as they gently touched a fevered forehead or mended my broken doll. They seemed to understand unspoken pain and emotional hurt when I found no way to express.
Yes, these were the hands of my father — Hands with household knowledge and heavy equipment. They untiringly cared for his family through my mother’s long illnesses right up until her death. It was obvious to me that no mother’s hands could have done better. In my little-girl eyes, my father’s hands were perfect. They had the strength and power to move mountains. They made the impossible possible!
……
Years later, in a small hospital lay Daddy near death, too weak to speak out loud. I sat tearfully at his bedside. But as I held his hands, I smiled — all those delightful and
unforgettable years of memories came crowding in.
I could well remember the scene where Daddy sang the old, familiar songs with his hands patting
me. Peacefully settled in his arms, I sucked my thumb, feeling the rhythm of Daddy’s heartbeat while the old rocking chair creaked back and forth. With my other hand, I would hold one of
Daddy’s large hands studying the lines and touching the rough spots. I encircled his hands with pride, although he had a split in his nail, which endeared him to me more because he got the injury when building my dollhouse.
Once again feeling every line, every callus and scar, I came to realize how much love that father’s hands had brought. I lifted them, placing the tired, now pale hands against my face. How warm they were even now, just as in my treasured yesterdays! I kissed each brown spot, reminders of his 83 years, but I did not see these brown places as “age spots”. To me they were beauty marks instead, standing for a job well done. I could no longer hold back the tears filling my eyes.
For a moment, Daddy opened his eyes as if to speak. I leaned over close to him. With a weak, concerned smile of love, his trembling fingers reached up to touch my face, wiping away the tears now running down the cheeks of his“l ittle girl.” And time stood s till. Then Daddy closed his eyes, sighing one final breath.
As I looked down at the motionless hands of my dear father, I knew one thing for sure then, and
I am even more sure of it now: No mother’s hands, in all the world, were ever more endearing or
more beautiful than the hands of my father.
教材改编说明
原文共11段917字，语言地道优美，但文章篇幅和很多表达远远超出高一学生英语学习水平。

鉴于此，本人以本课的教学目标为基础，对文本作如下改编，以达到为教学目标服务之目的。

改编后现有10段590字。

Ⅰ. 改编文本材料
1. 将原文的段落重构如下：
1) 删除原第二段。

2) 改写原文三、四、五段，放在改编材料的二、三、四段。

3) 将原文第六段中例子删除，保留前半部分放在改编教材的第五段。

4) 将原文第九段拆分为两段，即改编材料的六、八两段；并将原文第七段精简，移至改编材料的第七段。

说明：本段原文略显冗长拖沓；缩写合并后，行文更加紧凑流畅，并具有一定逻辑性，适合学生阅读。

2. 改动原文中的一些表达。

1) 替换文中难度过高的词汇，使之符合高一学生认知水平；
如：原文第一段中braiding my pigtails改为 doing my hair;
第四段中whip up 改为make；
第五段中vocalize 改为express;
第六段中apparent 改为obvious等。

2) 改写文中较长的语句。

如：原文第九段第二，三，四及五句，改为But as I held his hands, I smiled--- all those
delightful and unforgettable years of memories came crowding in. 及Once again feeling
every line, every callus and scar, I came to realize how much love that father's hands had
brought.
3) 删除个别细节描写中使用的较难词汇。

如：原文第三段中remove splinters, bandage skins knees; caress等。

4) 适当改动原文的标点。

如：原文第八段与第九段中间添加省略号。

Ⅱ. 设计相关练习
设计两部分词汇练习，为学生理解文本作好铺垫。

III. 添加文本补充材料
1.给文本配上插图，有助文本理解。

2.添加作者简介，帮助学生了解作者，从而更好的理解文本。

3.补充课外阅读材料，围绕亲情、父爱及母爱等话题，使学生情感得以升华，更好地进行情感教育。

教学设计
一．教学目标
Ⅰ. 语言知识
1.语音：
1)学生能根据音标辨别和书写文章材料中的新单词。

2)学生能有感情朗读，语音语调分明，强调部分清晰。

3)学生能就相关话题流利地发表自己的意见及建议，并能够做到语音准确，流畅自然。

2. 词汇及语句：
1)学生能做到理解，内化并熟练运用以下单词: convey; capable; nimble; pat; sigh; endearing
2)学生能做到理解，内化并熟练运用以下短语: take for granted;
3)学生能做到理解，内化并熟练运用自己语言表达以下语句：
1.Yes, these were the hands of my father — Hands with household knowledge and heavy equipment that tenderly, untiringly cared for his family through my mother’s long illnesses right up until her death.
2. And time stood still.
3. No mother's hands, in all the world, were ever more endearing or more beautiful than the hands of my father.
Ⅱ. 语言技能：
1.读：学生能通过reading for time line, reading for vocabulary, reading for information, reading for thinking, reading for further digging深层次解读文章。

2.说：学生能在理解文章的基础上，在课堂讨论中在老师的引导下流利地发表自己的意见。

Ⅲ. 阅读策略:
通过剖析段与段、句与段、及句与句的关系，勾勒文本的Reading map. (“高歌理论”)
Ⅳ. 情感态度：
1. 学生在学习本篇文章后情感与作者发生共鸣。

We should notice father's love from our daily life and never take father's care for granted as well as our mother's.
2. 学生在学习过程中能够通过同伴互动，小组活动培养团队合作精神。

Ⅴ. 文化意识：
学生能够通过对父爱母爱的解读理解中西方文化中不同的生活态度，价值观和人生观。

二．教学过程
Step 1: Lead-in
Activity1: Greetings( shaking hands with the students)
Acitivity2: Questions
Q1: Have you ever shaken hands with your father or touched his hands?
Q2: If ever, when was the last time that you hold your father's hands?
Q3: Do you have a clear picture of father's hands?
Step2: Reading for information
Acitvity1: (Read Para.1)
What did the author think of her father's hands?
Activity2: (Guess and read Para.2-5)
What would the author write next?
Could you put them in the right order?
Draw a general picture of father's hands by finding out some key words ---
nimble, strong, useful, seem to speak.
Find out a summary of father's hands.
Step3: Reading for emotion (Read Para6)
(pic) Would the love last forever? What if the father gets old, falls ill or ... How did the author feel at that time?--- sad smile
Why did she smile?---because of the happy, delightful memory.
What did the father do in that scene?---pat, sing
What did the author do in that scene?--hold, study, touch, encircle
What did the author do in hospital?---life, place against, kiss
What did the father do in hospital?---smile, reach up, wipe away
How did she feel at that moment?
Step4: Reading for further thinking
Activity: Was father's love gone with his death?
Step5: Post reading
Activity: Join all the key words mentioned above together.
What can you see?。