新上外版高二英語選擇性必修三unit3 Reading B課件

Unit3

Exploring

theUnknownReadingB

授課教師：張望晴學習目標LearningObjectives：Attheendofthelesson,youwillbeableto...1.能通過上下文語境或借助圖片，理解語篇中描述神秘地方特征的詞語和詞組；2.能通過略讀、掃讀對語篇結構進行梳理，理解語篇內(nèi)容和意圖；3.能表達對文中神秘之處的感受；4.能對單元中涉及的未知奧秘進行回顧，結合思維導圖提出假設并給出解釋。ReadingB

TheMostUnknownandMysterious

PlacesonEarth

Skimming1.What

is

the

genre

of

this

article?A.argumentative

writing

B.narrative

writingC.expository

writing2.What

is

this

article

mainly

about

and

how

can

you

tell?This

article

mainly

talks

about

three

places

that

are

some

of

the

most

isolatedand

mysterious

places

on

this

planet.LocationDifficulty

withexplorationInhabitantsMariana

TrenchVale

do

JavariTsingy

deBemarahaScanningin

the

western

part

of

the

PacificOceanits

extreme

deptha

number

of

organisms

and

sea

creaturesInhabitantsLocationDifficulty

with

explorationLocationInhabitantsin

BrazilDifficulty

with

exploration

its

thick

plants

and

extremegeographic

locationindigenous

people

or

Indiantribes;rich

biodiversityLocationnear

the

western

coast

ofMadagascarDifficulty

with

explorationterribly

sharp

anddangerousneedle-shaped

limestoneformationsInhabitantshuge

numbers

ofanimalsand

even

new

speciesTsingy

de

BemarahaLocationDifficulty

withexplorationInhabitantsMariana

Trenchin

thewesternpart

ofthePacific

Oceanits

extreme

deptha

number

oforganismsand

seacreaturesVale

do

Javariin

Brazilits

thick

plants

andextremegeographic

locationindigenous

people

or

Indiantribes;richbiodiversityTsingy

deBemarahanear

thewestern

coastofMadagascarterribly

sharp

anddangerousneedle-shaped

limestoneformationshuge

numbers

ofanimals

and

evennew

speciesScanningAccording

to

the

text,

which

place

is

the

most

accessible

amongthe

three?

Which

one

is

the

least

accessible?

Why?Tsingy

de

BemarahaInteractive

activity:Which

of

the

three

places

do

you

want

to

explore

most?

Explainwhy.Workin

groups

of

three

or

four

and

draw

a

poster

to

introduce

the

place.(suggest

one

or

more

superlatives

to

describe

the

place)Tsingy

de

BemarahaInteractive

activity:Which

of

the

three

places

do

you

want

to

explore

most?

Explainwhy.Tsingy

de

BemarahaWorkin

groups

of

three

or

four

and

draw

a

poster

to

introducethe

place.(you

may

add

one

or

more

superlatives

to

describe

the

place)Some

expressions

for

reference:We

would

like

to

explore

…most,

because

we’re

very

curious

about

…We

can

hardly

imagine

what

it

looks

like

and

probably

there

are…

The

place

is

really

worth

a

visit.…Superlatives

for

reference:the

most

unusual;

the

most

unbreathable;

the

most

spectacular;the

most

intriguing;the

most

forested;

the

most

forbidden;

the

most

hospitable(舒適的)…Critical

thinking:Reflect

on

the

mysteries

mentioned

in

this

unit.

What

is

still

unknown

aboutthem?

What

hypotheses

have

been

proposed

to

explain

these

mysteries?

Howdo

people

explain

these

hypotheses?

Use

a

diagram

to

analyse

one

of

thesemysteries.StonehengePuzzle

1:Why

was

itbuilt?Hypothesis

1-1:Explanation.Hypothesis

1-2：ExplanationPuzzle

2:What

happenedat

Stonehenge?Hypothesis:Explanation.StonehengePuzzle

1:Whywas

itbuilt?Hypothesis

1-1:It

was

built

as

anobservatory.Explanations:The

important

stones

point

todifferent

positions

of

the

sun

orthe

moon.

It

may

be

used

topredict

eclipses

and

the

summerand

winter

solstices.Hypothesis

1-2：It

was

used

as

acemetery.Explanation:Human

bones

have

beenfoundthere.Puzzle

2:What

happenedat

Stonehenge?Hypothesis:Aliens

f

rom

anotherworld

were

involved

int

h

e

c

o

n

s

t

r

u

c

t

i

o

n

o

fStonehenge.Explanation:The

stones

were

large

andf

o

r

m

e

d

t

h

e

c

i

r

c

l

e

a

n

dstructures

calledtrilithons.AssignmentsComp