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Sailing The Oceans Analyze the text The text is from an encyclopedia . It will tells us how the sailors navigated well without modern instruments. They can navigate well by using nature’s help. Teaching goals 1.Target language Words and expressions : accomplished at the mercy of alongside return to at midday may well carry....to close by accelerate the speed 2. Ability goals Develop students’ reading ability and let them learn different reading skills. 3.Moral goals Let the students know the importance of cooperation. Teaching important points 1.

let the students learn about some expressions and sentences. 2.

Have students learn the structure of the text 3.

learn about how sailors navigated well without modern instruments.

Difficult points 1.

Develop student’s reading ability. 2.

Enable students to talk about the text freely. 3.

Let the students comprehend the text well Teaching methods 1.Listening, reading and discussion 2.Task based activities Teaching aids multimedia, a blackboard Teaching

procedures

Step1. Words and expressions accomplished at the mercy of alongside return to at midday may well carry ....to close by accelerate the speed

step 2.Skim 1.What ‘s the main idea of the text ? 2.How many parts is the text divided into? Step 3.Reading and comprehending

Part1 (para. 1) 1. What ‘s the function of the first paragraph?

A. as a summary B. introduce the topic C . compare and contrast D. connecting link 2.Careful reading fill in the blanks (1).We (很可能) wonder how seamen explored the oceans before latitude and longitude made it possible to plot the position of the ship. (2).The voyages of travelers before the 17th century show that they were not (任……摆布) the sea even though they did not have modern navigational aids. 4.They were not “at the mercy of” the sea ,we can use to replace the phrase. A. with the help of B. under the control of C. by means of D. in need of Part 2 (page1) 1. The second paragraph is mainly developed by A . giving examples B. classifying C. making definition D. giving figures 2.

Structure chart

coastline

Celestial

bodies sun seaweed Using nature

weather clouds

sea 3.True or false a. At the equator the North star is at its highest. b. They can use the seaweed to plot the direction. c. In the morning ,nesting birds return to land . 3.Fill in the form They navigated well with the help of the followings object how

at the north pole sun

birds

identify the position of a stream or river Currents & tides

Discussion Suppose you were a captain aiming to sail round Africa. 1.What skills would you seek in your sailors? 2. What problems would you anticipate for this journey? Part 3 (para 3) 1.

What’s the result of using the skills?

2.

Can you guess what the text to write next ? Step 4 According to the text(语法填空) Before latitude and longitude made possible to plot a ship’s position , the sailors were not at the (merciful) of the sea . Using nature to help seems to (be) the first and most useful form of exploration carried the minimum amount of risk , (especial) keeping alongside the coastline . They used celestial bodies (identify) direction . (accomplish) navigators were able to use the (high)of the sun , the color and smell of the seaweed and birds (return)to land in the evening to know their position . They observed the winds their journeys.

Homework writing task Write down the story about “ZhengHe” using your own

words . Try to use more adjectives and clauses to make your writing as vivid as possible.(120 words)