Learning about Language优秀教学设计

Model 2

Unit 1

Reading

In Search of the Amber Room I. Teaching Aims

1.Learn the following useful words and phrases: design、fancy、decorate、remove、doubt、belong to、in return、at war、add…to…、less than、take part.

2. Help the students learn to talk about the story of the Amber Room.

3. Help the students improve three skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading comprehension.

Ⅱ. Teaching Important Points

1. Let the students understand the history of the Amber Room, which is one of the world cultural relics.

2. Get the students to learn to retell the fact and views, and strengthen their ability of thinking analysis.

3. Let the students learn different reading skills.

Ⅲ. Teaching Methods

1. Task-based teaching and learning

2. Cooperative learning

3. Discussion Ⅳ. Teaching Aids

The multimedia and other normal teaching tools Ⅴ. Teaching Procedures Step 1. Greetings Step 2. Lead-in

By showing three pictures, ask students:

1. What are they?

2. What material were they made of?

Then lead the substance of amber. Ask students:

1. Do you know what amber is?

2. Have you ever seen a room made of amber? Step 3. Extensive Reading

Listen to the tape of the text. Let students match the person with what she or he did to the Amber Room. Step 4. Careful Reading Paragraph 1. An introduction of the Amber Room

①What was the color\birthplace of the Amber Room?

②What was the style of the Amber Room?

③What material was it made of?

④How long did it take to build the Amber Room? Paragraph 2.

①What was it given to Peter the Great?

②What did Peter the Great give in return?

Paragraph 3: Answer the following questions

①What did Catherine II do to the Amber Room?

②How splendid was it decorated?

③What happened to it then?

Group discussion：Can you imagine the fate of the Amber Room? What is it? Paragraph 4. True or False

Let the students judge which sentence is true or false, and correct the false. Paragraph 5. Find out the information about the new Amber Room and fill in the blanks. Group discussion：Do you think if it is worthwhile to reproduce the Amber Room? Why? Step5. Retelling

The passage tells the history of the Amber Room in the order of time. Ask someone to fill in the blanks of the passage. Step 6. Consolidation

What can you learn from the text?

Step 7. Homework

Write a composition about "Whether Yuan Ming Yuan in Beijing should be rebuilt?"

Requirements: In the first paragraph, you should state your idea; in the second paragraph, you ought to give your reasons; in final paragraph, you come to a conclusion.