Unit 1 Great explorations Listening 教学设计 -2024-2025学年沪教牛津版九年级英语下册

Unit 1 Great explorations Listening 教学设计

I. Teaching Objectives

1. Knowledge Objectives

Students will understand a lecture about Zhang Qian and the Silk Road, mastering vocabulary like official, Silk Road, routes, trade, spread.

Students will extract key details: Zhang Qian’s role, Silk Road origins, and impacts.

2. Ability Objectives

Improve listening skills: answering multiple - choice questions and note - taking from a lecture.

Enhance historical understanding by connecting Zhang Qian’s missions to the Silk Road’s development.

3. Affective Objectives

Inspire interest in ancient Chinese explorations and the Silk Road’s cultural significance.

Encourage appreciation for historical figures who shaped global exchanges.

II. Language Knowledge

1. Key Vocabulary & Phrases

Historical figures: official, Han Dynasty.

Silk Road: routes, trade, spread knowledge, cultural exchange.

2. Key Sentence Patterns

“Zhang Qian was an official in the Han Dynasty.”

“The Silk Road got its name from Chinese silk trade.”

3. Key and Challenging Points

Key Points: Comprehending Zhang Qian’s role and the Silk Road’s origins/impacts.

Challenging Points: Accurately note - taking (one word per blank) and answering inference - based multiple - choice questions.

III. Teaching Procedures (Total Duration: 45 Minutes)

Step 1 Pre - listening (8 Minutes)

Activity: Activate background knowledge.

Show a Silk Road map and ask: “What do you know about the Silk Road? Who might have explored it?”

Introduce the task: “Today, we’ll listen to a lecture about Zhang Qian and the Silk Road—learn their story and practice listening skills!”

Step 2 While - listening: Multiple - Choice (A) (12 Minutes)

Pre - listening:

Preview questions (A1 - A4). Explain key terms (e.g., “official—government role; far West—regions beyond China”).

While - listening:

Play the lecture audio. Students circle answers (e.g., “Zhang Qian: Han Dynasty official; sent to learn about far West”).