Unit3BacktothepastReadingLostcivilizationsTeachingaims:1)Totalkaboutlostcivilizations2)Tohelpthestudentsdeveloptheabilityofreadingdiaryentries.Importantanddifficultpoints:Thewayofreadingdiaryentries.Teachingprocedures:Step1Lead-in1.ShowstudentsavideoaboutancientPompeii.2.Answerquestions1)WherearePompeiiandLoulan?2)Whathappenedtothem?3)Whatisitlikenow?4)Whatelsedoyouwanttoknowaboutthem?Step2Readingcomprehension.1.AskstudentstoreadthepassagequicklyandtrytofindanswerstothequestionsinPartA.2.AskstudentstoreadagainandcompletePartC1.3.LetstudentscompletePartC2.Step3Readingstrategy1.Discussinpairsaboutwhatfeaturesareusuallyincludedindiaryentries.2.LetstudentsreadtheReadingstrategy.3.Whenyouarereadingdiaryentriesrecordingsomeone’stravels,youshouldlookfor:⑴Datesandplacenames⑵Factsandhistoricalinformation⑶Personalfeelingsandopinions4.Findoutthefactsandhistoricalinformationaboutthetwocities.timeeventinthe8thcenturyPompeiiin89BCon24thAug.AD79in1860Loulan2000yearsagofromAD200toAD500100yearsagoStep4Discussion1.Isitusefulforpeopletostudythingsfromthepast?Whyorwhynot?2.Sinceaslongagoas1553peoplehavesaid,‘Historyrepeatsitself.’Whatdoyouthinkthissayingmeans?Doyouagreewithit?Whyorwhynot?Step5Homework.1.Readthepassagecarefullyandpreviewthenewwordsandphrases.2.Makeasummaryofthetext.
