外研版高中英語Book 4 Module 5 A Trip Along the Three Gorges Reading and Vocabulary

TeachingPlanBook4Module5ATripAlongtheThreeGorgesReadingandVocabularyTeachingobjectives1.LanguagecompetenceConsolidatethewordsrelatedtotheThreeGorgesthroughoutthelesson.Understandthedetailedinformationaboutthetwoteachers’triptotheThreeGorges.2.ThinkingqualityInferwhythetwoforeignerslovethistriptotheThreeGorges.3.CultureawarenessIntroducetheThreeGorgestotheforeigners.4.LearningabilityStrengthentheirabilitytoscan,summarizetextualinformationbydifferentkindsofactivities.Teachingimportantpoints:Findoutthetwoforeigners’travelrouteandtheirdetailedexperiencesaboutthistrip.Teachingdifficultpoints:Thinkaboutthereasonwhytheauthorenjoyedthetrip.IntroducetheThreeGorgesfromdifferentaspects,suchastransportation,routeandsoon.Teachingmethods:PWPapproach,task-basedapproach,communicativeapproach.Teachingprocedures:Step1:Warmingup1.InvitestudentstoreadapoembyLiBai,whosetitleis《早發(fā)白帝城》(朝辭白帝彩云間，千里江陵一日還。兩岸猿聲啼不住，輕舟已過萬重山)tointroducethetopic.Andaskthefollowingquestions.(1)DoyouknowwhereLiBaiwastravelingthroughbyboat?(2)Canyounamewhatthethreegorgesare?2.Showapictureandaskthestudents“Whatcanyouseefromthepicture?”It’sagoodchanceforthemtodescribethepicturebyusingwords:cave,cliff,lake,peak,plain,plateau,shoreandwood.Step2:Pre-readingActivity1:Guessthewords.Activity2:Prediction.Imagineyou'regoingonatripthroughtheThreeGorges.Whichtopicswillyoutalkabout?Step3:Fast-readingActivity1:Skimforquestions.1.Whatkindofarticleisthis?2.Howdoesthearticledevelop?Activity2:Readfastandgivekeywordsforeachparagraph.Activity3:Finishthetravelmap.Step4Detailed-readingActivity1:Readpara.1andanswerthequestions.Whichboatdidtheauthorchoose？Whataboutitsconditions?Activity2:Readpara.2andpickoutthesightswhichtheauthorsawinFengdu.Activity3:Readpara.3andanswerthequestion.Whattimemightitbewhentheypassedthefirstgorge?Activity4:Readpara.4-5andanswerthequestion.Whatdidtheyseeordoorfeelatthelasttwogorges?Step5:Post-readingActivity1:Fillintheblanks.Activity2:Criticalthinking.1.Doyouagreethattheauthorenjoyedtheirjourney?Giveevidenceplease.2.Whytheauthorenjoyedthetrip?Activity3:WhataspectswillyoutalkabouttheThreeGorgesnow?Step6:SummaryStep7:HomeworkLetthestudentschooseoneofthetasksastheirafter-classactivity.1.Ma