Book 3 Unit 1 Nature in the balance Reading 1 The Amazon rainforest: a natural treasure 一、教学目标 By the end of this section, students will be able to: 1. summarize the basic information about the Amazon rainforest; 2. master the technique of “making comparisons” to help readers understand a large figure; 3. evaluate the importance of the Amazon rainforest and the dangers it is facing. 二、教学重难点 1. To read and understand the documentary script; 2. To make comparisons when talking about a large figure. 三、教学过程 步 骤 教学活动 设计意图 互动时间/模式 Pre-reading Step 1 Students talk about the plants and animals they know about, which involves some features of certain plants and animals. If possible, the teacher can show some pictures to offer some clues. 激发兴趣,定位学习起点,自然引出学习任务。 2’Individual Work Step 2 The teacher has students recall their previous knowledge and experiences of documentaries. The teacher directs students’ attention to the title of the speech: The Amazon rainforest: a natural treasure as well as the illustrations around the text, and explains to students that the text is a documentary script. Students predict the main content of the documentary script according to the title and given information. 引导学生基于标题的细节与背景信息,预测文章主要内容,激发学生的阅读兴趣,为后续活动埋下伏笔。 3’Individual WorkGroup Work While reading Step 3 First readingStudents find the topic sentence of each paragraph by skimming the script and finish A1 on Page 4. During the process, the teacher can help students understand some new words and expressions. 帮助学生掌握阅读策略,进行整体阅读,抓住主题句,从而把握文章大意与行文思路。 5’Individual WorkClass Work Step 4 Second readingThe teacher asks each student to read the text carefully again. Students locate detailed information of figures by scanning the speech and finish A2 on Page 4. (1)____ countries and one overseas regionaround (2)____ km2 of forestabout (3) ____ km in lengthmore than (4)____ plant speciesmore than (5)____ bird speciesover (6) ____ species of mammalsover (7) ____ of all the Earth’s oxygen producedabout (8) of the rainforest lost over the past 50 yearsWhile reading, students are encouraged to use a dictionary if they come across any new words. 进一步梳理细节信息,提取有关文章主旨的基本事实性信息,理清行文脉络,加深理解本篇纪录片脚本传达的信息。 5’Individual WorkClass Work Step 5 Third readingStudents read through Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4, and get some detailed information as well as the structure of each paragraph using mind maps.During discussion, students realize the importance of the Amazon rainforest to plants as well as animals. 利用思维导图引导学生完成对第3段和第4段细节内容的分析、梳理与归纳,使思维过程可视化。关注段落结构及衔接手段,更好地理解文章的内容逻辑。 8’Individual WorkClass Work Step 6 Fourth readingStudents read the text again and then fill in the chart concerning the structure and main idea of the documentary script.Student ... ...
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