Unit 2 Witnessing time
Reading
Teaching aims and demands:
Get students to know the general history of Acropolis, the damage done to the Acropolis and the ways undertaken to preserve this historic site.
Teach students how to recognize reference markers.
Improve students’ reading comprehension.
Difficult and key points:
1. Get students to know the general history of Acropolis, the damage done to the Acropolis and the ways undertaken to preserve this historic site.
2. The Reading strategy
Teaching aid: Multi-media
Teaching steps:
I. Lead-in
Show a picture about Olympic Games ,and ask :
Do you know where the first Olympic games was held?
Show students the picture of the Acropolis in Greece and ask:
What do you think of when you seen the Acropolis in Greece?
Ask the students how much they know about the civilization about the ancient Greeks..
II. Reading comprehension.
Ask students to scan the reading passage and try to find answers to the question:
What is the Acropolis?
Ask students to read the passage again and complete Parts C1 and C2 individually. Ask students to read and finish the exercise individually. Check the answers as a class.
Ask students to finish Parts D and E.
Language points:
1.have an impact : have an effect on
2.be responsible for: to be in chare of, to be cause of
3.associate …with….: to combine …with…
4.in honour of : in memory of, showing respect
5.occur : to take place or happen, to come into mind
6.on display: on show
7.carry out: to put into practice
8.natural forces: 自然的力量
9.damage和destroy区别 : damage指部分损坏,可修复,
destroy 指毁灭性的破坏，不可修复
10.defeat: win against sb in a war
11. in a gesture to : in order to . ‘gesture’ here means
‘意图’
12.Acid rain: 酸雨
III．Consideration
Translations.
1.那个故事对小孩子产生很大的影响.
2.坏天气是引起这场事故的原因.
3.我情不自禁地把她和我的妹妹联系到了一起.
4.人们建造了一座庙来纪念那条勇敢的龙.
5.1991年发生了什么重大的事件?
6.他的自行车在车祸中坏了,不能再修了.
7.中国队去年打败了日本队.
8.为了能减少污染,政府想尽了各种方法.
9.酸雨是由污染引起.
10.我们要有礼貌,尤其是对父母
IV．Group work
Suppose you are a journalist from CCTV. Work in groups and write a report about the Acropolis and what the Greek government has done to restore it.
V．Reading strategy
VI．Summary and homework
1.Do parts A1 and A2 on page 110 in Workbook
2.Search the Internet for the information about
borrowed words in English
课件25张PPT。
Module 9 Unit 2
Witnessing time
徐险峰、潘浩、宋丹、王艳、张霞Do you know where the first Olympic games was held?Guess which country it is from?Greece How much do you know about
the ancient Greeks( in the field of
philosophy, science, mathematics,
art, architecture, theatre, politics
and sports) ? Reading
The AcropolisWhat is the Acropolis?A monument constructed in the 5th
century BC at a high altitude above the
capital city of Athens in Greece.Scan the passage and try to find the answer to the
question as quickly as possible2The Acropolis in GreeceWhat do you think of when you see the Acropolis in Greece?Careful Reading21. In which fields did the Greeks make contributions to Western civilization?
2. Where was the Acropolis built? Why?
3. How have so many ancient monuments been damaged?
4. What was the last major destruction done to the Acropolis by man?Read the passage again and answer the following questions:5. What is the aim of the committee set up in 1975?
6. Why is the committee undertaking educational work?
7. What would happen if people did not learn about damage prevention?2Scan the article again and fill in the form below:2Complete Parts D and E Answers
D: 1.d 2.e 3.j 4.c 5.b
6.f 7.e. 8.i 9.h 10.g
E: 1. Athens 2. Athena 3. people 4. plant 5. government 6. undertake 7. ignorance 8. conservation 9. monument 10. sculpturesLanguage points: have an impact on: have an effect on
be responsible for: to be in chare of, to be cause of
associate …with….:
to combine …with…
4. in honour of: in memory of, showing respect5. occur: to take place or happen, to come into mind
6. on display: on show
7. carry out: to put into practice
8. natural forces: 自然的力量
9. damage和destroy区别 : damage指部分损坏,可修复,
destroy 指毁灭性的破坏，不可修复10. defeat: win against sb in a war
in a gesture to : in order to
‘gesture’ here means ‘意图’
12. acid rain: 酸雨 Translations.1. 那个故事对小孩子产生很大的影响。That story has a great impact on children. Bad weather was responsible for the accident.Consolidation2. 坏天气是引起这场事故的原因。I can’t help associating her with my younger sister.A temple was built in honour of the brave dragon.What event occurred in1991?3. 我情不自禁地把她和我的妹妹联系到了一起。4. 人们建造了一座庙来纪念那条勇敢的龙。5. 1991年发生了什么重大的事件?2His bike was destroyed in the accident, and can’t be repaired.6. 他的自行车在车祸中坏了,不能再修了。7. 中国队去年打败了日本队。In a gesture to reduce pollution, the government tried all means.Chinese team defeated Japanese team last year.8. 为了能减少污染,政府想尽了各种方法。We should be polite, in particular, to parents.Acid rain was caused by pollution.9. 酸雨是由污染引起。10. 我们要有礼貌, 尤其是对父母。Group workYou are a journalist from CCTV. Work in groups and write a report about the Acropolis and what
the Greek government have done to restore it.Recognizing reference markersReading strategy:When you read a text, you can always find reference markers such as ‘it’, ‘she’ or ’they’ that refer to a previously mentioned object, person, group or idea. The use of reference markers is to avoid repetition of keywords because this is considered to be bad style, For example, instead of saying ‘the Acropolis’ all the time, the author will try to vary the expression by using the reference marker ‘it’ or words such as ‘the monument’. Recognizing
Reference markers will help you read a difficult article. If you come across aword that is difficult or something you don’t understand, do not worry. The author will often repeat the word in a different way.Read the third paragraph using the strategyHomework:1. Do parts A1 and A2 on page 110 in Workbook
2. Search the Internet for the information about borrowed words in English
