Reading(1)：Not just watching a film…特级教师教学实录

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M4U3 Reading1

Not just watching a film…

RealCine – virtual reality for everyone 授课目的：

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让学生通过阅读了解VR的主要特征和用途

让学生了解商业产品介绍类文章的文体特征

教会学生通过绘画思维导图来梳理文章信息

指导学生通过课后专题阅读来提升思辨能力

授课步骤：

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Lead-in 

Sharing a part of a picture book about Virtual Reality 

Introducing the topic

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Outline 4 levels of reading:

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General reading 2.

Detailed reading 3.

Critical reading 4.

Extended reading

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General reading Q1. What is the passage about? It is a business presentation for a product called RealCine based on the technology of VR.

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Reading strategy A business presentation is to tell a new product or business idea to the decision-makers, so it has to be: 

clear in structure: clear outline, transition, summary 

appealing in content: specific information, convincing facts or examples 

objective but enthusiastic in tone: passive voice; positive adjectives Video clip of Steve Jobs’ business presentations

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Detailed reading Q2: What is being said in detail, and how? Part 1: How it works (Para. 3) Part 2: Why better than a film (Para. 2) Part 3: What other uses (Para. 4-7) Thinking map: connecting the dots to make sense.

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Showing an example of drawing a thinking map 

Completing a thinking map of the text

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Evaluating reading strategy

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Critical reading 

Discussing the relationship between information and knowledge 

Introducing the skill of asking questions Q3. Is there anything you doubt or want to be further clarified about its use in class? 1.

Suppose you were the headmaster, would you purchase RealCine for our school?

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Ask the presenter as many questions as possible to help you make a final decision. 

Asking questions: 1.

Will it do harm to the students’ eyesight?

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How much will it cost? 3.

Is it easy to operate? 4.

Is it necessary to introduce it to every subject? 5.

Will it affect the students’ reading ability?

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How is it used in other schools? 

Reading more and integrating different voices

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Homework Extended reading Q4. What possible disadvantages can RealCine have? 

Try to ask more questions about VR. 

Draw a more comprehensive thinking map.

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Ending words Language is only a tool. Reading is more than learning language or getting information. It is also for knowledge and a rich mind.