Unit7theseaLesson1TheSpiritofExplorersTeachingAims:1.Topractisereadingforspecificinformation.2.Topractiseusingrelativeclauseswithwhen,whereandwhy.3.Topractiseusingrelativeclauseswithprepositionsandrelativepronouns.4.Toreviewandconsolidatetherelativepronouns.5.Totalkaboutexplorers.Teachingdifficulties:Topractiseusingrelativeclauseswithwhen,whereandwhy.TeachingAids:computerandcassette.Teachingprocedures:Ⅰ.WarmingupT:Todaywe’regoingtostudyunit7theSea.Canyoutalkaboutanythingaboutthesea?(Ifstudentshavedifficultytheteachergivesthemhelp,forexample:Whatdoestheseamakeyouthink？)S:T:Theseaisbeautifulandwecandosomeinterestinggames.(givesomepicturestoattracttheirattentionanddevelopinterest)Theseahasspecialcharmsinceancienttimeshumanbeingscouldn’thelpexploringit,suchasZhenghe(slide)thengiveColumbus’sportrait,introducetheirmaindeedsandaskthem“Whoisit”S:T:Theyhadthespiritofexplorers,especiallyColumbus,heisfamousallovertheworld.Why?S:T:PeopleconsiderhimtohavediscoveredAmericafirst,doyouthinkso？S:ⅡReadingTask1Nowlet’sreadthetext,youwillgettherightanswer1.WhichofthefollowingpeopledoyouthinkarrivedinAmericafirst?a.ChristopherColumbusb.AncientRomansc.Chinesed.VikingsStudentswillgettherightanswer:VikingsarrivedinAmericafirst.(Giveslides)Task2Readthetextmorecarefully.Arethesestatementstrue(T)orfalse(F)1.ErictheRedforcedpeopletogotoGreenlandwithhimtogether.2.BiarnisetsailfromIcelandinordertojoinLeif’sfather.3.Forsomereason,allshipsErictheRedbroughtdidn’tgettoGreenland.4.TheVikingswerestrongerandstrongerinNorthernEuropefromthe8thto10thcentury.5.AccordingtoofficialrecordsEuropeansreachedAmericalongbeforeColumbuseversetsail.Answers:1F2F3T4T5FTask3Giveaworldmap,Pointattheislandinturns,askstudentstosayitsnameandVikingssailingroute(slide)thendotheexercise2ⅢSpeakingTask1.Getstudentstoreadthetextagainforspecificinformationaboutthethreediscoveries.Theninpairs,completethetableinExercise3withtheinformationtheyget.ChecktheanswersandthengetstudentstoreadthetextaloudTask2.Readthetextagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.Encouragestudentstoworkinpairsandaskasmanyquestionsaboutthetextastheycan.Checktheanswersinclass.Encouragestudentstotalkaboutthethreediscoveriesintheirownwords.Task3.AskstudentsiftheyknowanyotherstoriesinvolvingtheVikings.Iftheydo,askthemtotelltheclassthestory.ⅣLanguageStudyExercise6Findthewordsinthetextthatmatchmostcloselywiththemeaningofthewordsbelow.Languagepoints:1.Accordingto根据，依照。后面接短语，不能接句子。AccordingtothetextitwasthevikingsthatdiscoveredAmerica根据这篇课文的叙述是北欧的海盗发现了美洲。Thepricevariesaccordingtothereason.价格随季节的变化。2.longbefore“在之前很久”TheyachievedthislongbeforeColumbuseversetsail.他们在哥伦布到达此地很久之前就已经来过这儿。beforelong“不久”Ishallseeyouagainbeforelong,myboy.孩子，很快我就会再来看你。Itbe一段时间before“过了多久”ItwasalongtimebeforeIgottosleepagain.过了很久，我才又睡着了3.getintotrouble“遇到麻烦”Sheisalwaysgettingintotrouble.她总是有麻烦。beintrouble“有麻烦，有困难，出事”Heisintroubleagain.Thistimehehasbrokenawindow.他又有麻烦了，这次他打碎了窗户上的玻璃。havetrouble(in)doingsomething“做某事有困难”Didyouhaveanytrouble(in)findingthehouse?你找到这所房子有困难吗？4.follow“跟随”Hefollowedherupthestairs.他跟着他上了楼。“沿着走”Followthisroadtothecorner.沿着这条路走道拐角处。“遵循，依照行事”Hemustfollowthedirectionsthathisteachergave.他必须听从老师的指导“听懂”What？Ican’tquitefollowthat.什么？我听不懂。Youarereadingtoofastformetofollow.你读得太快，我听不懂。5.ofwhichonly14=only14ofwhichEricsetsailonceagain,thistimewith25ships,ofwhichonly14madeittoGreenland.埃里克又一次起航，这次一共有25条船，只有其中14艘到达了格兰岛。6.LeiffollowedBiarni’sdirectionsandsailedtowhatisbelievedtobethecoastofpresent-dayCanada.赖伊夫按照比阿尼提供的线索航行到了现在被认为是加拿大海岸的地方。what做主语，此处不能用where.ⅤGrammarTask1.GrammarSummary1,onpage92Task2.Dotheexercise7,8,9,10,11.Task31.Afterfivehours’drive,theyreached___theythoughtwastheplacethey’dbeendreamingof.A.thatB.whereC.whichD.what2.Thejourneyaroundtheworldtooktheoldsailorninemonths,___thesailingtimewas226days.A.ofwhichB.duringwhichC.fromwhichD.forwhich3.Thefactoryproduceshalfamillionpairsofshoeseveryyear,80%____aresoldabroad.A.ofwhichB.whichofC.ofthenD.ofthat4.Ihavemanyfriends,____somearebusinessman.A.ofthemB.fromwhichC.whoofD.ofwhomAnswers:1D2A3A4DⅥHomeworkImaginethedifficultiestheVikingmetwrite5sentencesaboutit
