《牛津高中英语》Unit4WelcometotheUnit一、Teachinggoals1.Targetlanguage:newwordsandsentencestructure2.Abilitygoals:Enablestudentstodiscusstheirknowledgeaboutbeliefsorreligious,famousreligiousplacesandfestivalsrelatedtoreligion.3.Learningabilitygoals:Studentsareexpectedtoexpresstheiropinions.二、TeachingimportantanddifficultpointsUnderstandanddiscussthenexpresstheopinionsaboutbeliefsorreligious三、TeachingaidsAmultimedia.四、TeachingproceduresandwaysStepILead-inShowfourpicturestothestudentstoleadinthetopic.Manypeopleindifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentbeliefsorreligious.StepIISharinginformationDiscussthepicturesonPage49Picture11.Whataretheydoing?TheyarecelebratingChristmas.2.Whenisitnow?It’sChristmasEve.3.WhatdopeopleeatonChristmasDay?Peoplewillpreparelotsofchocolates,nutsandsnacks.AroastturkeyorgooseisusuallyservedforChristmasdinner.Picture2Haveyoueverreadthisbook?Whatdoyouknowaboutit?●aclassicpieceofChineseliterature●acombinationofmyth,parableandcomedy●atriptoIndiaforBuddhism●maincharactersincludeaBuddhistmonkwhoisalsoknowasthePriestofTangandhisthreefollowers,MonkeyKing,PigsyandFriarSandHowmanyobstaclesdotheymeetduringthejourney?Whydoyouthinktheyfacetheseobstacles?●togivethemonkandhisthreefollowersaninsightintotheirowncharactersandshowthatpeoplemustofferstrugglestosucceed●tosymbolizethedifficultiesandchallengesthatpeoplemeetinthecourseofdoingwhattheybelieveinPicture31.Whatisamosqueusedfor?AmosqueisaplaceforMuslimstoworship2.DoyouknowanyfamousmosquesinChina?●theIdKahMosqueinKashgar,Xinjing.Thismosquewasbuiltin1442andisthelargestinChina.●theGreatMosqueinXi’an,ShaanxiProvince.Itwasbuiltinthe18thcenturywithatraditionalChinesearchitecturalstyle.Picture4●TaoismisoneofthemajorreligionsinChina.ItwasfoundedbyLao-tzuinaboutthe6thcenturyBC.ThemostimportanttextofTaoismisTao-te-Ching.Inthe5thcenturyAD,Taoismdevelopasareligioussystem.●Taoismbelievesin‘wuwei’,whichmeansthateverythingmustfollowitscourseandhappennaturally.●TheyinyangofTaoismhasgreatlyinfluencedChinesephilosophy.StepIIIDiscuss:1.Althoughtherearesomanybeliefsorreligions,doyouthinktheyhavesomethingincommon?●Encouragepeopletodogood●Haveapowertocallonpeopletodevotethemselvestothatreligion●Helppeoplelivetheirlivesinapositiveway●Motivatepeopletobecompassionate,kindandloving2.Canyounameanyotherreligiousaroundtheworldthatyouhaveheardof?Hinduism印度教Judaism犹太教Buddhism佛教Islam伊斯兰教3.Doyouknowanyfamousreligiousplaces?TheMogaoGrottoes(Dunhuang,Gansu)TheWhiteHorseTemple(Luoyang,Henan)TheVatican(Italy)Anuradhapura(SriLanka)Mecca(SaudiArabia)MountWudang(HubeiProvince)4.Doyouknowanyfestivalsthatareassociatedwiththesedifferentreligions?Showsomepicturestothestudentstoenjoythendiscuss.ForBuddhists(NirvanaDay,Buddha’sDay,BodhiDay)ForChristians(GoodFriday,EasterDay,AllSaintsDay,ChristmasDay)Muslims(Eid,Thefestivalofsacrifice,ForgivenessDay)Homework:1.Searchanddiscussmoreknowledgeaboutbeliefs.2.Previewthereadingpart.
