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新人教版选修9 Unit2 Sailing the oceans –warming up& reading教学设计

林启恩纪念中学 林丽招

（一）教学目标：

1、知识目标

（1）.理解并记住Reading部分本单元的单词和短语。

（2）.理解并掌握整个故事的情节,并能填写summary.

2、能力目标

（1）充分发挥学生的主体地位，调动学生思维的积极性，提高综合语言的运用能力

（2）通过对学生说读写的训练，增大学生的语言输入，增强其语言输出能力。

3、情感、态度、价值观目标

学生分析布莱船长在40多天的航程中所采用的航海技术以及所表现出的领导才能。同时，又适时地对他们进行情感教育：在任何困难面前绝不畏惧，不抛弃，不放弃。

（二）教学重点与难点：

读写说均为本节课的重点，写和说部分应为难点，需加大指导和练习。

（三）教学用具：多媒体英语课件。

（四）教学过程

Warming up Question: How many oceans are there in the world?

What is a navigator?

What is the difference between a navigator and an explorer?

Look at these famous people. Are they navigators or explorers? What do you know about them?

Pre-reading The four basic instruments for navigation: compass, astrolabe, sextant and nautical chart.

Answer the questions.

1. How do you think seamen found their way before modern accurate methods of

navigation were invented?

2. Which do you think was easier to work out: latitude or longitude?

3. Can you identify these early navigational instruments seamen used and explain how they are used?

4. Which ones do you think are still used today?

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Reading

Task 1 skimming

Use the information to analyze the navigational skills and write the answers in your own words.

1.To find the ship’s position at sea a sailor used _______________________.

2.A sailor knew that land was nearby if he saw ______________________________ _________________________________.

3.Sailors used ______________________

______ to increase their speed Task 2 Scanning

What skills did sailors use to explore the seas and discover new lands?

There were two methods to find longitude:

1. __________________________

2. ________________________________________________

Nature

Celestial bodies were used to _____ the positions of navigators and to work out their _______.

_______ was used to tell where the ship was close to land or to show the ____ to land.

The weather could help ________ the position of a stream or river and to direct the sailing.

Certain ________________ on the sea were used to carry ships to the destination.

Navig-ational instru-ments

The ________ was used to help find longitude.

The Bearing Circle, the Astrolabe, the Quadrant and the ________ were used to find latitude.

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Task 3 Careful reading Read the chart below and fill in your plans of action to deal with them.

What would you do if:

Plan of action

You were far from land and a storm arose.

What would you do if:

Plan of action

You knew your latitude but didn’t know your longitude.

What would you do if :

Plan of action

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You were blown off course.

What would you do if :

Plan of action

You were offshore but you needed more food and water.

What would you do if:

Plan of action

You wanted to keep a straight course.

Task 4 Homework 4