Using LanguageⅠ教学设计及说课稿

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Using language Teaching aims:

1 To help the students understand the passage and improve their reading ability. 2. To help the students learn about the difference between a fact and an opinion. Teaching important point:

To help the students understand the passage and improve their reading ability. Teaching difficult point:

How to help the students improve their reading ability. Teaching methods:

1. Reading to help the students understand the text. 2. Discussing to understand the difficult parts in the passage. Teaching steps: Step1.

Reading A. Read the passage and find out: 1. What is a fact?

A fact is anything that can be proved. 2. What is an opinion ?

An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved. 3. What is an evidence?

An evidence is true information which must be facts rather than opinions. B. Now read a man's story about what happened to the Amber Room quickly. Do you think it is a fact or an opinion? Give your reasons.

I think it is an opinion that what is in the boxes is gold or the Amber Room because Jan Hasek did not see what was in the boxes. He listened to other people’s ideas of what might have been inside. So his evidence is an opinion. C. careful reading

Name Jan Hasek Job A miner Place Czech Republic Time April, 1945

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What he heard What he saw What he believes

Step2. Language points Step3. Reading (P45) 1. Read the passage quickly and decide which summary describes it best. Then explain why the others are wrong. A. It tells us about Big Feng and his interests. B. It tells us that Big Feng put his career on hold to save the old buildings of his

hometown. √

C. It tells us that Big Feng has saved all the old buildings in Tianjin. 2. Read the text again carefully and discuss the following questions in groups. 1. What does Big Feng think about cultural

relics?

He thinks that saving cultural relics is more important than writing his novels. 2. What does he do to protect the cultural relics of his hometown?

He asks the local government to protect things of cultural interest. He works very hard to save all the old buildings of his hometown, Tianjin. 3. What are his two successful projects?

His Two successful projects are 1) protecting the oldest street in Tianjin;

2) persuading the city government to buy some land in the centre of the city so it could not be sold for business.

4. Why does he think it is more important to do this than to write novels?

He thinks that people will forget their great past if they do not preserve it.

5. It is very time-consuming and expensive for Feng Jicai to take care of cultural relics. Try to think of two other ways to help him with his

2 Something exploded at midnight. 1. Some German soldiers put

wooden boxes in the mine.

2. The entrance to the mine

was closed. The Amber Room and some gold were buried in the mine.

projects.

a. put up posters announcing his latest campaign.

b. make speeches to support Feng Jicai.

c. go with him when he goes to meet with the local government. Step4. Summary

Big Feng is very tall and likes playing

basketball as a young man. He is famous for having written many novels about life in China. Several years ago, he put down

his pen for a while and began to protect the cultural relics. He believes that old things must be given a place next to new things, or people will soon forget their great past. So one of his biggest projects is to

protect the oldest street in Tianjin. Another one is to persuade the city government to buy some land in the centre of the city.

To Feng,

digging

down into the earth is like reading page after page of a book. He always believes the past is

not only

for us to enjoy

but also

for the children.

Step5.

Discussion

What should we do to protect our cultural relics? Step6.

Homework

Review the language points.

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