Unit 3 Exploring the Unknown Reading A 课件 -2023--2024学年高中英语上外版（2020）选择性必修第三册

《 高 中 英 语 》 ( 上 外 版 ) 选择性必修第三册第三单元 Exploring the Unknown 授课教师 ： 课时 授课内容 1 Getting Started/ Reading A 1 Reading A/ Vocabulary Focus 1 Reading A/ Grammar in Use 1 Listening, Viewing and Speaking 1 Reading B + Critical Thinking 1 Writing 1 Further Exploration/ Self-assessment 《 高 中 英 语 》 ( 上 外 版 ) 选择性必修第三册第三单元 学习目标 Learning Objectives： At the end of the lesson, you will be able to ... 1.能了解并掌握Stonehenge的基本信息 ; get the basic information about Stonehenge; 2.能梳理出文章的逻辑结构和分层，并尝试体会说明文文体 的典型特征 ； understand the logical structure of the passage and the typical features of an expository writing; 3.能理解文中作者使用的“ 问题 ”在文中的作用和功能； figure out the functions of the “Questions” in the passage; 4.能培养学生探索未知的好奇心和能力。 possess the curiosity and the ability to explore the unknown. Do you know some world-famous mysterious phenomenon or places? Q & A ·1. what is the text mainlyabout? ·2. what aspects of stonehenge are included in the text? o Theoriginaltexthasthree subheadings: Aprehistoric Monument [Before para __ 1 。The construction[Before para __ 1 A Mystery Explained?[Before para __ 1 o Text Type ? Expository writing – precise; full of statistics; logically coherent … Main Idea Questions: Answers: the introduction of Stonehenge 1. Where is Stonehenge? 1. On Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. 2 . How much do the largest stones weigh? 2. About 50 tons. Carefully reading Part 1 ( Para 1-2) Phase Time What construction work was done during the phase? Phase I Phase II Phase III Carefully read Part 2 ( Para 3-8) Underline Circle ● Task 1 1. What kind of technology is used to confirm when Stonehenge was built? 2. What might be the function of Stonehenge? / Why was Stonehenge built? 3 . How far is the mountain of South Wales from Salisbury Plain? 4. What are “trilithons”? 5. How is the Stonehenge today? 1 . T h e i n v e n t i o n o f radiocarbon dating. 2 . Some historians say that it was a kind of cemetery. 3. About 320 km. 4 . Two tall stones with a third across the top. 5 . About half of the original monument survives while the others have fallen or taken away. Carefully read Part 2 ( Para 3-8) Main Idea Questions: Answers: the construction work done in three different phases ●Task 2 Main Idea Questions: Answers: different theories about the Stonehenge 1. Who first suggested that Stonehenge should be an observatory. 1 . Norman Lockyer first put forward the theory in 1901. 2. Why did Gerald Hawkins say that the Stonehenge was an observatory and a kind of primitive computer as well? 2 . Because Gerald Hawkins found that the important stones po i nt to diffe re nt positions and can predict eclipses and solstices 3 . What are other people ’s theories or speculation on Stonehenge? 3 . S o m e e v e n believe that it was built by aliens. Carefully read Part 3 ( Para 9 - 1 3) Group Discussion Question Is the answer given? Function Q1 Line 17 Q2 Line 36 Q3 Line 71-73 Q4 Line 73-75 Q5 Line 91-93 Q6 Line 93-96 Q7 Line 101-102 Yes. Yes. No. No. No. No. No. To give information about the age of Stonehenge. To explain the function of Stonehenge. To lead in a new aspect of Stonehenge in the following part/ To make a transition and discuss the different theories of Stonehenge. Same as Q3. To raise an unsolved question , leaving readers to have another thinking. Same as Q5. To conclude the passage with an open question so that the readers can have their own exploration after reading. T h a n k y o u ！ $$