Unit 2 Morals and Virtues Reading and Thinking Mother of ten thousand babies 教学设计-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版(2019)必修第三册

B3U2 Mother of Ten Thousand Babies

一、Textbook Analysis

This text, Mother of Ten Thousand Babies, serves as the core reading passage in Unit 2 Morals and Virtues of the PEP (2019) Compulsory Book 3. This is a typical biography. It narrates the life of Dr. Lin Qiaozhi from a third-person perspective in chronological order. The core theme is morals and virtues.The text follows a "General-Specific-General" structure with clear logic.The language is vivid and infectious, using specific details and varied sentence structures to portray her noble character.The textbook aims to guide students to reflect on themselves and consider how to face choices in the future, integrating personal ideals into the development of society.

 

二、Teaching Objectives

In this class, you will be able to:

1.figure out the type of the passage by analyzing the text.

2.sort out the life experience of Lin Qiaozhi and choices she made in time order by reading for details.

3.conclude the great virtues of Lin Qiaozhi by listing some reasons .

 

三、Teaching Key and Difficult Points

（一）Teaching Key Points

1. Analyze the Text Structure and Extract Key Information

2.Comprehend the Deep Meaning of the Title

 

（二）Teaching Difficult Points

1. Deeply Analyze the Motivations and Values Behind the "Choices"

2.Understand the "Tree" Metaphor

3.Internalize Lin Qiaozhi's spirit into one's own values

 

四、Teaching Process

Step 1 Lead in

1.Activity: "I Draw, You Guess"

    The teacher draws a simple stick figure standing at a crossroads on the blackboard and asks students to guess the meaning of the drawing.

[Design Intention: The person is at a crossroads in life and must make a choice.The teacher uses this picture to naturally introduce the passage.]

 

2.Brainstorming

    The teacher asks: "During our lifetime, what important choices will you face?"Students share ideas (e.g., choosing a college, choosing a partner......).The teacher poses the guiding question: "How can we make choices?"

    [Design Intention: The teacher introduces the topic: Today's lesson is about an amazing woman, Lin Qiaozhi, and students may find inspiration from her life.]

 

Step 2 Pre-Reading: Video Watching

1.Plays a video

The teacher plays a video about Lin Qiaozhi's life to provide background context.

[Design Intention: Understand the life story of Lin Qiaozhi.]

 

Step 3 While-Reading

1. Skimming (Global Understanding)

①Make a Prediction: Based on the title (Mother of Ten Thousand Babies) and pictures, students predict the passage is about a female doctor who delivered many babies.

[Design Intention: Infer the content and the author's purpose based on the title and images.]

 

②Finish Tasks: Students skim the passage quickly to answer 4 questions.

    Genre: Biography.

    Organization: Developed in chronological order (time order).

    Main Ideas (Paragraph Matching):

        Para 1: Introduction (quoting her words).

        Para 2: Choice 1 (Study medicine vs. Marriage).

        Para 3: Early work and studying abroad.

        Para 4: Opening a private clinic during the war.

        Para 5: Dedication to patients/research over high positions.

        Para 6: Conclusion/Evaluation ("Mother of Ten Thousand Babies").

    Text Division:

        Part 1 (Para 1): Introduction.

        Part 2 (Paras 2-5): Life experiences (Chronological).

        Part 3 (Para 6): Evaluation.

[Design Intention: Enable students to clearly understand the genre, structure, main idea of each paragraph, and paragraph division of the text.]

 

2. Scanning (Detailed Understanding)

①Activity: Timeline Creation

Students draw a timeline to outline key moments in Lin Qiaozhi's life.The teacher invites students to share their timelines (e.g., number line vs. tree-style). The teacher draws a "Tree-style timeline" on the blackboard, symbolizing Lin growing into a "big tree" devoting her life to society.

[Design Intention: Creating a timeline not only helps students organize the key events of Lin Qiaozhi's life, but also fosters their creative thinking.]

 

②Detailed Reading (4 Choices)

    Students read specific paragraphs to identify the specific choices Lin faced at different stages:

        Para 2: The first choice (Medicine vs. Marriage).

        Para 3: The second choice.( Abroad vs. At home ).

        Para 4: The third choice.(Gave up vs.Opened a private clinic)

        Para 5: The last choice.(Job in the hospital vs.Important positions)

[Design Intention: Explore the significant choices Lin Qiaozhi made at the crossroads of her