牛津译林版（2019）选择性必修 第三册Unit 4 Protecting our heritage sites Reading (II) 教学设计

Unit 4 Protecting our heritage sites
Reading (II)（教学设计）
I. Learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. master the following core vocabulary: awe; civilization; preserve; urgent; wear down; ruin; incredible; violence; conflict; outcome; specialist; assess; collapse; suspend;
2. understand the core vocabulary in the text;
3. use the core vocabulary in new situations;
4. analyse some complex sentences in the text.
II. Key competence focus
Master and use the core vocabulary in new situations.
III. Predicted area of difficulty
1. Use the core vocabulary in new situations.
2. Understand some complex sentences in the text.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Revising the lecture transcript
T: Now read through the lecture transcript carefully and complete the article.
Many natural wonders and human civilization are (1)________ (fascinate) but in danger so that UNESCO (2)________ (struggle) to preserve them since its establishment.
Heritage sites face threats (3)________ nature and human activities. They can (4)________ (wear) down gradually by the long-term natural forces like wind, water and temperature. Besides, great damage can be caused by wars. (5)________ (strange) enough, many problems may be caused by World Heritage status, which (6)________ (give) rise to floods of tourists (7)________ make the sites suffer continuous wear and tear.
What’s more, human population growth also contributes to the (8)________ (increase) demand for production and (9)________ (consume) of goods so many heritage sites are in danger.
Such (10)________ (danger) not only do harm to the sites but also to humans. So we should take action to protect and preserve them.
【设计意图：这是课文的缩写，是课文理解和知识运用的结合。既能督促学生再次深入课文去把握重要的细节信息，又为导入新课语言知识点的学习做好铺垫。】
Step 2 Building core vocabulary
1. T presents the core words and expressions and studies them together with Ss.
(1) awe
1) n. feelings of respect and slight fear; feelings of being very impressed by sth/sb 2) v. to fill sb with aweawesome adj. very impressive or very difficult and perhaps rather frighteningawful adj. very bad
awe n. awesome adj. awe n. awful adj. awfully adv.
(2) civilization
1) n. a state of human society that is very developed and organized2) n. a society, its culture and its way of life during a particular period of time or in a particular part of the world3) n. all the people in the world and the societies they live in, considered as a whole
civil adj. civilize v. civilization n.
(3) preserve
1) v. to keep a particular quality, feature, etc.; to make sure that sth is kept 2) v. to keep sth in its original state in good condition
preserve v. preservation n.
reserve [r z v] v. reserved adj. reservation n.conserve [k n s v] v. conservation n.
(4) urgent
1) adj. that needs to be dealt with or happen immediately2) adj. showing that you think that sth needs to be dealt with immediately
urge v. & n. urgent adj. urgently adv. urgency n.
(5) wear down
1) to become, or make sth become, gradually smaller or smoother by continuously using or rubbing it2) to make sb/sth weaker or less determined, especially by continuously attacking or putting pressure on them or it over a period of time
wear and tear; be worn out
(6) ruin
1) n. the state or process of being destroyed or severely damaged 2) n. the fact of having no money, of having lost your job, position, etc. 3) n. the parts of a building that remain after it has been destroyed or severely damaged 4) v. to damage sth so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc.; to spoil sth 5) v. to make sb/sth lose all their money, their position, etc.
in ruins
(7) incredible
1) adj. impossible to believe2) adj. extremely good or extremely large
credit n. credible adj. credibly adv. credibility n.incredible adj. incredibly adv.
(8) violence
1) n. violent behaviour that is intended to hurt or kill sb 2) n. physical or emotional force and energy
violent adj. violently adv. violence n.
(9) conflict
1) n. a situation in which people, groups or countries are involved in a serious disagreement or argument 2) n. a violent situation or period of fighting between two countries 3) n. a situation in which there are opposing ideas, opinions, feelings or wishes; a situation in which it is difficult to choose4) v. if two ideas, beliefs, stories, etc. conflict , it is not possible for them to exist together or for them both to be true
in conflict with
(10) outcome
n. the result or effect of an action or event
come out outcome n.break through breakthrough n.break down breakdown n.break out outbreak n.let out outlet n.come in income n.put out output n.come over overcome v.
(11) specialist
1) n. a person who is an expert in a particular area of work or study2) n. a doctor who has specialized in a particular area of medicine
special adj. specially adv. specialist n.
(12) assess
1) v. to make a judgement about the nature or quality of sb/sth2) v. to calculate the amount or value of sth
assess n. assessment n.see: access v. & n. accessible adj.
(13) collapse
1) v. to fall down or fall in suddenly, often after breaking apart2) v. to fall down (and usually become unconscious), especially because you are very ill/sick3) n. the action of a building suddenly falling4) n. a medical condition when a person suddenly becomes very ill/sick, or when sb falls because they are ill/sick or weak
see: college; ecology
(14) suspend
1) v. to hang sth from sth else2) v. to officially stop sth for a time; to prevent sth from being active, used, etc. for a time
see: suspect; respect; inspect; aspect; except
2. T asks Ss to fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given words.
(1) It’s merely a question of time before the business ________ (collapse).
(2) In yesterday’s test all the people ________ (assess) as either safe or unsafe drivers.
(3) You’re never in the research field, but you’re ________ (awful) good at it.
(4) The outcome ________ (depend) on conditions as well as how events unfold.
(5) What first attracted me to her was her ________ (incredibility) experience of life.
(6) I request them ________ (suspend) their decision until they have read my story.
(7) She found herself in ________ (conflict) with her parents over her future career.
(8) You should attend to the ________ (urgent) matters of all the things and let the rest wait.
(9) It’s difficult ________ (preserve) your dignity when you have no job and no home.
(10) It’s demanded that kindergartens, primary and middle schools ________ (suspend) classes.
(11) This country was proud of its education system, but now it seems to be in ________ (ruin).
(12) Mary ________ (wear) her mother down by begging so that she let her go to the movies.
(13) The Victorians regarded the railways as bringing progress and ________ (civilize).
(14) This evidence supports the view that there is too much ________ (violent) on television.
(15) A group of thirty-five ________ (special) met last week to help the needed families.
【设计意图：此节关于核心词汇的学习，核心词汇使用机率高，往往词义多样且词性复杂。在本节课中，先向学生展示词汇的含义和它们的各种拓展形式，然后是单句语法填空，将讲解与练习结合起来。】
Step 3 Building your language
1. T asks Ss to finish B1.
T: Complete the blog entry with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.
2. T asks Ss to finish B2.
T: Find the words and phrases in the lecture transcript and think of more on your own.
3. T asks Ss to find the transitional sentences in the lecture transcript.
T: Texts that flow smoothly are more elegant and also easier to understand. We can connect the ideas of two paragraphs with a transitional sentence—a sentence that serves as a bridge between the two paragraphs.
T: Find the transitional sentences in the lecture transcript.
【设计意图：此节旨在完成教材指定的构建语言知识环节，B1侧重核心词汇的运用，B2侧重分类词汇的运用，B3是有关转承句的认知。】
Step 4 Understanding the complex sentences
T: Owing to the length and complex grammatical structure, some sentences in the text are hard to understand. However, if you can find out the main body of the sentence, it will be much easier for you to understand the whole sentence. Now let’s try some sentences.
1. If so, you might already understand why UNESCO is fighting to preserve sites of cultural and natural importance to mankind.
2. Every day, thousands of tourists climbing up the narrow stone steps are wearing down these ancient buildings and the long-term consequences could lead to irreparable destruction of the internal structure.
3. The city has been recognized as the musical capital of Europe since the 16th century, home to the likes of Mozart and Beethoven.
4. Due to high seawater temperatures caused by global warming, a large amount of coral is killed and parts of the reef are seriously affected, which harms its fragile natural ecology.
5. If your heart breaks like mine at the thought of our irreplaceable heritage being lost forever, please take action.
【设计意图：长句是影响阅读质量的原因之一，长句语法结构复杂，但抽出句子主干，句子就容易理解了。此节帮助学生掌握阅读长句的技巧，也有助于深度理解课文。】
V. Homework
1. Finish part B and part D in the workbook.
2. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given words or phrases.
credit card; collapse; wear and tear; civilize; conflict with; assess; in awe
(1) The students are a little ________ of their professor.
(2) The mark of a ________ society is that it looks after its weakest members.
(3) This kind of shoes won’t survive the ________ of a few days’ time.
(4) You can pay in cash or use your ________ in our hotel.
(5) Ask them to send you information on how ________ the value of your belongings.
(6) Their actions will ________ the universally accepted business rules.
(7) Hundreds of lives were threatened when the building ________.