Module 6《Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World》导学案外研必修4精品.docx

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Module6《UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorld》导学案外研必修4精品

Module6《UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorld》导学案

导学学案

I．教学内容分析

本模块以UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorld为话题，介绍了天池怪物，中西文化中的龙，尼斯水怪，喜玛拉雅山雪人，恐龙的灭绝等内容，旨在通过模块教学使学生进一步认识我们所处的世界，培养他们不断探索自然奥秘的精神。

同时通过学习本模块内容，学习搜集和区分信息等能力，利用所学词汇，可以表达描述自然现象。

Introduction部分通过四则小短文描述四种神秘的怪物，并且结合短文学习词汇，引起学生对本模块学习的兴趣。

ReadingandVocabulary部分通过课文《天池怪物》的学习，学会根据起始段落预测文章出处。

学会提取文章主要信息，归纳文章的主旨大意。

根据上下文正确理解生词含义。

Speaking部分所给的信息，要求学生能学会采访中的发问和应答。

Function部分通过四个活动，练习“可能”、“不可能”这一交际功能的表达。

ListeningandVocabulary部分同过听“自然之谜——恐龙”的文章，训练学生判断信息正确与否的能力，培养学生热爱自然生物的兴趣。

Grammar部分复习并归纳mayhavedone或mighthavedone的意义和用法，要求学生熟练应用这一结构。

Writing部分要求学生能够模仿课文“天池怪物”撰写一篇描述想象中的一种怪物的短文，开发学生想象力，进一步熟练使用本模块词汇。

Pronunciation部分通过听力的训练，让学生掌握语音中的失去爆破现象。

EverydayEnglish部分主要通过选择题的形式使学生掌握backinthenews，throwlightonsomething等几个日常英语的运用。

CulturalCorner部分是一篇学生很感兴趣的文章，介绍了龙在不同文化中的象征及其缘由，通过阅读了解外国文化，拓展学生的文化背景知识，提高学生文化底蕴和对外国文化的感悟能力。

并让学生对比中外文化，发现两者之间的差异。

Task部分是结合本模块学习内容，要求学生小组活动，讨论某种大自然的神秘生物或神秘现象，然后以向游客介绍的方式进行描写，训练学生描写自然的能力。

ModuleFile部分有助于学生对本模块学习内容进行归纳，对自己的学习进行总结和检验。

II．教学重点和难点

1.教学重点

（1）掌握一些和自然及动植物有关的词汇。

（2）学习情态动词表猜测的用法。

（3）学习提取文章有用信息，猜测词义的方法。

2.教学难点

（1）听懂描述陌生事物并能做出正误判断，正确理解新学词汇的含义。

（2）正确使用情态动词来表示猜测，特别是对过去的猜测。

（3）学会利用已知词汇来描写介绍自然现象，动植物生活等自己感兴趣的话题。

III．教学计划

本单元分五个课时：

第一课时：

Introduction,Speaking，

第二课时：

ReadingandVocabulary,Writing

第三课时：

VocabularyandListening,Pronunciation,EverydayEnglish

第四课时：

Grammar,Function

第五课时：

CulturalCorner,task,ModuleFile

IV．教学步骤：

Period1Introduction,Speaking

TeachingGoals:

1.ToarouseSs’interestinlearningaboutmysteriousthings.

2.TogetSstolearnsomewordstodescribemysteriesofthenature.

3.TogetSstoknowanddescribesomemysteriousthingsinnature.

TeachingProcedures:

Step1.Introduction

Purpose:

ToarouseSs’interestinlearningaboutmysteriesofthenature.

1.Pairwork

（1）AskSstolookatthefourpicturesonpage51andgivesomedescriptionsintheirownwords.

Foryourreference:

①Alargefootwhichlookslikeagiant's.Itissimilartoourhumanbeing’sbutmuchbiggerthanit.Strangelyithasonlyfourtoes.

②Ahugemonsterlikeagorilla,butlookstallerandstrongerthanagorilla.YoumayfindthesamecreatureinthefilmKingKong.

③AkindofanimallikeahugedragoninancientChineselegend.Itlivesinthewater.

④Aterriblecreaturewithlonggreyhairandface.Ithaslongclawsinsteadofhands.

（2）LetSsreadthefourparagraphsandmatchthemwiththepictures.

SuggestedAnswers:

①b②a③d④c

2.Individualwork

AskSstodoActivity2onpage51individually.

SuggestedAnswers:

（1）creature

（2）monster（3）hairy（4）footprint（5）tail

（6）dinosaur（7）spirit（8）claw（9）attack

Step2.Speaking

Purpose:

ToenableSstopracticereportingmysteriesofthenature.

1.Pairwork

AskSstosupposetheyareinterviewedbyajournalisttodescribesomethingaboutthemonsterstheysaw.Askthemtodotherole-playinpairs.Oneactstheinterviewerandtheotheractstheinterviewee.

AskthemtodescribethefourcreaturesinActivity1ofIntroductiononebyoneaccordingtheinformationshowedintheintroduction.ShowSstwoexamplestoguidethem.

Example

（1）:

StudentA:

WhereandwhenyousawtheBigfoot?

StudentB:

Iwascuttingthefirewoodinthemountainousforeststhatevening.About6o'clock,whenIwantedtogohome,itappearedinthewoods20yardsfromme.

StudentA:

Whatisitlike?

StudentB:

Itlookslikeaverylargemonkey—tallandhairywithbigarmsandlegs.

StudentA:

Didyoufeelfrightenedthen?

StudentB:

Yes,very.Ithoughtitwouldattackme.Iwasfrightenedtodeath.

…

Example

（2）

StudentA:

CanyoudescribethescenewhenyoumetthemonsterlikeTheYeti?

StudentB:

yeah.It’sabouttwometerstallandhaspowerfularmsandlegs.Itsheadisverybiganditseyesopenedwide.Itapproachedmeslowlyasifitwantedtoattackme.IwasveryfrightenedbutIdidn’tdaretocryforhelp…

StudentA:

It’sreallyexcitingandrisky.Butwhathappenedlast?

StudentB:

….

2.Individualwork

AskSstosaytheimaginarycreaturesandsceneindetailsaccordingthedialoguetheymade.Thenreportinindividuals.

Step3.Homework

1.AskSstorevisethepassagesintheIntroduction.

2.AskSstopractisemakingdialoguetosaythemonsters.

3.AskSstopreviewReadingandVocabularyinthemodule.

Period2ReadingandVocabulary,Writing

TeachingGoals:

1.ToletSsmasterhowtogetusefulinformationfromapassage.

2.ToletSsmastersomewordsandphrases.

3.TogetSstotalksomethingaboutamonster.

4.TohelpSswriteastoryaboutanothermonster.

Teachingprocedures:

Step1.Revision:

Purpose:

TocheckwhetherSsmasterwhatthey’velearntinthelastperiodornot.

AskSstoanswerthefollowingquestions.

（1）WhatwilltheYetidowhenitgetsangry?

（2）WhatdoestheBigfootlooklike?

（3）WheredoestheGreymanlive?

（4）What'stheLochNessMonsterlike?

SuggestedAnswers:

（1）Itwillattackanyonewhogoesclosetoit.

（2）Itlookslikeaverylargemonkey–tallandhairywithbigarmsandlegs.

（3）TheGreymanlivesonmountainsinScotland.

（4）Ithasasmallheadandalongtailandsomepeoplebelieveitisadinosaur.

Step2.Leading-in

Purpose:

ToletSshaveadiscussionabouttheMonsterofLakeTianchi.

1.Groupwork

ShowfourpicturesandaskSstosaysomethingabouttheLakeTianchiandthemonster.

2.Groupwork

LetSsreportedtheirdiscussionstotheclassandcollectthem.Thengiveasimpleintroductiontoleadinthereading.

Foryourreference:

LakeTianchiislocatedinthenorth-easternJilinprovinceneartheborderofNorthKorea,inChina.Thelakeis1，243feetdeepandhashadsomevolcanicactivityinthelast300years.TianchiishonoredasthedeepestmountainlakeandthelargestcraterlakeinChina.

Therehavebeenmorethan30reportedsightingsbytouristsfromhomeandabroadoverthepast20years.Theysaidthattheysawthegreatmonsterinthelake.Therearequiteafewpicturesandvideosofthiscreature,butnoneisclearenoughtogiveagoodappearanceofit.Somepersonsmadethepicturewithcomputerimagesofitbasedoninterviews.Someonedrewapicturetoshowitsshape,butitremainsunconfirmed.

Step3.Reading

Purpose:

ToimproveSs’readingskills.

1.Skimming

AskSstoreadthebeginningofthepassageandfinishActivity1onpage52.

SuggestedAnswers:

Anewspaper.

2.Scanning

（1）AskSstoreadthefirstparagraphquicklyandanswerthetwoquestions.

①Accordingtothetext,whatdidthemonsterlooklike?

②Howmanypeoplesawit?

SuggestedAnswers:

1Blackincolor;jumpedlikeaseal;itsheadlookedlikeahorse.

②About200

（2）AskSstoreadthesecondparagraphandanswerthequestions:

①Whoelsesawtheanimal?

②Whatweretheydoing?

③Whatdiditlooklike?

SuggestedAnswers:

①Agroupofsoldiers

②Theywerewalkingalongthesideofthelake.

③Itwasgreenish-blackandhadaroundheadwith10cmhorns.

（3）AskSstoreadthethirdandfourthparagraphandanswerthequestions.

①WhatdidLiXiaohesee?

②Whycouldtheyseetheanimalclearly?

③HowlongwasthehistoryofreportsofmonstersinLakeTianchi?

④Whatdomanypeoplethink?

⑤Whatdothescientiststhink?

SuggestedAnswers:

①Aroundblackcreaturemovingquicklythroughthewater.After300or400metersitdivedintothewater.

②Theweatherwasfineandthelakewascalm.

③Sincethebeginningofthelastcentury.

④ThemonstermaybeadistantcousinoftheLochNessmonsterinScotlandandtheremightbesimilarcreaturesinotherlakesaroundtheworld.

⑤Thelow-temperaturelakeisunlikelytobeabletosupportsuchlargelivingcreatures.

（4）AskSstoreadthelastparagraphandgivethefollowinginformationaboutLakeTianchi:

Height:

①Area:

②Depth:

③

SuggestedAnswers:

①2189m②10km2③370mdeepinsomeplaces

4.Post-reading

AskSstodoActivity4onpage53.Thenchecktheiranswers.

SuggestedAnswers:

（1）a

（2）a（3）a（4）b（5）c（6）a（7）a（8）c（9）c（10）b

Step4.LanguagePoints

Purpose:

ToletSsunderstandthepassagewell.

1.Groupwork

2.AskSstodiscusstheimportantanddifficultlanguagepointsingroups.

（1）Itoftengetsangryandwillattackanyonewhogoesclosetoit.（Page51）

它经常生气，会袭击靠近它的任何人.

attackvt&vi袭击

E.g.①Agirlwasattackedandrobbedbytwostrongmen.

②Theenemyattackedduringthenight.

※【拓展】

◆attackvt抨击

attacksb/sthforsth为某事抨击某人

E.g.Hewasattackedforhiscorruption.

◆attackn

launch/makeanattack（onsb/sth）攻击某人或者某物

E.g.Theylaunchedanattackonracism.

（2）Heclaimstohaveseenaroundblackcreaturemovingquicklythroughthewater.（Page52）

他说他看见一个圆形黑色的东西在湖面快速游过。

claimvt宣称，声称（后可跟that从句或动词不定式）

E.g.①Idon’tclaimtobeanexpert.

②Heclaimedheshouldbegivenafaireropportunity.

※【拓展】

claim的意思还有：

◆vt要求，认领

E.g.Hasanyoneclaimedthiswatch?

◆vt索赔，索取

E.g.Didyouclaimtheinsuranceafteryourcaraccident?

◆vt注意，思考

E.g.Thematterclaimsourattention.

（3）Itis2，189metreshighandcoversanareaofabouttensquarekilometers.（Page52）

天池海拔2189米，面积有10平方公里

coveranareaof意为“占有……空间”，也可以只用cover表示此意。

E.g.Thetowncovers（anareaof）5squaremiles.

※【拓展】

cover的其他意思还有：

◆vt覆盖

E.g.Themountainiscoveredwithsnowalltheyearround.

◆vt包含，涉及

E.g.Thelecturecoversmanyaspectsofbusiness.

◆vt走完（一段路程）

E.g.Icancoverthedistanceonfootintwohours.

◆vt报道

E.g.Thereportersarecoveringthefireforanewspaper.

（4）Theysaythatthelow-temperaturelakeisunlikelytobeabletosupportsuchlargelivingcreatures.（Page52）他们说，温度低的湖中不可能存活如此大的生物。

◆be（un）likelytodo…（不）可