摘要:
该初中英语课件围绕“历史的意义”展开,通过日晷图片观察、时间机器想象分享、历史知识快速问答等活动导入,结合视频理解历史定义,借助Word Bank和Speaking Helper搭建学习支架,引导学生从激活认知到深入探讨伟人名言内涵。
其亮点在于融合语言能力(视频填空、讨论分享提升听说读写)、文化意识(引用李世民、马丁·路德·金等中外名言,结合中国历史故事增强跨文化理解)和思维品质(分析名言联系生活、创造个人历史金句培养思辨)。如“Imagine and share”活动用情境练表达,“Read and learn”结合考试反思理解名言。采用任务型教学,小结清晰,助学生提升综合素养,教师教学更高效。
内容正文:
Past passing by
Starting out
Unit 3
英语外研版九年级上册
Learning objectives
1. 通过观看图片和视频、阅读名言,激活对历史的基本认知;
2. 理解三位中外伟人历史名言的深刻内涵,思考并探讨历史对个人和国家的启示;
3. 创造性地写出并分享属于自己的历史金句,初步思考历史的重要性与价值。
通过本节课的学习,学生能够:
重点
Look and say
What can you see in the picture?
A sundial — an ancient Chinese clock.
How do you feel?
It records the passing of time.
It makes me feel like travelling back to the past.
Imagine and share
Imagine the sundial is a time machine and talk about your dream trip.
Which dynasty would you visit?
Tang Dynasty / Han Dynasty / Song Dynasty ...
Which famous person would you meet?
Li Bai (poet) / Qin Shi Huang (emperor) / Confucius (thinker) ...
Speaking Helper
If I had a time machine, I would visit ...
I want to meet ... because he / she was very famous / wise.
Take the quick quiz and test your history knowledge.
01
Which is the earliest dynasty in China?
Answer: Xia Dynasty
02
When did the Silk Road begin?
Answer: Han Dynasty
03
Who was the first president of the USA?
Answer: George Washington
Think and answer
Watch and think
Watch and think what history is?
Watch and complete
Word Bank
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past
tools
wise
peace
journey
History means everything that happened in the 1 . Human history is an 2 story. During our long 3 , humans learned to make 4 . We remember 5 people and their great ideas. We recall times of war and 6 . History is not 7 . Today will become history one day.
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amazing
journey
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Complete the passage according to the video.
amazing
Read and learn
Let’s meet three famous people from different times and different countries. What did they say about history?
“
With history as a mirror, one can understand the rise and fall of a state.
— Li Shimin
What does it mean?
We look at the actions of the past to see what we should do (and what we should avoid doing) in the future.
以史为鉴,可以知兴替。
Read and learn
Quote 1 in Your Life
How is a past exam like a mirror? Instead of just feeling sad about a bad grade, what should a wise student do?
1. Find the mistakes.
2. Learn the lesson.
3. Do better next time.
Read the quote 2 and explain its meaning.
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We are not makers of history. We are made by history.
— Martin Luther King Jr.
Who we are today is the result of everything that happened before us.
What does it mean?
不是我们造就了历史,而是历史造就了我们。
Read and learn
Read and learn
“
Histories make men wise.
— Francis Bacon
读史使人明智。
Read the quote 3 and explain its meaning.
Can you think of classic stories that give us wisdom?
Story 1: A boy breaks a vat to save his friend. (Teaches quick thinking and bravery).
Story 2: A boy weighs an elephant on a boat. (Teaches clever problem-solving).
Reading these different histories makes our minds sharper.
Discuss and share
Work in pairs. Choose your favorite quote to explain what history means to you.
History is a STORY
We learn from successes and mistakes.
History is a MIRROR
The past helps us understand the present.
History is a MYSTERY
Archaeologists solve old puzzles.
History is a BRIDGE
We pass our culture on to children.
Speaking Helper: To me, history is a story / mirror / mystery / bridge because ...
Let’s share
To me, history is a mirror. Li Shimin once said: “With history as a mirror, one can understand the rise and fall of a state.” This teaches me that looking back at past mistakes is very important. It helps me to make better choices in my daily life.
Starting out
The Meaning of History
The Lessons from Great Minds
What I learned from history
Summary
Read the three quotes again and try to remember them.
Find one more famous quote about history.
Talk with your grandparents. Ask them about their childhood — what was different from today?
Homework
Unit 3
Thank you!
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