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Unit4 Inventions
⭐Section 1导学案
学习目标
1. 掌握交通运输发明词汇和课文核心词汇;掌握阅读策略:Annotating a text(文本批注法);读懂轮子发明的历史、作用及深远影响,梳理人类交通发展时间线
2. 完成段落标题匹配、阅读理解问答、词汇配套练习,梳理轮子发明前后人类出行与贸易的变化,理解轮子作为伟大发明的核心价值
3. 小组朗读课文、复述故事主线,运用本课核心词汇句型描述轮子发明带来的改变,表达对伟大发明的看法
4. 体会基础发明对人类文明进步的巨大贡献,理解伟大发明改变生活方式、促进文明交流,激发创新思考
一、预习案(课前自主完成)
(一)词汇预习・基础过关
1. 交通运输发明词汇 & 时间线
3500 BCE:wheel 轮子
1783:hot-air balloon 热气球
1801:steam locomotive 蒸汽机车
1885:safety bicycle 安全自行车
早期现代:car 汽车
1903:plane 飞机
1961:crewed spacecraft 载人航天器
2. 课文核心词汇
· attach /əˈtætʃ/v. 装上,连接
· pull /pʊl/v. 拉,拖拽
· path /pɑːθ/n. 小路,步道
· depend on 依靠,依赖
· doubt /daʊt/n. 怀疑
· pottery /ˈpɒtəri/n. 陶器
· windmill /ˈwɪndmɪl/n. 风车
· industrial revolution 工业革命
· increase v. 增加,促进
3. 阅读策略:Annotating a text 文本批注
· 方法:标注每段关键词;区分信息类型;圈画过渡词、下划线标注核心信息
4. 核心句型抄写 + 中英对照
Humans travelled on foot at first, then rode horses, but transporting goods was still very hard.
译:人类最初靠步行出行,后来骑马,但大宗货物运输依然十分困难。
After the invention of the wheel, people attached wheels to vehicles, which greatly increased trade.
译:轮子发明之后,人们把轮子装在交通工具上,极大促进了商贸往来。
The wheel changed travel, trade and machine development, and supported the Industrial Revolution.
译:轮子改变了出行方式、商贸模式和机械制造,支撑了工业革命发展。
Without doubt, the wheel is one of the most important inventions of all time.
译:毫无疑问,轮子是人类历史上最重要的发明之一。
(二)预习思考题(通读 P50-P55)
1. 本单元核心问题和四项单元学习目标是什么?
2. 轮子发明之前人类是如何出行和运输货物的?轮子带来了哪些关键改变?
3. 文本批注阅读策略(annotating a text)的方法是什么?
4. 人类交通发展时间线包含哪些关键发明?
二、课堂探究案(课中小组合作完成)
(一)语篇问题链・研读课文《The wonder of the wheel》
基础浅层任务 1:段落标题匹配
Paragraph 1:c Travelling was hard work
Paragraph 2:a Wheels are everywhere / early wheel use
Paragraph 3:b New roads and faster travel
Paragraph 4:d A world-changing invention
基础浅层任务 2:词汇匹配
(1) attach — d to join one thing to another
(2) pull — e to move something in a certain direction
(3) path — b a way made by a lot of people walking on it
(4) depend on — c to need something in order for something else to happen
(5) doubt — a a feeling of not being sure about something
基础浅层任务 3:对话填空
(1) depended on
(2) attached
(3) pull
(4) paths
(5) doubt
基础浅层任务 4:阅读理解问答
(1) At first, people travelled on foot. Later they rode horses, but it was still difficult to carry large amounts of goods.
(2) People could transport goods much more easily, national and international trade increased; new stone roads were built; many new machines were developed.
(3) It changed human travel and trade, enabled many machines (windmills, clocks, etc.), supported the Industrial Revolution, and is still widely used in modern devices like 3D printers. It changed the whole development of human society.
进阶理解问题链(课文主线梳理)
1. 主线脉络
· Pre-wheel:foot travel, horse riding, difficult long-distance transport & trade
· Early wheel use: first for pottery making, then for horse-drawn transport vehicles
· Road development: stone roads, Roman road technology, improving travel conditions
· Wider influence: foundation of all kinds of machines, key to the Industrial Revolution, still essential in modern technology
· Core theme: The wheel is a foundational world-changing invention
2. 阅读策略运用:标注段落主旨词、关键信息和过渡词,理清文章结构,理解文章主旨
3. 交通发展主线:步行 → 骑马 → 轮式车辆 → 热气球 / 蒸汽机车 / 自行车 / 汽车 / 飞机 / 航天器,人类出行不断提速,连接世界
深度思辨讨论题
What features make a great invention? Can you name another great ancient invention?
(二)合作探究・小组课堂活动(4 人一组)
活动 1:课文阅读批注练习
小组合作完成课文文本批注:标注段落主旨、关键词、核心句子
活动 2:交通时间线朗读复述
按照时间顺序朗读复述交通发明历史
活动 3:观点讨论
小组讨论:I think the wheel is the most important invention because ...
(三)分层输出任务
迁移 1:基础口头输出(达标)
基础 4 句
Long ago, people travelled on foot and on horses.
The wheel made transport much easier and increased trade.
Many machines depend on wheels.
The wheel is one of the greatest inventions in history.
迁移 2:双人综合访谈对话(提升)
A: How did people travel before the wheel?
B: They walked and rode horses, and moving heavy goods was very hard.
A: What changed after the wheel was invented?
B: We could transport goods far away, and world trade grew a lot. New roads were built too.
A: Why is the wheel so important?
B: It helped build all kinds of machines and changed the whole world.
迁移 3:书面综合短文写作
标题:The wonder of the wheel
写作框架
1. 第一段:Life before the wheel
2. 第二段:Changes after the wheel was invented (trade, roads, machines)
3. 第三段:Why it is a great invention, influence today
4. Use key phrases: after the arrival of, depend on, change with the invention of, one of the most important inventions of all time
三、课后拓展案(分层巩固作业)
基础层(全体必做)
1. 本课核心词汇背诵朗读,掌握文本批注阅读方法;
2. 完成课文标题匹配、词汇配套练习;
3. 仿写 5 句描述轮子发明影响的句子。
提升层(中等学生选做)
1. 双人完成轮子发明主题访谈对话;
2. 复述课文主线和交通发展时间线;
3. 80 词左右完成轮子发明短文写作。
培优拓展层(学有余力)
1. 1 分钟口语展示:介绍轮子发明的历史和意义;
2. 拓展写作:My favourite great invention;
3. 寻找身边带轮子的物品并做英文标注,思考轮子的作用。
课堂小结(板书核心)
1. Timeline of transport: wheel → hot-air balloon → steam locomotive → safety bicycle → car → plane → spacecraft
2. Key words: attach, pull, path, depend on, doubt, increase
3. Reading skill: Annotating a text (mark key info, main ideas)
4. Core text: The wheel solved ancient transport problems, promoted global trade, enabled modern machinery, supported the Industrial Revolution, and is one of the greatest inventions ever
5. Core theme: Great basic inventions change human life and civilisation
当堂五分钟检测
一、英汉互译
1. depend on ________________
2. attach wheels ________________
3. steam locomotive ________________
4. safety bicycle ________________
二、选词填空
attach, pull, path, depend on, doubt
1. Farmers ______ horse carts to carry goods long ago.
2. We can ______ wheels to many kinds of vehicles.
3. The old ______ became difficult in wet weather.
4. Many modern machines ______ on wheels.
5. There is no ______ that the wheel is a great invention.
三、单项选择
1. The reading strategy here is ______.
A. memorizing new words B. annotating a text C. reciting the whole text
2. The earliest use of wheels was for making ______.
A. pottery B. cars C. trains
3. The wheel helped greatly develop ______.
A. the Industrial Revolution B. ancient forest life C. only bicycle travel
四、句子翻译
1. 在轮子发明之前,人类依靠步行和骑马出行,长途运输大宗货物十分困难;轮子最初用于制作陶器,后来被安装在马车上,大幅提升运输效率,促进跨区域贸易。
2. 原始土路在潮湿天气难以通行,之后人类修建石质道路,罗马人改进筑路技术,改善长途通行条件;风车、钟表、3D 打印机等无数设备都依赖轮子结构。
3. 阅读方法:文本批注法 —— 标注段落主旨关键词、核心句子和过渡语句,梳理文章结构;轮子是人类历史上划时代的基础发明,深刻改变贸易模式、交通方式和工业发展。
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