Reading(1)：Cultural differences教学目标

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Teaching aims：

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Enable students to grasp the words about civilizations. 2.

Develop their creative, comprehensive and consolidating abilities. Teaching difficult and important points: 1.

Understand the lost civilizations better. 2.

Develop their reading abilities.

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Teaching procedures: Step 1

Lead-in Use multimedia to show students the pictures representing ancient civilizations. Ask students to talk about the pictures according to the following questions.

Question: 1. Can you name some buildings that could represent ancient civilization

in China? 3.

Have you ever been to these places?

Step2

Fast reading

Ask the students to read the passage quickly, and then try to finish the chart on the screen. Step3 Careful reading 1. Ask the students to read Part1 and decide whether the following sentences are true or false 1)Loulan is known as China’s Pompeii in the desert. 2) Ann will visit Loulan before going to Pompeii. 3) Both Pompeii and Loulan were founded about 2000 years ago. 2. Ask the students to read Part2 and answer the following questions.

1)Where is Pompeii? (no more than 4 words) 2)What happened to Pompeii in August AD79?

(no more than 28 words) 3) What were the stepping stone along the road in Pompeii used for?(no more than 15 words) 3.Ask the students to read Part3 and choose the best answer.

1) Why was Loulan an important city about 2,000 years ago?

A. Because it was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West.

B. Because it was once a big, rich commercial city with lots of treasures.

C. Because there was an ancient water system that ran through the middle of the city.

D. Because people have discovered many palaces, temples,workshops and towers in the remains of the city.

2) How do many people think Loulan disappeared?

A. It is believed by many people that it was destroyed by a volcano.

B. It is believed by many people that it was destroyed by a war broke out 2000 years ago.

C. It is believed by many people that an ancient water system that ran through the middle of the city was broken and flooded Loulan.

D. Loulan is believed by many people to have been gradually covered by sandstorms from AD 200 to AD 400 .

3) How was Loulan discovered?

A. It was discovered by a farmer.

B. It was discovered by an Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli.

C. It was discovered by a Swedish explorer Sven Hedin.

D. It was discovered by Professor Zhang, an archaeologist from the local cultural institute. Step4 Consolidation Ask the students to finish the three tasks. Step5 Discussion

Suppose you are a reporter. Use the information in the text to make an interview with Ann and ask her some questions about her trip. Have a discussion with a partner and prepare an interview about Pompeii and Loulan.

评：

1.教师这节课目标非常明确。即要求学生对课文进行较好的理解，训练学生的略读，查读和跳读能力，找出每段的主题句，并做好相应的阅读题和判断题，在学完本文之后，激发学生对人生和命运的感悟，启发学生面对困难时要坚定信念，勇敢面对，最终克服困难。

2.从教学目标制订来看：能从知识、能力、思想情感等几个方面来把握，体现阅读课的特点；能以新课程的大纲为指导，体现新教材特点。

3.从目标达成来看：课堂上能较快地接触重点内容，重点内容的教学时间得到保证，阅读技能得到巩固和强化。注重学生主体性的发挥，从提问到练习到讨论，都能把“以学生为本”的教学思想贯穿课堂始终。