Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending名师教学设计1

Book 9

Unit 4

Exploring plants- Reading Learning Aims 1.

To comprehend the text and know about plant exploration by reading and retelling. 2.

To know the history of plants exploration and learn about the spirits of exploring Leading-in Look at some pictures, Answer some questions. How much do you know about plants? Discuss some questions about:some plants do not have flowers? Pre-reading

Do you have a courtyard or some pot plants on your balcony? Do you know where these plants come from? Are they Chinese plants or do they come from another country? How do they come to China?By ship?How can they survive during the transportation? Want to know more about plants? Let’s read the passage. While-reading

Task 1

Fast reading

Scan the title of the reading passage and the pictures and predict what it is about? Plant Exploration in the 18th and 19th centuries

What’s the main idea of the passage? The passage talks about the plant exploration in the 18th and 19th centuries, including plant collecting and collectors like Joseph Banks, as well as the invention of Wardian cases to keep plants alive. Careful reading look through these questions.

The six persons concerned are of great influence in plant history.

Father d'Incarville (para3) From : Time: What Plant: Sent to which place:

Joseph Banks (para 4) From : Time: What Plant: Sent to which place:

Dr Nathaniel Ward (para 6)

From : Time: What Plant: Sent to:

E H Wilson (para 9) Wilson :

From : Time: What Plant: Sent to

Writing on the blackboard Different forms of words 远处的adj.__________; 距离n.__________ 尽力，竭力v. &n. __________ 紧的，紧密的adj._________；紧紧地，坚固地adv._________；使变紧v.__________ 包含，容纳v._______；容器n.________ 限制，约束v.________；约束n.__________ 流利，流畅n.________；流利的adj._______；流畅地adv.__________ 灌溉v.________；n.________ 发展，进化v.________；n.________

课堂练习

R1. 植物探索

Plant exploration R2. 异国植物

exotic plants R3. 追溯到

date back to…/date from…

R4. 带回

bring back R5. 植物收集探险

Plant collecting expedition[ekspɪ'dɪʃ(ə)n]

根据括号内的英语提示翻译下列句子。

1.收集所谓的”异国”植物要追溯到很久以前. 2.Many ancient civilisations saw the value of bring back plants from distant lands. 3. The first plant collecting expedition recorded in history was around 1500 BC when the Queen of Egypt sent ships away to gather plants, animals and other goods.

Homework

Finish the task in Ex. 1 & 2 on Page

34.