Unit2WitnessingtimeProjectThoughtsonthedesign:本单元的Project既是对阅读的补充，又是引导学生进行探究性学习，把英语听、说、读、写的训练从课堂内拓展到课堂外。通过阅读Theimperialtombs，帮助学生快速理清文章总体结构和相关细节以及文体特征，了解两大著名的皇陵及其保护的有关知识。同时，让学生从中受到启发，以小组的形式用英语完成对某一历史建筑保护的提议书。Teachingaims:Afterlearningtheproject,thestudentswillbeabletomastersomegeneralideasofimperialtombs,includingtheimportanceofthetombs,theirlocationandspecialfeaturesofMingandQingTombsaswellaspreservationandrecognitionofthetombs.What’smore,studentsarerequiredtobeabletowriteaproposalofprotectingalocalhistoricbuildingintheformofagroup.Teachingprocedures:Step1Lead-inAskstudentstodiscusswitheachotherwhichhistoricsiteorbuildingtheywillrecommendtotheirforeignfriendtovisitthemostandtheirreasons.[Explanation]通过让学生讨论值得向外国友人推荐参观的当地的历史遗址，既创造了学生开口表达的兴趣和机会，又能够引出阅读的主题，同时还能为最后小组合作写保护历史遗址的建议书埋下伏笔，奠定基础。Step2IntroductionAskSsiftheywillrecommendtheImperialTombs.Askthemwhattheyknowaboutthetombs.[Explanation]由学生对当地历史建筑的介绍，自然引出阅读的主题，在激活学生有已有知识的基础上，适度补充关于皇陵的背景知识，提高学生的阅读兴趣。Step3FastreadingAskSstoreadthetitleandsubtitlesaswellasthefirstandlastparagraph.Answerthefollowingtwoquestions:1.Whatdoyousupposethepassagewilltalkabout?2.Whatdoyouthinkisthepurposeofthepassage?[Explanation]要求学生通过阅读标题和小标题，以及首段和末段，能够对文章进行初步的预测,训练学生快速把握文章主旨要义的能力，理解作者的写作目的。Step4DetailedreadingA.Askstudentstoreadthepassageandfindouttheanswerstothefollowing3morequestions:1.Whyarethepyramidsmentionedinthefirstparagraph?2.WhatdotheMingandQingTombsmainlycomposeof?3.Whyisinternationalrecognitionalsoimportantinpreservinghistoricsites?[Explanation]此三个问题的设置旨在帮助学生把握文章的主旨大意：皇陵的历史意义、组成特点、以及相关的对皇陵的保护和认可。此处有关皇陵建筑的意义、组成和保护等内容板书在黑板上，构成文章最基本的写作结构。B.Findouttheadjectivesfromthepassageaccordingtotheexplanation1.situatedabovesth.else:__________2.easilybrokenordamaged:_________3.havingapleasantsmell:___________4.obvious;easytoseeorunderstand:___________5.connectedwithorbelongingtothekingorqueenofacountry:___________[Explanation]要求学生根据英文解释，寻读找出相关的形容词，帮助学生理解和运用重要的词汇。Step5DiscussionAskstudentstodiscussthefollowing2questions:1.WhatarethesimilaritiesbetweenXiaolingandDongling?2.Besidesthegovernmentpreservationandinternationalrecognition,whatothereffortscanwemaketosavesomeendangeredhistoricsites?[Explanation]第一个讨论题设置的目的是要求学生学会对所读信息的扑捉分析，并能得出相似点；第二个讨论题适当由课内延伸到课外，要求学生列举出其他保护历史遗迹的建议和方法，为project的写作作准备。Step6WritingaproposalAskSstoformgroupsof4.Discussthefollowing3questions,preparingforthewritingoftheproposal.1.Whichhistoricsitesorlocalbuildingwillyourgroupresearch?Why?2.Whatarethedangersthatthehistoricsiteorthebuildingfaces?3.Howcanitbeprotectedandsaved?[Explanation]要求学生根据上述三个问题，首先确定主题，分工合作完成信息搜寻、图片整理、文稿书写、修改定稿等步骤。Step7HomeworkAskSstofinishtheproposal,preparingforapresentationoftheirproposal.[Explanation]要求学生利用课余时间，搜寻相关当地有历史价值的建筑文...
