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