外研版选择性必修第四册Unit 5 Into the unknown Period 1 Starting out and understanding ideas 教学设计
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Unit 5 Into the known
Period 1 Starting out & Understanding ideas
教学设计
( Teaching material analysis)
To begin with, the part “Start out” covers how people living in the past misunderstood natural phenomena. Pictures in Activity 2 present some unsolved mysteries. Students are expected to talk about what they know about the unknown, which will arouse students’ interest in taking about the topic.
In the reading part, the text is an expository essay, explaining great Maya civilization and the reasons for the disappearance of Maya civilization. Students are expected to deeply understand and appreciate the text and further explore possible reasons behind the collapse.
(Teaching objectives & Core Competencies and Values for students)
1. Lead students to watch the video and talk about pictures about unsolved natural mysteries, which will arouse the students’ interest in going into the unknown.
2. Guide students to get key information about Maya civilization as well as the reasons behind their collapse by scanning and intensively reading.
3. Lead students to deeply understand the text, including the logic structure, textural context, and the language features of the passage.
4. Lead students to think and share their views about the possible reasons for the disappearance of Maya civilization so as to cultivate he spirit of seeking truth and the awareness of protecting modern civilization.
(Teaching focuses)
1. To learn useful expressions about natural phenomena and scientific explanations to lost civilization.
2. To enhance students’ reading comprehension and better grasp the features of an expository essay.
3. To guide the students to think about and share the reasons for the disappearance of Maya civilization.
4. To lead students to understand the significance of scientific exploration and the awareness of protecting modern civilization.
(Teaching procedures)
Step 1 Starting out
Activity 1 Watch the video and get key information to fill in the table.
1 Natural phenomena mentioned in the video earthquakes; solar eclipse; thunder and lightning; mirage
2 The ancient people’s explanations ...
3 The modern scientific explanations ...
Activity 2 Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Picture 1 Atlantis
Picture 2 Nazca Lines
Picture 3 Tunguska event
Picture 4 black hole
Other unsolved mysteries
Step 2 Before reading
Activity 1 Look at the pictures on Page 50 and answer the following questions.
Question 1: What do you know about these ancient civilizations
Question 2: What might be the reasons behind their collapse
Step 3 While reading
1. Read the text and answer the questions.
① What happened in the early 16th century
A. The Maya lived a primitive life.
B. Europeans arrived in Central America.
C. The Maya civilization reached its peak.
② Why has no one yet been able to fully explain the Maya writing system
A. It’s too mysterious. B. It’s too impractical. C. It’s too complicated.
③ What made the Maya people reduce their ability to deal with natural disasters
A. The growth of the Maya population.
B. Not following the laws of nature to change the landscape.
C. Conflicts between foreign nationalities and local people.
④ What do scientists think was the main reason the Maya civilization began to collapse
A. Cutting down trees. B. The drought. C. Tropical cyclones.
2. Choose the topic sentences and write them on the lines to complete the text.
Activity 3
2 a Maya civilization has been surrounded by mystery since its rediscovery in the 19th century.
3 b But the greatest mystery of all is what caused the Maya to abandon most of their great cities.
1 c Although his theory has been dismissed by scholars, it shows how powerful the secrets of Ancient Maya civilization are among people.
5 d Research also suggests that those natural disasters may have led to the decline of the Maya.
6 e Meanwhile, the rise and fall of this civilization must also leave us thinking about our own past, present and future.
4 f Some research seems to indicate that the Maya people themselves may have played a part in their downfall.
3. Organize information from the text and complete the file of Maya civilization.
Maya Civilization
Time around 1800 BC to 1100 AD
Location from 1 Mexico to 2 Central America ;
Possible reasons for collapse 1 human causes - reduced the ability to deal with 3 ________________________________; 4 _____________________________________; 5 __________________________________; 6 ____________________________________; 2 natural causes - a series of the 7 _________________________ between 700 AD and 1000 AD, each 8 _______________________________________.
4. Complete the cultural comparison with information from the passage.
Comparing the highly-sophisticated civilizations of the Maya and Ancient China reveals some surprising similarities. They both possessed a detailed understanding of 1 __________ and astronomy, which helped them maintain an accurate 2 __________, and a complex 3 __________ that used signs to represent sounds and meanings. It can therefore be difficult to explain why, despite their excellent construction skills, the Maya never learned to use 4 ______, while the ancient Chinese did. Facts such as these add to the mystery surrounding Maya civilization, driving people to find out why it 5 _______ while others, such as Ancient China, survived and thrived.
1 mathematics 2 calendar 3 writing system
4 wheels, metal tools or animal power 5 disappeared
Step 5: Post- reading
Think & share
Think back the content of the passage and answer the following the question.
1 What is the author’s purpose in starting the passage with the story about William Gadoury
2 What lessons can you learn from the collapse of Maya civilization How can this information help the development of today’s society
Step 6: Language appreciation
1. The fact that Maya society was technologically primitive makes its achievements all the more incredible and mysterious.
[句式分析] “that Maya society was technologically primitive”是 that 引导的同位语从句，解释说明主名词the fact的具体内容，引导词that只起引导性作用，不在从句中充当任何成分。
[尝试翻译] 事实上，玛雅社会在技术上是原始的，这使得它的成就更加难以置信和神秘。
2. This is likely to have led to a series of drought, each lasting for a couple of years.
[句式分析] “each lasting for a couple of years”是由“代词+ 现在分词”构成的独立主格结构。 其中动词last 与逻辑主语each 构成主动语态关系，故使用现在分词。
[尝试翻译] 这可能导致了一系列的旱灾，每一次旱灾持续几年时间。
3. Meanwhile, the rise and fall of this civilization must also leaves us thinking about our own past, present and future.
[句式分析] “leave + 宾语+ 宾语补足语”表示“使......处于某种状态”，宾语补足语可以是现在分词、过去分词、不定式、形容词、名词或小品词（on/off; up/ down; away/ in/out）。
[尝试翻译]与此同时，这种文明的兴衰也必然让我们思考自己的过去、现在以及未来。
Step 7: Assignments
1. Review the basic usage of the new words and expressions learned in this period.
2. Listen and get the main idea as well as details of the text.
3. Writing a 70-word summary of the passage.
Period 1 Starting out & Understanding ideas
教学设计
( Teaching material analysis)
To begin with, the part “Start out” covers how people living in the past misunderstood natural phenomena. Pictures in Activity 2 present some unsolved mysteries. Students are expected to talk about what they know about the unknown, which will arouse students’ interest in taking about the topic.
In the reading part, the text is an expository essay, explaining great Maya civilization and the reasons for the disappearance of Maya civilization. Students are expected to deeply understand and appreciate the text and further explore possible reasons behind the collapse.
(Teaching objectives & Core Competencies and Values for students)
1. Lead students to watch the video and talk about pictures about unsolved natural mysteries, which will arouse the students’ interest in going into the unknown.
2. Guide students to get key information about Maya civilization as well as the reasons behind their collapse by scanning and intensively reading.
3. Lead students to deeply understand the text, including the logic structure, textural context, and the language features of the passage.
4. Lead students to think and share their views about the possible reasons for the disappearance of Maya civilization so as to cultivate he spirit of seeking truth and the awareness of protecting modern civilization.
(Teaching focuses)
1. To learn useful expressions about natural phenomena and scientific explanations to lost civilization.
2. To enhance students’ reading comprehension and better grasp the features of an expository essay.
3. To guide the students to think about and share the reasons for the disappearance of Maya civilization.
4. To lead students to understand the significance of scientific exploration and the awareness of protecting modern civilization.
(Teaching procedures)
Step 1 Starting out
Activity 1 Watch the video and get key information to fill in the table.
1 Natural phenomena mentioned in the video earthquakes; solar eclipse; thunder and lightning; mirage
2 The ancient people’s explanations ...
3 The modern scientific explanations ...
Activity 2 Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Picture 1 Atlantis
Picture 2 Nazca Lines
Picture 3 Tunguska event
Picture 4 black hole
Other unsolved mysteries
Step 2 Before reading
Activity 1 Look at the pictures on Page 50 and answer the following questions.
Question 1: What do you know about these ancient civilizations
Question 2: What might be the reasons behind their collapse
Step 3 While reading
1. Read the text and answer the questions.
① What happened in the early 16th century
A. The Maya lived a primitive life.
B. Europeans arrived in Central America.
C. The Maya civilization reached its peak.
② Why has no one yet been able to fully explain the Maya writing system
A. It’s too mysterious. B. It’s too impractical. C. It’s too complicated.
③ What made the Maya people reduce their ability to deal with natural disasters
A. The growth of the Maya population.
B. Not following the laws of nature to change the landscape.
C. Conflicts between foreign nationalities and local people.
④ What do scientists think was the main reason the Maya civilization began to collapse
A. Cutting down trees. B. The drought. C. Tropical cyclones.
2. Choose the topic sentences and write them on the lines to complete the text.
Activity 3
2 a Maya civilization has been surrounded by mystery since its rediscovery in the 19th century.
3 b But the greatest mystery of all is what caused the Maya to abandon most of their great cities.
1 c Although his theory has been dismissed by scholars, it shows how powerful the secrets of Ancient Maya civilization are among people.
5 d Research also suggests that those natural disasters may have led to the decline of the Maya.
6 e Meanwhile, the rise and fall of this civilization must also leave us thinking about our own past, present and future.
4 f Some research seems to indicate that the Maya people themselves may have played a part in their downfall.
3. Organize information from the text and complete the file of Maya civilization.
Maya Civilization
Time around 1800 BC to 1100 AD
Location from 1 Mexico to 2 Central America ;
Possible reasons for collapse 1 human causes - reduced the ability to deal with 3 ________________________________; 4 _____________________________________; 5 __________________________________; 6 ____________________________________; 2 natural causes - a series of the 7 _________________________ between 700 AD and 1000 AD, each 8 _______________________________________.
4. Complete the cultural comparison with information from the passage.
Comparing the highly-sophisticated civilizations of the Maya and Ancient China reveals some surprising similarities. They both possessed a detailed understanding of 1 __________ and astronomy, which helped them maintain an accurate 2 __________, and a complex 3 __________ that used signs to represent sounds and meanings. It can therefore be difficult to explain why, despite their excellent construction skills, the Maya never learned to use 4 ______, while the ancient Chinese did. Facts such as these add to the mystery surrounding Maya civilization, driving people to find out why it 5 _______ while others, such as Ancient China, survived and thrived.
1 mathematics 2 calendar 3 writing system
4 wheels, metal tools or animal power 5 disappeared
Step 5: Post- reading
Think & share
Think back the content of the passage and answer the following the question.
1 What is the author’s purpose in starting the passage with the story about William Gadoury
2 What lessons can you learn from the collapse of Maya civilization How can this information help the development of today’s society
Step 6: Language appreciation
1. The fact that Maya society was technologically primitive makes its achievements all the more incredible and mysterious.
[句式分析] “that Maya society was technologically primitive”是 that 引导的同位语从句，解释说明主名词the fact的具体内容，引导词that只起引导性作用，不在从句中充当任何成分。
[尝试翻译] 事实上，玛雅社会在技术上是原始的，这使得它的成就更加难以置信和神秘。
2. This is likely to have led to a series of drought, each lasting for a couple of years.
[句式分析] “each lasting for a couple of years”是由“代词+ 现在分词”构成的独立主格结构。 其中动词last 与逻辑主语each 构成主动语态关系，故使用现在分词。
[尝试翻译] 这可能导致了一系列的旱灾，每一次旱灾持续几年时间。
3. Meanwhile, the rise and fall of this civilization must also leaves us thinking about our own past, present and future.
[句式分析] “leave + 宾语+ 宾语补足语”表示“使......处于某种状态”，宾语补足语可以是现在分词、过去分词、不定式、形容词、名词或小品词（on/off; up/ down; away/ in/out）。
[尝试翻译]与此同时，这种文明的兴衰也必然让我们思考自己的过去、现在以及未来。
Step 7: Assignments
1. Review the basic usage of the new words and expressions learned in this period.
2. Listen and get the main idea as well as details of the text.
3. Writing a 70-word summary of the passage.