B4U3 Welcome to Dunhuang! 导学案
Learning aims:
Acquire and state information concerning the importance of the city Dunhuang and the Silk Road.
Analyze the literary features of a travel commentary and how tour guides attract visitors' attentions.
Get to know the meaning of the Silk Road and the Belt and Road Initiative.
Part I Quiz (10×8=80)
Scores: ______
1. He still stood steadily at the stern like a ________ (雕像). 2. Numerous participants gathered at the foot of the hill and set out to the _____(山峰). 3. The pyramids are ________(证明) to the ancient Egyptian ' s engineering skills and ________(辉煌的) artistic achievements . 4. The city ________(自豪地拥有) numerous parks and green spaces , making it a pleasant place to live . 5. The difficulties on her way merely ________(加强)her ambition . 6. Since his boyhood , his parents have been imposing their _______ ( religion ) beliefs on him . 7.Their study revealed that the large number of observation - only records did not lead to better global ________( cover ).
Part II
Step 1:Pre-reading
Lead-in
I. Watch the video and answer the questions.
Dunhuang is famous for____________, ________________ and__________.
II.What is the genre of the passage
A travel brochure. 2. A tour commentary. 3. A blog. 4. A lecture.
Step 2:While-reading
Fast-reading
Task 1: Match the main ideas with each paragraph.
Para 1-2 A . Dunhuang’s decline and revival
Para 3-4 B . The significance of Dunhuang
Para 5-6 C . The main attractions of Dunhuang
Task 2: Read for the main idea
A. The Silk Road was an ancient trade route between East and West, which passed through Dunhuang.
B. The Silk Road city of Dunhuang has a splendid history and is once again a meeting place for people from around the world.
C. In Dunhuang there are grottoes, murals and other sights that attract tourists from all over the world.
Careful-reading
Task 3: What makes Dunhuang unique and significant ( Para.1 )
Task 4:What can we see in the Mogao Grottoes ( Para.2)
If we look up, we can see ____________ and _______________ that are testimony to how the Silk Road brought _______ and ______ together.
________ includes elements from Ancient Greece, India and Iran.
Task 5: The Murals Listen and fill in the blanks.(Para.3)
coverage: ______________________________________
subject: ______________________________________
uniqueness: ______________________________________
reflection:______________________________________(What do these murals reflect )
The Apsaras: __________ in the bright blue sky with ___________________
__________ lotuses,________instruments __________ and ____________ flowers
Task 6: The Library Cave (Para.4)
1. What do we know about the trade from the Library Cave
2. What do the scrolls tell us
When
Where
What
Why Give ____________________________________________________; Reveal______________________________________________________
The decline and rise ( Para 5-6 ) What happened to Dunhuang
Step 3: Post-reading
I Role-play: You’re the guide now!
No.420 Cave (statues)
the Library Cave
Murals(NO. 57 (Beauty Cave)early Tang Dynasty)
Hints:
Welcome to ... / Now we’re going to enter... / If you look up... / Look at these statues... / Now look around... / Come a bit closer... / Take a look at this mural. / Move over here where you can see more detail./ Now let's move to the next cave..
If you..., you can see ... ; It looks as if ... be doing / be about to do ...
II Writing : Recommending cultural highlights
Dear Selena, Learning that you have a great passion for our traditional culture, I'm writing to recommend you a famous place of highlights-Dunhuang, which is located in Gansu province. With __________________ , it is _________________________________________(重要性/原因). It is famous for the ________________, where _____________________.The _________________(具体景点) are so ____________( vivid ) that you must __________________________________. Dunhuang also has____________________. It is the ______________ that reveals ________________________________. Hoping you will like it!
Remarks(评语):
Part III Interactive Assessment ( Exchange your writing with your partner in your group. )
Requirements:
1. give a score 评分
2. write simple remarks 写出简短的评语
3. show your composition 展示作品
4. select the best composition 评选最佳作品
小组评价(Evaluation)(共10分)
评价内容 Assessment Items 成绩scores 评分人Evaluator
所有要点齐全(3分) Does the recommendation include the key points
介绍推荐景点的原因、重要性和具体的景点(3分) Did I have significance, reasons or specific attractions to introduce
语言流畅性和准确度(2分) How is the language ( fluency and accuracy)
书写漂亮,卷面整洁(2分) good handwriting
总分total scores
Part IV Exercise: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words.
On the old Silk Road, Dunhuang was the gateway to and from Ancient China, a place 1________ East met West and a green island in the middle of the desert. Dunhuang's long and glorious history represents its 2 ___________ (significant) as a centre of cultural and commercial exchange. There are more than 700 famous caves in Dunhuang, which 3___________ (carve) out of the rock over a period of 1,00 years. The subjects of the Dunhuang murals vary from 4________ (religion) stories to scenes of everyday life, 5 ________( reflect) the confidence and optimism of people from that time.
Something really extraordinary happened in 1900, when a Taoist priest made one of the most important 6______ ( find) of the 20th century. In a 7________ ( seal) cave were hidden thousands of manuscripts, paintings and scrolls including silk embroideries. The scrolls are 8_____ detailed that they describe the vast range of goods that were imported and exported from Dunhuang.
In the Ming Dynasty , trade routes changed and Dunhuang was not as prosperous as it used to be.9_________( gradual), it faded from memory, even though it was once such a great city. Dunhuang has once again become a global crossroads since it 10 ________( host) hundreds of representatives from 51 countries for the Silk Road International Cultural Expo in 2017.
Homework
Polish your writing.
Searh more information about Dunhuang online.