Unit 3 Welcome to the unit and Reading I 教案-2022-2023学年牛津译林版（2020）高中英语选择性必修第三册

Unit 3 Back to the past Welcome to the unit & Reading · 内容分析： 本单元的主题语境是“人与社会”,话题是“历史事件和历史人物”,涉及的语篇类型有小说节选、历史文章、网站文章、报告等。本单元的教学旨在激发学生对历史的兴趣，引导学生理解和尊重各国的历史，在比较、鉴赏、批判和反思的过程中，形成广阔的国际视野，培养深厚的家国情怀。 Welcome to the unit板块要求学生就小说《时间机器》(The Time Machine)的一段节选展开讨论，为本单元学习做准备；Reading板块介绍了明朝航海家郑和和意大利海航家克里斯托弗·哥伦布，旨在激发学生思考航海家所具备的优秀品质及海上探险对历史发展的意义。本单元卷首的名人名言出自三国及西晋时期史学家陈寿的《三国志·吴书·吴主五子传》意为：“明镜所以照形，古事所以知今。”这句话旨在说明研究历史是为了洞察当今的形势。 · 教学目标： By the end of this section, students will be able to 1. identify typical features of the historical article; 2. use facts to illustrate points of view; 3. understand the spirit of exploration and demonstrate the spirit in their daily lives. · 教学重难点： 1. Understand the quote highlighting the importance of learning from the past; 2. Talk about the fourth dimension mentioned in The Time Machine; 3. Grasp the basic information of the two explorers and their achievements; 4. Make a comparison between the two explorers. · 教学过程： Step 1 Lead-in Read the Quote: Looking into a mirror, we can see true images of our own; with our knowledge of the past, the present can be better known. —Chen Shou 明镜所以照形，古事所以知今。 【设计意图：紧扣主题，用名人名言来激活学生已有的知识和经验，引入主题。】 Step 2 Welcome to the unit Have you ever heard of time traveling? Do you believe people can really travel through time? Read the excerpt and complete the table. If you had a time machine, which dynasty would you go back to? Why? If I had a time machine, I would like to go back to the Tang Dynasty. I have always been fascinated by Chang’an, so I wish I could travel to the ancient capital and see what life was like back then. Which historical figure would you like to meet? What would you say to him/her? 【设计意图：通过询问学生一些问题激发学生对于主题的兴趣。】 Step 3 Pre-reading Video-watching: Watch the video, get to know this historical figure and try to think about his equivalent (对等的人或事) in ancient China. What dangers did explorers face in the past? In the past, before modern technologies were invented, explorers mainly travelled by ship a