内容正文:
Reading and Thinking
Unit 03
Sea Exploration
新人教选择性必修4
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To develop interest in sea animals and sea exploration.
To develop reading skills, like general reading, reading for details and how to analyze the passage structure (deep reading).
To develop communicative ability through designed group and pair activities.
Learning objectives
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IMPORTAINT POINT
Part 1
Lead In
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The beautiful sea and the abundant resources have arrested many people to explore the sea.
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They (oceans) provide a breeding ground for life, connect the world and promote development. —Xi Jinping
海洋孕育了生命、联通了世界、促进了发展。一习近平
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IMPORTAINT POINT
Part 2
Pre-reading
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Do you know any stories about sea voyages?
Share your story with a partner.
Nationality: ________________
Achievement:
Navigator
(领航员): ______________
Zheng He
Chinese
made seven voyages to the Western Seas;his voyages are one of the world navigation feats (航行壮举)in history
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Nationality: ____________________
Achievement:
Navigator: _____________________
Christopher Columbus
Italian
discovered a new world
Nationality: ____________________
Navigator: _____________________
Marco Polo
Italy
Achievement:
write 《The Travels of Marco Polo》
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IMPORTAINT POINT
Part 3
While-reading
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1.Look at the title and skim the text. Decide what type of essay it is?
Four types of essay
1. Narrative : a story with a beginning + middle + end.
2. Descriptive : a subject
+ interesting details
3. Expository : a subject
+ factual information
4. Argumentative : an idea
+ to convince the reader
What type of essay is it?
Narrative
Descriptive
Expository
Argumentative
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The text mainly talks about ______________ in the past and now. As time went by, some explorers reached across the sea in order to strengthen the bonds between
___________________________________.
sea exploration
China and the rest of the world
2.Skim the text and find the main idea of the text.
the