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Unit2 Reading---Sailing the Oceans

武安市第三中学

孔亚玲

Teaching Aims: 教学目的

1. learn the new words and structures in the last passage.

2. Improve the skills of reading the exercises. 3. Learn more about the skills of sailing the ocean in the ancient time Teaching Important Points: Master the new words structures in the passage and improve the skills of reading exercises. Teaching Difficult Points: Learn more about the skills of sailing the ocean in the ancient time Teaching Methods: 1. Talking method: to improve the students’ spoken English.

2. Pair wok to make every student form the spirits of teamwork .

Teaching Aids:教学工具

1. a computer;

2. courseware

Teaching procedures

Step1 Greetings

Greet the whole class as usual.

Step2 Leading-in

Look a video about modern navigation, then let students think the skills of sailing the oceans in the ancient time.

Step3

Fast Reading

Read the passage quickly and find out the main structure of passage. Suggested answers:

1.five parts 2.a:Keeping alongside the coastline

b:Using celestial bodies

c:Using wildlife

d:Using the weather

e:Using the sea Step 4 Careful Reading Read the passage carefully and find the details of each part.Think a question:How do the sailors use celestial bodies,wildlife,and the weather to plot a ship's position? Suggested answers:

Using celestial bodies (天体) 1）North Star ———Using the sea 2）Sun-----to work out the latitude 3）Clouds--a special cloud formation indicates there is land close by Using wildlife 1)Seaweed--- If seaweed was fresh and smelled strongly, the ship was close to land. 2)Sea birds--Sea birds could be used to show the way to land when it was nowhere to be seen. Using the weather 1)Fog--to help identify the position of a stream or river

2)Clouds-- to direct their sailing

Step 5 Group work Discuss with group members about the relevant exercise and

consolidate the language points. Suggested answers:

1.

To find the ship’s position at sea a sailor used :the North Star and the sun. 2.

A sailor knew that land was nearby if he saw: clouds, fresh seaweed, nesting birds or fog. 3.

Sailors used sea currents or tides and winds to increase their speed. Step 6 Summary 1)

Summarize what you’ve learned in this class. 2)

Summarize which group can be the champion. 3)

Homework