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Wonderful nature
Wonderful nature
Unit 3
Unit 3
Speed up
理解语篇内容,了解有关于徐霞客的相关故事,完成梳理文章脉络、获取主要细节等一系列阅读任务。
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在语境中了解be interested in, one of, call for, take care of, be happy with和with one’s eyes等短语的含义,感知相关的基本句式,能够在语境中运用短语和相关句型进行表达。
向文章中的主人公学习,懂得热爱大自然、保护大自然,树立远大志向。
Learning objectives
通过本节课的学习,学生能够:
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Let’s enjoy a song first!
Listen and enjoy
Climb the hill, look afar up high ay
登高山 望远方哎
In the field, rice turns gold ay
田里谷米黄哎
River flows, rolling east ay
河水向东流
Cooking smoke is drifting
炊烟在飘荡
I will sing it out proudly
Of my home so lovely wide ay
我要歌唱这美丽的家乡哎
Climb the hill, look afar up high ay
登高山 望远方哎
In the field, rice turns gold ay
田里谷米黄哎
River flows, rolling east ay
河水向东流
Cooking smoke is drifting
炊烟在飘荡
I will sing it out proudly
Of my home so lovely wide ay
我要歌唱这美丽的家乡哎
Look and say
(Marco Polo from Italy)
(Xu Xiake from China)
Here are two famous travellers. Do you know them?
Read and ask
Xu Xiake was a great Chinese traveller in the Ming Dynasty.
He travelled to many places in China.
He studied mountains and rivers.
He wrote The Travel Diaries of Xu Xiake(《徐霞客游
记》) to record what he saw.
We’ll learn about Xu Xiake today. Let’s read the brief introduction.
Where did Xu go?
Read and ask
How did Xu travel?
…
What else do you want to know about Xu Xiake? You can try to ask questions.
Look and share
What information can we get in the picture?
Xu visited many …
Xu didn’t have a car. He had to …
Read and divide
Read the passage and divide it into three parts.
Before Xu travelled.
When Xu travelled.
After Xu travelled.
(when he was at a young age )
(when he grew up )
(when he was old)
Read and think
Read the first part and think.
1. Was Xu the only traveler in China? What does “one of” mean?
No, he wasn’t. It means “……之一”.
2. Was he intrested in nature? What does “interested in” mean?
Yes, he was. It means “对……感兴趣”.
3. How do we know he was interested in nature?
He read many books about famous mountains and rivers. He wanted to see them with his eyes.
Try to make more friends.
Tips:
在one of后面要使用形容词最高级和名词复数形式!
Read and think
Connect the three sentences with “and”, “because” or “so”.
He read many books about famous mountains and rivers.
He wanted to see them with his eyes.
He was interested in nature.
Try to read
Xu Xiake is one of the most famous travellers in China.
He was interested in nature from a young age.
He read many books about famous mountains and rivers.
He wanted to see them with his eyes.
Try to read the first parts.
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Read and answer
Read the second part and answer the questions.
1. When did Xu Xiake start to travel?
He started to travel at the age of 21.
2. What did Xu Xiake do on his trips?
He visited many places in China and wrote about mountains and rivers.
3. Do people like his book? Why or why not?
Yes. Because people today learn about the China of his days.
4. Some people did bad things to nature. What did Xu Xiake do?
He was angry and always called for people to take care of nature.
Think and share
We can plant more trees.
We can save water.
We shouldn’t ...
What can we do to take care of nature?
Read and choose
Read the third part and choose the right answers.
Xu Xiake travelled for about 30 years. He was at least (至少) ___ years old then.
A. 45 B. 51 C. 60
2. Xu Xiake ___ his life of travel.
A. was sad about B. didn’t like C. liked
3. Xu Xiake thought the places in China were ___.
A. wonderful B. poor C. just so-so
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Try to read
Xu Xiake started to travel at the age of 21.
He wrote about mountains and rivers, like Mount Huangshan and the Jinsha River.
He was angry and always called for people to take care of nature.
He was happy with his life of travel.
I went to so many wonderful places in China.
Try to read these sentences.
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Listen and repeat
Try to make more friends.
Pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation.
Tips:
Read in groups
Pronunciation
Intonation
Loud enough
Emotion
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Assessments
Read and order
Put the sentences in the right order.
( ) Xu Xiake started to travel and visited many places in China.
( ) He wanted to see them with his eyes.
( ) He read many books about famous mountains and rivers.
( ) He was happy with his life of travel.
( ) He wrote about mountains and rivers.
( ) Some people did bad things to nature.
( ) Xu Xiake was interested in nature.
( ) He was angry and always called for people to take care of nature.
( ) From his words, people today learn about the China of his days.
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Read and write
Xu Xiake
one of the most famous __________ in China.
travellers
He was interested in _______ from a young age.
He read books about famous __________________.
He wanted to ______ them with his eyes.
see
nature
mountains and rivers
He started to travel at the age of _____________.
He __________ mountains and rivers.
Some people did bad things to nature.
He was ______ and always called for people to __________ nature.
wrote about
take care of
21/twenty-one
angry
He was __________ with his life of travel.
He travelled for about __________ years.
30/thirty
happy
Look and retell
Look at the mind map and retell the story about Xu Xiake.
When Xu was at a young age, he was interested in nature. He …
Read and say
Marco Polo was an Italian traveler.
He came to China in the Yuan Dynasty and lived here for many years.
After he went back to Europe,
he wrote a book.
It told people about the rich
and beautiful China.
How was Marco Polo different from and the same as Xu Xiake?
They were both famous travellers. And they both…
Marco Polo was from Italy, but Xu was …
Think and say sentences about Marco Polo.
Think and say
1. one of; famous traveler; in Italy
2. be interested in; China
3. want; see China; with one’s eyes
4. start to travel; at a young age
5. wrote about; China; from his words; learn about China of his days
7. travel in China; for 17 years; be happy with; his life of travel
Think and write
Write your opinions about Xu Xiake.
Think and make
What’s the relationship between a good traveller and nature? Make as many sentences as you can! Read and complete the sentences.
A good traveller should/can/need to ___________ nature.
love
be interested in
take care of
travel to
write about
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Summary
Words
Sentences
Wonderful nature
young
interested
traveller
Xu Xiake is one of the most famous travellers in China.
He was interested in nature from a young age.
He wanted to see them with his eyes.
famous
Need to do
Choose to do
Make sentences with “be interested in” “one of” “call for” “take care of” “be happy with” and “with one’s eyes”.
Read the passage Xu Xiake on Page 30.
Find the book written by Xu Xiake or Marco Polo and read it.
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Homework
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