Teaching Design
Book4 Unit6 Understanding ideas The Sky Railway
I. Analysis of teaching materials 此文语篇类型为游记。作者通过描述自己的一次“天路”之旅,回顾了建设者们在青藏铁路修建过程中始终以生态保护为前提,克服重重困难,最终建成这条“不可能建成的”铁路的历程,表达了自己作为其中一名建设者的自豪之情,也表达了工程建设要以生态保护为前提的环保理念。
II. Analysis of students Students in Senior 2 have had a basic reading skill to comprehend a passage. Besides, they are not as shy as they were in Senior one. They are brave and eager to express their ideas in English as long as they have something to say. However, if they are not familiar with a topic or do not have enough background knowledge, they are unwilling to raise their hands in class. In terms of the above considerations, enough time will be set aside for students to read the passage. And necessary instructions will be provided.
III. Teaching objectives After this class, students are expected to: 1.get the genre of passage and the scenery along the Qing hai-Tibet railway; 2.understand the challenges when built the railway station and solutions to overcome them; 3.have a sense of pride after knowing how the workers completed this “impossible” railway;
IV. Teaching key and difficult points The class will focus on: Understand the special meaning of “The Sky Railway”; Find out the challenges and solutions that workers met under construction Inspire student’s national pride and honor.
V. Teaching strategy P-W-P reading model.
VI. Teaching methods Communicative Teaching Method; Task-based Teaching Method.
VII. Teaching aids Textbook; multimedia; blackboard; chalk; worksheet.
Teaching procedures Procedures Purposes
Teacher’s activity Students’ activity
Lead-in T draws Ss’ attention to a video, and asks whether they know something special about Tibetan Plateau. T ask students how to travel here to enjoy the scenery. 1. Ss share what they know about Tibetan Plateau. 2.Ss speak out the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and some words to describe it. To activate Ss’ background knowledge and stimulate Ss to explore more .
Read for landmarks along the railway 1. T asks Ss to read the text and note down the landmarks along the railway. 1. Ss read the text and find these landmarks and find out the special points about each one. To guide Ss to understand how this travel route is
Read for the author’s feelings 2. T asks Ss to read the text, and then answer: What’s the author’s feelings when he was on the Sky Railway 1. Ss analyze the text to find out the answer. To help Ss understand the special feeling about the railway .
Read for challenges and solutions 1.T asks Ss to finish the table and think more. 2. When collecting answers to the table, T provides more vocabulary to enrich Ss’ expressions. 1.Ss finish the table in group and answer the T’s questions. challengesSolutionsValue
To guide Ss to have an in-depth understanding of the text from multiple perspectives. To help Ss to put forward their own point of view through analyzing the text.
Presenting ideas 1. T asks Ss to do Role-play 2. T invites Ss to share their talk. 1. Ss prepare the role-play.. 2. Ss present their talk. To help Ss to consolidate and integrate the language and content learnt.
Review and exercise 1. T leads Ss to go over the key points of the text. 2. T has a conclusion of the whole text. Ss go over what they’ve learned about the railway and its deep meaning. To get Ss have a deeper understanding of the sky railway and develop the sense of national pride and honor. .
Homework 假如你是居住在青藏铁路线附近的一位学生,你的学校正在进行“家乡的变化”征文比赛。请你写一篇小短文参加比赛。内容如下:
第一部分:表达对当年青藏铁路的建设者的感谢,正是因为他们克服重重困难,把铁路修到了家门口;感谢他们在建设青藏铁路时保护当地的生态环境。 第二部分:讲述青藏铁路建设后给家乡带来的变化。 *更多的游客可以欣赏到青藏铁路一路美景 *推动当地经济发展 *促进交流 第三部分:表达你感受
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