ReadingTeaching objectives:1
to learn some information about plants exploring in the 18th-19th century
to teach the students about the main idea about the passage
to make the students understand the purpose of the writing the passage
Teaching focus and difficulties:1
knowing the structure of the passage
mastering the main events in different times
Teaching methods:1
Listening, reading and thinking to get students to understand the text
Pair discussion and group discussion to get students to participate in the classroom activities
Teaching aids:The multimediaTeaching procedures:Step 1 Lead-in (warming up and pre-reading)Show some pictures to arouse the students interest in plants
Do you know anything about plants
Are you familiar with these given pictures
Step 2 SkimmingStu