内容正文:
UNIT 2 It’s Show Time!
Lesson 8: Marco Polo and the Silk Road
教学目标
通过本课节的教学,学生达成以下目标:
1.知识目标
掌握单词:age, Europe, Asia, journey, king, coal, discover, invent, other
短语和句型:at the age of, be new to
At the age of 17, he went to China.
Together, they moved goods between Europe and Asia on the Silk Road.
2.能力目标
(1)掌握本课时的重点词汇和句子;
(2)能用目标语言描述马可·波罗的中国之旅。
3.情感目标
通过拓展甘肃的名胜古迹,让学生了解甘肃文化和丝绸文化,培养学生对家乡的热爱之情和对中国文化的自豪感。
重点难点
1.重点:能够根据时间顺序整体把握游记,并分段提取细节。
2.难点:能够用一般过去时写英语游记。
教学准备
PPT 课件;本课节用到的录音。
授课时数
1课时
教学过程
Step 1 Warm-up
T: Hello, boys and girls! Look at the following pictures. Do you know the man? Let’s talk about something about him.
S1: He was Marco Polo. He travelled to China a long time ago.
S2: He wrote a book called The Description of the World.
S3: ...
Step 2 Presentation
First, read the new words with partners. Let some students read them. Other students listen and correct if there are some mistakes.
Italy /ˈɪtəlɪ/ n. 意大利(地名)
age /eɪdʒ/ n. 年龄
Europe /ˈjʊərəp/ n. 欧洲
Asia /ˈeɪʃə/ n. 亚洲
journey /ˈdʒɜːnɪ/ n. 旅行;旅程
invent /ɪnˈvent/ v. 发明;创造
king /kɪŋ/ n. 国王
coal /kəʊl/ n. 煤
discover /dɪsˈkʌvə/ v. 发现;了解
other /ˈʌðə/ adj. 别的;其他的
Language use
根据句意及汉语提示填空。
1. Marco Polo is a man from (欧洲).
2. Who (发现) America?
3. Who (发明) paper?
4. They wrote a book about their (旅程).
5. At the (年龄) of eight, he learned to swim.
Answers: 1. Europe 2. discovered 3. invented 4. journey 5. age
Step 3 Listening
Get the class to listen and tick the correct answers.(Let’s Do It! No. 1)
1. At the age of ,Marco Polo went to China.
□ twenty □ seventeen □ sixteen
2. Marco Polo and his father moved goods between on the Silk Road.
□ America and Asia □ Europe and Asia □ Europe and America
3. Marco Polo learned about in China.
□ tea and paper □ coal and silk □ coal and paper
Answers:1. seventeen 2. Europe and Asia 3. coal and paper
Step 4 Reading
Get the class to read the lesson and answer the questi