内容正文:
Unit 3 Back to the past
Integrated skills: Expressing your opinion of popular history books
· 内容分析:
本板块围绕单元话题,以“通俗史书”创设情境,展开一系列具有综合性、关联性和实践性的听、说、读、写等学习活动。教师首先引导学生听艾伦介绍他最喜爱的通俗史书,获取相关信息;然后基于一篇介绍通俗史书的文章,了解其受欢迎的原因以及史学家所持态度;最后组织学生展开讨论,撰写一篇文章,发表对通俗史书的观点,深化对历史知识的了解,提升历史素养。上述活动环环相扣,每个活动既有侧重点,又与其它活动由关联性,构成一个语言机能整合的活动。
· 教学目标:
By the end of this section, students will be able to:
1. grasp the features of popular history books;
2. express their opinions on popular history books;
3. write an article on popular history books;
4. develop their competence in history.
· 教学重难点:
1. Grasp the features of popular history books.
2. Develop their competence in history.
· 教学过程:
Step 1 Lead-in
What kind of history books do you like to read?
I am interested in history books which describe historical figures or events in a simple and interesting way, such as Stories about Ming Dynasty. Of course, I hope I can get some historical wisdom after reading.
【设计意图:快速引入单元话题。】
Step 2 Listening
A1. Ask students to listen to listen to the introduction and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
(1) The book is about the Song Dynasty.
(2) In the first week, the book sold 5,000 copies.
(3) The author has tried her best to ensure that the facts are accurate.
(4) The author provides many thoughtful comments on some events.
(5) Alan thinks that there is a new trend towards reading popular science books.
Suggested answers: FFTTF
A2. Listen to introduction again and complete the notes below.
My favourite popular history book
Writing style
The author turns (1) ________________.
She (2) ______________________ of historical figures or events.
Her language is (3) _______________.
Factual accuracy
The author has referred to many academic history books to (4) ______________.
(5) _____________ on the same event have been considered.
(6) _____________ have been compared.
Influence on me
The author has inspired me to (7) _______________ on certain topics.
I a