Unit 5 What an Adventure! Starting out & Understanding ideas 教学设计-2023-2024学年高一英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

新外研社版高中英语必修三

Unit5 What an adventure

Starting out&Understanding ideas教学设计

教学目标：

By the end of this period, students will be able to :

1.Acquire knowledge about the three explorers;

2.Know and master the key aspects of the passage;

3.Read the passage,extract information and complete the diagram;

4.Improve critical thinking skills and have a deeper comprehension of the text.

教学重难点：

1. Summarize the passage and use the language knowledge to complete the mind-map;
2. Understand the significance of adventure and express their personal opinions.

教学方法：

P-W-P教学法，Task-based Teaching Method

教学设计：

Step Ⅰ　Lead-in

Activity 1　Look at the picture

Look at the picture,and read the information about the three explorers.

Match the routes to the explorers.

1.Ferdinand Magellan (1480—1521)was a Portuguese explorer who sailed west

from Spain across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands (now part of Indonesia).

2.Vasco da Gama (1460—1524)was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.His initial journey to India opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the east by way of the Cape of Good Hope.

3.Christopher Columbus (1451—1506) was an Italian explorer who completed journeys between Spain and the Americas,thus marking the beginning of European exploration of the Americas.He brought native plants such as tomatoes and tobacco back to Spain.

Activity 2　Map analysis

The South-east Ridge Route on Qomolangma

Facts about Qomolangma

·Qomolangma lies on the border of Nepal and the Xizang Autonomous Region of China.

·The best time to climb Qomolangma is in April and May.

·The temperature on the mountain can get as low as -60℃.

·The first people confirmed to have reached the top were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953.

Look at the map and answer the questions.

1.(1)Who were the first people confirmed to have reached the top of the mountain?

(2)When did this happen?