牛津译林版必修二Unit 1《Tales of the unexplained》word教案.docx

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牛津译林版必修二Unit1《Talesoftheunexplained》word教案

Unit1Talesoftheunexplained

Part1:

TeachingDesign

Aimsandrequirements

ReadanewsstoryaboutamissingboyandamagazinearticleaboutYeti

Listentoadialoguebetweenabossandhisemployee

Talkaboutaliensandconductaninterview

Writeareport

Tellamysteriousstory

Procedures

Periodone,WelcometotheUnit

Step1:

Brainstorming

1.Boysandgirls,haveyoueverheardsomethingnotonlyinterestingandattractivebutalsounexplainedatallevenwiththehelpofmodernscienceandtechnologyintheworld?

Herearesomepicturesonthescreen.Canyoutellmewhattheyare?

ThechancesforseeingaUFOaregreaterforthosepeoplewholiveinsmalltownsorinthecountryandareoutsidelateatnight.

UFOs.Yes,theyarecalledUFOs,meaningunidentifiedflyingobjects.

UFOscomeinallshapesandsizes.Someareonlysmallspotsoflightthatmoveinstrangepatternsacrossthenightsky.

Somecanbeseeninthedaytimeareoftendisk-orsaucer-shaped.

UFOswereonceseenindifferentpartsofChina.Lookatsomepicturesonthescreen,please.

Doyouthinksuchkindofthingsmysterious?

Areyoucuriousaboutthem?

BesidesUFOs,canyoulistanythingmoreunexplainedyou’veeverheardorseeninyourdailylife?

TheyareYetis,theLochNessMonster,StonehengeandthePyramidsinEgypt.

2.Openyourbooksandlet’slookatpageone.Pleasereadtheinstructionandfocusonthefivepicturesandillustrationsfirst.Thenanswerthefollowingquestions:

Dothefivepictureshavesomethingincommon?

Ifso,whatisit?

（unexplained;nosatisfactoryanswers;mysterious;noevidence...）

Canscientistsexplainthesephenomena?

Howdoyoufeelaboutthem?

Areyouabitcurious?

3.Thinkofasmanyexpressionsaspossibletoanswerthequestionsabove.Trytomakeupsomesentencesandreadthemtotheclass.Iwillalsoofferyousomeexamples.

Theyaremysteriousbecausenosatisfactoryanswershavebeenofferedtoexplainthem.Thoughthesemysterieshavepuzzledpeopleforalongtime,theystillshowgreatinterestinthem.

Peoplefeelpuzzledbythemysteries.

4.Reporttheinformationyouhavecollectedtotheclass.Youranswersarequitedifferent.Nowwewillusesomeofyouranswersasapromptforaclassdiscussion.Forexample,

Teacher:

WhatinformationhaveyougotaboutUFOs?

StudentA:

...

Teacher:

DoyouthinkStudentA'sinformationinteresting?

Whatabouttheinformationyou'vegot?

Isthereanythingdifferent?

StudentB:

...

5.Pleasediscussthetopicsinpairs.Herearesomequestions.

AboutUFOs:

HaveyoueverreadsomereportsaboutUFOsinChina?

AreyouinterestedinUFOs?

Aretheyreallyfromanotherplanet?

WhatdothelettersUFOstandfor?

WhydoyouthinkUFOsvisitourplanet?

AboutYetis:

WherearetheHimalayas?

What'stheweatherlikethere?

Whydosomepeoplemakegreateffortstoclimbthem?

（hobby;dream;challengethemselves;makediscoveries;overcomedifficulty,..）

AYetiisreportedtobehalf-manandhalf-beast.Haveyouheardofit?

Doyouthinksomeclimbers'disappearancesareconnectedwithYetis?

AboutStonehenge,thepyramidsandtheLochNessMonster:

StonehengeandthepyramidsinEgypt,themostfamousofwhichistheGreatPyramid,areculturalrelics.

Wherewerethepyramidsbuilt,ontheeastcoastoftheNileoronthewestcoast?

Whatarethereasons?

DoyouthinktheGreatPyramidisawonderinhumanhistory?

HowwastheGreatPyramidbuilt?

Ihaven'theardofStonehengeortheLochNessMonster.Theyareabitnewtome.Whataboutyou?

Wouldyoubeinterestedindiscoveringmoreaboutthem?

Step2:

Sharinginformation

1.Let’sdealwiththequestionsinpairs.Forthefirstquestion,youmaydiscussitthisway:

DoyoubelieveinUFOs?

WhatmightbethemostacceptableexplanationforUFOs?

Youmaygivedifferentanswerssuchas:

-Aliensfromspace.

-Militarytestaircraft.

-SomeUFOsarealien,somearetestaircraft.

-UFOsareevidenceofhumanspacetravel.

-UFOsareneitheraliennortestaircraft.

-UFOsdon'texist.

Youcanexpressyouragreementsanddisagreementswitheachother.

2.Summarizeyouranswersandthenreporttotheclass.

Sampleanswers

1.IhaveafirmbeliefinUFOs.Infact,Ihaveseenafewmyself.UFOstandsforUnidentifiedFlyingObject,thatis,anobject,apparentlymovinginthesky,whichwecannotidentify.However,ifyouaskmewhetherornotIbelieveinspacecraftcarryingvisitorsfromouterspace,Iwouldhavetosay'no'.Idonotbelieveinthem.

2.ThecontinentofAntarcticawasdiscoveredin1818.Itwasoncesupposedtohavebeencoveredbyiceforhundredsofthousandsofyears.However,in1949scientiststooksamplesfromsedimentdeepbeneathAntarctica,whichrevealedthatgreatrivershadonceflowedintoAntarcticauntilabout6,000yearsago,Manymoremysteriesremaintobediscovered.

3.I'malwaysinterestedinthestoriesofUFOsandaliens.AndIhopeIwillhavethechancetomeetonesomeday.Ifitreallyhappenstome,Iwillaskquestionssuchas'Whoorwhatareyou?

','Whereareyoufrom?

'and'Howlongdoesittaketotravelfromyourplacetoourplanet?

'.Iwilltrymybesttocommunicatewiththem,discoveringwhattheirlifeislikeandwhytheyhavecometotheearth.

UFOs

UFOstandsforUnidentifiedFlyingObject.Accordingtosomewitnesses,itiscolorlessandmovesataslow,steadyspeedwithlittlenoise.

TheLochNessMonster

LochNessisabiglakeinScotland.Nessie,theLochNessMonster,wassightedasfarbackasthe6thcenturyAD.

Yetis

TheYetihasbeencalledthe'missinglink';half-man,half-beast.Itissupposedtoliveinthehighestmountainintheworld--MountQomolangma.

Stone-henge

BeingoneofBritain'sgreatestnationalicons,itstandsformysteryandpower.Somepeopleguessthatitwasatempleforworship.ThereasonwhyStonehengewasbuiltremainsunknowneventoday.

TheGreatPyramid

TheGreatPyramidofKhufuisoneofthesevenwondersoftheancientGreatworldandtheonlyonepeoplecanvisit.ItisthegreatestoftheEgyptianpyramids,whichservedasburialplacesforthePharaohs.

Periodtwo,Readingboymissing,policepuzzled

Resources

1.Newspaperarticlesareoftenseenasashortenedformofanewsreportthatgivesfullerinformation.Thelead,thefirstparagraphofanewsstory,playsthemostimportantpartintheunderstandingofthewholestory.Itisusuallyaoneortwosentencesummaryoftheparticulareventbeingreported.Theheadlineandthefirstparagrapheffectivelysummarizethestory'scontent.

ThereareseveraladvantagesinusinganewspapertoimproveEnglishskills.Anewspaperisinexpensive,easilyobtainedandthematerialsareauthentic.Besides,understandingthenewsstoriesreliesheavilyonthestudents'knowledgeofsocialandculturalexperiences.Newspapersmirrorournationalvalues,habitsandpreferences.Newspaperreadingimprovesthestudents'overallabilitiesratherthansimplyinformingthemofnewinformation.Studentswillfindtimeandeffortdevotedtounderstandingsocialandculturalmaterialsrewarding.

2.Somenewspaperactivitiesthatcanbeusedintheclassroom.

*Encouragestudentstoreadthenewspaperdaily.Askthemwhatarticlestheyfindinteresting,andreadanddiscussthosearticleswiththem.

*Readthenewspapercoverageofamajornewsstoryandwatchthesamestorypresentedontelevision.Talkaboutthedifferencesbetweenreadingnewspapersandwatchingtelevisionnews.

*Readthenewspaperforissuesthathavesomedirecteffectsonstudents'lives.Locatenewsstoriesandopinionsineditorials,letterstotheeditorandeditorialcolumns.Askstudentswhichfactsaremostimportantandwhichopinionsareclosesttotheirs.

*ReviewTVandmovieschedules,discussingwhichshowsandmoviesareappealingandwhy.Comparereviewswiththosewrittenbymediacritics.

*Trytofindpersuasiveletterstotheeditor.Identifyanddiscusstheauthor'sstyleandtone.Encouragestudentstorespondwiththeirownletterstotheeditorwhentheyencounterideaswithwhichtheydisagree.

Step1:

Lead-in

1.SomequestionsaboutUFO

DoyouknowwhatthethreelettersUFOstandfor?

HaveyoueverheardoftheUFOs?

Haveyoueverhadthechancetoseeone?

DoyoubelievetheusualsayingsabouttheUFOs?

WhatdoyouthinkaUFOis?

Doyouthinkthereareanycreaturesonit?

Wheredoyouthinkthecreaturescomefrom?

Willtheybecomeourfriendsorenemies?

2.Today,we’llcometoReadingpart.NowI’dlikeyoutolookatthepicturesonpages2and3andthetitle,Boymissing,policepuzzled.Canyouconnectthemwitheachother?

Picture1:

IsthefirstpictureaUFO?

AretherereallyUFOsfromtheouterspace?

Picture2:

Whowasthemissingboy?

Doeshelikeplayingfootballorbaseball?

Picture3:

What’sthepictureabout?

DoesthebrightlightoutsidethewindowcomefromaUFO?

DoesthebrightlighthavesomethingtodowithJustin’smissing?

（Ifpossible,theteachermayusetheprojectorormacromediatoshowthesituationsinthethreepicturesandaskthestudentsthesamequestionsasgivenabove.Checkanswersinpairs.Checktheanswerswiththewholeclassifyouwish.）

3.Answerthefollowingquestions,focusingonthetitleofthearticle,Boymissing,policepuzzled.

Doesthetitlearouseyourinterestwhenyoureadit?

Canyoucompletethetitle?

Whatinformationcanyougetfromthetitle?

Whatelsedoyouwanttoknow?

Forexample,'boymissing'（How/When/Wherewastheboymissing?

）'policepuzzled'（Whyaretheypuzzled?

/Whatarethepolicegoingtodoabouttheboy'sdisappearanceandhow?

）

Areyoucuriousaboutwhythewriterusesanincompletesent