Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehendingppt课件课堂实录

A teaching plan for reading (SAILING THE OCEANS) Teaching Objectives: To help students learn to read an exposition about sailing the oceans

To help students better understand “sailing”

To help students learn to use some important words and expressions Teaching importance:

Words and expressions Teaching difficulty: Long and difficult sentence patterns Understanding of the text.

Teaching Procedures:

Step I Review the words and expressions

Step II Reading A.

Skimming to get the general idea 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

B.

Careful reading to solve the difficult points 1.

at the mercy of

2.

even though 3.

reference 4.

precise 5.

work out C.

Further understanding of the text Make a diagram of SAILING THE OCEAN

D.

Scanning to get detailed information a. True or False 1. Before modern instruments were invented, people hardly used any navigation. 2. Early sailors could use the height of the sun to work out their latitude. 3. Seamen can’t sail the sea if they don’t know latitude and longitude.

4. Wind could accelerate sailing speed and it was always safe and easy to use. 5. The compass always indicates the North Pole, and seamen could find the direction that the ship needed to go with its help. b. answer questions.

1.

What is the use of a bearing circle,

astrolabe, quadrant or sextant?

What is the use of a compass?

2.

Why are speed and time important in working out the longitude of a ship? 3.

Why is the position of the sun and various stars useful for working out latitude? 4.

Read the passage again and use the information to analyse the navigational skills. Write the answers in your own words.

Step III Quiz Quiz I: Multiple choice

Quiz II: Fill in the blanks. Quiz III: Translation.

Step IV Homework 1.

Surf on the Internet and find more about how seamen explore the oceans. 2.

发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字)。

latitude, encyclopedia, pole, equator, seaweed, offshore, log, nautical, magnetic, portable.