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第四课时 Reading for writing
Teaching Objects 【教学目标】
1.Understand the experiences of Xu Xiake.
2.Know how to introduce a famous person.
3.Write a short introduction to another great traveller.
Teaching Aids 【教学工具】
an English book,a tape recorder and CAI
Teaching Steps 【教学步骤】
★Step 1 Lead in【情景导入】
1.First, ask some students whether they like travelling,and then let some students share their unforgettable travel experience with the class.
2.Tell students that they are going to meet one of the most famous travellers in Chinese history.
★Step 2 Pre-task【准备任务】
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1.Show the photo of Xu Xiake to students,and then ask them to guess the answers to the following questions:
①Who is he?
②What is the person’s experience?
2.Show the words and expressions to help students.
· traveller walk through seas and mountains
· geographical discovery explore climb
3.Ask students to share their answers with the class.
★Step 3 While-task【过程任务】
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1.Ask students to read the passage and check if they answered the questions in exercise 1 correctly.
2.Ask students to share their answers with the class.
3.Check the right answer with the class.
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1.Ask students to read the passage and complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage.
2.Let some students say their answers.
3.Check the answers with the class.
★Step 4 Post-task【后续任务】
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1.Ask students to think and share:
①What do you think of Xu Xiake?
②Do you want to be someone like Xu Xiake?
2.Give students some prompts.
3.Let some students share their answers and check the answers with them.
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1.Ask students to answer the questions.
①Why does the writer start from Xu Xiake's last year?
②Why does the writer mention Tiandu Peak and Lianhua Peak?
③Can you think of another title for the passage?
2.Let some students say their answers.
3.Check the answers with the class.
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1.Ask students to write a short introduction to another great traveller.
2.Give students some prompts.Ask them to do as follows.
①Ask students to plan their introduction by answering the following questions.
· Who is this person?
· Why is this person famous?
· What are this person’s achievements?
· What’s people’s comment on this person?
· What’s your opinion on this person?
②Ask students to write their introduction as a paragraph with the help of the questions.
③Ask students to check their introduction as follows.
· Did you cover the key information about the traveller?
· Did you use the words and expressions from the reading passage?
· Did you give their opinion on the great traveller?
④Ask some students to share their short introduction with the class.
★Step 5 Language points 【语言要点】
1.From an early age, Xu dreamed of visiting China’s seas and mountains.
(1)dream作动词,含义为 “梦想;幻想;想象”。
常用结构是“dream of doing sth.” 或 “dream that...”,可用于表达 “梦想做某事”或“梦想/幻想(某事会发生)”。
E.g.He dreams of owning a big house.
She dreamed that she would marry a prince.
(2)dream作名词,含义为“梦;睡梦”。
常用搭配有“have a dream”,意思是“做梦”。
E.g. I had a strange dream last night.我昨晚做了一个奇怪的梦。
“in a dream”表示“在梦中”。
E.g.She saw her long-lost friend in a dream.
2.At 22, he set out on his life’s journey.22岁时,他开始了自己一生的旅程。
set out on sth.意为“开始做某事”。
E.g.They set out on a journey to the South Pole.他们开始了前往南极的旅程。
★Step 6 Summary 【课堂小结】
Ask students to use the students’ self-assessment form to check what they have learned in this lesson.
I can understand the experiences of Xu Xiake.
I know how to introduce a famous person.
I can write a short introduction to another great traveller.
★Step 7 Homework【家庭作业】
1.Review the words and sentences.
2.Do the exercises in students’ book.
Teaching reflection 【教学反思】
In this class, students learned about Xu Xiake. The good side is that various teaching methods were used, like reading comprehension and writing practice. However, some students may find the text difficult due to its historical context. Next time, more background knowledge could be provided at the beginning. Also, group discussions could be added to encourage students to share their thoughts on Xu Xiake's adventurous spirit, making the learning process more engaging.
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