Unit2WitnessingtimeWelcometotheunitThoughtsonthedesign:这是本单元的第一课时，主要是利用直观图片激发学生对本单元有关文化遗址这一话题的兴趣。本节课是以提高口头表达能力为主的教学课。通过创设各种情景引导学生对本单元话题进行操练。并通过本节课的学习，拓宽视野，不仅了解国内的，也了解更多有关世界其他国家文化遗产的知识，从而提高保护遗产的意识。Teachingaims:Afterlearningthissection,thestudentswillbeabletogetmoreinformationaboutalotofWorldHeritageSitesandbecomemoreawareoftheneedtopreservetheculturalheritages.Theywillimprovetheirreadingabilityandspeakingabilitybyreading,discussingandexpressingtheiropinionsaboutsomehistoricsites.Teachingprocedures:Step1Leadinginandbrainstorming1.Leadinbyaskingthequestion:Whatcanwitnesstime?Possibleanswers:1)thepreciousantiques;2)thehistoricalDocuments(历史文献);3)thehistoricsitesShowstudentsanexample:thepictureofQinshihuang’sMausoleumandTerra-cottaArmy.2.HavethemtrytothinkofsomemorefamousChinesehistoricsiteswiththefollowingquestion:CanyounamesomefamousChinesehistoricsitesyouarefamiliarwith?Possibleanswers:TheGreatwall;ThePalaceMuseum;Zhoukoudian:HomeofthePekingMan;TheMogaoGrottoesatDunhuang;TheHuangshanMountain;Huanglong;Qufu,Confucius’Mansion,TempleandCemetery;AncientBuildingsontheWudangMountain;PotalaPalace…)[Explanation]俗话说“好的开端是成功的一半”，新课的引入是保证课堂教学成败的重要环节，因此，根据话题的内容、学生的兴趣，等特点引入新课，充分调动学生的学习热情和兴趣，寓教于乐。通过直观图片，引起学生的兴趣。在要求学生列举熟悉的古迹时可以允许用中文来表述。Step2ReadingandexchanginginformationLeadinbyasking:Doyouknowsomehistoricsitesinothercountries?Haveyouheardofthembefore?Dividethestudentsintofourgroups.Giveonegroupapaperwhichhastheinformationabouttwoworldheritagesites,gettingthemtoknowsomebackgroundinformationaboutthem.Eachgrouphasdifferentsites.Whenreading,trytoanswerthefollowingquestions:1.WhatistheChinesename?2.Whenandwherewas…built?3.Whatwasitusedfor?4.Canyoutellusmoreaboutit?Afterreading,getthemtoexchangetheinformationabouttheheritagesitesaccordingoneortwoofthequestions.Beforeexchanginginformation,givethemanexampleabouttheColosseum.1.What’stheChinesename?2.WhenandwherewastheColosseumbuilt?Inthe1stcentury.InRome,Italy.3.Whatwasitusedfor?Itwasanamphitheatreorarenathatwasusedfordisplaysofcombatandwild-beastshows.4.Canyoutellusmoreaboutit?/Canyoutellmetheotherinformation?Itwasdesignedtohold50,000spectators.Appendix:Theinformationaboutmoreheritagesites:1.TheAngkorWatAngkorisoneofthemostimportantarchaeologicalsitesinSouth-EastAsia.Stretchingoversome400km2,includingforestedarea,AngkorArchaeologicalParkcontainsthemagnificentremainsofthedifferentcapitalsoftheKhmerEmpire,fromthe9thtothe15thcentury.TheyincludethefamousTempleofAngkorWatand,atAngkorThom,theBayonTemplewithitscountlesssculpturaldecorations.UNESCOhassetupawide-rangingprogrammetosafeguardthissymbolicsiteanditssurroundings.TherearetwogreatcomplexesofancienttemplesinSoutheastAsia,oneatBaganinBurma,theotheratAngkorinCambodia.ThetemplesofAngkor,builtbytheKhmercivilizationbetween802and1220AD,representoneofhumankind’smostastonishingandenduringarchitecturalachievements.FromAngkortheKhmerkingsruledoveravastdomainthatreachedfromVietnamtoChinatotheBayofBengal.ThestructuresoneseesatAngkortoday,morethan100stonetemplesinall,arethesurvivingremainsofagrandreligious,socialandadministrativemetropolisw...
