Module 2 Unit 5 Encyclopaedias period1 教案
Objectives
By the end of the class, students are expected to:
? know the meanings of some words: harmless, harmful, mail, real etc.
? develop skills in getting specific information, inferring and summarizing
from the reading material.
? be aware of the way of getting information from encyclopaedias.
Teaching focus
Developing skills in inferring and summarizing from the reading material
Possible learning challenges
Summarizing from the reading material.
Steps
Learning activities
Teaching purposes
Lead-in
Brainstorm on encyclopaedias.
To lead in the topic
To introduce encyclopaedias
Input
Scan the subtitles of the three articles and find out how they are arranged.
To help students find out the articles in the encyclopaedias are arranged in the alphabetical order
Look and match the pictures with the articles
To help students get the general idea
Read the first article.
? Read and finish the checklist.
? Read and guess the meanings of some
new words.
Read the second article.
? Read and complete a table about
Diogenes.
To help students practice improving their reading skills of getting specific information, inferring and summarizing from the reading material
Read the third article.
? Read and guess the meanings of some new words.
? Read and summarize how the article introduce Walt Disney.
Output
Introduce one of the articles in groups.
To consolidate and evaluate what they have learnt
Assignment
1. Read the new words and articles at least three times after the recording.
2. Introduce a famous person or an animal.
Optional work
Get more information about the famous person or animal you want to introduce at www.encyclopaedia.com
课件16张PPT。Encyclopaedias/?n?sa?kl?'pi:d??/Look it up!Unit 5Diogenes was a famous thinker. He lived in Greece about two thousand years ago. He taught that the way to be happy was to own as few things as possible. All he owned was a big jar that he lived in, a coat, a bag and a cup. He was very happy. One day, Diogenes saw a boy drinking water from his hands by a fountain, so he threw away his cup and became even happier. (See Greece)DIOGENESDINOSAURS ?DIOGENES ? DISNEY, WALTIn the alphabetical order 字母表顺序?Diogenes was a famous thinker. He lived in Greece about two thousand years ago. He taught that the way to be happy was to own as few things as possible. All he owned was a big jar that he lived in, a coat, a bag and a cup. He was very happy. One day, Diogenes saw a boy drinking water from his hands by a fountain, so he threw away his cup and became even happier. (See Greece)DIOGENESMatch the pictures with the articlesthe sizes of them the time they existedthe food of themthe place they existedthe reason why they died out the characteristics(习性) of them the families of them□□□□□□□the appearance(样子) of them□?????? the time Dinosaurs existed the place they existed their sizes the reason why they died out their appearance(样子) their food their families their characteristics(习性)What information does the article tell us?The time & place & size & appearancethe time they existed:over sixty million years agothe places they existed:everywheretheir sizes :as small as chickens
as big as ten elephantsthe appearance(样子) of some dinosaurs:had wings and could flyCharacteristics (习性) and foodfiercely----fierceMany dinosaurs were harmless. They were as gentle as sheep and ate plants.
harmless----harmfulOthers were harmful. They were fiercer than tigers and ate meat. the time they existed the place they existed their sizes their appearance(样子) their food their characteristics(习性)The way the article introduces dinosaursA famous thinkerIn GreeceAbout two thousand years agoA big jar, a coat, a bag and a cupTo own as few things as
possiblejobcountryThe period of time The things he ownedHis way to be happyHis_________The _______
he was born in______________
he lived inThe way to introduce
Diogenesis an amusement park.Do you know their names? Read paragraph 1 and answer:
What’s the relationship between Walt and them ?Disneyland was created by Walt Disney(1901_1966),who is famous for his cartoon characters: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Snow White and many othersDisneylandcartoon characterswere madeWalt Disneycreated
Walt Disney is their father.Read paragraph 2& 3 and guess the
meanings of mail & realAfter leaving school, he sold newspapers and delivered mail. Disney’s most famous cartoon character, Mickey Mouse, was a real mouse. It sometimes sat on Disney’s desk while he was working. Disney drew the mouse and put it in a cartoon.. e-mail---mailreally---realSummarize (概括) how the article introduces Walt Disney
Introduce one of the articles in groups with the help of the mind maps on the blackboardS1:Jack, who is this man?
S2: He was a famous …
S3: When and where was he from?
S4: …
S1: What was his way to be happy?
S3: …Hello! We are going to
talk about dinosaurs.
They lived on the earth
60 million …
Assignment1.Read the new words and articles at least three times after the recording.
2.Introduce a famous person or an animal.3. Get more information about the famous person or animal at www.encyclopaedia.com.
(optional)
