Teaching and Learning Design
Book3 Unit2 Morals and Virtues
教学设计
Period 2
Teaching and learning contents: Reading and thinking—Reading comprehension
Comprehensive teaching and learning objectives:
By the end of this period, the students will have been able to:
1) Read and comprehend the content and structure of the text;
2) Learn to draw conclusions from the details and facts;
3) Learn about the life and great virtues of Lin Qiaozhi.
Teaching and learning important points:
1) Reading comprehension of the text content and structure;
2) Learning to draw conclusions from the details and facts;
3) Learning about the life and great virtues of Lin Qiaozhi.
Teaching and learning difficult points:
1) Reading comprehension of the text content and structure;
2) Learning to draw conclusions from the details and facts;
3) Learning about the life and great virtues of Lin Qiaozhi.
Teaching and learning procedure:
Step 1 Leading-in
Activity 1 Leading-in
1. Lead in the topic by introducing the reading topic—How to make choices in life and then discuss the question in groups and share opinions.
What are some important life choices And why
Suggested answer:
Important choices a person can make in life include decisions on university study, jobs, and marriage partners. These choices are important because they determine our future.
From a wider perspective, however, the most important choices include moral decisions—how we live our lives and treat others. Such choices may not necessarily change our life paths, but they will determine how we are remembered by others, the degree of respect and love we earn, and our own ability to have clean consciences and live with ourselves.
2. Introduce the teaching objectives of this period.
Step 2 Pre-reading
Activity 2 Viewing and thinking
1. Looking at the pictures and talking about the title.
What can you see in the picture Who is the woman
What does the title “Mother of Ten Thousand Babies” mean How do you understand the title
(Lin Qiaozhi is a doctor who became a specialist in women’s illnesses. She devoted all her life to medical work for Chinese women and children. Her work encouraged many other women to become doctors.)
2. Predict the main idea and content of the passage according to its title.
Perhaps the text will tell us the life choices of Lin Qiaozhi and how she became the mother of thousand babies.
Step 3 While-reading
Activity 3 Reading comprehension
1. Read for general information. Read the text carefully and fill in the form. And try to find the answers to the questions on P16.
Read the text carefully and fill in the form.
Time Important events Her choice Results
1901 She was born. \ \
1906 Her mother died. \ \
At age 18 She had to make an important life choice. She chose to study medicine instead of finding a husband. She took the entrance exam and entered Peking Union Medical College.
At age 26 She graduated from Peking Union Medical College with the Wenhai Scholarship. \ \
From age 26 to age 27 She was named a chief resident physician. She was sent to study in Europe. \ \
In 1939 She was sent to study in the US. She rejected the offer to stay in the US. She went back to China to serve the women and children.
In 1941 She became the first Chinese woman to be appointed director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. \ \
During the war Her department was closed. She opened a private clinic. She continued to provide medical care for the people in need of help, especially the poor patients.
From 1954 to 1983 She was elected to the first National People’s Congress. She held many important positions. She was more interested in tending patients, publishing medical research on care for women and children, and training new doctors. She tended patients, published medical research on care for women and children, and trained new doctors.
22 April 1983 She died. She left her savings to a kindergarten and a fund for new doctors. \
During her lifetime \ She chose not to marry. She devoted all her life to work and delivered over 50,000 babies.
2. Answer the following questions, using the information above.
1) What hard choices was Dr Lin faced with throughout her life Underline the sentences about these choices.
At age 18instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the majority of girls, she chose to study medicine.
Dr Lin, however, rejected the offer.
Thinking of all the people still in need of help, Dr Lin opened a private clinic.
She was more interested intending patients, publishing medical research on care for women and children, and training the next generation of doctors.
2) What were the results of her choices
She did not get married; she did not stay in the US; she opened a private clinic; she spent her time tending patients, publishing medical research on care for women and children, and training the next generation of doctors rather than government work.
3) What does the author want to illustrate by mentioning Dr Lin’s life choices
The author wants to illustrate what it means to live a selfless life, caring for others.
3. Read the text again and answer the questions. Use the facts and details from the text to support your conclusions.
1) What was the main principle guiding Dr Lin through the choices in her life
The principle was to deny/sacrifice herself, and put others first.
2) What kind of person do you think Dr Lin was
Lin appeared to have been a very kind woman who was passionate about helping others.
(Also, a diligent, selfless, patriotic and devoted person.)
3) What can you learn from Lin Qiaozhi
Her virtue, right choice, diligence, kindness, selflessness, devotion, passion, determination…
4. Summarize the main idea of each paragraph or match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1 Dr Lin Qiaozhi’s philosophy of life.
Para.2 Dr Lin’s ambition as a young girl.
Para.3 The education and work experiences of Dr Lin’s earlier years.
Para.4 What Dr Lin achieved and did for patients during the war.
Para.5 A key role Dr Lin played in the new People’s Republic of China.
Para.6 Dr Lin’ lifelong selfless devotion to medical work.
Step 4 Post-reading
Activity 4 Text reconstruction
1. Talk about the style and organization of the text.
1) What kind of text is it
A brief biography of Lin Qiaozhi.
2) How are the events arranged
In chronological order./In order of time.
2. Guide the students to reconstruct the text by filling in the blanks of a summary of the text.
Lin Qiaozhi,who delivered over 50,000 babies in her lifetime, was known (know) as the “mother of ten thousand babies”, though she never got married. affected (affect) by her mother’s death, Lin Qiaozhi decided to study medicine at the age of 18 instead of following the traditional path of marriage (marry) like many other girls. After graduating from Peking Union Medical College, she was hired as a resident physician. Having worked (work) for a few years, she was sent to Europe and the US, where she rejected her colleagues’ offer to stay, but returned home. Though appointed to hold (hold) many important positions, she was more interested in tending patients, publishing medical research on care for women and children, and training the next generation of doctors. She held the belief that doctors should be responsible for the patients. Dr Lin never retired. Even as she lay dying (die), she was still thinking of others. This is Lin Qiaozhi, who devoted all her life to helping (help) the women and children in need of her help.
Step 5 Summary and evaluation
Activity 5 Summary
1. (The teacher) Guide the students to summarize the main content of the text.
2. Encourage the students to learn from Lin Qiaozhi to be a better person to serve the society.
Activity 6 Self-evaluation
Guide the students to reflect on their learning of this period by considering the following aspects.
1. How is your reading comprehension of the text content (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor)
2. How is your understanding of Lin Qiaozhi’s life (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor)
3. How is your learning effect (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor)
4. What will you learn from Lin Qiaozhi
Homework:
1. Complete the reading comprehension exercises in reference book.
2. Read the text to comprehend it better and preview the usages of some new words, chunks and sentences with the help of reference book.