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课题
Unit5 Nature’s temper. Reading Plus
课型
新授课
(阅读)
课时
8
学习
重点难点
重点:掌握描述风暴追逐与防灾价值的核心词汇与表达;理解“危险但重要”的对比逻辑,明确“敬畏自然、科学守护”的原则;能用英语简述风暴追逐的工作方式及对防灾减灾的意义。
难点:灵活运用文本中的论述句式(如“...helps scientists to...” “Though...it makes it all worth it”)阐述双重属性;清晰区分“冒险探索”与“盲目行动”的差异,并结合自身说明如何提升防灾意识;将“敬畏自然、科学避险”的理念转化为具体的语言表达,避免内容空洞。
学习
目标
1. 能够在“分析风暴追逐价值”的情境中,读懂语篇核心内容,梳理出“工作方式、风险案例、科学意义”等关键信息;掌握tornado, forecast, air pressure等核心词汇与论述句式的含义及用法;(学习理解)
2. 能够在“防灾知识分享会”的情境中,用英语简述风暴追逐的双重价值,合理运用目标词汇与对比逻辑(如“While it is dangerous, it helps protect people...”);完成“防灾知识卡”,清晰说明科学探索对提升安全的帮助;(应用实践)
3. 能够在“我的防灾意识提升计划”的情境中,用英语设计一份个人防灾学习表,包含2种防灾知识及对应的“提升安全”的理由,借鉴文本的论述结构,体现“敬畏自然、科学守护”的理念。(迁移创新)
当堂评价
1. 能够准确提取语篇中3类关键信息(工作方式、风险案例、科学意义),正确解释4个核心词汇的含义,在语境中识别论述句式的功能;(检测学习目标1)
2. 能够用目标词汇简述风暴追逐的双重价值,对比逻辑清晰;“防灾知识卡”内容完整,语言表达通顺;(检测学习目标2)
3. 设计的防灾学习表包含2种防灾知识,理由贴合“提升安全”的主题,论述结构清晰,能创造性运用至少1个新词汇或表达。(检测学习目标3)
教学活动设计
学习活动
教师导学
学习评价
Step 1. Lead-in.
Observe the pictures and play a guessing game.
Sa: A Storm Chaser!
Show pictures and guide Ss to guess the job.
T: This person uses special equipment.
T: This person collects weather information.
T: This person helps...
T: What job is it?
师评。观察学生观察学生是否积极参与看图猜职业游戏,快速响应教师提示,主动参与课堂交流。
【设计意图】通过看图猜职业的趣味活动,创设真实、有趣的职业认知情境,快速吸引学生注意力,激活课堂氛围。结合教师导学的职业线索提示,引导学生回顾与自然现象、职业相关的基础词汇,为后续学习风暴追逐者的工作内容、自然奇观等内容搭建语言支架。
Step 2. Reading.
1. Prediction.
Before reading the text, use the title and pictures to guess the main idea.
Sa: A risky but valuable job for science and safety.
Sb: An expository article.
2. Fast reading.
Divide the text into several parts and match them with the main ideas.
3. Careful reading.
Read Para. 1 and answer the questions.
Sa: He uses a question to attract readers’ attention.
Sb: Very quickly.
Read Para.2 and try to finish the information card about Tim Samaras and try to introduce the person based on it.
Read Para.3 and fill in the blanks.
Read Para.4-5 and fill in the blanks.
Read Para. 6 and answer the questions.
Sc: Very sad.
Sd: Weather science.
Se: Because they want to learn more about storms and keep people safe.
Guide Ss to make predictions according to the title and the picture.
T: What’s the main idea of the text?
T: What’s the text type?
Guide Ss to divide the passage into five parts and provide some main ideas of paragraphs.
Let Ss read the first paragraph and ask questions.
T: How does the writer start the passage? Why?
T: According to the text, how do tornadoes move?
T: Who always has to be prepared?
Let Ss read the second part and provide an information card for Ss to complete. Then encourage Ss to retell this part based on the card.
Play a short video to help Ss learn more.
Let Ss read the third part and provide a chart for Ss to complete.
Let Ss read the fourth part and provide a fact file for Ss to complete. Then encourage Ss to retell this part.
Let Ss read the fifth part and ask questions.
T: What emotion does the writer use to describe Tim Samaras’ story?
师评。观察学生能否根据标题和图片,合理推测文本主旨与文体,评估阅读预测策略的运用能力。
师评。观察学生能否快速划分文本结构,准确匹配各部分主旨,评估略读抓主干的语篇整体把握能力。
师评。观察学生能否完成段落信息卡、填空、问答等任务,准确提取细节,评估文本细节理解与信息归纳能力;能否介绍Tim Samaras、复述El Reno龙卷风等相关内容,评估口语表达与内容迁移能力。
【设计意图】通过分层阅读任务设计,引导学生从整体感知走向细节理解。通过“预测—略读—精读”的递进式活动,教授学生标题预测、结构划分、细节定位等阅读策略,构建从整体到局部的阅读思维路径。通过信息卡、填空、问答、介绍等任务,在理解风暴追逐主题的同时,落实词汇、句型、语篇结构等语言知识,实现内容与语言的统一。以极端天气、职业探索为内容,激发学生对自然科学的兴趣,培养科学探究精神与安全意识,提升文本鉴赏与综合素养。从细节提取到内容复述,再到深层问题探究,层层递进锻炼学生逻辑思维、批判性思维与口语表达能力。
Step 3. Post-reading.
Fill in blanks and then read out the summary.
Work in groups and discuss the questions. Then share their opinions in class.
Sa: Dangerous but meaningful.
Sb: Good driving skills.
Sc: One dangerous job is ... People do this job to ...
Let Ss complete the short passage and retell the passage.
Lead Ss to think deeper by asking questions.
T: What do you think of Tim Samaras’s job as a storm chaser?
T: What do you need to be a good storm chaser?
T: Do you know of any other dangerous jobs? Why do people do them?
Encourage Ss to share their ideas with their partners. Invite several Ss to make a presentation in class.
自评、师评。观察学生能否独立完成课文摘要填空,准确复述风暴追逐者的工作内容、风险与意义,评估学生语篇信息整合与语言输出能力。
【设计意图】通过摘要填空和复述,帮助学生回顾、梳理全文核心信息,将零散的知识点结构化,完成“输入—理解—内化”的闭环,夯实本课语言基础。通过开放性问题引导学生从文本走向生活,辩证看待高危职业的价值,思考职业所需的品质,并联系生活中的其他高危职业,实现从“读懂文本”到“读懂精神”的思维升华。提供句型支架和示例,引导学生将课文语言迁移到真实交际场景中,在讨论和展示中巩固所学,提升口语表达的流利度与逻辑性。通过讨论风暴追逐者及其他高危职业的意义,引导学生理解“危险但有价值”的职业精神,培养学生的社会责任感与敬畏之心,实现语言学习与德育的融合。
Step 4. Conclusion.
With T’s help, try to sum up what they have learned this lesson.
师评。观察学生能否在教师引导下,梳理本课核心内容,提炼对自然、职业精神的认知。
【设计意图】通过教师引导总结,帮助学生将本课零散的词汇、句型、文本信息结构化,形成完整的知识体系,巩固阅读与语言学习成果。在总结中融合职业精神与自然观,培养学生的科学探究精神、社会责任感,实现语言学习与核心素养的统一。
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必做
1. Choose one key job of storm chasers (e.g. collect data, help forecasts). Retell its importance in 4-5 sentences (use phrases like protect people, make better forecasts).
2. Talk with a classmate. Share one thing you do to prepare for bad weather and explain how it keeps you safe. Write a 3-sentence summary of their preparation and its benefit.
选做
1. Write a 60-80 word plan for a “disaster safety day”. Include one learning task (e.g. learn tornado safety rules) and one practice activity (e.g. a fire escape drill). Explain how the activity helps you stay calm and prepared in a real disaster.
教学反思
【优点】本课时紧扣“敬畏自然、科学避险”的单元主题,教学中以语篇为载体,将语言知识与“防灾减灾”的价值相融合。学生能主动运用目标词汇阐述风暴追逐的双重意义,多数学生完成质量较好,实现了语言能力与认知提升的统一。作业设计延续了课堂的育人逻辑:必做任务巩固文本中“防灾价值”的表达,同时通过同伴交流感知他人的避险方式;选做任务引导学生自主规划安全实践,体现“用知识守护生命”的理念,分层任务适配不同学生的能力。
【不足】教学中学生的个性化表达空间不足。虽引导学生复述、交流避险知识,但部分环节仍以“文本案例”为核心,未充分鼓励学生结合自身独特的防灾经历进行拓展表达,导致部分学生的作业内容较单一。此外,对“盲目冒险与科学探索”的讨论深度不够,仅停留在语篇描述层面,未引导学生结合自身实际分析“如何在探索中保持安全”,育人的实践性不足。
【改进】拓展个性化表达与实践引导:一是在必做任务中增加“补充自己独特避险经验”的环节,鼓励学生用文本句式描述自身的防灾准备;二是在选做任务中增设“冒险反思”部分,让学生结合自己的经历分析“如何平衡探索与安全”。同时,组织“防灾安全分享会”,让学生展示自己的安全计划并互评,促进思维碰撞,强化“敬畏自然、科学守护”理念的实际运用,提升作业的实践性与育人效果。
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