《英语》（九年级上册）
Unit 1 Know yourself
Study skills
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. understand the meaning of skimming as a reading skill;
2. get the main idea of an articles by skimming.
II. Teaching content
A new reading skill—skimming
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. Learn how to skim;
2. Use skimming to get the main idea of an article quickly.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead in
1. Free talk
T: Boys and girls, can you tell me what you often do when you are free?
S: …
T: We have a lot of things to do in our spare time. Do you want to know about my hobby? You can find it by finishing the saying: ______ are the stepping stones of human progress.
S: Books.
T: Yes. Books are the stepping stones of human progress. I spend much time reading books every day because I think reading brings us everything. Do you like reading books?
S: Yes, of course.
T: I’d like to tell you a piece of good news. Our school will set up a reading club. If you want to join the club, please answer three questions about the reading skills. Let’s do it together.
【设计意图：设置语境，通过头脑风暴引出阅读这一话题，用类似游戏的模式展开教学，激起学生的学习兴趣，为下面的各项活动做好铺垫。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Understand the meaning of the skimming
(1) T: Now, the first question is “What is skimming?” If you don’t know the answer, it doesn’t
matter. I’ll help you.
(2) Show the picture of “skim stones”, and talk about it.
T: Look at the picture. What’s the young man doing?
T: He is playing a game called “skim stones”. People try to throw a little stone onto the surface of the water, and make it float on the surface as far as possible before it sinks. And here “skim” means “漂过” or “略过”.
(3) Make a choice
T: So, what does skimming mean while reading? Of the two idioms, which is more similar to
“skimming”, “字斟句酌” or “浮光掠影”?
T: I agree with you. “浮光掠影” is closer to skimming. What does“浮光掠影”mean in Chinese?
T: So, when skimming, do we read fast or slowly? Do we expect to get the main idea or specific information?
S: …
T: Skimming means reading the text quickly to get the main idea. You can understand the word in this way: “s” stands for the speed of the reading; “m” means the main idea. I hope it will help you understand “skim” better.
【设计意图：通过游戏引入skim这个单词，让学生对词义有初步感知；利用中文成语对比，让学生对skim这一阅读技巧有准确认识，并顺利过渡至skimming的定义，实现让学生在情境中学习阅读技巧的目的。】
2. Learn how to skim when reading
T: Since you have understand the meaning of “skimming”, let’s come to the second question: How to skim when reading? That is to say, how can we read fast and get the main idea at the same time?
(1) Show the reading process of four people. Ask students to tell if they are skimming.
(2) Discussion: In Which part of the text can we find the main idea quickly?
(3) Draw the conclusion: When skimming, read the title, the main headings, the first and last paragraphs, and the first sentence of each paragraph.
【设计意图：通过小组讨论解决how to skim的问题，放手把问题交给学生，努力开发学生潜能，培养学生的自主学习能力和团队合作能力以及乐于分享的品质。】
3. Find the main idea of the article by skimming
T: You’ve done a good job. The last task is to find the main idea of an article by skimming in one minute. I’ll give you three questions to help you:
(1) What is the article about?
(2) Is it true that some aspects of your personality are formed by nature?
(3) What can change your personality?
T: As you have answered three questions correctly, you have the chance to be the member the reading club.
【设计意图：通过当堂限时阅读训练，检测学生对skimming技能的掌握和应用能力，教会学生抓住关键词句，真正将阅读技能的训练落到实处。】
Step 3 Practice
1. A competition
T: Now, let’s have a competition. We will vote for the best readers in our class. Who can find the main ideas of the following articles in the shortest time will be the best readers in our class.
2. T: We all know that reading is a good habit to all of us. Let’s share a saying about reading: Reading ten thousand books is like travelling ten thousand miles. In Chinese, we say “读万卷书，行万里路”. Actually, we have different ways of reading. Sometimes, skimming is useful. Sometimes, we need to get the specific information. Join the reading club, and more reading activities are waiting for you!
【设计意图：利用竞赛活动，帮助学生巩固skimming技能，同时灌输终身阅读的理念。】
V. Homework
1. Skim one or two articles to get main idea.
2. Search the Internet to know more about reading skills.
课件30张PPT。Unit 1 Know yourself
Study skillsWhat do you often do when you’re free?Free talk________ are the stepping stones to
human progress.My hobbyReading makes a full man.Our school will set up a reading club.
Would you like to join the club?If you want to join the club, you should answer three questions about reading skills.Q1: What is skimming?What is skimming?skim stones打水漂What is skimming?What is skimming?B. 浮光掠影A. 字斟句酌Of the two idioms, which is closer to “skimming” when reading? What is skimming?Skimming means reading the text quickly to get the main idea.skimthe speed of the readingthe main ideaQ2: How to skim when reading?Are they skimming?Mr Black reads newspaper every morning. He reads titles of the newspaper articles to get main ideas because he’s very busy.Ben is going to Beijing by plane. Now, he is reading the timetable very carefully to find the time of Flight NA 301.Amy is reading the first paragraph of a travel guide to Nantong quickly so that she can get the main impression of the city in a short time.Mrs Black is reading the TV guide to see what will be on CCTV at 9 o’clock tonight.Mr Black reads newspaper every morning. He reads titles of the newspaper articles to get main ideas because he’s very busy.Amy is reading the first paragraph of a travel guide to Nantong quickly so that she can get the main impression of the city in a short time.In which part of the text can we get the main idea?Discussionthe title, the headings
the first and last paragraphs
the first sentence of each paragraph When skimming, read the title, the main headings, the first and last paragraphs, and the first sentence of each paragraph.Q3: How to find the main idea of the nnnfollowing article by skimming (in 1 nnnminute)? 1. What is the article about?
2. Is it true that some aspects of your nnpersonality are formed by nature?
3. What can change your personality?The Best Reader in our classIf you can find the main ideas of the following articles in the shortest time, you will be the best readers in our class. Each of you will have three chances. How do your computers, cell phones or i-pads remember you? Maybe they get to recognize you by your secret numbers. Soon computers and other machines like cars will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes. It is the eye-recognition program.
The program works because everyone's eyes are different, so in the future you won't have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You'll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.
1. What is the article about?
2. Why can the program work?There?is?a?special?kind?of?hotel?in?Quebec,?Canada.?It?has?a?bar,?a?
church,?a?shop?and?a?small?theater.?These?things?are?not?unusual.?But?this?hotel?is?only open?from?January?till?March?every?year.?Why?
?Because?it?is?made?of?ice?and?snow!?When?the?weather?gets?warm,?
the?hotel?melts?and?closes. Everything?in?the?Ice?Hotel?is?made?of?ice?and?snow.?All?the?furniture,?such?as?the?tables?and?chairs,?is?made?of?ice.?Even?the?beds?are?made?of?ice!?
So?people?use?special?sleeping?bags?on?the?ice?beds.?Inside?the?ice?hotel,?the?temperature?is?about?27°F(-3°C)
When?people?sleep,?the?sleeping?bags?keep?them?warm.?In?the?morning,?they?can?have?a?hot?breakfast.?After?breakfast,?people?can?enjoy?
winter?activities.?They?can?go?skiing?or?ice?fishing.?Or?they?can?go?
skating?in?the?dining?room.?At?the?end?of?the?day,?people?can?relax?at?the bar.?They?can?have?drinks?in?glasses?made?of?ice.
?Many?people?enjoy?the?Ice?Hotel?every?year.?But?they?can?only?enjoy?it?for?a short?time?before?it?melts?again. 1. What does the article tell us?
2. What’s everything in the hotel made of?
3. How do people keep warm when sleeping?A?lot?of?people?wish?to?be?slim,?but?at?the?same?time?they?are?worried?
about?their?health.?In?fact,?it?is?important?for?everyone?to?lose?weight
?“healthily”,?but?how?can?you?do?it??Here’s?some?good?advice.? ??Drink?plenty?of?water?and?eat?a?healthy?diet.?If?you?feel?like?snacking ?drink?a?glass?of?water?first.?If?you?are?still?hungry?after?15?minutes,?
then?it’s?time?for?a?light?snack.?Try?to?stay?away?from?food?with?high?
calories?(卡路里),?such?as?sweets?and?fast?food.? ??Do?not?take?in?more?than?you?can?consume?.?People?get?fat?because?
they?cannot?consume?all?the?calories?that?they?take?in.?So,?knowing?how?
many?calories?you?really?need?is?very?important.? ??Take?enough?exercise.?The?“333”?is?good?for?you?—?exercise?3?times?a?week,?for?at?least?30?minutes?at?a?time,?and?your?
pulse?rate?(脉搏率)?should?be?more?than?130?after?exercising.? Keep?the?three?pieces?of?advice?in?mind?and?follow?the?advice.?Then?you’ll?surely?have?a?slim?and?healthy?body.? 1. What is the advice about?
2. How many pieces of advice does the nn writer give us?1. Skim one or two articles to get main idea.
2. Search the Internet to know more about reading skills. Homework
