高中英语4Module5ATripAlongtheThreeGorges教学设计

1、Module 5 A Trip Along the Three Gorges Reading Teaching goals 1. Target languagea. Important words cave, peak, plain, plateau, shore, slope, valley, wood, flat, surround, hilly, raft, narrow, distant, exploit, at the edge of, at least, be heavy withb. Important sentencesWe could see the sun setting

2、behind the white pagoda. P42Every ., every stream that joined ., every . was heavy with the past. P42On a distant mountain was a sign in 20-foot characters. P42Ability goals a. Enable the students to describe the scenery of the Three Gorges with the target language.b. Enable the students to find the

3、 clues about the writers journey.3. Learning ability goals a. Help the Ss to learn how to describe the scenery of the Three Gorges with the target language.b. Let the Ss know how to find the clues of the writers journey. c. Get the Ss to learn how to guess the definitions of the new words.Teaching i

4、mportant points a. Get the students to describe the scenery of the Three Gorges. b. Discuss the questions of comprehension.Teaching difficult points Enable the students to find the clues about the writers journey.Teaching methods a. Skimming and Scanning;b. Asking-and-answering Activity to check the

5、 Ss understanding of the text;c. Individual, pair or group work to finish each task;d. Discussion.Teaching aids A recorder, a computer, a projector.Teaching procedures & ways Step I Warming up Ask the students to work in pairs to describe the scenery of the Three Gorges.Step II Pre-readingFirst, get

6、 the Ss to discuss the question with their partners. Then get them to talk about some topics if goes on a trip through the Three Gorges. At last, ask the Ss to report their work. Encourage the Ss to express their different opinions. T: Would you like to visit the Three Gorges?Ss: Certainly. T: I thi

7、nk youll have the chance in the near future. Now imagine youre going on a trip through the Three Gorges. First discuss the question with your partners. Then Ill ask some students to report your work. Are you clear?Ss: Yes, Sir / Madam.After the Ss discussion, the teacher says as the following.T: Now

8、 whod like to tell us which topic you will talk about? Volunteer?S1: Let me try. I think Ill talk about the boat. Because we need to have a river cruise on the boats.S2: Id like to talk about food. The famous Sichuan Cuisine is very delicious.S3: Ill talk about the life along the river. Many interes

9、ting legends have been widely spread.S4: I think its worth describing the beautiful scenery.S5: I prefer to talk about the weather there so that we can decide which season is the best time for us to go on a trip. T: Sound reasonable. Step III Reading skimmingGet the students to comprehend the passag

10、e quickly, accurately, meanwhile help them to form a good habit of reading. Teacher firstly gives them two minutes to look through the whole passage, telling them to read the text silently and then ask some detailed questions about the text on the slide show with their partners. Teacher encourages t

11、hem to express their ideas.T: Now, boys and girls. Would you like to know more about the Three Gorges? Today I want to help you to read a passage about A Trip Along the Three Gorges. And I think youll be glad to enjoy the trip with the writer. Now lets look at the slide show. Read the text and match

12、 the main idea with each paragraph.Preface A .We got on the boat.Para.1 B. Information of Peter. Para.2 C. We slept through the first gorge.Para.3 D. We left on a beautiful afternoon.Para.4 E. We sailed into the site of the dam.Para.5 F. We passed the Wu Gorge. Careful-readingIn this part, firstly,

13、get the students to read the text again and then work together with their partners to find the clues of the writers journey. Secondly, show the table and the map of the Three Gorges on the screen. Thirdly, give them a few minutes to get more details and fill in the table about the whole text. Finall

14、y, check the answers with the whole class.Task1 Read paragraph1 and paragraph2 silently and answer the questions. What did their colleagues suggest and why?What was the weather like when they left?Where were they when the sun set?Task2 Read paragraph three to five and fill in the blanks.They _ when

15、they went through the Qutang Gorge. The Gorge _ to 350 feet as the river _ through the two-mile-high mountains. At Wushan they made a detour _ the Daning River _ _ some smaller gorges. The next day they _ _ the Wu Gorge. They _ the Xiang River , home of Qu Yuan. There was so much _ along the Yangtze

16、 River. As they _ out of the third gorge, they _into the construction site of the dam, where the Chinese flag was _ in the wind. _ a distant mountain _ a sign _ 20-foot characters. Listen and retell the story.a.Retell the traveling route.b.Retell the passage.A Trip Along the Three Gorges Peter Hessl

17、er and his colleague had four weeks _ and decided to take a boat_. After they had to show the_, they got on the Jiangyou boat.They left the docks _ a beautiful afternoon. It was beautiful along the river. Unluckily,they slept _ the first gorgeQutang Gorge.The gorge _to 350 feet as the river rushes t

18、hrough the two-mile- high montains. At Wushan we made a _up the Daning River. It was a lively morning as we _ _the Wu Gorge. There are so much history _ the river. Every hill was_with the past.Having come out of the third gorgeXilingGorge,we _into the construction site of the dam.On a distance was a

19、 sign, sayingBuild the Three Gorges Dam, _the Yangtze River.”Step IV DiscussionAsk students to talk about the advantages of travelling.Step V Homework1.Mastertheimportantwordsandphrases（必做） 2.Try to recite some beautiful sentences(必做)3.Try to write down a short passage about your trip (选做). 篇章分析 Pas

20、sage Analyzing 课文图解 Text Chart A Trip Along the Three GorgesTimePlaceFeatureActionAfternoonJiangyou FulingHillySailedEveningFengduBeautifulDockedNightTheQutang GorgeNarrowSleptNext dayWushanMade a detourThe Daing RiverSmallSawThe Wu GorgeBigWentThe Xiang RiverHistoricalPassedThe Xiling GorgeSailedTh

21、e damDistantTook pictures Text RetellingDuring the Spring Festival in 1997, Peter Hessler, a young American teacher, went on a trip along the Three Gorges with his colleague. The first day, they left Fuling and sailed downstream. They traveled the first narrow Qutang Gorges, where the river rushed t

22、hrough high mountains. The next morning, they went through the Wu Gorge. Then they passed the Xiang River, home of Qu Yuan. As they came out of the Xiling Gorge, they sailed into the construction site of the dam. They took some pictures there. They saw the Chinese flag blowing in the wind. There was

23、 a large sign, which said, “Build the Three Gorges Dam, and Exploit the Yangtze River.” Moral Education After learning the travels, the students should be aroused to love the nature and life. Educate them to have the positive and optimistic spirit and the noble character of patriotism. Encourage the

24、m to establish the lofty ideal .In order to make the homeland prosperous and people live and work in peace and contentment, they should make determined efforts to better themselves, study hard and devote their own power!通过学习本篇游记，激发学生热爱大自然，热爱生活，培养学生积极向上的乐观主义精神和高尚的爱国主义情操，鼓励学生树立远大理想，为祖国的繁荣昌盛，人民安居乐业，发愤图

25、强，刻苦学习，贡献自己的一份力量。写作特点 Writing Characteristic 1. Catch the features of the scenes and sightseeing and describe them in order of space.抓住场面和景物的特征，按照一定的空间顺序进行描写。2. Use the figure of speech to personify the nature. The words are lively, vivid and lifelike, which make the readers so delighted in the beau

26、ty of the landscape that it seems as if they were in the real situations and deeply long for the Three Gorges.运用拟人的修辞手法，语言生动形象，栩栩如生，令人陶醉，使读者犹如身临其境，令人心驰神往。3. Lay the stress on the main subjects and purpose, with the exact words to write the details and briefs properly.目的和主题突出，详略得当，用词准确，描写细腻。4. Use th

27、e first person to make the travels real, natural and sincere.第一人称的使用，使文章亲切自然，真实感人。文章体裁 Writing StyleThe text is travel notes. During the Spring Festival, a young American teacher went on a trip along the Three Gorges with his colleague. The writer described the whole scenery in order of space, using the first person. Not only did he describe the natural beautiful sightseeing while going boating along the Three Gorges, but he wrote the social life there. The beauty of the Three Gorges the writer described made a deep lasting impression on the readers. The