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Unit 1 The Changing World Section B (1a-1f)
Basic Lesson Information
· Grade: Grade 9 (Junior High)
· Topic: How do changes influence us? Reading passage On the Fast Track about China-aided Mombasa-Nairobi railway
· Class Type: Reading & Speaking Integrated Lesson
· Duration: 45 minutes
· Core Theme: Master reading prediction strategies, extract detailed numerical and logical information from the passage; analyze how railway construction brings economic and life improvements to local Kenya, understand international cooperation value; consolidate tenses learned in this unit
I.Teaching Objectives
· Linguistic Competence
Master key vocabulary: railway, transport, benefit, convenient, deal, construction; master reading skill of predicting content via title and pictures. Students can finish number matching, question answering, table sorting tasks through detailed reading; express opinions about international infrastructure cooperation in open discussions, flexibly use used to, simple past and present perfect to compare old and new transport conditions.
· Thinking Quality
Develop logical thinking by sorting time, length, duration data and layered benefits of the railway via table and matching exercises; build critical thinking to analyze multiple positive influences brought by transportation upgrade (personal travel, business, food supply); realize transfer application by discussing other global cooperation cases independently in open tasks.
· Cultural Awareness
Learn about China’s overseas infrastructure assistance represented by the Mombasa-Nairobi railway, understand win-win international cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative; recognize how cross-country projects improve local people’s income, daily life and commodity supply; form inclusive global vision, acknowledge that mutual support between different countries can create shared development.
· Learning Ability
Grasp the reading strategy of predicting text content from titles and illustrations; practice scanning for specific figures and detailed statements; improve cooperative inquiry ability through pair work and group discussion for 1f open questions, form structured reading note-taking habits with tables.
II. Key & Difficult Points
Key Points: Apply prediction reading strategy; extract numerical and logical details to complete 1c-1e exercises; sort multi-dimensional benefits of the new railway.
Difficult Points: Explain the figurative meaning of the title On the Fast Track; organize complete logical viewpoints for open discussion about China’s international cooperation forms.
III. Teaching Aids
Textbook, PPT (reading text, exercise sheets, railway scene pictures, background introduction of Mombasa-Nairobi railway), whiteboard, blank worksheets for 1c,1e
IV. Detailed Teaching Procedures (45 mins)
· Step 1: Warm-up & Lead-in (5 mins)
1. Teacher greets students and conducts quick review: We have discussed hometown traffic, farming and environmental changes inside China before. Today we will expand our sight to overseas, learning how a new railway changes people’s life in Kenya.
2. Ask the guiding question for 1a: Does your hometown have a train system? How does it benefit local lives? Invite 2-3 students to share daily benefits brought by local trains, write key phrases like shorter travel time, cheaper goods on the board.
3. Introduce today’s tasks: finish prediction reading, information extraction and open discussion from activity 1a to 1f.
Step 2: Activity 1b Pre-reading Prediction & Skimming (8 mins)
1. Explain the reading strategy: making predictions – readers can guess the main content through title and pictures before formal reading. Guide students to observe title On the Fast Track and the train picture, ask them to predict: What will the passage talk about? Collect guesses about railway construction, travel improvement.
2. Students skim the whole passage quickly to check their prediction, then share general main idea: the text introduces the newly-built Mombasa-Nairobi railway, its advantages over old transport lines and local positive influences.
3. Teacher supplements brief background knowledge: this railway is built with China’s technical and financial support, then move to precise detail extraction task 1c.
Step 3: Activity 1c Number Matching & 1d Detailed Question Answering (14 mins)
Task 1c
Ask students to scan the article for figures including about 4, 10, 480, 1901, 2017, over 2 million, match numbers with corresponding information individually.
Reference answers:
2017; 2. 1901; 3. over 2 million; 4. 480; 5. 10; 6. about 4
Organize pair check; teacher confirms answers on whiteboard, train students the scanning skill: locate numbers first then find matching context.
Task 1d
1. Students read the passage again carefully, answer the five comprehension questions; teacher walks around to offer help for difficult points (such as the figurative meaning of on the fast track).
2. Reference key answers:
(1) Expository writing;
(2) Old trains ran very slowly, long travel time, backward transport efficiency;
(3) Faster personal travel, more convenient business negotiation, lower cost, easier food transportation, higher local income;
(4) Easier food transport reduces supply cost, provides fresher food for residents, stabilizes food market;
(5) It figuratively means local economy and people’s life enter the stage of rapid development relying on the new railway.
3. Invite different students to share answers; teacher supplements analysis of long and short sentences in the passage, consolidate tense usage. Proceed to structured sorting exercise 1e.
Step 4: Activity 1e Table Sorting & 1f Group Discussion (15 mins)
Task 1e
1. Guide students to divide the passage into four paragraphs according to the table framework, sort facts and local residents’ comments separately; reference key filling content:
1 Paragraph1 introduction: opened; old railway: built in 1901, slow, 10-hour travel time
2 Paragraph2 new railway: finished with China’s help, travel time cut to around 4 hours, over two million annual passengers
3 Paragraph3 comments: government worker praises improved local living standard; businessman states low cost and high convenience for business; supermarket manager points out more efficient food delivery, fresher food supply
4 Paragraph4 conclusion: the railway proves cross-country cooperation can build a better world
2. Students finish filling the table independently, then exchange answers with partners.
Task 1f
3. Divide students into groups of 4 to discuss the two open questions: similar global transport change cases; other fields for China’s international cooperation. Offer reference directions: port construction, power station building, educational exchange, medical aid.
4. Invite 2 groups to present their opinions; teacher summarizes: transportation infrastructure is a typical cooperation field, countries can also cooperate in education, medical care, environmental protection to achieve shared development.
Step 5: Class Summary & Homework (3 mins)
Summary
Recap key points: we practiced title-prediction reading strategy, extracted numerical and opinion information from the passage, analyzed how the Mombasa-Nairobi railway improves local life, and discussed diversified forms of international win-win cooperation. We also reviewed comparative usage of relevant tenses.
Homework
1. Read the passage fluently; retell the changes between old and new railway with your own words.
2. Complete 1e table; write a short paragraph (6 sentences) about one international project you know that improves local people’s life.
Teaching Reflection
Observe students’ mastery of prediction and scanning reading strategies; design more figure-search reading exercises for students weak at locating detailed information next lesson.
Collect students’ confusion about extended topics of international cooperation; add relevant short reading materials to expand their global cultural vision later.
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