1、Module 6 Period 2 Reading and Vocabul 教学设计优质公开课外研版必修4精品Period 2 Reading and Vocabulary 教学设计The General Idea of This PeriodThis period will first deal with some vocabulary. Then the passage will unfold a description of the monster of Lake Tianchi before us. Through the vivid description we will know
2、something about the monster of Lake Tianchi. Whats more, through the passage we may have a better understanding of unexplained mysteries of the natural world. Meanwhile we can learn some reading strategies such as skimming and scanning. After that we will have a discussion about this mysterious mons
3、ter weve learned, which is a good chance for the students to train their speaking.Teaching Important PointsHelp the students to understand the passage better.Learn and master some important words and phrases in this period.How to let the students understand the monster of Lake Tianchi.Teaching Diffi
4、cult PointsHow to help the students improve their reading ability and understand the passage better.How to master the important Language Points in this massage.Teaching MethodsDiscussion to lead the students improve their reading ability and understand the passage better.Fast reading to get the main
5、 idea of the text.Explanation to help the students master some Language PointsTeaching AidsA tape-recorderA multimediaThree Dimensional Teaching AimsKnowledge and SkillsTrain the students reading ability.Learn some useful words and expressions.Learn some facts about the monster of Lake Tianchi.Proce
6、ss and StrategiesMake the students know more about the monster of Lake Tianchi as well as other unexplained mysteries of the natural world.Feelings and ValueMake the students have a better understanding of the monster of Lake Tianchi.Inspire their interest in all kinds of unexplained mysteries of th
7、e natural world.Encourage the students to learn some words and useful expressions to describe unexplained mysteries.Teaching ProceduresStep 1 Greetings and revisionT: (Greet the whole class as usual.) Check the students collection of all kinds of unexplained mysteries.Step 2 Discussion and lead inT:
8、 As we know, there are some unexplained mysteries in the natural world such as the Yeti, the Bigfoot, the Grey Man and the Loch Ness Monster. Have you heard of or read about any other monster? Tell the rest of the class, if any.S: I heard of an animal named Nian Beast. It is a ferocious animal and u
9、sually comes out at night to catch the farmers house birds or animals such as cattle, chicken and sheep, especially on the eve of the Spring Festival. So the farmers in the villages are afraid of its turning up. In order to frighten it away, people light their torch on the eve of the Spring Festival
10、 to make the night feel like the day, in which way Nian never comes out any more and people could happily celebrate their holiday fearlessly.T: Very fantastic mystery. Right? Students: Yes.T: Any different mystery? S: I just want to show you a real mystery. One of my classmates in Junior Middle Scho
11、ol, a beautiful girl, was hit by the suddenly coming thunder and burned to death at once. She was a kind girl who cares about her parents a lot. Her parents raised a large number hens and it is she who helps them sell the eggs the hens lay every day. One day she went to the fields to help her mother
12、 fertilize the coin crops after returning from the market. It was raining a little but all of a sudden, a big fire ball arrives towards her. Without time to think about escaping, she was burned through the whole body. Only a short while later nothing was left but something black just like the coal.
13、What was happening at the very moment terrified her mother and drove her nearly mad. For the next more than half a year, people in the village thought that she must have done something harmful to others, which made her whole family embarrassed at the sight of the neighbors. What was it that really l
14、ed to this unfortunate death? T: A sad story. Various elements could lead to this. Who wants to talk about what you heard of? S: In some rural areas when people become ill and cant recover soon, they usually go to see an old woman who claims that she knows the ghost. Meanwhile, she often says that y
15、our soul is hidden somewhere and she could call it back with the help of the ghost. To our great surprise, this method sometimes really can make you recover from the conditions where you stay. We dont know why.T: Maybe someday we will get an explanation clearly. But now we still have a great many un
16、explained mysteries all over the world. Today you all give good performances.Here is another question. How much do you know about Lake Tianchi? Where is it? How big or deep is it?S: It is a lake in the Changbai Mountains in Jilin Province, northeast China and it is 2189 meters high covers an area of
17、 about ten square kilometers. In places it is more than 370 meters deep.T: Well, you did a good job. So much for our discussion. Follow me to the next part.Step 3 Fast reading T: OK! Youve known something about Lake Tianchi. Now we are going to read a passage, from which we will learn more about The
18、 Monster of Lake Tianchi. Open your books and turn to P52.Read the first paragraph quickly and decide where it comes from?A. a tourist guideB. a newspaperC. a dictionaryD. a scientific journal(After two minutes, the teacher checks the answer.)Suggested answer:BStep 4 Careful readingT: Well done. Now
19、 lets read the whole passage and catch the main idea of each paragraph.T: (A few minutes later) Have you finished your reading yet? Students: Yes.T: Whod like to tell the main idea of Para.1? Any volunteer?S: I think that this paragraph mainly tells us the latest sighting of Tianchi monster.T: True
20、or false? Students: True.T: You are right.Para.2? This time, who wants to take this chance? S: This paragraph is mainly about another recent sighting of Tianchi monster.T: You did a good job. What about Para.3? S: In my opinion, the main idea of this paragraph may be a third sighting of the Tianchi
21、monster.T: Right, you understand it. Paragraph 4, anyone? S: I guess that mainly talks about more information about the Tianchi monster.T: Good answer. Sit down, please. The last paragraph, whod like to have a try?S: Maybe information about Lake Tianchi.Step 5 Intensive readingT: Quite true. We have
22、 known the main idea of each paragraph. Now read the passage again and underline the useful words, phrases and expressions, guessing their meanings in the context. Meanwhile, find the answers of the following questions. This time you should read slowly and carefully.(Show the following questions on
23、the screen.)1. How many sightings of the monster does the article report?2. Who saw the monster clearly, and why?3. Which description of the monster is most detailed?4. When was the monster first sighted?5. What do many people think about the monster?6. What do scientists think about the monster?7.
24、What is special about Lake Tianchi?(The teacher gives the students sometime to read and find the answers.)T: (A few minutes later) Have you finished your reading yet?Students: Yeah.T: Did you work out these questions?Students: Yes.T: OK. Lets deal with them one by one. The first question, who gives
25、your answer?S: Let me try. The article reports three sightings of the monster.T: T or F? Students: T.T: Absolutely right. The second question, any volunteer?S: Mr. Li Xiaohe and his family, because the weather was fine and the lake was calm.T: Excellent. The next one, anybody?S: When the soldiers se
26、e it, it was described in detail.T: Clever guy. Sit down, please. Thank you. What about the fourth question? Anyone grasp the chance?S: It was first sighted at the beginning of last century.T: Completely true. Sit down, please. No.5?S: A distant cousin of the Loch Ness Monster.T: Well done. Sit down
27、, please. Question 6? Volunteer?S: In the scientists opinion, such a large animal couldnt live in Lake Tianchi because it is too cold.T: Now there is only one question left, answer it together?Students: In the last paragraph we could see that it is the highest volcanic lake in the world.Good job. Th
28、anks. Sit down, please.Suggested answers:1. Three.2. Mr. Li Xiaohe and his family, because the weather was fine and the lake was calm.3. The soldiers.4. The beginning of last century.5. They think it might be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness Monster.6. They dont believe a large animal could live in
29、 Lake Tianchi because its too cold.7. Its the highest volcanic lake in the world.Step 6 Language studyT: You are familiar with the passage now. But you should also pay enough attention to some useful words and expressions. Lets check whether we have mastered these words and expressions through the f
30、ollowing exercise.Choose the best answers for the following words.appearcalmclaimdivehornrepeatskepticalsealsightingtemperature1. A sighting is when someone_.A. sees somethingB. finds somethingC. puts something somewhere2. A seal is_.A. a kind of animalB. a swimmerC. a kind of boat3. If you claim so
31、mething you_.A. say it is trueB. say it is not trueC. are not telling the truth4. A horn is a type of bone which comes out of an animals_.A. tail B. head C .back5. If you dive into water you go_.A. feet first B. bottom first C. hands and head first6. If you repeat something you_.A.do it again B. stop doing it C.do it many times7. Something which appears can be_.A. seen B. heard C. touched8. Calm water is not_.A. dangerous B. deep C. moving9. If you are skeptical about something you_.A. know nothing about itB. believe it to be trueC. dont really believe it.10. The temperature of some
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