英语人教版九年级全册g9u63a-3c.doc

Period 3 Section A (3a-3c) When was it invented?Teaching aims 1 Assist Ss to gain a deep comprehension of the article.2 Develop Ss reading strategies, especially in skimming and scanning.3 Raise Ss culture awareness by learning the invention, development and spread of Chinese tea.Keys & puzzlesHow to make Ss understand skimming and scanning as well as apply them into practiceTeaching approachesTBTTeaching aids1 multi-mediaTeaching proceduresIn generalIn period three, a video about the invention of tea is shown to arouse the students interests towards the culture of Chinese tea. And through some pictures, some new words are presented. It would be a good idea for the teacher to explain the reading strategies to the Ss first. The students are encouraged to read the first sentences and the last sentences of each paragraph to get the main ideas. As a matter of fact, Ss will have a general idea of the whole passage in the smallest amount of time. In the process of detailed reading, Ss are supposed to read the questions first and go back to the passage to find the similar expressions with the cooperation of their partners. Then write down their answers. In this way, Ss are expected to polish their abilities in both reading and writing. Then, Ss will fill in the blanks with the key words in the passage and retell it. Then, Ss will do some written exercise in class to practice passive voice. Finally, a discussion about Chinese culture and Chinese art is to be constructed. Hopefully, Ss can feel responsible for learning, loving and spreading Chinese culture. (谈论茶的发现 练习应用阅读策略“跳读和略读”细读文章并讨论回答问题填关键词复述文章大意 完成书面练习 讨论其他的中国文化和传统艺术 布置作业)In detailStep 1 Presentation1 Enjoy a video about tea.2 Introduce the invention of tea through pictures.(7 minutes)Step 2 Presentation1 Ss are encouraged to fully participate in reading the passage to match the main ideas of each paragraph.(4 minutes)Paragraph 1 Lu Yu and his book Cha JingParagraph 2 How tea spread to other countriesParagraph 3 How tea was invented by accident2 Ss are encouraged to sum up how he or she can find out the answers so quickly.(1 minute) 3 Ss are encouraged to read the whole passage to find out the answers to the questions.(14 miniutes) 1) When was tea first invented? 2) How was tea invented? 67 3) Who is called “the saint of tea”? 4) What is Cha Jing about? 5) When was tea brought to other countries? 1) Tea was first invented around 5,000 years ago. 2) Tea was invented by accident. 3) Lu Yu. 4) It mentioned Sheng Nong. Cha Jing describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea.It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were.5) The Ss are encouraged to fill the blanks to improve their abilities.Tea other countriesWhereKorea and Japan Western countries During the 6th and 7th centuriesThe year of 1660In Step 3 Practice1 The Ss are encouraged to fill in the blanks and retell the passage.This story is about an_ (1) inventiontea. It is said that_ (2) was the first to discover tea as a drink about _(3)_ years ago. A few thousand years later, _ (4)_ the saint of tea”, wrote a book named_(5)_. Later on, tea was brought to Korea, Japan, _(6)_ and other western countries. Though many countries know the tea culture, the _(7)_ are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea.(6 minutes)(1) accidental; (2) Shen Nong; (3) 5,000;(4) Lu Yu; (5) Cha Jing; (6) England;(7) Chinese.Step 4 Production1 Ss are encouraged to complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the box.(5 minutes)invent drink bring produce trade1) One of the worlds favorite drinks was _ by accident. 2) Tea was first _ by Shen Nong 5,000 years ago. 3) A nice smell was _ when the tea leaves dropped into the hot water. 4) Tea was _ to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries.5) Tea is now _ between many different countries. (1) invented; (2) drunk; (3) produced; (4) brought; (5) traded.Step 5 Progress1 More pictures about Chinese traditional festivals and traditional art are shown to the students. Ss are encouraged to know more about Chinese culture and love it. (3 minutes) Homework1 Review the article and underline the language points by themselves.2 Read some relevant supplemental materials in the newspapers (magazines) or online to learn more about how to make tea.(1 minute)FeedbackMineAll pre-set aims have been very well achieved. Ss were quite attracted by video and almost all of them were able to apply the skills of “read the first and last sentences” into practice. They even had some fun competing against each other in skimming or scanning for the answers as quickly as possible. Therefore quite a bit sense of achievement was gained by some quick minds. And in the process of detailed reading, Ss can grasp the key words in the questions to find the similar sentences in the passage quickly. So the above reading strategies are definitely worth trying again and again in the future. The following reinforcement worked quite well as a self check. Ss got totally involved and it he