高一新课程m2unit3课件

Unit3TalesoftheunexplainedWelcometotheunittocultivatestudents’priorknowledgetotrainstudents’abilityoffindinginformation,collectingandreorganizingittoprovidestudentswithsufficientchancestocommunicatewiththeteacherandwitheachothertohelpstudentsenlargetheirvocabulary,especiallythoserelatedtothetopicsThetopicswearegoingtodealwithinournextperiodarenotonlyveryinterestingandattractive,butabitmysteriousaswell.Theyarebeyondourknowledge.Eventheadvancedscienceandtechnologyoftodaycannotoffersatisfactoryanswers,soIrecommendifwe’dliketodiscussthesetopics,itisbestforallofustomakepreparationsfirst,eitherbysearchingforinformationontheInternetorlookingupbackgroundinformationinsomebooks.Besidescollectinginformation,youhavetonotedownyouranswers.It’llbemoreconvenientforyoutoreportbackyouranswersifyoudoso.PreparationsforWelcometotheunit

Whatkindsofprogramsdoyouprefertowatchinyoursparetime?programsentertainmentandrecreationfunandamusementexcitementandthrilling……?

Welcometotheunitprogramsaboutscienceandtechnologybroadcastthelatestnewsathomeandabroadreportandanalyzethecurrentsituationscommentontheglobaleconomyandfinancesrelatedtosportsandmusicintroducedifferentlocalcustoms……Areyouinterestedinaprogramcalled‘Discovery”?Areyoucuriousaboutmysteries?Haveyoueverthoughtofexploringsomeofthemysteries?Dothefivepictureshavesomethingincommon?Ifso,whatarethey?(unexplained;nosatisfactoryanswers;mysterious;noevidence．．．．．．）Howdoyoufeelaboutthem?Areyouabitcurious?Teacher:WhatinformationhaveyougotaboutUFO?StudentA:...……Teacher:DoyouthinkstudentA’sintroductioninteresting?Whatabouttheinformationyou’vegot?Istheresomethingdifferent?StudentB:………

(Picture1)HaveyoueverreadsomereportsaboutUFOinChinese?Areyouinterestedinit?Isitreallyfromanotherplanet?WhatdoesUFOstandfor?ForwhatreasonsdoyouthinkUFOvisitsourplanet?UFOsareunidentifiedflyingobjects,butnoonereallyknowswhattheyare.ThechancesforseeingaUFOaregreaterforthosepeoplewholiveinsmalltownsorinthecountryandareoutsidelateatnight.UFOscomeinallshapesandsizes.Someareonlysmallspotsoflightthatmoveinstrangepatternsacrossthenightsky.Somecanbeseeninthedaytimeareoftendisk-orsaucer-shaped.(Picture2)WhereisHimalayas?What’stheweatherlikethere?Whydosomepeoplemakegreateffortstoclimbit?Yetiisreportedtobehalf-manandhalf-beast,haveyouheardofit?Doyouthinksomeclimbers’disappearancehavesomeconnectionswithYeti?TheyetiisahumanlikemonsterwhoissupposedtoliveintheHimalayas,thehighestmountainrangeintheworld.Severalsightings,mainlyoffootprints,havebeenreportedbywesternerexplorersthroughouttheyears.Yetnoneofthemhavebeensupportedwithevidenceinanyway.

(Pictures3,4and6)StonehengeandthepyramidsofEgyptarebothculturalrelics.Wherearethepyramidsbuilt,ontheeastcoastoftheNileoronthewestofit?Whataretheirreasons?DoyouthinktheGreatPyramidawonderinthehumanhistory?Ihaven’theardofStonehengeortheNessMonster.Theyareabitnewtome.Whataboutyou?Wouldyoubeinterestedindiscoveringmoreaboutthemsomeday?Onthe21stDecember1933,theDailyMailcarriedthefollowingheadline:"MonsterofLochNessisnotaLegendbutaFact."Thehunter,MAWetherallsaid:"Itisafourfingeredbeastandithasfeetorpadsofeightinchesacross.Ijudgeittobeapowerfulsoftfootedanimalabout20feetinlengthIamsurethatitcanbreathelikeacrocodilewithjustonenostriloutofthewater."NotmuchisknownaboutKhufu.Thetombhadbeenrobbedlongbeforearcheologistscameuponit.AnyinformationaboutKhufuwastakenwiththeobjectsinsidethetomb.Heisthoughttohavebeentherulerofahighlystructuredsocietyandhemusthavebeenverywealthy.Hewasburiedaloneinthishugetomb.Hiswivesmayhavebeenburiednearbyinsmallermastabas.

Howdidthesestonesstandupright?Thetruthisnobodyreallyknows.Itrequiredsheermusclepowerandhundredsofmentomoveoneofthese,theheaviestofthemweighingprobablyabout45tons.TherearesomewonderfulmythsandlegendsandyoucanhearthemontheaudiotouratStonehengeinninedifferentlanguages,English,French,German,Dutch,Spanish,Italian,Swedish,RussianandJapanese.老师在课前一定要有明确的任务说明和安排，可以让学生事先了解这节课须完成的教学目标和教学任务。提倡先让学生就每个单元的话题寻找相关信息,并且鼓励学生把寻找后的信息重新表达,即激励学生用自己的语言组织信息。对于基础薄弱的学生,建议老师在布置任务前有针对性地分组合作完成。让英语基础差的学生能在优秀同学的带领下做点力所能及的事务。让他们觉得自己能参与到活动中来，帮助他们逐步树立信心。４.在上课时，要留有充裕的时间让学生讨论、发言，互通有无，交流信息。要充分调动每位同学的积极性。５.学生在讨论和交流的过程中，老师可以有的放矢地加以引导，让学生的讨论更加全面、具体；老师还可以利用黑板这一传统教学工具，对于一些重点词汇简要进行整理和归类。Reading1.tohelpstudentscomprehendthewholearticleandsuccessfullycompletealltherelevantexercises2.toenhancestudents’readingability3.tohelpthemequipwiththefollowingskills,suchaslearninghowtopredictthecontext,gettingthemainideafromthepassage,identifyingandlocatingdetailedinformation,identifyingwhichstatementsarefactsandwhichareopinions,guessingthewordmeaningsfromthecontext,learninghowtomakeinferencesetc.4.toteachstudentssomeusefulteachingstrategybyacombinationofexplicitexplanationsandconcretepracitice.Proceduresforabasicreadinglesson:

Introductionandlead-inFirsttask(pre-reading)TaskstofocusongistTaskstofocusonspecificdetailsTasksrequiringmorecomprehensiveunderstandingTasksfocusingonindividuallanguageitemsFollow-ontaskClosingIntroductionandlead-ininterestthelearnersinthetopicinitialdiscussionofkeythemesmakinganexplicitlinkbetweenthetopicofthetextandstudents’ownlivesandexperiencesfocusonimportantlanguagethatwillcomeinthetextFirsttask(pre-reading)

predictionfromsomeextractedinformation(eganillustration,keywords,headlines,etc)readquestionsaboutthetextstudentscomposetheirownquestionsTaskstofocusongistguessthetitleputeventsinthecorrectorderchecktextagainstpredictionsmadebeforehandTaskstofocusonspecificdetailsansweringquestionsaboutspecificitemsofinformationmakinguseofinformationinthetexttodosomething(makeasketch,filloutaform,findoutwhichpictureisbeingdescribed,etc)TasksrequiringmorecomprehensiveunderstandingcomprehensionquestionsdiscussionofissuessummarizingofargumentscomparisonofviewpointsTasksfocusingonindividuallanguageitemsvocabularyorgrammarexercisesuseofdictionariesworkingoutmeaningofwordsfromcontextFollow-ontasksrole-playdebatewritingtaskpersonalization(Haveyoueverhadanexperiencelikethisone?)ClosingdrawingthelessontoaconclusiontyinguplooseendsreviewingwhathasbeenstudiedandwhathasbeenlearnedTypicalcharacteristicofthiscourse-bookReadingmaterialReadingstrategy?Readingtitle‘Boymissing,policepuzzled’?Aboyismissingandthepolicearepuzzled.Questionsrelatedtothetitle:Areyoucuriousaboutwhythewriterusesanincompletesentenceasthetitle?Doyouknowit’safeatureofanewstitle?Whataresomeotherfeaturesofanewstitle?

Focusingonthetitle:Whatkindofinformationcanyoupredictfromthetitle?FocusingonthearticlethefirsttimereadingfinishPartADoyouthinkalltherelevantandimportantinformationisinthefirstparagraph?Isthereanyrelationshipbetweenthefirstparagraphandthefollowingparagraphs?PartA

Whatisthearticleabout?Whoismissing?DothepoliceknowwhathappenedtoJustin?Thearticleisaboutamissingboy/UFOsandaliens.JustinFosterismissing.No.thesecondtimereadinglocatedetailedandspecificinformationPartC1WheredoesJustinFosterlive?WhydidJustin’smothergotobedearly?WhatsportsdoesJustinplay?WhattimedidthewitnessesseeJustinwalkinghome?HelivesinDover,NewHampshire.Becauseofaheadache.Heplaysbaseball.At10.45p.m.DoesJustinhaveanybrothersandsisters?Whatcolourwerethealiens?Whoelsehasbeentakenbythealiens?Whoisinchargeofthecase?Hehasasister.Theywerewhite.MavisWoodhasbeentakenbythealiens.DetectiveSamPetersonisinchargeofit.MainPointsSupportingdetailsJustinFoster

wentmissing.MrsFosterthought__________________.MrFosterwassurprised______________.JustinFoster_______________________.ThepolicefoundthatJustinreturnedhome.Justin’sfriendssaid__________________.Witnessessaid_____________________.Kellyheard________________________.Theboywastakenawaybyaliens.Kellysaw__________________________.Kellyheard________________________.MavisWoodsaid____________________.photosofaliensdiagramforself-evaluationofthereadingcomprehensionJustinFosterstrangeobjectsAt8p.m.______________________At10.45p.m._________________________At11p.m._________________________After11p.m.,hewasheard______________Thenextmorning,hewasfound__________itsappearance

itsinsideshapecoloursizepost-readingactivities

1AskstudentstoretellthestoryaccordingtothediagramonPage8.2Askstudentstogiveanendingtothestory.Thoughthepolicehavemadeeffortstoinvestigatethecase,howJustinwasmissingremainedamystery.Washereallyseizedbyaliensorwerethereanyotherreasons?Iftimedoesn’tpermit,theteachercanassignthisactivityashomework.Alltheendingsareacceptable.3AskstudentstoturntheirattentiontothequestionsinF.Letstudentsdosomespeakingpracticeaccordingtothesample.

Readingstrategy‘howtoreadanewspaperarticle’?titlethefirstparagraphthefirstsentenceinthefirstparagraphthefollowingparagraphstitle‘Boymissing,policepuzzled’keywordsinthefirstparagraphthemostimportantinformationfromthefirstsentencethelessimportantinformationinthefollowingparagraphsWordpower1.toenlargestudents’vocabularywiththehelpofthecontext,picturesorbyteachingthemsomerulesofwordformation2.toprovidestudentswithchancesofapplyingsomenewwordstopracticaluse3.tobuildupaneasyandcomfortableatmosphereandhelpstudentstoalleviatetheburdenandpressureofvocabularyaccumulation

Vocabularyextensionspaceexplorationspaceexplorationwordsrelatedtospace:universestarplanet(EarthMarsJupiter…)solar/lunarsystemgalaxy…wordsrelatedtoexploration:spaceshipman-madesatelliteastronautrocketspacestationHowcanasatellitebesentintospace?Isiteasytobecomeanastronaut?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutspaceexploration?……theprocessofspaceexplorationThefirstartificialsatellitewaslaunched.PeoplecouldorbittheEarthin1961.Photosaretakenandsamplesarecollectedfromtheplanet.Grammarandusage1.toexplaintothestudentsbasicrulesandstructuresofgrammaritems2.tomakestudentsfullyunderstandtheessencesofgrammaritemswiththesimpleEnglishexplanations3.tohelpstudentsstrengthengrammarknowledgewiththeaidofmakingcomparisonsbetweensomegrammaritemsandapplyingthemtopracticaluseGrammarandusageAreyoufamiliarwiththepresentperfecttense?Canyoumakesentencesusingpresentperfecttense?Trytoinventarealsituationinwhichpresentperfecttensecanbefitin.Ifyouareaskedtoexplainorteachthetensetoyourfellowclassmates,whatkindsoftipswillyougivetothem?Doyouknowaboutthedifferencesbetweenpresentperfecttenseandpasttense?Doyouknowaboutthedifferencesbetweenpresentperfecttenseandpresentperfectcontinuoustense?Task1.toteachandinstructstudentssomespecificprocedureswhentryingtoachieveagoal2.tomakestudentsbeawareoftheappropriatewaysofperformingeachindividualprocedureandmastertheskills3.tomakesurestudentshaveopportunitiestocombinetheskillstheyhavelearnedwithreality4.toaidstudentstochooseandorganizetheinformationtheyhavegotandhelpthemcompletetheirproducts5.toenhancestudents’overallabilitiesandimprovetheirintegratedskillsTaskConductingasurveyInordertoconductasurvey,whatkindsofthingsshouldwetakeintoconsideration?Howdowecollectinformation,bysurfingthenetorbymakingaquestionnaire?Canyoutellmehowtoconstructaquestionnaire?Arethereanyrulesforustofollow?Whenaquestionnaireiscompleted,whatshouldwedowithit?Doyouknowhowtoconductaninterview?Doyouthinkitimportanttointerviewpersonsinappropriateways?I’matalossaboutalltheinformationI’vegotfromtheinterview,canyougivemesomesuggestions?What’sthepurposeofanalyzingstatistics?……project1.toprovidestudentswithsomeotherinformationrelatedtothemainthemeoftheunitandtrainstudentstoidentifytherelationshipsbetweenthetitleandtheparagraphs,thecohesionsbetweenparagraphs.2.tofamiliarizestudentswiththeoutlineofthearticle3.tomakeeverystudentrealizetheimportanceofhis/herresponsibilityafterthey