Module-5-Great-People-and-Great-Inventions-of-Ancient-China教案

Module 5 Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China I 单元教学目标单元教学目标 技能目标 Skill Goals Talk about how to show agreements and disagreements Learn how to give reasons Practice talking about agreement and disagreement Define relative clauses Talk about important ancient Chinese inventions II 目标语言目标语言 功 能 句 式 Talk about philosophers and philosophies He stressed the importance of kindness duty and order Confucius is the philosopher whose influence has been the greatest Mozi was another teacher who was very influential All human beings are equal Treat others in the way you want to be treated People are more important than rulers We should love all human beings Practice talking about agreement and disagreement That s exactly my opinion You re quite right I don t think you are right I quite agree with you I m afraid I don t agree disagree with you I m afraid not I very much agree with the statement If you want other people to be kind to you you must be kind to them Do you agree with one s opinion about philosophies Why or why not What do you think of the philosophers Give your reasons Choose some proverbs about philosophers and philosophies you agree or disagree with and explain why Practice giving reasons The reason why like reading about ancient China is that the philosophy is very interesting Mencius believed that the reason why man is different from animals is that man is good Often the reason why people are unhappy is that they don t have enough love 词 汇 1 四会词汇 equal importance philosopher philosophy teaching thinker kindness order principle position stress resign adviser influential love honesty justice bark contribution invent leather monk soft category inventor argument freedom fuel condition 2 认读词汇 sutra Confucius Mencius Mozi 3 词组 be at war with bring up become interested in in conclusion for the first time 语 法 Define and use relative clauses Find out the use between where when whose who which of whom and in which 1 Statements Ancient China was a place where states were often at war with each other But it was also a time when there were many great philosophers Confucius is the philosopher whose influence has been the greatest Mozi was another teacher who was very influential He came from a family which was very poor 2 Questions How to define relative clauses of whom and in which 重Ancient China was a place where states were often at war with each other 点 句 子 But it was also a time when there were many great philosophers Confucius is the philosopher whose influence has been the greatest He stressed the importance of kindness duty and order in society Chinese society was influenced by these ideas for more than 2 000 years Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were very similar to that of Confucius However when he saw that the ruler was not following his advice he resigned For many years he traveled from state to state teaching the principles of Confucius Mencius believed that the reason why man is different from animals is that man is good As a result he spent many years trying to find a state where people would follow his teachings III 教材分析和教材重组教材分析和教材重组 1 教材分析教材分析 本单元为话题 旨在通过单元教学使学生通过讨论中国古代哲学 及古代 哲学思想 如何发表自己的观点并给出原因等问题 使学生树立正确的哲学观 并针对这些思想 指导学生发表自己的见解和看法 通过进一步讨论掌握发表 同意或不同意的句子 及给出理由的句子 并能就哲学家及哲学思想进行评论 对相关哲学思想写出观点明确 论证有力的短文 1 1 INTRODUCTION 提前布置准备关于哲学与哲学家的信息 课上找同学 讲解 从而激发学生对本单元的中心话题产生兴趣 同时也使教师对本 单元的授课更具有针对性 从而有效地帮助学生树立正确的哲学观念 1 2 READING AND VOCABULARY 介绍了中国古代的三位伟大哲学家及 他们的伟大思想 让学生在阅读中学习哲学 树立正确的社会观 人生 观 为日后走向社会作铺垫 课文重点讲解了三位哲学家的生平经历 体现了他们在怀才不遇 屡受挫折的情境下不屈不挠的精神 一直坚持 自己的思想和信念 修身养性 从未放弃追求 通过阅读 学生学习了 新的词汇 句型 提高了阅读水平 并学习坚持不懈的精神 1 3 GRAMMAR 1 b Asking and answering activity to practice giving reasons c Individual pair or group work to finish each task d Discussion Teaching aids 教具准备教具准备 A recorder a computer and a projector Teaching procedures the students can underline the sound that links the words by themselves 2 Listen to the first one again point out the sound then listen the first one again Then do the others in the same way 3 Listen to all the sentences together again and ask them to follow and repeat the sentences Step VI Speaking 1 Get the students to think of three twentieth century inventions related to transportation such as plane car and bicycle and three inventions related to food and cooking such as the use of natural gas the appearance of steamed boiled food fridge 2 Ask the students to discuss with partners and they should give reasons to practice giving reasons 3 Compare the inventions with others and make the students list them in order of importance Then ask some students to explain the reasons T You should express your ideas and explain why you list the inventions in that order For example I think fridges are more important than cans because fridges can keep meat fresh Are you clear Ss Yes T Ok Now try to give us your order and tell us your reasons S1 I agree with our teacher I think fridges are more important not only because they can keep meat fresh but also because they can keep many things fresh and dry just like my favorite between meal nibbles S2 I don t agree with you because fridges waste electricity and they can cause pollution S3 S2 is not wrong But fridges have more advantages than disadvantages We can go on using them T Good S3 is right Everything has two sides Although fridges have disadvantages we can improve them and make better use of them right Ss Yes it is right S4 I think planes are more important than cars Planes are much faster and comfortable than cars S5 I disagree Planes are faster but they are not as safe as cars What is more they are much more expensive S6 In my opinion the invention of bicycles is most important nowadays so many people are riding bikes around the world S7 I do think the using of natural gas is very important It makes cooking easy and quick After a short while you can eat delicious food That s great S8 I think the invention of wrapping paper is very important Because of them we can buy food in restaurants and take them home for dinners Step VI I Homework Show the following on the screen 1 Exercises about vocabulary on the workbook 2 Prepare for the reading 3 Prepare for the reading task on Page 49 4 If possible read some and write down some teachings of Confucius Mencius or Mozi The Second Period Reading I Teaching goals 教学目标教学目标 Reading of Using the language on WB 1 Target language 目标语言目标语言 a 重点词汇和短语 principle position stress resign adviser influential love follow belief found b 重点句子 Ancient China was a place where states were often at war with each other But it was also a time when there were many great philosophers Confucius is the philosopher whose influence has been the greatest He stressed the importance of kindness duty and order in society Chinese society was influenced by these ideas for more than 2 000 years Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were very similar to that of Confucius However when he saw that the ruler was not following his advice he resigned For many years he traveled from state to state teaching the principles of Confucius Mencius believed that the reason why man is different from animals is that man is good He became famous for his unusual clothes and behaviour As a result he spent many years trying to find a state where people would follow his teachings His idea of love was different from the Confucian idea of kindness 2 Ability goals 能力目标能力目标 a Discuss different ways of showing opinions What did Confucius stress What did Mencius believe What did Mozi consider b Guess the meanings of the words Confucian duty behavior c Discuss the questions about the passage What did Confucius stress in society Were Mencius teaching methods similar to that of Confucius What did Mencius believe about people and rulers What did Mozi become famous for What did he consider about the government d Teach the Ss to imitate and retell 3 Learning ability goals 学能目标学能目标 Enable the Ss to get to know about different ways of showing opinions Teaching important points 教学重点教学重点 Talk about different ways of showing opinions Teaching difficult points 教学难点教学难点 a Discuss the answers to the questions b Teach the Ss to accept and show opinions Teaching methods 教学方法教学方法 a Fast reading b Dealing with comprehension questions c Discussion d Student centered vocabulary learning e Listening and retelling Teaching aids 教具准备教具准备 A projector a computer and a recorder Teaching procedures then ask some of them to say something about the three philosophers and their teachings at last get them to practice showing agreements or disagreements and giving reasons T Last class we learned something about the three great philosophers and their teachings do you remember In the Introduction we knew how to show agreements or disagreements Then we learned to give reasons Now I ll give you a couple of minutes to discuss them Later we will choose three Ss to act as the three philosophers and the others can ask questions freely Show the question and the target language on the screen If you met Confucius Mencius and Mozi you discussed philosophies with them How would you show your agreements or disagreements Please give your reasons Talk about agreement and disagreement I think so I don t think so I agree I don t agree That s correct Exactly That s exactly my opinion You re quite right I don t think you are right I quite agree with you I m afraid I don t agree disagree with you Of course not I m afraid not T Are you ready Now I ll ask some of you to give your opinions S1 Mr Confucius I agree with you I also think kindness is important S2 I agree with you That s exactly my opinion S3 But I don t think kindness is important If one person is too kind the bad people may bully him S4 Confucius Maybe you are right But from the side of the whole society each one should be kind to others S5 Mr Mencius do you really think people are more important than rulers S6 Mencius Of course I think so Rulers are just parts of the whole country people are the majority S7 Mr Mozi I am afraid I disagree with you I don t think government is most important I think Mr Mencius idea is right S8 Mozi In my opinion there are so many people in a country they are free and cannot connect well with each other So they need a strong government to connect them together and protect them T Well done I advise you to find some information on the Internet and then you can discuss more after class Each one performed well Good Teacher shows the pre reading work Introduce something about the three philosophers using about 100 words Notes 1 Use the third person to introduce them 2 Try to use proper prepositions and conjunctions 3 Make sure of each one s teachings Then change the show to some teachings Kindness duty and order are important He was born in 372 BC His mother brought him up He thought people are more important than rulers He was poor and was famous for his unusual clothes and behaviour He considered that government was most important T Now I d like you to introduce them according to the chart Volunteer Some possible versions Ancient China was a place where states were often at war with each other But it was also a time when there were many great philosophers Confucius is the philosopher whose influence has been the greatest He stressed the importance of kindness duty and order in society Chinese society was influenced by these ideas for more than 2 000 years Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were very similar to that of Confucius He was born in 372 BC His father died when he was young and he was brought up by his mother He was given an important position in the government of a state However when he saw that the ruler was not following his advice he resigned He then became an adviser to another ruler He spent his last years preparing a book of his teachings called The book of Mencius He believed that the reason why man is different from animals is that man is good He believed that people were more important than rulers Mozi was another teacher who was very influential Born in 476 BC he came from a family which was very poor He became famous for his unusual clothes and behaviour He founded the philosophy called Mohism He considered that government was most important His idea of love was different from the Confucian idea of kindness He hated the idea of war Step II Lead in Show pictures of Confucius Mencius and Mozi Show some teachings of them on the screen Who are they Which teaching thoughts are Confucius ideas Which teaching thoughts are Mencius ideas Which teaching thoughts are Mozi s ideas T This class we will learn more about the three great philosophers Turn to page 44 Step III Pre reading T This reading passage is about the three great philosophers First have a look at the words in Activity1 1 Ask someone to read the words and make sure they can read the words correctly 2 If it is necessary ask them to read after the teacher 3 Then give the students some time to match the words with the definitions 4 Ask someone to tell his answers Or the teacher can read the definitions then the class will answer together Step IV Fast reading Read the text quickly to get the main idea and find proper words and phrases in the passage to match these definitions A few minutes later ask Ss to read out the definitions and the words they find The teacher corrects them Step V Careful reading T Read the text again and carefully and then decide the statements true or false You can make use of the statements in Introduction Activity 2 A Confucius teachings influenced Chinese society for more than 2 000 T B Mencius teachings were not similar to that of Confucius F They were similar C For many years Mencius traveled from state to state teaching the principles of Confucius T D Mozi believed that people were more important than rulers F Mencius believed so E Mencius founded the philosophy called Mohism F Mozi founded the philosophy According to the text fill in the table Give the students three or five minutes to complete the table together with partners Then choose one or three to find detail information to fill in at the same time the teacher can check BirthThe family AchievementsTeachingsThe similarity to Confucianism Confucius Mencius Mozi Read the passage again choose the correct answers in Activity 3 Give three minutes to read for the third time and choose answers individually and then ask the Ss to tell their answers and read out the sentences that they find to be the basis of their answers 1 a 2 b 3 b 4 b 5 a Step VI Post reading Listen to the tape make sure of the pronunciation of the text then read and try to retell For example 1 Listen to the first paragraph 2 Ask one student to underline some important information about Confucius 3 The teacher can lead to find the information and show the information on the screen in the form of fill in 4 Ask to read the information on the screen and try to repeat 5 Choose some to repeat If it is difficult the teacher can lead to repeat first Ancient China was a place states were often war with each other But it was also a time there were many great Confucius is the philosopher whose has been the greatest He the importance of and order in society Chinese society was by these ideas for more than 2 000 years The teacher can give key words of the other two paragraphs to help The key words for the second paragraph Mencius thinker similar to brought up given position the ruler follow resign traveled principles spent book called believed reason man different from animals people rulers hated state badly The key words for the third paragraph Mozi another influential family famous for founded considered government as a result try follow love different from taught look after weaker war Step VII Language points 1 Ancient china was a place where states were often at war with each other Where 引导定语从句 修饰先行词 place be at war 处于交战状态 2 Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were very similar to that of Confucius Whose 引导定语从句 修饰先行词 thinker be similar to 与 类似 3 For many years he traveled from state to state teaching the principles of Confucius 动名词 teaching 表示伴随 作状语 4 Mencius believed that the reason why man is different from animals is that man is good Why man is different from animals 作同位语修饰 the reason 5 He became famous for his unusual clothes and behavior become be famous for 因 而著名 Jinan is famous for its springs 济南因它的泉而著名 become be famous as 作为 而著名 Liang Chao wei is famous as an actor 梁朝伟作为一个演员而著名 Step VIII Homework 1 Read and retell the text 2 Finish the Reading on workbook 3 Prepare for the language study reviewing the words they ve learnt in this unit The Third Period Grammar Teaching goals 教学目标教学目标 1 Target language 目标语言 a 重点词汇和短语 sutra inventor argument b 重点句子 Ancient China was a place where states were often at war with each other But it was also a time when there were many great philosophers Confucius is the philosopher whose influence has been the greatest Mozi was another teacher who was very influential He came from a family which was very poor 2 Ability goals 能力目标 Learn to define relative clauses 3 Learning ability goals 学能目标 Let the students learn how to define relative clauses Teaching important points 教学重点教学重点 a Teach the use of relative clauses b The relative clauses where when whose who which and the relative clauses of whom in which Teaching difficult points 教学难点教学难点 Compare the relative clauses where when whose who which and the relative clauses of whom in which Teaching methods 教学方法教学方法 a Teach grammar in real situations b Learn grammar through practice Teaching aids 教具准备教具准备 A blackboard Teaching procedures Who is used for humans in subject position Whom is used for humans in object position That is used for humans animals and things in subject or object position whose is used for humans or animals in attribute position Step V Grammar 2 T Please turn your book to Page 47 Activity 1 Match the sentences in the two groups which have the same meanings and see what differences between them S1 The first sentence can be replaced by C S2 The seco