英语人教版九年级全册unit8 sectionB(1a---1d).doc

Unit 8 Section BStonehenge- Can Anyone Explain Why It Is There?Teaching aims:1. Learn some new words and expressions, such as circle receive leader medical prevent purpose energy position victory enemy period hard-working, etc.2. Improve the ability of getting the outline of the reading material and finding relative information.DifficultandImportantPoints: 1. Make out the outline of the text.2. Knowhowtomake inferences.3. Describe a historical place ,using the information learned from this class.Teaching Methods: 1. Pair work 2. Illustration 3. Discussion and team workTeaching procedures:Step 1: Warming upShow the students a video of the Stonehenge and ask students to guess bravely who built it? The aliens or ancient human beings?Step 2: Before reading Task 1: Prediction Ask ss to predict what will be talked about in the passage. What is the Stonehenge like?Who built it？What was it built for?/ Why was it built?When/ How/Where was it built?Step 3: While reading Task 2 : Skim（略读）for general information The passage can be divided into _ parts. Match each part with its main idea. Part 1: (paragraph 1) What is the Stonehenge like?General information of the Stonehenge.Part 2: (paragraph 2&3) What was the Stonehenge used for? No one knows for sure what was the Stonehenge used for but the position of the stones must be for a special purpose.Part 3: (paragraph 4) Who built the Stonehenge? When and how was it built?We dont really know who built the Stonehenge and perhaps we might never know.Task3: scan（细读）for specific information Read paragraph 1 and answer the following questions.1. What is the Stonehenge?2. How many visitors does it receive every year?3. Why do people like to go to this place in June?Read paragraph 2 &3 and fill in the following blanks. It might be a t_ where ancient leaders tried to communicate with the gods.be a kind of c_. On midsummers morning, the sun s_ directly into the center of the stones.have a m_ purpose. They think the stones can p_ illness and k _ people healthy.be a b_ place or a place to honor ancestors. be built to c_ _ _over an enemy. Read paragraph 4 and answer the following questions.1. Who built the Stonehenge?2. How/when was it built?Summary :What is Stonehenge like?Stonehenge, a rock _ , is not only one of Britains most famous _ _ but also one of its greatest _. Every year it _ more than 750,000 visitors. They came especially in _ as they want to see the sun_ on the longest day of the year.What was Stonehenge used for?Historians have at least five different ideas. They think it might be a _ where ancient leaders tried to _ _the gods. It might be a kind of _. On midsummers morning, the sun _ directly into the center of the stones. It might have a _ _. They think the stones can _ _and _ _ _. It might be a _ place or a place to honor ancestors. Or it might be built to _ a victory over an enemy.Who built it? When/How was it built?Most historians believe the Stonehenge must be almost _ years old. However, we dont really know who built it or how it was built but we do know the planners must have been _.Step 4: Post reading Task 3: DiscussionCan you think of any other mysteries, either in China or another part of the world. What do you know about these mysteries? Task 4: Write an article about the mysterious circles. Writing tips: Part 1: Background information about these mysterious circles. Where are they? What are they like? Part 2: Who were they made by? How were they made? How do people feel now?NameCrop CirclePyramidStatues of Easter Islandwhenfirst appearin 1647whereIn BritainwhoHuman beings/ alienswhyfor fun/to communicate withConclusion(结论)Not surebut we