牛津高中英语教案 模块二 Unit1 Tales of the unexplained.docx
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牛津高中英语教案模块二Unit1Talesoftheunexplained
Unit1Talesoftheunexplained
Part1:
TeachingDesign
Aimsandrequirements
ReadanewsstoryaboutamissingboyandamagazinearticleaboutYeti
Listentoadialoguebetweenabossandhisemployee
Talkaboutaliensandconductaninterview
Writeareport
Tellamysteriousstory
Procedures
Periodone,WelcometotheUnit
Step1:
Brainstorming
1.Boysandgirls,haveyoueverheardsomethingnotonlyinterestingandattractivebutalsounexplainedatallevenwiththehelpofmodernscienceandtechnologyintheworld?
Herearesomepicturesonthescreen.Canyoutellmewhattheyare?
ThechancesforseeingaUFOaregreaterforthosepeoplewholiveinsmalltownsorinthecountryandareoutsidelateatnight.
UFOs.Yes,theyarecalledUFOs,meaningunidentifiedflyingobjects.
UFOscomeinallshapesandsizes.Someareonlysmallspotsoflightthatmoveinstrangepatternsacrossthenightsky.
Somecanbeseeninthedaytimeareoftendisk-orsaucer-shaped.
UFOswereonceseenindifferentpartsofChina.Lookatsomepicturesonthescreen,please.
Doyouthinksuchkindofthingsmysterious?
Areyoucuriousaboutthem?
BesidesUFOs,canyoulistanythingmoreunexplainedyou’veeverheardorseeninyourdailylife?
TheyareYetis,theLochNessMonster,StonehengeandthePyramidsinEgypt.
2.Openyourbooksandlet’slookatpageone.Pleasereadtheinstructionandfocusonthefivepicturesandillustrationsfirst.Thenanswerthefollowingquestions:
Dothefivepictureshavesomethingincommon?
Ifso,whatisit?
(unexplained;nosatisfactoryanswers;mysterious;noevidence...)
Canscientistsexplainthesephenomena?
Howdoyoufeelaboutthem?
Areyouabitcurious?
3.Thinkofasmanyexpressionsaspossibletoanswerthequestionsabove.Trytomakeupsomesentencesandreadthemtotheclass.Iwillalsoofferyousomeexamples.
Theyaremysteriousbecausenosatisfactoryanswershavebeenofferedtoexplainthem.Thoughthesemysterieshavepuzzledpeopleforalongtime,theystillshowgreatinterestinthem.
Peoplefeelpuzzledbythemysteries.
4.Reporttheinformationyouhavecollectedtotheclass.Youranswersarequitedifferent.Nowwewillusesomeofyouranswersasapromptforaclassdiscussion.Forexample,
Teacher:
WhatinformationhaveyougotaboutUFOs?
StudentA:
...
Teacher:
DoyouthinkStudentA'sinformationinteresting?
Whatabouttheinformationyou'vegot?
Isthereanythingdifferent?
StudentB:
...
5.Pleasediscussthetopicsinpairs.Herearesomequestions.
AboutUFOs:
HaveyoueverreadsomereportsaboutUFOsinChina?
AreyouinterestedinUFOs?
Aretheyreallyfromanotherplanet?
WhatdothelettersUFOstandfor?
WhydoyouthinkUFOsvisitourplanet?
AboutYetis:
WherearetheHimalayas?
What'stheweatherlikethere?
Whydosomepeoplemakegreateffortstoclimbthem?
(hobby;dream;challengethemselves;makediscoveries;overcomedifficulty,..)
AYetiisreportedtobehalf-manandhalf-beast.Haveyouheardofit?
Doyouthinksomeclimbers'disappearancesareconnectedwithYetis?
AboutStonehenge,thepyramidsandtheLochNessMonster:
StonehengeandthepyramidsinEgypt,themostfamousofwhichistheGreatPyramid,areculturalrelics.
Wherewerethepyramidsbuilt,ontheeastcoastoftheNileoronthewestcoast?
Whatarethereasons?
DoyouthinktheGreatPyramidisawonderinhumanhistory?
HowwastheGreatPyramidbuilt?
Ihaven'theardofStonehengeortheLochNessMonster.Theyareabitnewtome.Whataboutyou?
Wouldyoubeinterestedindiscoveringmoreaboutthem?
Step2:
Sharinginformation
1.Let’sdealwiththequestionsinpairs.Forthefirstquestion,youmaydiscussitthisway:
DoyoubelieveinUFOs?
WhatmightbethemostacceptableexplanationforUFOs?
Youmaygivedifferentanswerssuchas:
-Aliensfromspace.
-Militarytestaircraft.
-SomeUFOsarealien,somearetestaircraft.
-UFOsareevidenceofhumanspacetravel.
-UFOsareneitheraliennortestaircraft.
-UFOsdon'texist.
Youcanexpressyouragreementsanddisagreementswitheachother.
2.Summarizeyouranswersandthenreporttotheclass.
Sampleanswers
1.IhaveafirmbeliefinUFOs.Infact,Ihaveseenafewmyself.UFOstandsforUnidentifiedFlyingObject,thatis,anobject,apparentlymovinginthesky,whichwecannotidentify.However,ifyouaskmewhetherornotIbelieveinspacecraftcarryingvisitorsfromouterspace,Iwouldhavetosay'no'.Idonotbelieveinthem.
2.ThecontinentofAntarcticawasdiscoveredin1818.Itwasoncesupposedtohavebeencoveredbyiceforhundredsofthousandsofyears.However,in1949scientiststooksamplesfromsedimentdeepbeneathAntarctica,whichrevealedthatgreatrivershadonceflowedintoAntarcticauntilabout6,000yearsago,Manymoremysteriesremaintobediscovered.
3.I'malwaysinterestedinthestoriesofUFOsandaliens.AndIhopeIwillhavethechancetomeetonesomeday.Ifitreallyhappenstome,Iwillaskquestionssuchas'Whoorwhatareyou?
','Whereareyoufrom?
'and'Howlongdoesittaketotravelfromyourplacetoourplanet?
'.Iwilltrymybesttocommunicatewiththem,discoveringwhattheirlifeislikeandwhytheyhavecometotheearth.
UFOs
UFOstandsforUnidentifiedFlyingObject.Accordingtosomewitnesses,itiscolorlessandmovesataslow,steadyspeedwithlittlenoise.
TheLochNessMonster
LochNessisabiglakeinScotland.Nessie,theLochNessMonster,wassightedasfarbackasthe6thcenturyAD.
Yetis
TheYetihasbeencalledthe'missinglink';half-man,half-beast.Itissupposedtoliveinthehighestmountainintheworld--MountQomolangma.
Stone-henge
BeingoneofBritain'sgreatestnationalicons,itstandsformysteryandpower.Somepeopleguessthatitwasatempleforworship.ThereasonwhyStonehengewasbuiltremainsunknowneventoday.
TheGreatPyramid
TheGreatPyramidofKhufuisoneofthesevenwondersoftheancientGreatworldandtheonlyonepeoplecanvisit.ItisthegreatestoftheEgyptianpyramids,whichservedasburialplacesforthePharaohs.
Periodtwo,Readingboymissing,policepuzzled
Resources
1.Newspaperarticlesareoftenseenasashortenedformofanewsreportthatgivesfullerinformation.Thelead,thefirstparagraphofanewsstory,playsthemostimportantpartintheunderstandingofthewholestory.Itisusuallyaoneortwosentencesummaryoftheparticulareventbeingreported.Theheadlineandthefirstparagrapheffectivelysummarizethestory'scontent.
ThereareseveraladvantagesinusinganewspapertoimproveEnglishskills.Anewspaperisinexpensive,easilyobtainedandthematerialsareauthentic.Besides,understandingthenewsstoriesreliesheavilyonthestudents'knowledgeofsocialandculturalexperiences.Newspapersmirrorournationalvalues,habitsandpreferences.Newspaperreadingimprovesthestudents'overallabilitiesratherthansimplyinformingthemofnewinformation.Studentswillfindtimeandeffortdevotedtounderstandingsocialandculturalmaterialsrewarding.
2.Somenewspaperactivitiesthatcanbeusedintheclassroom.
*Encouragestudentstoreadthenewspaperdaily.Askthemwhatarticlestheyfindinteresting,andreadanddiscussthosearticleswiththem.
*Readthenewspapercoverageofamajornewsstoryandwatchthesamestorypresentedontelevision.Talkaboutthedifferencesbetweenreadingnewspapersandwatchingtelevisionnews.
*Readthenewspaperforissuesthathavesomedirecteffectsonstudents'lives.Locatenewsstoriesandopinionsineditorials,letterstotheeditorandeditorialcolumns.Askstudentswhichfactsaremostimportantandwhichopinionsareclosesttotheirs.
*ReviewTVandmovieschedules,discussingwhichshowsandmoviesareappealingandwhy.Comparereviewswiththosewrittenbymediacritics.
*Trytofindpersuasiveletterstotheeditor.Identifyanddiscusstheauthor'sstyleandtone.Encouragestudentstorespondwiththeirownletterstotheeditorwhentheyencounterideaswithwhichtheydisagree.
Step1:
Lead-in
1.SomequestionsaboutUFO
DoyouknowwhatthethreelettersUFOstandfor?
HaveyoueverheardoftheUFOs?
Haveyoueverhadthechancetoseeone?
DoyoubelievetheusualsayingsabouttheUFOs?
WhatdoyouthinkaUFOis?
Doyouthinkthereareanycreaturesonit?
Wheredoyouthinkthecreaturescomefrom?
Willtheybecomeourfriendsorenemies?
2.Today,we’llcometoReadingpart.NowI’dlikeyoutolookatthepicturesonpages2and3andthetitle,Boymissing,policepuzzled.Canyouconnectthemwitheachother?
Picture1:
IsthefirstpictureaUFO?
AretherereallyUFOsfromtheouterspace?
Picture2:
Whowasthemissingboy?
Doeshelikeplayingfootballorbaseball?
Picture3:
What’sthepictureabout?
DoesthebrightlightoutsidethewindowcomefromaUFO?
DoesthebrightlighthavesomethingtodowithJustin’smissing?
(Ifpossible,theteachermayusetheprojectorormacromediatoshowthesituationsinthethreepicturesandaskthestudentsthesamequestionsasgivenabove.Checkanswersinpairs.Checktheanswerswiththewholeclassifyouwish.)
3.Answerthefollowingquestions,focusingonthetitleofthearticle,Boymissing,policepuzzled.
Doesthetitlearouseyourinterestwhenyoureadit?
Canyoucompletethetitle?
Whatinformationcanyougetfromthetitle?
Whatelsedoyouwanttoknow?
Forexample,'boymissing'(How/When/Wherewastheboymissing?
)'policepuzzled'(Whyaretheypuzzled?
/Whatarethepolicegoingtodoabouttheboy'sdisappearanceandhow?
)
Areyoucuriousaboutwhythewriterusesanincompletesentenc
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