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Module 3

Unit 3

Project Making poster about a historical figure 教案

Teaching aims: 1. To learn about an important figure in history. 2. To encourage students to use what they have learnt to make a poster about a historical figure.

Teaching difficulties: To know how to make a poster.

Teaching procedures: Step 1 Lead in 1.

Enjoy a short video about

Alexander the Great, and then ask some students to describe him. 2.

Tell students that those who have great influence on the country or even all over the world are called historical figures. 3.

Show some posters to the students and tell them that they are supposed to make a poster about a historical figure later in the class.

Step 2 Reading the passage---Ancient Greek statue found in Xinjiang 1.

Fast reading—find out the main idea of each paragraph(fill in the blanks) 1

Paragraph 1: The ___________ of Alexander the Great’s statue suggesting his ____________ in China. Paragraph 2: _____________ of Alexander’s early life

Paragraph 3: Alexander’s _______________and ____________ Paragraph 4: Alexander having a great ______ on the culture of the world

2.Detailed reading (Answer the following questions) 1. Where was the statue from? Distant Greece. (Line 3)

2. When did Alexander become king? At the age of twenty. (Line 6)

3. What was his ambition? Taking control of the entire world. (Line 13)

4. Did his own army always support him? Why? No. Because they grew tired of endless battles.(Line 14)

5. How old was he when his kingdom become the largest in the world? Thirty years old. (Line 15)

6. What happened to his kingdom after he died? His generals divided his kingdom among themselves. (Line 18)

3. Further reading (fill in the form with no more than 3 words for each 2

blank) 3

Alexander Recently, researchers 1.______a small metal statue in the Great’s northern Xinjiang, China, which belonged to Alexander statue being found

Alexander the Great. 2.__his influence, the statue could have appeared in China. Becoming the king at the age of 20, but many cities didn’t 4. ____him, so he had to lead his army to take them back. Having only 3000 troops, but he and his army 5.____every enemy soldier, some of whom even joined him. Taking his army into Middle East, Egypt and then India, the Great’s and they succeeded in 6.______. life and Having to stop to turn back because his army got tired of 7._____ in the process of occupying the land. 8._______ in 323 BC and having no son resulted in his vast kingdom being divided by his generals. Alexander Alexander the Great’s 9._______of the Greek culture 3.______ the Great’s influenced the world for the coming centuries. effect on Alexander the Great’s statue found in Xinjiang the culture 10._______to come to China in the 4th century BC through of world 4

the trade.

Step 3 Projecting: Making a poster about a historical figure 1.

Planning

Ask students to work in small groups. First let them discuss which historical figure they have chosen. Then discuss the contents of the poster. They should divide up the work and decide what each group member will do. 2.

Preparing

Students meet, discuss and choose from the information each group member has collected. 3.

Producing

Each student write a part of the poster. Whatever adds to the beauty of the poster is welcomed. 4.

Presenting

Ask one of the group member to present the poster to the whole class and the other to introduce the historical figure on the poster. Then ask them to put up the posters on the walls of the classroom.

Step 4 Homework

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