学习实践Unit1 Tales of the unexplainedReading教案.docx

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学习实践Unit1TalesoftheunexplainedReading教案

Unit1Talesoftheunexplained-Reading教案

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　　Unit1Talesoftheunexplained-Reading教案DescriptionThearticleisanewsstoryaboutaboy’sstrangedisappearance.Thoughalotofeffortshavebeenmadetoinvestigatethecase,itstillremainsamystery.Howtoreadanewsarticleisdesignedandpresented.Alltheactivitiesareinvolvedwithcheckingandenhancingstudents’readingabilities.Studentsareexpectedtogainanoverallunderstandingofthearticleandlearntoreadindifferentwaysaccordingtothetypeofthearticle.Suggestedteachingproceduresl

　　Lead-inAskstudentsthefollowingquestionsbyhavingthemfocusonthetitleofthearticle‘Boymissing,policepuzzled’.Doesthetitlearouseyourinterestwhenyoureadit?

canyoucompletethetitle?

Fromthetitlewhatinformationcanyouget?

Andwhatelsedoyouwanttoknow?

Forexample:

‘boymissing’‘policepuzzled’Areyoucuriousaboutwhythewriterusesanon-completesentenceasatitle?

Doyouknowit’safeatureofanewstitle?

whataretheotherfeaturesofanewstitle?

canyouguesswhatdetailsmaybecoveredinthefollowingnewsstory?

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　　Readingcomprehension1Beforeaskingstudentstoskimthepassage,letthemlookatthenewsphotographsfirstanddescribeasmuchaspossiblewhatishappeninginthephotograph.AndthenletthemfindanswerstothequestionsinA.

　　Answers

　　Thearticleisaboutamissingboy/UFosandaliens.2justinFosterismissing.

　　3No.2AskstudentstorecallthequestioninLead-inandaskthemiftheyhavegotspecificanswersto“How/when/wherewastheboymissing?

”Theteachercanguidestudentstopayattentiontothefirstparagraph,asalltherelevantinformationisinthefirstparagraph.Tellthemthefirstparagraphgivesthemaintopicandmostimportantfacts.Thefollowingsareallcovered.whenandwherewastheboymissing?

　　whatcausedtheboy’ssuddendisappearance?

Howoldwastheboy?

　　whydopeopleshowinterestinhisdisappearance?

3Askstudentstoscanthearticleagainandlocatespecificinformationaccordingtoc1andc2.Thefirstthreequestionsinc1checksomebackgroundinformationaboutjustinwhileQuestions4

　　and5checkstudents’comprehensionaboutaliens.c2requiresstudentstoidentifysomedetailstosupportthemainpointsofthestory.Askstudentstocompletetheexercisesindividuallyandcheckthemasaclass.Iftherearedisagreements,welcomethem.TheteachercanaskstudentstodistinguishbetweenfactsandopinionsaboutjustinFoster.Answers

　　c1

　　HelivesinDover,NewHampshire.2Heplaysbasketballandbaseball.3Hehasasister.4Theywerewhite.5maviswoodhasbeentaken.6SamPetersonwasinchargeofthecase.c2mainpointsSupportingdetailsjustinFosterwentmissing.mrsFosterthoughtthatjustinhadstayedthenightatafriend'shouse.mrFosterwassurprisedthathissondidnottellanyonethathewasstayingoutlate.justinFosterdidnotshowupatthefamilylunchthenextday.Thepolicefoundthatjustinreturnedhome.justin’sfriendssaidthatjustinheadedhomeafterplayingbasketballwiththem.witnessessaidthattheysawjustinwalkingtowardshishomeat10.45p.m..kellyheardhimputonhisfavouritecD.Theboywastakenawaybyaliens.kellysawalargespaceshipflyingoutside.kellyheardjustinshout.maviswoodsaidthatthealienstookherawaysothattheycoulddoscientificresearchonher.4Askstudentstoself-evaluatehowwelltheyunderstandandcomprehendthearticlewiththefollowingexercise.Thisstepisoptionalandtheteachercanconductitflexibly.At8p.m.______________________________.

　　At10.45p.m.___________________________At11p.m.,______________________________.

　　justinFosterAfter11p.m.,hewasheard____________________.Thenextmorning,hewasfound___________________.connectionshape_____shape____________itsappearancecolour

　　________________size______________itsinside___________________strangeobject5Havestudentspayattentiontothedifferentfeaturesofeachparagraphwiththefollowingactivities.aAskstudentstoconductadiscussionabouthowtheyusuallychoosewhetherthenewsarticleisworthreadingornotandwhatmethodstheyuseintheirreading.Thefollowing

　　questioncanbeusedtobeginwiththeactivityfirst.Asisknowntoall,newspapersplayanimportantpartinourdailylife.wheneverorwhereveryouare,youcanbeinformedofthelatestnewsbyreadinganewspaper.Fromyourownexperience,howdoyouusuallyselectthenewsyou’dliketoread,bytakingalookatitstitleorbybeingattractedbyitscolourfulpictures?

Encouragestudentstoexpresstheirownopinionsandtheirreasons.bAskstudentstotellthedifferencesbetweenthefirstparagraphofthearticleandthefollowingparagraphs.Theteachercanbeginlikethis:

　　comparedwiththefollowingparagraphs,doesthefirstparagraphserveasthemostimportantoneinthearticle?

cAskstudentstoreadtheReadingstrategyofhowtoreadanewspaperarticle.TellstudentsboththetitleandthefirstparagraphthatiscalledtheLeadplayakeyroleintheirunderstandingofanewsarticle.6AskstudentstocompleteDandEindividually.ThemeaningsofthewordsinDarenotdifficultforthemtoidentifyafterstudentshavereadthroughthepassagetwice.Eisadiary

　　writtenbykelly.Itrequiresstudentstounderstandtheletterfirstandthenwritedownthemissingwordstomakeitmeaningful.AnswersD

　　a

　　2d

　　3h

　　4b

　　5f

　　6g

　　7e

　　8cEbadfavouritealienscreaturesnightmarejustinnotpuzzledwitnessesmurderedl

　　Post-readingactivities1AskstudentstoretellthestoryaccordingtothediagramonPage8.Theteachercanwritedownsomekeywordsorphrasesontheblackboardortheoverheadprojectorforstudentstorefertoiftheyareintrouble.2Askstudentstogiveanendingtothestory.Thoughthepolicehavemadeeffortstoinvestigatethecase,howjustinwasmissingremainedamystery.washereallyseizedbyaliensorwerethereanyotherreasons?

Iftimedoesn’tpermit,theteachercanassignthisactivityashomework.Theteachercanbeginlikethis:

Allthepeopleareconcernedaboutjustin’sdisappearance.whatdoyouthinkmighthavehappenedtohim?

washeindanger?

Ifheweretakenawaybyaliens,howwouldtheytreathim?

　　Alltheendingsareacceptable.3AskstudentstoturntheirattentiontothequestionsinF.Letstudentsdosomespeakingpracticeaccordingtothesample.Resources1Newspaperarticlesareoftenseenasshortenedformsofnewsreportthatgivesfullinformation.Thelead-----thefirstparagraphofanewsstoryplaysthemostimportantpartintheunderstandingofthewholestory.Itisusuallyaone-ortwo-sentencesummaryoftheparticulareventbeingreported,becausesomuchinformationareusuallyputintoasmallspace,andsomecomplexsentencesaregenerallyusedinthefirstparagraph.Theheadlineandfirstparagrapheffectivelysummarizethestory’scontent.

　　TheteachercanencouragestudentstoreadEnglishnewspapers.ThereareseveraladvantagesofusinganewspapertoimproveourEnglish.Anewspaperisinexpensive,easilyobtainedandthematerialsareauthentic.Besides,understandingthenewsstoriesrelyonthestudents’knowledgeofsocialandculturalexperience.Newspapersmirrorournationalvalues,habitsandpreferences.Newspaperreadingismoreliketheoverallimprovementofstudents’abilitiesthanbeingsimplyinformedofnewinformation.Studentswillfindtimeandeffortsdevotedtounderstandingthesocialandculturalmaterialsrewarding.2Followingaresomenewspaperactivitiestheteachercanutilizeintheirteaching:

a

　　Encouragestudentstoreadthenewspaperdaily.Askthemwhatarticlestheyfindinterestingandreadanddiscussthosearticleswiththem.b

　　Readnewspapercoverageofamajornewsstoryandwatchthesamestorypresentedontelevision.Talkaboutthedifferencesbetweenreadingnewspapersandwatchingtelevisionnews.c

　　Readthenewspaperforissuesthathavesomedirecteffectonstudents’families.Locatenewsstoriesandopinionsineditorials,letterstotheeditorandeditorialcolumns.Askstudentswhichfactsaremostimportantandwhichopinionsareclosesttotheirs.d

　　ReviewTVandmovieschedules,parereviewswiththosewrittenbymediacritics.e

　　Askstudentstofindpersuasiveletterstotheeditor.Identifyanddiscusstheauthor’sstyleandtone.Encouragestudentstorespondwiththeirownletterstotheeditorwhentheyencounterideaswithwhichtheydisagree.www.5y