Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending第一课时教学实录

Sailing the oceans Reading 綦江实验中学

李先琴

Step1 Greetings Greet the whole class as usual. Step2 Revision Check the homework exercises. Step3 Pre-reading Show the students some pictures to see if they can identify the early navigational instruments seamen used and explain how they used. Step 4 Discussion Discuss the questions on page11. Step 5 Listening and comprehending After listening to the contents of the text do the comprehending exercises on page 14&15. Step 6 Explanation After comprehending, it is a good time to deal with the new words and language points in this part, esp. the following: voyage mercy minimum nowhere pole overhead offshore accelerate outward longitude latitude precise simplify portable shortcoming updated tendency reliable at the mercy of, even though, work out, be used to, in relation to, aim to , Step7 Discussion Let’s the students have a discussion by working in pairs or in groups.

Topic: Imagine you are on a boat with twenty-nine other people. You have a small box for your personal things but it can only hole ten items. What would you need for a week’s journey across the North Sea to England? Suggested Answer: Category Items Category Items Clothes shirt, trousers Shoes waterproof boots Hygiene soap Tools knife, scissors Bedding blanket Medicines sea-sick tablets, cold medicine Games cards, chess Books novels, essay collections Step8 Summary This reading explains how seamen explored the oceans and what kind of navigational instruments were used to sailors before the seventeenth century when they were navigating the open seas without seeing the land. Step9 Homework Finish the exercises about using words and expression on