外研版高中英语选修七教案：Module 5 教案 The Fourth Period Extensive reading.doc

the fourth period extensive readingteaching goals 教学目标1. target language 目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语in the distance, adjust to, pull out, lame, firm, jungle, soul, rigid, fasten, loose, tool, fold, furnish, bare, awkward, pierce, for a moment, be furnished with, whereas, make upb. 重点句型lame for a moment, i hopped around to the driver side.in the distant was an ox working in the field.out of the jungle came an old woman.over the hills beyond was the most beautiful rainbow.2. ability goals 能力目标 enable the ss to retell the experience during the journey in jungle. enable the ss to know the similarities and the differences between the native american and australian aborigines. 3. learning ability goals 学能目标help the ss know how to predict the writers intention and how to look up details in the passage.teaching important points 教学重点rewrite the passage “no problem” as a short factual report or a newspaper article.teaching difficult points 教学难点help the ss know the similarities between the cultures of the na, aa and the chinese minorities.teaching methods 教学方法fast reading and discussion.teaching aids 教具准备some slides, a project and a computer.teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式step i presentationt: imagine that you get into a difficulty on your journey in a jungle. for example, the tyre of your car is flat. and you cant find anybody on your way. what can you do?s1: ill call a garage to get help.s2: ill leave my car to find help on foot.s3: ill stay there to wait for help. t: very good. today, well read a passage about the experience of the writer. lets find out how the writer does in the difficult situation.step ii pre-readingt: first, look at the title of the passage “no problem”. what kind of passage do you expect it to be?ss: will give their guesses. dont tell them right or wrong. let them look at some extracts from the passage on the slide. (exercise 2 above the passage) t: now ill give you 5 minutes. please work in pairs to join the sentences together to get a whole passage. you can add something if necessary.this task is to cultivate the imagination of the ss. step iii skimmingin this part, let the ss read the passage quickly and try to get the main idea. show the question on the screen. check the answer with the whole class. explain why this answer is right.t: this passage is mainly written to tell the story where the writer had the difficulty on their journey. whats the difficulty?s1: their tyre was flat and they were trying to change the wheel, but it was stuck firm.t: very good! and then came an old woman, who invited them to her home. what happened later?s2: her son came home and helped to contact a garage. at last, they got rid of the difficulty.t: ok. so, we can tell which answer is right.ss: a.step iv scanningask the ss to read the passage again quickly and accurately and meanwhile guide the ss to guess the meanings of the new words and to get the details.t: now ill give you a couple of minutes to read the passage again quickly and silently. try to find out the answers to the questions on the screen. (exercise 4 on p68)let the ss read themselves in limited time.t: ok, time is up. lets check the answers.check the answers individually.t: well done! now, work in pairs to complete the sentences in your own words.show the sentences on the screen. (exercise 5 on p68)suggested answers:1. the region they were traveling through was remote because they drove ten hours along the road but couldnt see anybody.2. the old woman was a local because she wore traditional clothes, lived in the jungle and led a farm life.3. the writer didnt speak her language because he couldnt speak local language.4. the man in the photo was probably her son or nephew because he looked much too young.5. the man suggested they wait by the car because the repairing workers would arrive twenty minutes later.step v explanationin this passage, the ss should pay attention to some patterns and some colorful words. let the ss discuss in groups of four.t: first, look at the sentences on the screen. (exercise 6 on p68) talk about how you might say them in a more neutral way and what is the effect of the colorful words. suggested answers:1. i cried out in pain.2. it rained heavily.3. we had driven ten hours without seeing another person.4. she looked at it for a moment.5. he took out a mobile phone.6. the sun came out of the cloud suddenly.with the colorful words, the author described the story vividly and the readers felt as if they were in the scene themselves.t: well done! after class, rewrite the passage as a short factual report or a newspaper article. leave out any colorful words. from the passage, we can see that the old woman and her son are warm-hearted people. and all the nationalities should trust each other and get along well.next, let the ss read another passage very quickly to know another two ethnic minorities and then fill in a form.t: next, please turn to page 69. there is another passage introducing native americans and australian aborigines. there is a form on the screen. now read the passage quickly and silently to fill the form.native americansaustralian aboriginesorigintimepopulationappearanceculturet: very good! from the form, we can find out the answers to the two questions above the passage. who can tell us the answers?s1: both of them are hunters and gatherers, living in small groups across the continent.t: anything else? s2: both of them have important ceremonies to attend.t: very good! what about the second question?s3: they have small populations. s4: with their society development, they can speak many languages.s5: besides these, they live in groups.s6: and they also have important ceremonies.t: well done! from the passage, we know the differences and similarities between native americans and australian aborigines. if you want to know more minorities, you can look up more information by yourselves. so much for today.suggested answers:native americansaustralian aboriginesoriginasiaasiatimebetween 12,000 and 25,000 years agomore than 40,000 years agopopulationbetween 1.8 million and 10 million, became smaller and smallerabout 350.000, became smaller and smallerappearancethick straight black hair, dark eyes, brown skinculturehunting, fishing, speaking many languages, many kinds of societyhunters and gatherers,ceremonieson page 691. both of them are hunters and gatherers, and their agricultural economy also plays an important role in their society. both of them have important ceremonies to attend at some times.2. the ethnic minorities have small populations. and with the development of the society, they can not only speak their native language, but also other languages. basically, all of them live in groups. and they all have their own beliefs and they have important ceremonies to attend at fixed times. step vi homeworkafter class, rewrite the passage on p67 as a short factual report or a newspaper article. leave out any colorful w