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Teaching Plan
Subject: 1B U1 Reading A:The Natural Garden (1st Period)
Teaching objectives:
By the end of this period, students are expected to:
1. grasp the key elements and moral of a fable by skimming and scanning
2. identify words related to nature such as wither, elaborate, splendour, moth poo
3. compare the characters’ attitudes towards nature across time
4. understand the importance of the balance of nature and have the awareness of protecting natural species
Teaching procedures:
I. Pre-reading
Interactive Task 1: view and think
*Teacher: introduce the scenario of a photography competition “approaching nature” *Students: view 2 pictures of the teacher and recommend 1of them to participate in the competition
Purpose: to arouse students’ interest in the topic
Guided Questions:
1. Which one do you recommend to me to participate in the photography competition? Why?
2. Is it natural?
Interactive Task 2: brainstorm the mind map
*Teacher: present a mind map about nature
*Students: draw a mind map about nature. Share their ideas with each other
*Purpose: to understand the relationship between different species in nature
Guided Questions:
1. When it comes to nature, what will you think of?
2. What adjective will you use to describe the relationship of all the things in nature?
Interactive Task 3: predict the main idea
*Teacher: ask students to predict what they expect to read according to the title
*Students: read the title and make a prediction about the passage
Purpose: to train the skills of predicting and identifying the features of a fable
Guided question:
What do you expect to read in the story?
AI. While-reading
Interactive Task 4: understand the text structure
*Teacher: guide students to read for the general idea
*Students: skim for the general idea, the main characters and the writing order Purpose: to practice students’ skimming skills Guided Questions:
1. What are the main characters in the story?
2. How does the story develop?
3. What’s the writing order