The Palace Museum English Study Tour Activity Plan英文版教学教案

ThePalaceMuseumEnglishStudyTourActivityPlan

一、ActivityOverview

1.ActivityTheme

"ExploretheForbiddenCity:DiscoverChineseHistoryandCultureinEnglish"

2.ActivityObjectives

CognitiveObjective:Enablestudentstomaster30+EnglishvocabularyrelatedtoThePalaceMuseum(e.g.,"meridiangate","hallofsupremeharmony","imperialgarden")andunderstandthebasichistory,architecturalfeatures,andculturalconnotationsofkeyscenicspotsinThePalaceMuseum.

LanguageObjective:Improvestudents'Englishlisteningandspeakingabilities,allowingthemtodescribethesceneryofThePalaceMuseuminsimpleEnglish,conductshortdialogueswithpartnersorguides,andcompleteEnglishstudytasks.

CulturalObjective:Enhancestudents'awarenessandrecognitionoftraditionalChineseculture,andcultivatetheirabilitytospreadChinesecultureinEnglish.

3.TargetParticipants

Middleschoolstudents(Grade7-9)withbasicEnglishcommunicationskills(CEFRA1-A2level)

4.ActivityTimeandDuration

ProposedTime:Weekend(e.g.,Saturday,9:00-16:00)

TotalDuration:7hours(including1hourforlunchbreak)

5.ActivityLocation

ThePalaceMuseum(Beijing)

二、Pre-ActivityPreparation

1.TeachingMaterialsandTools

DevelopanEnglishstudymanualforThePalaceMuseum,includingscenicspotintroductionsinsimpleEnglish,vocabularylists,andtaskworksheets(e.g.,"ScenicSpotScavengerHunt","CulturalStoryRecording").

Prepareportablemicrophones(forguidestoensurestudentscanhearclearly),English-Chinesebilingualsignboards(tomarkgatheringpoints),andsmallgifts(e.g.,bookmarkswithPalaceMuseumpatterns,Englishpostcards)forrewardingstudentswithexcellentperformance.

CreateaWeChatgroupfortheactivity,andsharetheEnglishstudymanual,activityschedule,andsafetyprecautionswithstudentsandparentsinadvance.

2.GuideandVolunteerTraining

InviteprofessionaltourguideswhoareproficientinbothChineseandEnglishandhavein-depthknowledgeofThePalaceMuseum'shistoryandculture.Traintheguidesontheactivityprocess,Englishexpressionstandardsforintroducingscenicspots,andinteractionmethodswithstudents.

RecruitEnglishmajorcollegestudentsasvolunteers.Trainthemtoassistguidesinmanagingstudents,answeringstudents'Englishquestions,andguidingstudentstocompletestudytasks.

3.StudentPreparation

Askstudentstopre-learntheEnglishvocabularyandbasicscenicspotintroductionsinthestudymanual,andencouragethemtoprepare2-3EnglishquestionsaboutThePalaceMuseum(e.g.,"WhenwasThePalaceMuseumfirstbuilt?").

Remindstudentstowearcomfortableshoes(sincethereisalotofwalkinginThePalaceMuseum),bringawaterbottle,anotebook,andapen,andcomplywiththerelevantregulationsofThePalaceMuseum(e.g.,nophotosinsomeexhibitionhalls).

三、ActivityProcess

1.GatheringandWarm-up(9:00-9:30)

StudentsgatherattheMeridianGate(themainentranceofThePalaceMuseum)ontime.TheguideandvolunteerscheckthenumberofstudentsanddistributetheEnglishstudymanualandtaskworksheets.

Conducta15-minuteEnglishwarm-upactivity:"NameandVocabularyGame".Theguiderandomlycallsthestudents'Englishnames,andthecalledstudentsneedtosayanEnglishvocabularyrelatedtoThePalaceMuseumtheyhavepre-learned.Thosewhoanswercorrectlywillgetasmallstickerasareward.ThisactivityhelpsstudentsquicklyentertheEnglishlearningstateandreviewpre-learnedknowledge.

2.GuidedTourandEnglishLearning(9:30-12:00)

TheguideleadsthestudentstovisitkeyscenicspotsinThePalaceMuseuminsequence,andconductsEnglishteachingandinteractionaroundeachscenicspot:

MeridianGate:TheguideintroducesthefunctionoftheMeridianGateinEnglish("TheMeridianGateisthemainentranceofThePalaceMuseum.Inancienttimes,onlytheemperorcouldwalkthroughthecentralarchway."),andasksstudentstorepeatkeysentencestopracticepronunciation.Then,assignasmalltask:studentsworkinpairstodescribetheappearanceoftheMeridianGateinEnglish(e.g.,"Ithasaredcolorandmanyeaves.").

HallofSupremeHarmony:FocusonintroducingthearchitecturalfeaturesoftheHallofSupremeHarmony(e.g.,"TheHallofSupremeHarmonyisthelargestandmostimportanthallinThePalaceMuseum.Itwasbuiltwithvaluablewoodandhasamagnificentroof.").Invitestudentstotouchthestonerailingsaroundthehall(undertheguidanceoftheguide)anduseEnglishtoexpresstheirfeelings(e.g.,"It'ssmooth.").

ImperialGarden:Guidestudentstoobservetheplants,pavilions,andstonecarvingsintheImperialGarden.IntroducetheculturalmeaningoftypicalplantsinEnglish(e.g.,"ThepinetreesintheImperialGardensymbolizelongevityinChineseculture.").Arrangea"CulturalStorySharing"activity:theguidetellsashortEnglishstoryabouttheImperialGarden(e.g.,astoryaboutemperorsandtheirfamiliesenjoyingleisuretimehere),andthenasksstudentstoretellthemaincontentofthestoryintheirownwords.

3.LunchBreakandFreeCommunication(12:00-13:00)

StudentshavelunchinthedesignatedrestaurantnearThePalaceMuseum(therestaurantisselectedinadvancetoensurefoodsafetyandaquietenvironment).

Duringthelunchbreak,volunteerstaketheinitiativetocommunicatewithstudentsinEnglish,suchasaskingabouttheirfavoritescenicspotsinthemorning("Whichscenicspotdidyoulikethemostthismorning?")anddiscussingtheinterestingthingstheyfound("Whatinterestingthingsdidyoufindduringthetour?").ThishelpsstudentspracticeEnglishoralcommunicationinarelaxedatmosphere.

4.Task-basedLearningandPractice(13:00-15:30)

ScenicSpotScavengerHunt:Dividestudentsintogroupsof4-5.EachgroupisgivenatasklistwithEnglishdescriptionsof5-6scenicspotsorculturalrelics(e.g.,"Ahallwithabigbronzetripodinfrontofit").Thegroupsneedtofindthecorrespondingscenicspotsorculturalrelicsinthespecifiedarea,takephotos(wherepermitted),andwrite2-3Englishsentencestodescribethem.Theguideandvolunteerspatrolaroundtoprovidehelpandguidance.Aftertheactivity,eachgroupsendsarepresentativetosharetheirfindingsinEnglish.

EnglishCulturalInterview:Eachstudentisgivenaninterviewworksheetwith3-5Englishquestions(e.g.,"WhatdoyouthinkisthemostinterestingpartofThePalaceMuseum'sculture?""HowcanweprotecttheculturalrelicsinThePalaceMuseum?").Studentscaninterviewothergroupmembers,volunteers,orevenforeigntourists(withthehelpofvolunteers)andrecordtheanswersinEnglish.Thisactivitynotonlyimprovesstudents'EnglishcommunicationskillsbutalsoallowsthemtounderstanddifferentperspectivesonPalaceMuseumculture.

5.SummaryandAward-giving(15:30-16:00)

TheguidesummarizestheactivityinEnglish,reviewingthekeyknowledgeandimportantEnglishexpressionslearnedduringtheday.Praisethestudentsfortheiractiveparticipationandgoodperformance.

Holdanaward-givingceremony.Accordingtothestudents'performanceinthewarm-upactivity,scenicspotdescription,grouptask,andinterviewactivity,select"ExcellentLanguageLearners"(3-5students)and"OutstandingGroup"(1group),andpresentthemwithsmallgifts.EncourageallstudentstocontinuelearningEnglishandunderstandingChinesetraditionalculture.

StudentstakeagroupphotoinfrontofthePalaceMuseumtomarkthesuccessfulendoftheactivity.

四、Post-ActivityExtension

1.StudentAssignment

AskstudentstowriteanEnglishdiary(about150words)torecordtheirfeelingsandgainsfromthePalaceMuseumstudytour.Theycanattachthephotostakenduringtheactivity.

EncouragestudentstosharetheinterestingthingsandculturalknowledgetheylearnedintheactivitywiththeirfamilyorclassmatesinEnglish.

2.FeedbackCollection

Sendanelectronicfeedbackquestionnairetostudentsandparents(availableinbothChineseandEnglish)tocollecttheiropinionsandsuggestionsontheactivitycontent,schedule,guideservice,etc.

Organizeameetingwithguidesandvolunteerstosummarizetheproblemsencounteredintheactivityanddiscussimprovementmeasuresforfuturesimilaractivities.

3.ResourceSharing

Sortoutthephotosandvideostakenduringtheactivity,andsharethemwithstudentsandparentsthroughtheWeChatgroup.

UploadtheEnglishstudymanual,keyvocabularyaudio,andscenicspotEnglishintroductionvideostotheschool'sonlineteachingplatformforstudentstoreviewandlearnaftertheactivity.

五、SafetyandEmergencyMeasures

1.SafetyPrecautions

Beforetheactivity,conductasafetyeducationforstudents,emphasizingtheneedtofollowtheguide'sinstructions,nottowalkaroundalone,andtopayattentiontopersonalandpropertysafetyincrowdedplaces.

Theguideandvolunteersareassignedspecificresponsibilities,andeachvolunteerisresponsibleforasmallgroupofstudentstoensurethatnostudentisleftbehind.

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