教学设计Lostcivilizations

Advance with English Module 3 Unit 3 Back to the past Period 2 Reading 1 Lost Civilizations 湖南省衡南二中 孙胜利 邮编 421131 Teaching Aims 1 Enable the students to read the diaries about a cultural expedition to sites of lost civilizations 2 to improve the reading ability and help students understand the text wholly Teaching Important Points 1 Help the students to read several excerpts from the travel diary kept by Ann 2 Help the students to learn some useful words expressions and some sentence structure Teaching Difficult Points 1 To help the students develop the ability of reading diary entries 2 Get the students to retell the cultural expedition Teaching Methods 1 Students centered 2 Teacher and students interaction 3 Multimedia way Teaching Aids 1 A computer to provide pictures and slides 2 A blackboard Teaching procedures Step 1 Greetings T Class begins Good morning afternoon boys and girls Ss Good morning afternoon Mr Sun T Sit down please Ss Thank you Step 2 Revision Check the homework T 1 Do you remember what we learned yesterday 2 What did we learn from the discussion 3 Ask some students to read their reports about the magnificent structure they choose Step 3 Lead in T Wonderful All of you did good jobs As we all know in the past thousands of years people have built many magnificent structures around the world however it s really a pity that some ancient civilizations have disappeared because of natural and human activities so it is with China China has a long history Can you name some buildings that represent ancient civilizations in China Ss the Great Wall the Summer Palace the Temple of Heaven the Silk Road the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty the Confucius Temple Royal Gardens of Suzhou T Now I d like to show you two other pictures of lost civilizations Pompeii Loulan Through a series of pictures to present the new words such as stepping stones mosaic floors Vesuvius volcano erupt lava ash pour out onto the surrounding countryside buried alive turn to stone commercial wealthy city with enormous trees gradually archaeologist the ruins of pot silk materials documents T Now I d like to ask you some questions 1 Are you curious about what the two cities looked like in the past 2 Can you guess why people disappeared from the two cities 3 Do you know how the two cities were discovered a thousand years later Step 4 Fast Reading T Ok Today we are going to read a British society arranged for ten high school students from different countries to go on a cultural expedition to sites of Lost Civilizations Write the title Lost civilizations on the blackboard What is the meaning of Lost Civilization Show a picture of Yuanmingyuan and introduce the phrase of Lost Civilizations Yuanmingyuan T This time read the following diary entries quickly and answer these questions of Part A 1 What country is the author from 2 What is one main similarity between Pompeii and Loulan 3 Who was made director of the Pompeii dig in 1860 4 Who is Professor Zhang Suggested answers 1 Canada 2 Both of them became lost civilizations about 2 000 years ago 3 The Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli 4 An archaeologist from the local cultural institute Step 5 Careful Reading T Excellent Now read the diary entries carefully again and try to get as much information as you can summarise the main idea of each diary entry and then do exercises of PartC1 and Part C2 Task A Fill in the blanks Day1 Day2 Day3 Day10 Day11 Suggested answers Day1Telling the purpose of the trip and the two destinations Day2Listening to a lecture about the city of Pompeii and the volcano eruption Day3Visiting the buried city Pompeii and getting amazed at it Day10Tired but exited to arrive in Loulan after several days of traveling Day11Introducing the discovery of dead city Loulan and feeling sad Task B C1 How well did you understand the details in the diary Read it again carefully and answer the following questions 1 What happened to Pompeii in august AD79 2 How was the buried city discovered 3 what were the stepping stones along the road in Pompeii used for 4 Why was Loulan an important city about 2000 years ago 5 How do many people think Loulan disappeared 6 According to the last sentence how did the author feel about the loss of Loulan Suggested answers 1Mount Vesuvius erupted and lava ash and rocks poured out of it onto the surrounding countryside All the people in Pompeii were buried alive and so was the city 2 It was discovered in the 18th century when a farmer found some stone with writing on it People started to dig in the area for treasure which caused much damage so in 1860 the Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli was made director of the Pompeii dig 3 with these stones people did not have to step in the mud in the streets on rainy days 4 Because it was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West 5 It was gradually covered over by sandstorms from AD 200 to AD 500 6 she felt that it was a pity Task C C2 The writers of diaries often record feelings or opinions emotions as well as well as what they have done actions Do the sentences below express emotions E or actions A circle your answers 1 I feel lucky to have won a place on this trip line 2 E A 2 This morning we went to a lecture about Pompeii line 7 E A 3 Unfortunately all the people were buried alive and so was the city lines 11 12 E A 4 How amazing lines 14 15 E A 5 people started to dig in the area for treasure lines 16 17 E A 6 when l walked around the city I saw streets just as they had been line19 E A 7 I am so excited to be here 35 E A 8 Sven found the remains of buildings buried under the sand line39 E A Suggested answers 1 E 2 A 3 E 4 E 5 A 6 A 7 E 8 A Step 6 Listening and Consolidation T Now this time let s listen to the passage carefully and pay attention to your pronunciation and intonation After that please fill in the blanks DatesPlacesDetailed information 15th JulyItalyI am on a trip 1 Canada We will visit Pompeii and Loulan both of 2 became lost civilizations about 2 000 years ago 16th July and 17th July Pompeii The city of Pompeii was 3 in the 8th century BC when the Romans took it over On 24th August AD 79 the volcano called Vesuvius 4 and all the people were buried 5 and so was the city In the 6 century it was discovered by a 7 and people began to in the area for treasure I saw several houses with 8 floors and wall 9 and the bodies of people that had been turned to 10 24th July and 25th July Loulan This small wealthy 11 city existed almost 2 000 years ago a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and West It is said that it has been12 covered over by13 from AD 200 to AD 500 The 14 of the Loulan Kingdom was discovered by the Swedish explore Sven Hedin We visited the city walls palaces temples 15 and towers There was an ancient water system that ran through the middle of the city Suggested answers 1 representing 2 which 3 founded 4 erupted 5 alive 6 18th 7 farmer 8 mosaic 9 paining 10 stone 11 commercial 12 gradually 13 sandstorms 14 ruins 15 workshops Step 7 Reading Strategy T Most of you keep a diary to record your daily life but do you know how to read diaries Now this time please turn to page 43 and read the Reading Strategy While reading diary entries you should pay special attention to sentences containing important information As we know in travel diaries it is very important to include dates place names facts historical information and personal emotions and opinions Ok discuss in groups of four or six and fill in the blanks Date PlacesFacts Historical informationPersonal feelings and opinions 15th JulyBrief introduction 16th JulyA lecture about Pompeii 17th JulyThe ancient Roman city of Pompeii 24th JulyLoulan 25th JulyLoulan Suggested answers Date PlacesFacts Historical informationPersonal feelings and opinions 15th JulyBrief introduction 16th JulyA lecture about Pompeii Taken over by Romans and buried on 24th August A D 79 Sorry 17th JulyThe ancient Roman city of Pompeii Several houses with mosaic floors and wall paintings the volcano is still there Amazed 24th JulyLoulanA small wealthy commercial city and a stopping point on the Silk Road Excited 25th JulyLoulanThe desert was once a green land with enormous trees Regretful Step8 Post reading activities Activity1 Retelling Scan the text again and try to retell the cultural expedition using the third person Ann a representative of Canada felt very lucky to win a place on that trip On 15th July they started from Italy On 16th lecture Pompeii learnt a lot On 17th July saw city of Pompeii amazed walked streets houses bodies of people volcano On 18th July Naples museum treasures On 24th July Loulan Activity2 Interview Have the students interview Ann questions about the dates places facts or personal feelings Encourage the students to use their imagination to ask and answer as many reasonable questions as possible Activity 3 Discussion 1 T Please read Part F of Page 45 and discuss with your partner the questions listed S1 In my opinion it is useful for people to study things from the past because knowledge can transfer and accumulate from generation to generation People in the past have created magnificent civilizations and it s really a pity that most of them no longer exist It could be a much better world if we still knew all that knowledge now What s more learning from the past also means learning to avoid making similar mistakes a second time People have suffered again and again from wars and diseases and perhaps much of the suffering could be prevented We could have a more peaceful world if we had learnt from our past failure S2 Just as the old saying goes History repeats itself some events in history were stupendously similar I agree with this saying If you study the wars in history or in modern times you will find that the origins are always based on the pursuit of profit and selfish ambition Hopefully as we looked at the patterns of history we can do something to prevent bad things from happening again Discussion 2 T After reading the passage about the lost civilizations what have you learned from these entries Step 9 Summary T Today we have learned the article Lost civilizations We know that it is a cultural expedition to sites of lost civilizations about Pompeii and Loulan We have finished several in class activities successfully Of course your reading comprehension must be improved a lot At the end of this period I am sure you all have realized the value and the importance of protecting cultural heritage because of its valuable history including economy politics and the living style of the past Step10 Homework 1 Finished A1 and A2 on page 106 of the Workbook 2 Found out the difficult points in the passage 3 Prepare for the language points in the article 4 Surf the Internet to find out more information about Pompeii and Loulan or some other lost civilizations Step11 Reflection of Teaching T 通过