影视课堂活力英语(2)Unit_7_The_King's_Speech

Part I Language through Movie B Extensive Listening ActivitiesMovie Clip 1Listen to the conversation between two gentlemen in their first meeting and answer the following questions. What defect does the gentleman seated on the sofa suffer from? He suffers from a stutter/ stammer ---- a speech impediment(妨碍，阻止 口吃，结巴；) How do they mutually prefer to be addressed? And why, according to your understanding? Bertie addresses Lionel as “Dr. Logue”, but Lionel prefers to be called “Lionel”—the given name. Bertie hopes Lionel to address him formally as “Your Royal Highness” or “Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George”, while Lionel prefers to call the other party “Bertie”. Lionel believes it’s better for treatment if they’re equals, but Bertie values the rigid hierarchical relationship between them. Watch the scene on a series of treatments the doctor offered and answer the following questions.1.2.Movie Clip 21. In the process of treatment, what physical exercises did the doctor carry out? Lionel carried out some mechanical practice/muscle therapy to relax Bertie’s jaw muscles and strengthen his tongue. In addition, he helped Bertie loosen his shoulders, take deep breath and expand his chest by mechanical practice. 2. Do you think Bertie's problem is only a physiological(生理学的；生理 的)one? From your viewpoint, what (other) practical treatments can be applied? (Open) Bertie’s problem may not be simply a physiological one, because the physical treatment turns out to be not sufficiently effective, only dealing with the surface of stammer problem. If it is psychological, it may be workable for Bertie to undergo some mental consultation or therapy.1

Section 2 In-class Activities A Class Lead-in1. Have you ever suffered any similar health problems in your life? What problems are they? (Open) 2. Why do people suffer from mental health problems? What reasons can you think of according to your or your friends' experiences? (Open) Tips: Mental health problems are very common in our daily life. Actually, mental problems in the early stages can be very easy to recover from, just like recovering from catching a cold. A 2005 survey by the Mental Health Centre of the Chinese Centre for Disease Control( 中国疾病控制中心，心理健康中心 ) showed that some 10-25% of all Chinese college students have or have at some time suffered some kind of mental health problems, like shyness, stress, anger, anxiety, insomnia( 失 眠 ， 失 眠 症)/sleeplessness, panic, eating disorders/anorexia(厌食症), depression, bullying（恐 吓， 威逼） , sexual abuse （长辈对儿童的） 性侵犯, sexuality （性兴趣） , violence, suicide, etc. B Intensive Listening & ViewingWatch the scene on Lionel’s amiable and meticulous talk to Bertie in their first meeting.Movie Clip 3Task OneGeneral understanding of the main ideaCorrect answer: DA. Bertie comes to Lionel for help because of his fault of being hot-tempered. B. Bertie has always had the defect even when he talks to himself, so Lionel asserts that Bertie’s defect is incurable. C. Bertie reluctantly answers Lionel's questions about his defect although he believes his defect isn't a permanent part of him. D. Bertie is overwhelmed by Lionel's personal questions about his defect, for Lionel attempts to investigate the cause of the defect and he concludes that Bertie's impediment can be fixed.2

Task TwoFurther understanding of details Lionel’s amiable and meticulous talk to BertieLionel’s questions Bertie’s answers Bertie: I'm not…here to discuss1Lionel: What was your earliestpersonalmemory?... Your first recollection .2 3 4 Lionel: Why're you here then? Lionel: When did the defect start?matters .Bertie: Because I bloody well stammer ! Bertie: I've always been this way!5…When did it start? Lionel: Do you hesitate when you think? So when you talk to yourself do you stammer ? Lionel: That proves your impediment isn't a permanent part of you. What do you think was the cause ?… Four or five . Bertie: Don't be ridiculous Of course not!Bertie: I don't know. I don't.stammer . And no one canfixcare . I it.Task Three Step 1Interactive activity Tick the corresponding columns in the Depression Screener.Step 2 Get the results and recommendations at http://www.77cn.com.cn/llw/depression_screen.cfmTips: 链接网址，查询筛选结果和建议。 .Movie Clip 4 Task One Watch the scene in which Bertie talks with Lionel about his life in his childhood. General understanding of the main idea1. Did Bertie live a happy life in his childhood? Why or why not?No, absolute not. We can get some clues from his narration, like he was punished; he feels something bloody agony; his first nanny loved David, hated him; he can hardly struggle to speak more in his story, and sing instead.2. Do you know why Lionel wants to probe into Bertie's early life? (Open)It’s hard to tell. As a speech therapist, Lionel may wanna find the rooted cause for Bertie’s defect since he doesn’t stutter 3when talking to himself. He may suspect the stammerer ’s problem is not simply physical one, and he wants to probe more for effective therapy.

Task TwoFurther understanding of detailsDirections: Based on the clues provided, answer the following questions about Bertie's early life described in his talk to Lionel.1. What were David and Father's attitudes towards Bertie's speech impediment? David: He ever teased him. “B-B-B-Bertie”. Father: He encouraged it. He asked Bertie to get his name out quickly, saying it would make Bertie stop stammering. Father was tough with Bertie and said he was afraid of his father and his children were well gonna be afraid of him. 2. Was Bertie naturally right-handed? No, he was naturally left-handed so now he uses the right ., but he was punished for using left hand ,3. Did Bertie undergo any other corrections? How did he feel about them? Knock knees . Metal splints were made. Worn...worn day and night. Bloody agony . Straight legs now. 4. What did Bertie say about his fir …… 此处隐藏：11712字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……