Book3 Module5
Teaching Design of Reading and Vocabulary
Philosophers of Ancient China教学设计
四川省大邑中学 李泽南
Type of class(课型): Reading and Vocabulary
Time（授课时间）: 40 minutes
Lecturer（授课人）:Li Ze’nan(李泽南)
About this module（教材分析）: The reading material of this module is about “three great philosophers in ancient China, in which their life experiences and their beliefs of life, including their influence, are mainly talked about. The students can not only improve their reading skills and grasp some key words and sentence patterns, but also learn about the three great philosophers’ thoughts by reading the passage and then establish a proper philosophy of life and value, getting ready for their stepping into society in the following days.
About the students（学情分析）: The students in class 2, most of whom come from some faraway-countryside schools, still can't do well in their reading for lack of the skills on skimming and scanning. At the same time, they can't express their ideas smoothly because of their limited vocabulary. In fact, they have known a little about the three great philosophers of ancient China through the Internet and other media, but they don’t have a good knowledge of their thoughts.
About the design of this period（教学设计分析）:
This period is designed to train students’ ability on skimming and scanning, that is, to make them know more ways to summarize the topic and deal with some key detailed information. At the very beginning, the pictures, contexts, word-map and definitions are made use of to get the students to learn some key words which may affect their reading. In the end, the students are asked to do some further study about the cultural factors in the reading material: First, the relationship between the thoughts of the three philosophers in ancient China and the core socialist values nowadays; Second, the relationship between war and the birth of great people; Third, the lessons we can get from the story of Mencius’s mother’s three house-moving for his better education, thus developing the students' sense of being faced with any difficulty and being active in contributing to and cherishing a good study atmosphere.
Teaching goals（教学目标）
1. Knowledge and skills
1) To enable students to recognize the new words: principle, position, stress, resign, adviser, influential, follow, belief, found; and understand them correctly in the reading materials.
2) To enable students to grasp how to describe great people through reading.
3) To enable students to get to know about different ways of showing opinions.
2. Process and methods
1) To read and grasp key information under the teacher’s guidance.
2) Group work and individual work.
3. Emotion and values
To help students learn about great philosophers through reading. At the same time, try to arouse their love and respect for our traditional culture.
Important teaching points（教学重点）
1. To help students master new words.
2. To train students' ability on skimming and scanning.
3. To get students to talk about different ways of showing opinions.
4. To help develop the sense of being faced with any difficulty and being active in contributing to and cherishing a good study atmosphere.
Difficult teaching points（教学难点）
1. To discuss the questions in further study.
2. To teach students to accept and show opinions.
Teaching method（教学方法）
1.Vocabulary-learning strategy：1) words in the picture; 2) words in the context; 3) words in the word-map; 4) words in the definition.
2.Reading strategy：predicting, skimming, scanning, task-based language teaching, further study
3. Discussion
Teaching aids（教学媒体）Multi-media, blackboard
Teaching procedure (教学过程)
Time
Teaching stages
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
Teaching aims
2min
Lead-in
Ask students to watch a piece of video and discuss: Why are there so many Confucius temples on both sides of Taiwan Strait?
Enjoy the video and discuss the question.
To arouse students’ interest and lead in the topic.
3min
Vocabulary
Lead students to study new words through pictures, context, word-map and definition.
Learn the new words
To deal with new words and get ready for reading.
1min
Predicting
Get students to make a prediction: What will be talked about in the passage?
Make a prediction according to the title and the pictures
To develop students’ ability of making a prediction.
3min
skimming
Ask students to read the passage quickly to get the main idea of the passage.
Read the passage and get the main idea of the passage.
To develop students’ ability of summarize the passage and get the main idea.
10min
Scanning
Help students get more detailed information about the three great philosophers’ life experience, their thoughts and influence.
Read the passage and get the detailed information.
To develop the students’ ability of getting the detailed information
7min
Further study
Lead students to do further study: 1. the relationship between the thoughts of the three philosophers in ancient China and the core socialist values nowadays.
2. the relationship between war and the birth of great people.
Discuss and share their ideas.
To develop the students’ ability coming up with instructive ideas.
5min
Consolidation
Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the words (within three words).
Finish the exercise.
To help students get used to the new NEMT
8min
Discussion
Get students to discuss “What can we get from the story of Mencius’s mother’s three house-moving for his better education?”
Discuss and share their ideas.
To arouse students’ awareness of contributing to and cherishing a good study atmosphere.
1min
Homework
Write a short passage about a famous person from ancient China
Finish the task, making use of what they have learned such as words, sentences and structure of the passage.
To consolidate some key words and expressions and develop their ability of writing.
附注：Blackboard design板书设计
Philosophers of Ancient China
Prediction(the main idea):
课件24张PPT。Module 5 Great People and
Great Inventions of Ancient China
Period 2
Philosophers of Ancient ChinaLi Ze’nan (李泽南)
Dayi Middle SchoolActivity 1 lead-in: Enjoy a piece of video and then discuss:Why are there so many Confucius temples on both sides of Taiwan Strait?Activity 2 Vocabulary: 1) words in the pictureConfuciusMenciusMozi?[k?n'fju:??s]['men?i?s]three great philosophers in ancient ChinaA ____________? is a person who studies nature and
thinks deeply about something like the meaning of
the universe and human life, developing a set of ideas
or thoughts about it.Activity 2 Vocabulary: 2) words in the contextphilosopherphilosophy After the woman resigned from Google, she left the company quietly with her belongings taken away.What does the word “resign” mean in the sentence?
A. get a job B. give up a job
C. lose a job D. look for a jobActivity 2 Vocabulary: 2) words in the context If you get an adviser in your life, you can ask
him/her for some ideas once you are in trouble,
thus you can solve the problem more easily.Activity 2 Vocabulary: 3) words in the word-map.adviser---
1)a person who advises you to do sth. advise
v.advice
[u]n.2)a person who gives you some advice.adviser
[c]n.1.to take or accept _________
2.a job or post in a company._________
3.to start an organization or philosophy ______
4.the feeling that something is true and exists _____
5.an idea that influences your behavior __________Activity 2 Vocabulary:4) Words in the definition.
found principle belief position follow foundbelieffollow positionprincipleActivity 3 Reading: Strategy1) PredictingLook through the title and the pictures on P43
and make a prediction:What will be talked about in the passage? Philosophers of Ancient ChinaActivity 4 Reading: Strategy2) SkimmingRead the passage quickly to get the main idea of the passage.ConfuciusPhilosophers of
Ancient China3.Influence2.Beliefs of life1.Life experienceMenciusMoziConsolidation 1
What is the style of the passage?
A. argumentation
B. narration
C. comparative exposition
D. autobiographyActivity 5 Reading: Strategy 3) Scanning
life experience
of
philosophers in Ancient China4) Prepared a book called _________________3) Became __________to another ruler.2) Travelled and taught
___________________1)Got ________________
in the governmentBirth: Born in _____ Life experienceConfuciusMenciusMoziBorn in ______
Died in 479 BC.551 BCBorn in ______
From a _____family.
Died in 390 BC.476 BC372 BCan important position the principles of Confucius an adviser The book of Menciuseducationwork1)Brought up by_________2)Became a student of_______________his motherConfucius’s ideaspoorConsolidation 2
Which shows the right order of time when the three great thinkers lived?
A. Confucius– Mencius – Mozi
B. Mencius – Mozi – Confucius
C. Confucius – Mozi – Mencius
D. Mozi – Mencius – ConfuciusActivity 5 Reading: Strategy 3) Scanning
beliefs of life
of
philosophers in Ancient ChinaConfuciusMenciusMozibeliefs of lifeStressed the importance of _______ , duty and ____ in societykindnessorder1)Man & animals(difference):_________2)Kind government, ____people. 3)_____were more important than rulers. 4)Hated _______treating people badly.1) _________was the most important.2) All men were_____.3) We should love _____________and look
after those who are weaker than ourselves.4) Hated___________.man is goodgood Peoplethe state Government equalall human beings the idea of warsocietystatepersonConclusion:prosperity democracy
Civility harmonyfreedom
equality
justice
rule of law?patriotism dedication
integrity friendshipFurther study:Core Socialist Values related to the thoughts of Philosophers in Ancient ChinaState societyperson[pr?'sper?t?][d?'m?kr?s?]?[s?'v?l?t?]?['hɑ?m?n?]?['pe?tr??t?z(?)m]?[ded?'ke??(?)n]?[?n'tegr?t?]harmony
equality
friendship come from the thoughts of the three
great philosophers in ancient China.Activity 5 Reading: Strategy 3) Scanning
influence
of
philosophers in Ancient ChinaConfuciusMenciusMoziInfluence A philosopher:the greatest influence on
_____________for more than 2000 years.A thinker: whose teachings were similar to __________________After resigning from the government,
he travelled from state to state, teaching _____________________An influential teacher: whose beliefs were similar to ______________ while whose idea of love was different from _________________of kindnessChinese society those of Confucius those of Confucius the principles of Confuciusthe Confucian ideainfluenceConfuciusMenciusMoziActivity6 Strategy 4 Further study ①
Background of the birth
of philosophers in Ancient China Ancient ChinaA place where …A time when …reasonWar
means Killing, injury and deathPain, trouble and confusionBroken family and homelessPeople began to think :
How can we humans avoid War?Heroes are born in troubled times.People began to think :
How can we human avoid War?People who came up with some influential ideas
of life became great philosophers.ResultreasonActivity 6 Strategy 4) Further study ② :
the structure of the passageConfuciusPhilosophers of
Ancient China3.Influence2.Beliefs of life1.Life experienceMenciusMoziResult Ancient China was a time when there were many
great philosophers. Confucius ________ (stress) the
importance of _________(kind), duty and order in
society, ______have been influencing Chinese society
for more than 2,000 years. Mencius, whose teachings
were very similar to _____of Confucius, was given an
important position in the government of a state.
________, when the ruler refused _______(follow) his
advice, he resigned and began to travel from state to
state,________(teach)the principle of Confucius. Mozi
who was a very _________(influence)teacher, founded
the philosophy ______(call) Mohism. Mozi believed
that all men were______ (equality) to each other. Activity7.Consolidation:Cloze related to the NEMTstressedwhichHoweverthoseinfluentialcalledkindnessequalteachingto followMencius’s Mother’s three house-moving
for his better education
(孟母三迁） Activity 8. Discussion:SchoolMarketcemeteryDiscuss:
What can we get from the story?
A fact from the passage:
Mencius was born in 372 BC. His father died when he was young, and he was brought up by his mother.Do you know a famous story about Mencius’s mother bringing him up?
A good living and learning environment
is essential to one’s growth and development.
Activity 9. HomeworkWrite a short passage about
a famous person from ancient China3.Influence2.Beliefs of life1.Life experienceMenciusYou may pick up some useful expressions
from the passage and follow the structure
of the passage that you’ve learnedBook3 Module5
Reading and Vocabulary
Philosophers of Ancient China教学反思
教学设计反思
本堂课的教学设计，在充分发掘教材文本的基础上，引导同学们从中国古代的三位伟大哲学家的生活经历，重要的哲学思想以及他们思想的对中国社会的重要影响，逐步深入的认识作者行文由reason到result的内在逻辑思维。在对生词的处理上使用了词汇学习的常见有效策略。在对学生阅读理解能力培养上也采用了相关科学而合理的阅读策略。尤其是在对文本内容作了充分分析和处理之后的Further study和Discussion部分，立足课本，结合学生生活和现实社会生活实际，所做的深入思考和讨论，让教学三维目标中的情感价值教学目标得到很好的实现。尤其值得一提的是，在最后的巩固练习中，将本堂课的教学文本内容，结合高考新题型阅读完型填空，及巩固了本堂课的教学内容，又让学生熟悉了高考新题型。
课堂教学过程反思
本堂课，师生都积极主动参与课堂，学生活动形式多样，课堂气氛活跃。让人需要注意的是，学生的口语表达，还需要花大力气加以提高，尤其是学生的语音语调和用英语思维的能力，更需要在今后的英语课堂教学中加强。
教学策略反思
本堂课，在教学过程中，充分有效的使用了词汇教学策略和阅读课教学策略。1）建构主义策略：在引入部分，采用视频引入新课教学，让学生从非常直观的视屏内容，通过海峡两岸都大量修建孔庙这一现象，讨论和探究“Why are there so many Confucius temples on both sides of Taiwan Strait?”从而产生学习“Philosophers of Ancient China”这篇文章的兴趣。2）词汇教学策略：words in the Pictures（图片策略），words in the context（语境策略），words in the mind-map（思维导图策略）等都得到很充分的使用。3）阅读课教学策略：Predicting（预测），Scanning略读，Skimming(细读)，Further study(深入研究)，Discussion(讨论)等阅读课教学策略都得到很好的使用，并且收到了良好的教学效果。
教学媒体选用反思
本堂课，在教学过程中使用了多媒体教学，播放视频和PPT的有效使用，营造出良好的课堂教学气氛，让学生都全身心投入到课堂学习中来。
教学效果反思
本堂课，学生积极参与课堂，生生互动，师生互动，各项教学活动都达到预期的教学目标。
Book3 Module5 Reading and Vocabulary Philosophers of Ancient China
Consolidation巩固练习
Consolidation 1
What is the style of the passage?
A. argumentation B. narration
C. comparative exposition D. autobiography
Consolidation 2
Which shows the right order of time when the three great thinkers lived?
A. Confucius– Mencius – Mozi B. Mencius – Mozi – Confucius
C. Confucius – Mozi – Mencius D. Mozi – Mencius – Confucius
Consolidation 3
Fill in the blanks with the proper form of words (within three words).
Ancient China was a time when there were many great philosophers. Confucius ________ (stress) the importance of _________(kind), duty and order in society, ______have been influencing Chinese society for more than 2,000 years. Mencius, whose teachings were very similar to _____of Confucius, was given an important position in the government of a state. ________, when the ruler refused _______(follow) his advice, he resigned and began to travel from state to state,________(teach)the principle of Confucius. Mozi who was a very _________(influence) teacher, founded the philosophy ______(call) Mohism. Mozi believed that all men were______ (equality) to each other.
