Learning about Language课程导入及其完整教案

Unit 2

Sailing the oceans step 1 Lead in:

See a film and answer the question: What is about the film? New words and expressions: voyage :long journey by sea or in space mercy : kindness or forgiveness at the mercy of : under the control of sb. or sth. encyclopedia : book or set of books giving information about every branch of knowledge exploration : activity of exploring

minimum : least or smallest

celestial :heavenly; of the sky pole : point step 2 How do you think seaman found

their way before modern accurate

methods of navigation were invented ? Fast-reading 1.What is the type of writing of the

passage? A. Narration(记叙文)

B. exposition (说明文)

C. argumentation (议论文)

2. How many instruments are used to find latitude? A. 3

B. 4

C. 2

D. 5 Detailed reading 1.How did they use nature to help sail the oceans? 2.Why did they use instruments in the sailing? 3.Why are speed and time important in working out the longitude of the ship? 4.What are the working principles of the following instruments?

Bearing circle / Sextant 5. What are the language features（特点）of the passage?

6. What

can we learn from ancient navigators? step 3 Make a micro-mind map of the structure of the passage. Summary-writing When you write the summary, please pay attention to the following points: 1.How to start a summary and start with the third person (tell/discuss/note/state/explain/emphasize/); 2.You just write the main points and leave out the detailed information with no comments. 3.Your language should be concise, accurate and vivid if possible ; 4.Please use some conjunctions to make your summary more natural; 5.Finish the summary within 40words; 6.As time is limited, different groups write different parts.