Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending第二课时教案

SAILING THE OCEANS 教学设计

一、预学案

Read the passage, and make the mind map of the passage according to the subheadings.

HOW

2. Read information on “page 1”, and find the functions of the helpers.(Pay more attention to the verbs.)

North Star Sun Seaweed Birds Clouds Fog Winds Tides and currents 3. THINK : Why was China overtaken by the West in science and technology, despite its earlier successes? Firstly : Secondly: --- Lastly:

nature

二、课堂学案

Make a dialogue. Xi: Welcome to China, President Macron. M: Thank you, sir. I love China, but it's widely acknowledged that China

. Why? Xi: The reason is that

M:

Any more? Xi:

What's far more important is that

M:

Xi:

It is because

M: Thank you very much, sir. I believe Xi:

Useful expressions: 1. It's widely acknowledged that --- 2. Some reasons can explain this question. First of all, ---; Secondly, ---; Furthermore,---. 3. The reason why --- is that --- 4.What's far more important is that---. 5.There's no denying the fact that ---. 6. Now there is a growing awareness of the necessity to ---

7. To begin with; What's more; In addition; Last but not least; To sum up; In short.

Mind Map Writing

Why was China over-taken? Para 2.

Para 3.

Para1

China was overtaken

earlier successes

Why Was China Overtaken? It’s widely acknowledged that China was overtaken by the West in science and technology, despite its earlier successes. Why did such a strange thing happen in the ancient country?