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Unit 1 A Trip to the Silk Road
Marco Polo and the Silk Road
课 型
新授课
时间分配
教师讲授时间
20
学生活动时间
20
教学目标
Language Ability:Master key vocabulary: Marco Polo, Silk Road, journey, ancient, trade, culture, travel, introduce.Master phrases: travel along, be famous for, learn about, introduce…to…, play an important role in.Understand the text about Marco Polo’s trip and get key details: time, events, achievements.
Retell Marco Polo’s travel story clearly in English.
Cultural Awareness:Know the Silk Road as a bridge for East-West trade and culture.Understand Marco Polo’s role in cross-cultural communication.Build cultural confidence and respect for world civilizations.
Thinking Quality:Develop reading skills: predicting, skimming, scanning, summarizing.Analyze the importance of the Silk Road through facts and details.
Learning Ability:Use a timeline to organize information.Learn the reading strategy: Predict → Skim → Scan → Summarize.
教学重点
1. Vocabulary and phrases about the Silk Road and travel.
2. Timeline of Marco Polo’s life and journey.
3. Main ideas and detailed information of the text.
4. The historical importance of the Silk Road.
教学难点
1. Summarizing the cultural value of the Silk Road from text details.
2. Retelling the story logically and fluently in English.
3. Understanding “cultural exchange” and expressing personal ideas in English.
教学资源
Textbook, PPT, Silk Road map, timeline worksheet, pictures of Marco Polo, short video, reading task sheets, blackboard.
教法设计
Task-based teaching, cooperative learning, situational teaching, reading strategy training, cross-subject integration.
本课重点
解决问题
1. Help students grasp text structure and avoid messy understanding.
2. Break through difficulties: timeline sorting, detail locating, retelling.
3. Link language learning to real history and culture, close to textbook requirements.
本 课
学生所得
Master key words, phrases and sentences closely related to the textbook.
课前准备
学生预习准备
Preview new words; get a simple idea of the Silk Road.
教师教学准备
Prepare PPT, map, timeline worksheet, video, task sheets, clear blackboard design.
教学过程
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二次备课栏(手写)
Step 1 Lead-in (5 mins) — Activate prior knowledge
Greet and show pictures: map, camels, silk, china.
Play a 1-minute short video about the Silk Road.
Ask lead-in questions (close to students’ life):
What is the Silk Road?
What did people carry and trade?
Teach new words: Silk Road, journey, ancient, trade — read and practice.
Write the title: Marco Polo and the Silk Road
Step 2 Pre-reading (6 mins) — Prepare for reading
Title Prediction (textbook-based task)
Q: What will the passage talk about?
Guide students to predict: who Marco Polo was, what he did.
Background Support (simple, clear)
Marco Polo was an Italian traveler.
He came to China in the 13th century.
He stayed in China for about 17 years.
Key Phrases Learning (must-learn for textbook)
travel along
be famous for
learn about
introduce … to …
play an important role in
Step 3 While-reading (12 mins) — Break key & difficult points
Task 1 Skimming (2 mins) — Get main idea
Students read quickly.
Answer: What is the main idea?
Answer: The passage introduces Marco Polo’s trip to China and his influence on East-West communication.
Task 2 Scanning — Timeline (4 mins)
Students read carefully and fill in the timeline:
1254: Born in Italy
1271: Started his journey to China
1275: Arrived in China and met Kublai Khan
1275–1292: Lived and worked in China
1292: Returned to Italy
Later: Wrote The Travels of Marco Polo
Check answers together to clarify sequence.
Task 3 Detailed Reading (6 mins) — Solve difficult points
Students read and answer 4 core questions:
What did Marco Polo learn about in China?
What did he introduce to the West?
Why is his book important?
What goods and ideas spread along the Silk Road?
Guide students to underline sentences in the textbook.
Help them summarize: silk, china, paper-making, printing, culture exchange.
Step 4 Post-reading (15 mins) — Output & promotion
Listen and repeat (3 mins)
Play textbook audio; students imitate pronunciation and intonation.
Retelling Practice (5 mins) — Break difficulty
Use timeline and key words as scaffolding.
Retell in 3 parts:
Marco Polo’s life
His trip to China
His influence
Pair work → share in class.
Group Discussion (5 mins) — Deepen culture understanding
Questions:
Why is the Silk Road great?
What can we learn from Marco Polo?
Sentence support:
The Silk Road is great because...
Marco Polo was brave and open-minded.
Cultural Conclusion (2 mins)
The Silk Road: a bridge of trade, culture and friendship.
Marco Polo: a messenger of cross-cultural communication.
Step 5 Summary & Homework (2 mins)
Summary: Review words, timeline, and importance of the Silk Road.
Tiered Homework (textbook-based, practical)
Level A: Recite words and phrases; read the text 3 times.
Level B: Finish the timeline; retell the story in 3–5 sentences.
Level C: Write a 60-word passage: The Silk Road and I.
知识结构或板书设计
Unit 1 Marco Polo and the Silk Road
1. Key Words & Phrases
Silk Road, journey, ancient, trade, culture travel along, introduce…to…, play an important role in
2. Timeline
1254 born → 1271 left → 1275 arrived → 1292 returned → wrote the book
3. The Silk Road
Goods: silk, china Technology: paper-making, printing Meaning: bridge between East and West
作业设计与布置
作业内容
所需时量
批阅方式
Level A: Recite words and phrases; read the text 3 times.
Level B: Finish the timeline; retell the story in 3–5 sentences.
Level C: Write a 60-word passage: The Silk Road and I.
教学后记
The teaching follows the textbook strictly and focuses on key and difficult points. The reading process is clear: pre-reading, while-reading, post-reading. Students can master the timeline and main ideas. A few students need more help with long sentences and logical retelling. Later I will strengthen scaffolding and structured practice.
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