Unit 5 Reading Polyglots: what are they and who can be one?教学设计-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Instructional Design Polyglots: what are they and who can be one? Workbook Module 1 Unit 5 Reading Polyglots: what are they and who can be one? Ⅰ. Analysis of the Teaching Material This text mainly talks about what polyglots are and who can be a polyglot. The writer uses four examples to state what polyglots are- Zhao Yuanren, Queen Elizabeth I, Quiseppe Mezofanti and Tim Doner, and introduces the story of Tim Doner to tell the readers that anyone can try to be a polyglot. The first three examples are especially talented people, whereas the fourth example Tim Doner is an ordinary teenager, who tried different methods to make learning fun. The text is intended to encourage readers to learn more than one language and not just as a school subject, inspire the readers to study languages by communicating, learning about its culture and understanding how different people think. Ⅱ. Analysis of the Students Senior 1 students have already mastered a certain number of English vocabulary, and reading skills. They can express personal opinions clearly in English. Meanwhile, senior 1 students have the ability to study both independently and cooperatively. They have their own values, criteria for judgment, and will choose the relevant reading strategies respectively according to their own needs. Moreover, they can also be inspired to think and output creatively. Ⅲ . Teaching Objectives By the end of the class, students should be able to 1. figure out the structure of the text according to signal words and transitional sentences. 2. learn various methods of language learning from Tim Doner. 3. understand the sayings of Nelson Mandela and Tim, and learn the essence of language study. 4. understand the importance of learning more than one language and analyze the writing skills. Ⅳ. Teaching Important and Difficult Points · Lead the students