American Religious Belief
Desperate Housewives
-- Confession of Sin
Teaching objectives:
1. 學生能基本看懂無臺詞的視頻，寫下關鍵詞，找到視頻主題即：了解西方宗教信仰中向神父懺悔的相關知識。
2. 學生聽音頻，填臺詞，二到三遍之後，能填出所缺單詞。
3. 模仿劇中人物發音，分角色表演，增加學生看美劇學英 語的興趣。
4. 微寫作，通過看美劇了解西方人們崇拜上帝，信仰上帝的典型表現「向神父懺悔」，聯想在中國宗教也影響人民百姓的生活，引導學生用英語表達中國人對神的崇拜方式。
Teaching steps:
Step1 Watch the video without lines
Watch for key words
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Step2 Listen for the missing words
1. Father. I'm so glad you could come and ______ for mama.
2. That whole thing about _______ not being allowed to _______ what they hear in confessions.
3. If you _______ a mortal sin and you die______ repenting, You go to _______.
4. If you want god's_________, you have to be truly ______and you have to _________not to commit the sin again.
5. I wouldn't recommend ____, what if you_____before then?
Step3 Learn for vocabulary and phrases
1. priest [priːst] n. _______
2. confess [kənˈfεs] v._________ (名詞形式) _________
3. condemn [kənˈdεm] v.__________
4. account [əˈkaʊnt] v.__________
5. rest assured ___________
6. the affair__________
7. know nothing about__________________
8. be pretty clear on____________________
9. commit a mortal sin __________________
10. die without repenting_________________
11. go to hell____________________
12. a ball of fun_________________
13. clean the slate________________
14. recommend doing_____________
15. if you mean it ________________
16. a tremendous comfort___________
17. let you do your thing______________
Step4 Follow the phrases and sentences
Practice 1:
1. Is that a hard rule or just a general guideline?
2. If you want god’s for giveness, you have to be truly sorry and you have to promise not to commit the sin again.
Step 5 Watch the video with lines
Ask and Answer
According to what you heard, ask some questions about the video and answer them.
1.____________________
2.____________________
3.____________________
Step6 Word Bank about religious belief
Supplements:
1. religion宗教 2. religious宗教的3.Christianity基督教 4.Christian基督教徒 5.Catholicism 天主教 6. Catholic天主教徒 7. holy/scared 神聖的 8. Bible 聖經 9. Jesus Christ 耶穌基督10. minister牧師11. priest 神父12.bishop主教 13.missionary/preacher 傳教士 14. destiny命運 15. angel天使16.Satan 撒旦 17.pray祈禱 18. prayer祈禱者 19. confession of sin 懺悔 20.believe in God信仰上帝 21. go to church 去教堂 22. attend a service 參加禮拜 23.go to Paradise/Heaven 上天堂24.go to hell 下地獄 25. acknowledge guilt/repent one’s sin認罪
Step7 Enjoy the other video about confession
Watch the video from Gossip Girl(緋聞女孩）without lines
Watch the video from Gossip Girl(緋聞女孩）with lines
Step 8 Micro writing and speaking
Write some unique points about Chinese religions and tell other students.
Useful words and expressions :
1．Buddhism （佛教）Buddhist （佛教徒）
2. Daoism（道教）Daoist（道教）徒
3. temple (寺廟)
4. deliver a sermon (布道講經)
5. burn incense and worship the buddha (燒香拜佛)
6. ring the bell (敲鐘)
7. recite/chant scriptures (念經)
8. light a lamp and pray(點燈祈福)
8. have peace in mind (心靈平靜)
9. the spiritual principle of cause and effect (因果論)
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Step 9 Practise liaison(連讀）
I'm gonna tell you about a friend of mine named Jon. I've known Jon for a really long time, and he’s always been the type of personto apply himself and work hard. He was an accounting major in college. In the US, there are four main accounting firms. And it’s considered a big deal if you get an internship at one of these firms while you』r e in college. Now, Jon got internships at all four of these firms, which totally blew everyone awat. I』ve always been very proud of Jon’s success because he’s inspired me to work really hard for the things that I want, and he’s shown that if you manage your time well an you think about good professional connections, you can get anywhere.
Step10 Confession Caption from Desperate Housewives
G： Gabrielle,加不裡約; F：Father Crowley 克羅利神父)
G: Father. I'm so glad you could come and pray for mama.
神父 很高興你能來為媽媽作禱告
G: Please, sit.
請坐
F: Thank you, Gabrielle.
謝謝你 加布麗爾
G: Listen, since you're here.
既然你來了
G: There's something I've always wondered about.
我有件事想向你請教
G: That whole thing about priests not being allowed to repeat what they hear in confessions.
關於神父不得向外界透露 他們在懺悔中所聽到的事
G: Is that a hard rule or just a general guideline?
這是硬性規定還是只靠自覺的
F: Rest assured, everyone's secrets are safe.
你可以放心 所有人的秘密都是安全的
G: That's good to hear.
那很好啊
F: I'll keep yours too if you want to talk.
如果你想傾訴 我也會幫你保守秘密的
G: Me? No, no. Confession's not really my thing.
我嗎 不用了 我不喜歡懺悔
F: That's a shame.
那太可惜了
G: Ok, you can stop condemning me with your eyes.
別這樣看著我了好嗎
G: Right now.
別看了
G: I know you know about the affair.
我知道你聽說了我的婚外情
G: But you know nothing about my life.
可你對我的生活一無所知
G: Look, it's not even an issue any more.
而且 一切都已經過去了
G: John and I are finished.
我和約翰分手了
F: Gabrielle, the church is pretty clear on this.
加布麗爾 教堂對此有明文規定
F: If you commit a mortal sin and you die without repenting, you go to hell.
如果你犯了不可饒恕罪並且至死不悔 你會下地獄的
G: Well, aren't you just a ball of fun?
你可真風趣啊
G: So if I confess, it'll clean the slate, right?
那要是我懺悔 是不是就一筆勾銷了
F: Not only that.
僅僅懺悔還不夠
F: If you want god's forgiveness you have to be truly sorry and promise not to commit the sin again.
要得到上帝的原諒 你得誠心認錯 並且保證永不再犯
G: So what happens if I repent later?
那如果我晚點再懺悔呢
G: Like, say, when I'm 75?
比如 75歲的時候
F: I wouldn't recommend waiting, what if you die before then?
我建議你現在就去懺悔 要是你75歲前就死了怎麼辦
G: Well, let's say I don't die?
假設我沒死呢
G: I do yoga. I eat well.
我練瑜珈並且健康飲食
G: If I wait, does my repenting still count?
如果我到那時再懺悔還有用嗎
F: If you mean it, yes.
你虔誠對待 會有效的
G: Thank you, Father Crowley.
謝謝你 克勞裡神父
G: You have been a tremendous comfort.
你給予了我極大的安慰
G: Um... I will let you do your thing.
你請自便吧
F: Gabrielle.
加布麗爾
F: We're all responsible for the choices we make.
我們都該為自己所做的選擇負責
F: Don't you want to be a good person?
你難道不想做個好人嗎
G: What I want is to be happy.
快樂才是最重要的
F: That's the answer of a selfish child.
自私的孩子才會這麼回答
G: I know.
我知道