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Module 1 Explorations and exchanges
Unit 1
Period 1 Reading
Great explorations
exploration n.
the act of travelling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
Great exploration
Great explorer
Zheng He
Christopher Columbus
Zhang Qian
Marco Polo
Great explorers in history
Pre-reading Think and say
Pre-reading Think and Match
1. His voyages across the Atlantic opened up the New World—the American continents—to Europe. ____
2. His travels to the west of China helped open up Central Asia to China. ____
3.He went on seven trips to the Western Sea. ____
4. He travelled to China and wrote a book about his travels. ____
d
c
a
b
Match them with their achievements
d
c
b
a
What do you know about …
His voyages across the Atlantic opened up the New World—the American continents—to Europe. _____
d
Christopher Columbus
discovery n.
the act of finding sth.
a way from one place to another
route n.
fleet n.
a group of ships
His travels to the west of China helped open up Central Asia to China. ______
c
Zhang Qian
official n.
a person who holds a position of authority.
development n.
growing larger or becoming stronger.
trade n.
the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services.
He travelled to China and wrote a book about his travels. ______
b
Marco Polo
He went on seven trips to the Western Seas. _______
a
go on a trip
Zheng He
Zheng He
2.When and where was born
1.Who
4.When were the voyages
5.Where he visited
6.When he died
3.How many voyages
Look at the title and the first sentence of each paragraph.
Then complete this mind-map.
While-reading
P1
P2
Look at the title and the first sentence of each paragraph.
P3
P4
Zheng He
2.When and where was born
1.Who
4.When were the voyages
5.Where he visited
6.When he died
3.How many voyages
P1: Zheng He was a famous Chinese explorer.
P2: Zheng He was born in Yunnan in 1371.
P3: From 1405-1433, Zheng He went on seven trips and visited South-East Asia, the Middle East and even the east coast of Africa.
P4: Zheng He died in 1433 during his last voyages.
Zheng He
2.When and where was born
1.Who
4.When were the voyages
Where he visited
When he died
3. How many voyages
A famous Chinese explorer.
In Yunnan in 1371.
Seven.
South-East Asia
the Middle East
the east coast of Africa.
From 1405 to 1433.
In 1433 during his last voyage.
P1
P2
Follow the recording and get the main idea of each paragraph.
P3
P4
A brief introduction to Zheng He.
Zheng He was a famous explorer and his travels won’t be forgotten.
Zheng He’s death and his achievements.
General introduction to Zheng He’s seven great voyages.
Read carefully and match
The voyages of Zheng He
While-reading Detailed information
Zheng He
In Yunnan in 1371 .
In 1433.
A trusted official of the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Visit and explore the lands outside China.
Develop relations and set up trade routes with foreign countries.
Birth
Year of death
Job
Order from the emperor
Tasks
His great voyages
South-East Asia
the Middle East
the east coast of Africa.
From 1405 to 1433.
7.
Allow China to trade valuable goods.
Bring back many things.
Encourage the exchange of cultures and technologies.
Help the development of those countries and regions.
When
Where
How many trips
Why great
Preparation for his voyages
A great fleet of ships, which carried 25,000 people and large quantities of goods.
Summarize and retell
The voyages
of
Zheng He
Post-reading
When
Where
How many trips
Why great
Birth
Year of death
Job
Order from the emperor
Tasks
Preparation
What else do you know about
Zheng He and his voyages
Why is Zheng He called a
“pioneer”
a person who is the first to study and develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, etc.
Because he opened up cultural contacts between different peoples around the world.
Because his first voyage in 1405 was nearly a century before Columbus set sail to America.
What makes a great pioneer
Strong will
Faith and belief
Curiosity
Knowledge
Support
Everyone can be an explorer!
To dream, to explore and to discover!9B Unit 1 The Voyages of Zheng He
School Teacher
Students Students in Grade 9 Lesson Duration 20 minutes
Type of the lesson Reading (Online lesson) Content A brief introduction of The Voyages of Zheng He in Oxford textbook 9B U1
Guiding Principles 指导思想 According to the New Curriculum Standards, English education should cultivate students’ core competences including linguistic ability, thinking ability, cultural awareness and learning strategy. Teachers should shift their focus from reading comprehension to students’ overall language ability when teaching reading. The standards also emphasize the importance of activating students’ creative and critical thinking. Moreover, it is necessary to encourage students to learn English through participation in meaningful tasks.
Theories for the teaching design 理论依据 The main theoretical support for this lesson design is the theory of English Learning Activity. The theory which is structured around the four core English learning competencies stresses the importance of using various activities to integrate the language learning, cultural cultivation and thinking processes. The three phases of English leaning activity begin with learning and understanding activity, then moves to applying and practising activity, and, at the highest level, improves to transferring and creating activity. In the first phase, students mainly notice, acquire, sort and summarize what they learn. In the second phase, students need to elaborate on, analyse, internalize and then apply what they learn. In the third phase, students criticize and evaluate what they learn and then make creations.
Analysis of the teaching material 文本分析 The teaching material is taken from the 9B Unit 1 reading section of Oxford Press & Shanghai Education Press textbook. Genre and content： The genre of the text is a narration. The content is about Zheng He and his great voyages. Language: The text is mainly presented in simple past tense, which is usual for this genre. Structure: The text is generally divided into two parts. In the first part, the writer introduces Zheng He’s basic information. In the second part, the writer tells readers about the great voyages, including the preparation and the achievements.
Analysis of the students 学情分析 The students from junior 3 have already accumulated certain amount of linguistic knowledge for understanding the English text in this lesson. They have known about many famous people in their reading lessons, so they know the basic elements of a narration and have acquired the reading skills such as analyzing and summarizing. However, many students may not have read stories about Zheng He in detail, so they have no idea why Zheng He was a great explorer and why his voyages made great contributions to China.
Key points 教学重点 1. Students know detailed information about Zheng He and his voyages. 2. Students understand the main elements of a narration.
Challenges 教学难点 1. Help the students to build up cultural confidence by comparing. 2. Help students to realize what make a great pioneer.
Teaching Objectives 教学目标 1. Students understand and get the key information of the text. 2. Students can develop their reading skills such as skimming, scanning and summarizing. 3. Students can develop their analytical and critical thinking by comparing. 4. Students can realize what makes a great pioneer.
Teaching approach 教学方法 1. Task-based approach 2. Cooperative learning
Teaching aids 教学用具 multimedia PPT
Teaching Procedures教学流程
Pre- reading Step 1 Warm-up and lead in
Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities Purposes
1). Greetings. 2). Help students to make definitions of the exploration, the great exploration, the explorer and the great explorer by giving examples. 3). Ask students to name explorers. 4). Make students know about these explorers. 1). Greetings. 2). Try to give definitions of the exploration, the great exploration, the explorer and the great explorer. 3). Name explorers. 4). Learn about facts about these famous explorers. 1). Arouse students’ interests about the topic. 2). Help students to read and understand the new key words naturally. 3). Lead in the topic.
While- reading Step2 Read in lines
Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity Purposes
1). Ask students to look at the title and the first sentence of each paragraph and then complete a mind-map. 2). Ask students to listen to the recording and get the main idea of each paragraph. 3). Ask students to read for more detailed information. 4). Ask students to retell the text. 1). Read the title and the first sentence of each paragraph and complete the mind-map. 2). Follow the recording and match the main idea and each paragraph. 3). Read the text and find more detailed information. 4). Retell the text according to the mind-map. 1). Help students to get a general understanding of the text. 2). Help the students to know more about the Zheng He’s voyages. 3). Get the students to know how great Zheng He and his voyages were. 4). Develop students’ ability of summarizing and improve students’ spoken English.
Step3 Read between lines.
Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity Purposes
1). Show pictures and ask students to compare Zheng He’s treasure ships with Columbus’s. 2). Tell students what difficulties Zheng He may have during their voyages. 3). Ask a question: Why was Zheng He called a pioneer in the last paragraph 1). Watch a picture and compare. 2). Think about how great our country’s ship-building technologies were at that time. 3). Answer the question. 1). Build up students’ cultural confidence. 2). Lead students to think about the meaning of the “pioneer”.
Post- reading Step4 Read beyond lines.
Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity Purposes
1). Guide students to discuss in groups: What makes a great pioneer 2) Share. 3) Encourage students to dream, to explore and to discover. 1) Brainstorm and group discussion: What makes a great pioneer 2) Share. 1). Improve students’ reading ability— creative and critical thinking. 2). Encourage students to be an explorer.
