Unit 4 Project

Unit 4 (Module 9)
Project Reporting on a historic religious site
I. Teaching goals
1．Target language: new words and sentence structure
2. Ability goals: Learn an article about a historic religious site and know how to write this kind of essay by reading the article.
3. Learning ability goals: Students are expected to choose a historic religious site and research it, and write a report about it by cooperating.
II. Teaching important and difficult points
1. Learn to write a report by reading an article.
2. How to complete the project by cooperating.
III. Teaching aids
Consult materials and make designs.
IV. Teaching procedures
The White Horse Temple
Step I Lead-in
We all know that there are many historic religious sites in China. For example: Shao Lin Temple in Henan Province, Han Shan Temple in suzhou ,jiangsu Province, and Tie Fu Temple in our hometown . Have you even visited any of these sites Which one
How do you like it
Do you know which Buddhist temple is the oldest in China
Today we are just planning to read a passage about the White Horse Temple, which is closely related to Buddhism.
Step II Fast reading
Read the article about the oldest temple in China quickly to get the general information and answer the following questions:
1. where is the White Horse Temple located
It was located in Luoyang, Henan Province in the central east of China.
2. Why is it called the White Horse Temple
To remind people of the white horse that the Buddhist readings and images had traveled on from India.
Step III Careful reading
Next ,let’s read the passage a second time. This time please read it carefully and try to finish the following exercises:
1. Answer the question:
Why did the emperor instruct a group of officials to go to India
Because he had a dream and wanted to find more information about Buddha.
2. Choose the best answer
It may be inferred from this passage except that ___D .
A. Before AD 67, there’s no Buddhist temple in China.
B. The Emperor Mingdi of the Eastern Han Dynasty believe in the two Indian monks.
C. the two Indian monks who originally traveled to China with the officials were buried in China.
D. The White Horse Temple had never been destroyed at war.
3. Translate the following sentence into Chinese :
This new temple represents the friendship between the two countries and reminds people that it was from India that Buddhism came to China nearly two thousand years ago.(Line 58)
这座新塔代表两国人民之间的友谊，并提醒人们大约2000多年前佛教是从印度传到了中国。
4. We can divide the passage into several parts. please choose the main idea for each part.
Part 1(para 1) a. The importance of the temple
Part 2(paras 2~5) b. Brief introduction of the White Horse Temple
Part 3(para 6) c. The story behind the temple
Part 4(paras 7~9) d. The architecture of the White Horse Temple
Part 1(para 1) --------- b
Part 2(paras 2~5)------ c
Part 3(para 6)---------- d
Part 4(paras 7~9)------ a
Step IV. Practice
Read the passage again and fill in the blanks according to the passage:
The White Horse Temple
The White Horse Temple is located in the (1)______east of China and was the first (2)_______ temple in China.
The story behind it was very amazing. It was said that the Emperor Mingdi had a dream of Buddha, then (3)______ a group of officials to go to India. The officials met two Indian (4)______ and then brought them back. Later the Honglu Temple was renamed the White Horse Temple.
The White Horse Temple is very interesting and (5)_________ in its architecture. It is made up of a (6)________, different halls and bedrooms for the monks. There is also a 13-storey pagoda, which is called the Qiyun Pagoda.
The White Horse Temple is important to Chinese people and history. It is a holy Buddhist site today and one of the most famous tourist (7)______. It is also one of the first(8)______buildings that the government listed to receive special (9)________.
1. central 2. Buddhist 3. instructed
4. monks 5. varied 6. courtyard
7. attractions 8. historic 9. protection
Step V. consolidation
If you want to tell other people about a historic site what will you write about
The things that need to be covered include:
The things that need to be covered include,
1. where the site is located,
2. when it was set up,
3. why it was set up,
4.who set it up,
5.its importance in history.
Look at the picture and read the following passage to get the general information as quickly as you can and then try to write a short passage in your own words:
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall is one of the largest projects ever completed. It stretches across the mountains of northern China, winding north and northwest of Beijing. It was over 5,000 km (=10,000 Li) long. In Chinese the Wall is called "Wan-Li Qang-Qeng" which means the Long Wall of 10,000-Li.
The history of Great wall of China goes back to the 2th century BC. In other words, it was built over 2,000 years ago, by Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China during the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C - 206 B.C). After subjugating and uniting China from seven Warring States, the emperor connected and extended four old fortification walls along the north of China. Armies were stationed along the wall as a first line of defense against the invading nomadic Hsiung Nu tribes north of China. Signal fires from the Wall provided early warning of an attack.
During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the Great Wall was enlarged to 6,400 kilometers with watch-towers and cannons added. So the Great Wall as we see today was mostly built during the Ming Dynasty.
As one of the most magnificent ancient defense works, the Great Wall is known as one of the wonders of the world. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.A large number of people all of the world come to visit the Great Wall every year . All tourists now know the saying, "You are not a real person until you have climbed the Great Wall."
The Great Wall is one of the greatest projects in the world. It is located …
Homework:
Read the text again and make a report about The White Horse Temple
Unit 4 (Module 9)
Project Reporting on a historic religious site
I. Teaching goals
1．Target language: new words and sentence structure
2. Ability goals: Learn an article about a historic religious site and know how to write this kind of essay by reading the article.
3. Learning ability goals: Students are expected to choose a historic religious site and research it, and write a report about it by cooperating.
II. Teaching important and difficult points
1. Learn to write a report by reading an article.
2. How to complete the project by cooperating.
III. Teaching aids
Consult materials and make designs.
IV. Teaching procedures
The White Horse Temple
Step I Lead-in
We all know that there are many historic religious sites in China. For example: Shao Lin Temple in Henan Province, Han Shan Temple in suzhou ,jiangsu Province, and Tie Fu Temple in our hometown . Have you even visited any of these sites Which one
How do you like it
Do you know which Buddhist temple is the oldest in China
Today we are just planning to read a passage about the White Horse Temple, which is closely related to Buddhism.
Step II Fast reading
Read the article about the oldest temple in China quickly answer the following questions:
1. where is the White Horse Temple located
2. Why is it called the White Horse Temple
Step III Careful reading
Read the passage carefully and try to finish the following exercises:
1. Answer the question:
Why did the emperor instruct a group of officials to go to India
2. Choose the best answer
It may be inferred from this passage except that ___ .
A. Before AD 67, there’s no Buddhist temple in China.
B. The Emperor Mingdi of the Eastern Han Dynasty believe in the two Indian monks.
C. the two Indian monks who originally traveled to China with the officials were buried in China.
D. The White Horse Temple had never been destroyed at war.
3. Translate the following sentence into Chinese :
This new temple represents the friendship between the two countries and reminds people that it was from India that Buddhism came to China nearly two thousand years ago. (Line 58)
4. We can divide the passage into several parts. please choose the main idea for each part.
Part 1(para 1) a. The importance of the temple
Part 2(paras 2~5) b. Brief introduction of the White Horse Temple
Part 3(para 6) c. The story behind the temple
Part 4(paras 7~9) d. The architecture of the White Horse Temple
Step IV. Practice
Read the passage again and fill in the blanks according to the passage:
The White Horse Temple
The White Horse Temple is located in the (1)______east of China and was the first (2)_______ temple in China.
The story behind it was very amazing. It was said that the Emperor Mingdi had a dream of Buddha, then (3)______ a group of officials to go to India. The officials met two Indian (4)______ and then brought them back. Later the Honglu Temple was renamed the White Horse Temple.
The White Horse Temple is very interesting and (5)_________ in its architecture. It is made up of a (6)________, different halls and bedrooms for the monks. There is also a 13-storey pagoda, which is called the Qiyun Pagoda.
The White Horse Temple is important to Chinese people and history. It is a holy Buddhist site today and one of the most famous tourist (7)______. It is also one of the first(8)______buildings that the government listed to receive special (9)________.
Step V. consolidation
If you want to tell other people about a historic site what will you write about
The things that need to be covered include:
1. where the site is located,
2. when it was set up,
3. why it was set up,
4.who set it up,
5.its importance in history.
Look at the picture and read the following passage to get the general information as quickly as you can and then try to write a short passage in your own words:
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall is one of the largest projects ever completed. It stretches across the mountains of northern China, winding north and northwest of Beijing. It was over 5,000 km (=10,000 Li) long. In Chinese the Wall is called "Wan-Li Qang-Qeng" which means the Long Wall of 10,000-Li.
The history of Great wall of China goes back to the 2th century BC. In other words, it was built over 2,000 years ago, by Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China during the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C - 206 B.C). After subjugating and uniting China from seven Warring States, the emperor connected and extended four old fortification walls along the north of China. Armies were stationed along the wall as a first line of defense against the invading nomadic Hsiung Nu tribes north of China. Signal fires from the Wall provided early warning of an attack.
During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the Great Wall was enlarged to 6,400 kilometers with watch-towers and cannons added. So the Great Wall as we see today was mostly built during the Ming Dynasty.
As one of the most magnificent ancient defense works, the Great Wall is known as one of the wonders of the world. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.A large number of people all of the world come to visit the Great Wall every year . All tourists now know the saying, "You are not a real person until you have climbed the Great Wall."
The Great Wall is one of the greatest projects in the world. It is located …
Homework:
Read the text again and make a report about The White Horse Temple