Unit 3 Sea exploration
Reading and Thinking教学设计
科目:英语 课题:Reading and Thinking 课时:1课时
教学目标与核心素养:
知识目标:学习并掌握关于海洋探索的相关历史和表述。
能力目标:运用阅读技巧,理清文章脉络,把握文章主要内容。
情感目标:帮助学生了解我国经由海洋探索进行对外贸易的悠久历史,体会“21世纪海上丝绸之路”的意义,理解语篇结构和叙述手法。
教学重难点
教学重点:帮助学生了解我国经由海洋探索进行对外贸易的悠久历史,体会“21世纪海上丝绸之路”的意义,理解语篇结构和叙述手法。
教学难点:引导学生批判地思考,树立正确的史观,从人类命运共同体和全球一体化的高度探讨“一带一路”对促进多元文明交流、国际合作发展的深远意义。
课前准备:多媒体,黑板,粉笔
教学过程:
一、Pre-reading
1. Greeting
2. Leading-in
教师活动:(1)教师检查课前布置任务,要求学生围绕sea exploration找人类探索海洋的重要史事,如世界著名的航海家及其成就等。邀请学生分享他们找到的资料。
(2)教师根据学生分享的结果,板书学生产出的重要信息,同时利用课件展示部分较难的生词,补充相关信息。
Zhenghe: Chinese, 1405-1433, made seven voyages to the Western Seas; his voyages are one of the world navigation feats in history
Christopher Columbus: Italian, 1492, discovered a new world
Ferdinand Magellan: Portuguese, 1519, made the first voyage around the world
While- reading
学生活动:学生浏览标题并略读文本,判断本文的语篇类型,完成教材活动2。
What are the four major types of essay do you know
What type is this text
It is a narrative essay.
(Identify essay types: There are four major types of essay: narrative, descriptive, expository, and argumentative. A narrative essay is a story with a beginning, middle, and end. A descriptive essay describes a subject and lists interesting details. An expository essay is factual, giving information on a subject. Finally, an argumentative essay aims to convince the reader.)
2. 学生活动:阅读文章,写出文章各段主要大意。
Para. 1: Trade and curiosity have often formed the foundation of mankind's greatest achievements.
Para. 2: China's trade and cultural exchange with other regions in ancient times
Para. 3: Zheng He's voyages
Para. 4: the Belt and Road Initiative
Para. 5: China's efforts to explore other routes across the sea
Para. 6: China will reach out across the sea far into the future
3. 学生活动:再次阅读文本,完成下列表格。
Name Description
the Silk Road The name of the trade route between China and the West
Africa Its kings sent gifts such as giraffes to China
the Arctic An area currently being explored for scientific reasons
Rome A destination of silk and a major European capital
Sri Lanka The modern country name for Ceylon
the Ming Dynasty The historical period when China expanded maritime exploration to other regions
Du Huan The author of Record of My Travels
Zheng He The commander of the seven fleets
Marco Polo The person who wrote stories that inspired European explorers
4. 教师活动:教师围绕活动5可以将问题细化,先分析、讨论我国海洋探索所取得的成就,然后分析对现在世界的影响。
教师可提问:
What achievements has China made in reaching out across the sea
What effects did China's reaching out across the sea in the past have on the world
What about other countries Read the text again and make notes.
三、After-reading
教师活动: 教师注意引导学生关注问题的层次,启发学生思考如何获得对历史事件的客观认识。教师可提问:
Are these questions discussed on the same aspect
When you think about one historical or contemporary event, which aspects should you consider to gain a full understanding
2.学生活动:与同伴讨论活动5,小组派代表展示讨论结果,其他同学补充事实性信息,然后完成活动5最后一个问题的讨论,就“一带一路”的意义结合自己对前面问题的理解发表看法。
四、Summary
重点词汇:extend,negotiation,withdraw,exchange
重点句型:as用于引导非限制性定语从句
作业布置:复习并掌握重点词汇和句型。
五、Homework
Write a short passage to describe what you have learnt about sea exploration.
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