Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending教学内容

Unit 2 Sailing the oceans Period 1 Warming up Pre-reading and Reading Teaching Aims: 1.

To have a better understanding of what navigation was like before modern instruments were used. 2.

To train the students’ listening, speaking and reading ability. 3.

To arouse the affection of being proud of our own country and the sense of globalization. Teaching difficult and important points: 1.

How to let the students have a better understanding of early navigational methods: the compass, the bearing circle, the astrolabe, the quadrant, the sextant. 2.

How to improve the students’ reading ability.

Teaching Methods: 1. Scanning the text to get the general idea of it. 2. Carefully reading to finish the Comprehending exercises 3.

Discussion after reading to make the students understand the text better and let the students have the sense of globalization. Teaching Aids: The multimedia; the blackboard The Design of the Blackboard: They used nature to help: Celestial bodies Wildlife Weather They also used navigational instruments: The bearing circle Astrolabe Quadrant Sextant

Teaching Procedures: Step one Warming up: 1.

Greet the whole class as usual. Let the students listen to the song Sailing to introduce the topic of sailing the oceans. 2.

Answer the two questions: 1.

What is a navigator? 2.

What is the difference between a navigator and an explorer? Step two Pre-reading Present modern positioning technology to introduce early navigational instruments and arouse the students to know more about it. Step three Reading Fast reading Read the passage quickly and choose the best answer. 1.Which is fit to describe this passage? It is a ______. A. narration (记叙文) B. exposition (说明文) C. prose (散文) D. poem 2. From the reading passage we have learned _________. A. why early seamen wanted to sail the seven seas B. that there is useful information in an encyclopedia C. that early sailors went exploring the sea using their skills and simple instruments D. why latitude and longitude are important to plot a ship’s position

Careful reading 1.What did the early navigator use to help them navigate? 2. What natural objects were used to assist the navigation? 3. What is the use of a bearing circle, astrolabe, quadrant or sextant? ( ) What is the use of a compass? ( ) A. To set the course of the ship B. To measure the position of the ship C. To measure the speed of the ship D. To tell the time 4. Write down the working principles of the following instruments:

Bearing circle: Astrolabe: Quadrant: Sextant: Step four Post-reading: Discussion one 1.

What would you do if you came across the following problems during your voyage? (1).You were far from land and a storm arose. (2).You knew your latitude but didn’t know your longitude. (3).You were blown off-course. (4).You were offshore but you needed more food and water. Discussion two Watch a video about the Belt And Road, introduce it to all the students: During the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian opened up the world-famous Silk Road. And its initial role was to transport silk produced in ancient China. From then on, splendid civilizations among China, India, Greece, Persia and Rome were exchanged along this famous trade route. The Silk Road for today is a Chinese framework named The Belt and Road, which is for organizing multinational economic development through two

component plans: the land-based Silk Road Economic Belt and oceangoing Maritime Silk Road. Discuss the topic in their groups: 2.

What do you think are the benefits of The Belt and Road to the world? Step five Conclusion Call for the students to work together to make the world better. Step six Homework Surf the internet and find more information about The Belt and Road. Step five self-assessment: 1.

I accomplished my goals in general in this period. 2.

I aroused their passion for learning, so I trained their ability in listening, speaking , reading and writing. 3.

The students may have more chances to present their opinion.