Unit 5 Into the Wild Understanding ideas 教学设计-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

Book 1 Module 5 Into the wild Understanding ideas—The Monarch’s Journey 教学目标： 1. to skim the passage by focusing on key words and sentences to get the main idea; 2. to gain a knowledge of the monarch butterfly’s features and how it migrates; 3. to be able to work out the cause and effect of a particular phenomenon; 4. to get to know the reasons why the number of monarch butterflies has fallen and figure out what measures can be taken to protect them; 5. to cultivate Ss’ sense of animal protection and encourage them to ponder on the human endeavor to live in harmony with nature. 教学重难点： How to understand the monarch butterfly’s migration and find out reasons for the decrease in the number of monarch butterflies. 教学方法： Task-based teaching; cooperative study in groups. 教学用具： Multimedia; chalk and blackboard. 教学过程： Lead-in: Picture demonstration about animals’ migration. Purpose: to arouse Ss’ interest in wild animals and lead in the topic. Before-reading: Task 1 Look at the pictures and guess whether the animals can migrate or not. Purpose: to enable Ss to have a deeper understanding of animals’ migration. Task 2 Enjoy a video about Monarch migration and answer the question: what’s your first impression of the monarch butterfly? Purpose: to make Ss have a close encounter with this amazing creature and be aware of their superb ability to make the journey. While-reading: Task 3 Read the passage quickly and match each paragraph with its main idea. Purpose: to guide Ss to find out the main idea with the help of key words and topic sentences. Task 4 Read Para. 1-5 carefully and answer the questions. 1. Why do animals migrate? (no more than 15 words) 2. What was the unsolved mystery of monarch butterflies in the past? (no more than 20 words) 3. What make it possible for the butterfly to determine the way to go? (no more than 15 words) 4. Why is the number of monarch butterflies falling? (no more than 5 words) 5. What measures have been taken to protect Monarch butterflie