
Unit 3 Back to the past -- Reading 班级: 姓名: 得分: 授课时间 第一周 第五节课 授课时数 1学时 教学课型 新授课 习题课□ 试卷讲评课□ 复习课□ 其它□ 学习目标 By the end of the lesson, you will be able to: 1. grasp basic information of the two explorers and their achievements; 2. make a comparison between the two explorers; 3. understand the spirit of exploration and demonstrate this spirit in your daily lives; 教学重点 1. To grasp basic information of the two explorers and their achievements; 2.To make a comparison between the two explorers; 教学难点 To understand the spirit of exploration and demonstrate this spirit in your daily lives. 【预学案】--“凡事预则立不预则废” 学法指导:Let students familiar with some useful words and lay a good foundation for reading. 匹配单词 1.convince A.happening or coming after sth else 2.load B.to allow liquid or gas to get in or out through a small hole or crack 3.log C.to make sb/yourself believe that sth is true 4.acknowledge D.to put a large quantity of things or people onto or into sth 5.leak E.to accept that sth is true 6.subsequent F.an official record of events during a particular period of time,especially a journey on a ship or plane 【探究案】--学始于疑,我思故我在 Step1. Fast-reading for main ideas Zheng He Para. 1. A. The seven voyages Para. 2. B. Personal information and the first voyage Para. 3 C. The acknoeledgements of Zheng He’s voyages’ accomplishments Para. 4 D. The significance of seven voyages Step2. Careful reading Task 1. Read the first historical article and complete the table. Task2 Read and answer some questions. Why were Zheng He’s ships loaded with china, silk, tea and other treasures _____ What helped prove that the records of Zheng He’s voyages were not legends _____ Step3 Fast reading for main ideas Christopher Columbus Para. 1 _____ Para. 2 _____. Para. 3 The three subsequent voyages and their _____ Step4. Careful reading Task1: Match the time and events 1451 A. He departed from Spain. 3 August 1492 B. He was born in a port city of Italy. 12 October 1492 C. He found more land over the course of his three subsequent voyages. 1493--1504 D. He reached the shores of the Caribbean. E. He sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. Task2 :Read the second historical article and complete the table. Task3 :Read and answer some questions. What challenges did Columbus and his crew encounter during the journey in 1492 _____ Why did Columbus call the natives Indians _____ Step5 Post reading Group discussion What factors made the voyages of Zheng He and Columbus so successful Use the information in the articles to support your opinion. 【训练案】 语法填空 In the summer of 1405,Zheng He set sail from Taicang on his first voyage.His ships 1._____(load) with china,silk,tea and other treasures as gifts for foreign rulers.Zheng He’s seven voyages had a far-reaching impact 2.__ China and its neighbours.Zheng He’s efforts helped develop and strengthen 3._____(harmony) relations with the ... ...
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