Unit 1 Look it up! 第五课时(Period 5) 教学内容 Focusing on culture (pp.14-15) 主要语篇 Encyclopaedias: an educational tool with a long history 教学目标 通过本课的学习,学生能够: 1.了解百科全书的起源与发展。 2.了解中西方早期百科全书在知识整合上的相似性,如中国《永乐大典》(1408年,11,000多卷,世界最大百科全书之一)与欧洲古代百科全书(如希腊学者编纂的百科全书)。 3.了解《不列颠百科全书》(始于1768年,现发展为在线百科全书),突出其从纸质到数字化的演变。 4.理解在文化价值方面,百科全书作为“知识的集大成者”,在记录、传播和传承人类文明中扮演的重要角色。 教学重点 理解百科全书的文化价值,在记录、传播和传承人类文明中扮演的重要角色。 教学难点 关于“AI时代是否还有必要编纂纸质百科全书”的思考与辩论。 【教学过程】 Step 1 情境导入———唤醒百科全书记忆 教师展示《永乐大典》《不列颠百科全书》《皇览》等书籍的局部图片(仅露书名或封面纹饰),学生分组猜测其国家、年代及主要内容。通过视觉线索激发兴趣,激活背景知识。 以问题“How do we know about encyclopaedias in history?”引入话题,让学生进行抢答游戏,并与全班分享结果。 Possible answers: This is Huanglan. It is one of the first encyclopaedias in China. It was created around 220 CE. This is Yongle Dadian. It is an important encyclopaedia in China. It was completed in 1408 and had over 11,000 volumes. It is probably the largest encyclopaedia in histroy. It included important pieces of writing. This is Encyclopaedia Britannica. The editors of it organized the entries in alphabetical order. People could use the first letter of a word to find a subject quickly and easily. … Step 2时间轴绘制———百科全书进化史。引导学生阅读Encyclopaedias: an educational tool with a long history ,寻找中西方百科全书编纂的关键时间节点(如《皇览》220 CE、《永乐大典》1408、《不列颠百科全书》1768),学生两人一组,在A3纸上绘制时间轴,标注事件并附简短说明。 Step 3 引导学生更详细地阅读文章,并完成P15练习。 Ask and answer How were early Greek encyclopaedias similar to early Chinese encyclopaedias What changes did the editors of the first modern encyclopaedias make What do you think of this change Complete the sentences with the words below. editor order organize record Before you start writing, you need to _____your ideas. Writers _____ important information about science, art and other subjects in the Huanglan and Yongle Dadian. _____need to check all facts very carefully. The words in a dictionary are usually in alphabetical_____. Share your ideas How much do we know about encyclopaedias in history 小组活动,抽签介绍所抽取的历史百科全书,如《永乐大典》、《皇览》、《不列颠百科全书》等。 Step 4 辩论赛———AI时代还有必要编纂纸质百科全书吗? 辩题: 正方:纸质百科全书经过专家委员会多轮审核,相比网络百科的开放性编辑模式具有更严格的学术把关,在停电、风暴等极端情况下,纸质载体具备更强的抗毁能力,纸质阅读能...... 反方:AI和互联网能实时更新信息,编纂方便,成本低,更新快,可以及时反映最新知识,而且不占用物理空间,更有利于树木的保护...... 要求学生用英语准备基于事实的论据(如 “纸质百科全书的信息错误率比网络百科低多少,编纂纸质百科全书需要消耗多少树木 ... ...
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