Learning about Language教学教案设计

Unit 1 Women of achievement

教学设计

张晓倩

Teaching Aims

To help students develop their reading ability.

To help students learn about women of achievement.

Teaching Procedures

Warming up and reading

Step I. warming up

Warming up by brainstorming

1.

What makes a woman beautiful?

Good appearance; freshness and energy; sweet voice

2.

What makes a woman great?

Qualities to make a great woman

Intelligence; determination; honesty; independence.etc.

Warming up by guessing game

Black Widow; Hua Mulan; Marie Curie; Tu Youyou; Jane Goodall

Step II. Pre-reading

Jane Goodall is the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees. Goodall is best known for her over 55-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimps.

As a young girl, she always wanted to study animals. She went to Africa and studied chimps. Her research showed the connections between chimps and human beings. Because of her research, we now know more about chimps. She is now working to protect chimps as well as other wild animals .

Step III. Reading

Now please skim the text A STUDENT OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE. Pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence.

Task 1 Scanning

1. Who is the protector?

2. What animals are observed?

3. Where did she work?

4. When did she arrive at the forest？

5. Why did she decide to work there?

Task2 Detailed Reading

Para 1

Q1 What did the people do in the forest?

Q2 What did the chimps do in the forest?

Put the following sentences into the right order.

a. Chimps began to wake up and move off

b. Chimps either fed or cleaned each other

c. They wandered into the forest

d. They went to sleep together in their nest for the night

e. They played in the tree in the evening

Read para2-3 carefully and answer the following questions.

1. How did Jane fully understand chimp behaviour?

2. What are the two important things she discovered about chimps?

3. What was the purpose of her study of the chimps?

4. What is her attitude towards wildlife?

5. What are the three achievements of Jane?

Para 4 Jane’s achievements

Working with animals in their own environment

Gaining a doctor’s degree for her studies

Showing that women can live in the forest as men can

Task 3 Summarizing

Retelling: Fill in the blanks

Jane Goodall has studied the c_____ for many years in Africa and helped people u_________ how much they b_____ like human. Jane wanted to work with animals in their own e__________. She spent many years o________ and r________ their daily

activities. For 40 years, Jane has been helping the rest of the world understand and r______the life of these animals. She i_______ those who want to cheer the a_____________of women.

Task 4 Post reading

Do you want to have a chance to join Jane?

Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots

https://www.rootsandshoots.org/

Founded in 1991 by Dr. Jane Goodall, Roots & Shoots is a youth service program for young people of all ages. The mission is to foster respect and compassion for all living things, and to inspire each individual to take action to make the world a better place for people, other animals, and the environment.

Complete the Community Mind Map activity to identify three service projects for your community: one for people, one for other animals, and one for the environment.

Homework:

Write a letter of application to become a member of Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots according to your own mind map.

THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE, OTHER ANIMALS, AND ENVIRONMENT IN YOUR COMMUNITY. BRAINSTORM 1 PROJECT IDEA YOU CAN DO TO HELP EACH OF THEM. For Animals:

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Animal Shelters 

Animal Parks 

Animal hospitals For Environment:

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Recycling centers 

Waste management 

Bodies of water One thing you

could do to help animals

in your community: MY

COMMUNITY:

One thing you

could do to improve the environment in your community:

One thing you

could do to help humans

in your community:

For people:

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Places for school 

Area to relax 

Grocery stores 

Hospitals