Model9Unit4：BehindbeliefsordpowerTask【TeachingAims】Afterlearningthissection,thestudentswillbepresenteddifferentexpressionsrelatedtoreligiousandsomereligiouswords.TheywillreadapassageaboutreligionsaroundtheworldandthenlearnsomereligiousexpressionsthatareusedineverydayEnglishwithoutreligiousmeaning.Exercisesaredesignedforstudentstopracticeandreinforcethenewvocabularytheyhavejustlearnt.Studentsareexpectedtomakethemselvesfamiliarwiththeexpressionsrelatedtoreligion.【TeachingImportantPoints】Helpthestudentstogainsomeknowledgeofreligiousaroundtheworld【TeachingDifficultPoints】Usethewordslearntinclasstocompletetherelevantexercises.【TeachingAids】Theblackboard【TeachingProcedures】Step1:Brainstorming1.SurftheInternetorrefertosomerelevantresourcesaboutdifferentreligions.Inthissection,wewilllearnsomeexpressionsrelatedtoreligions.Maybeyouwouldliketoknowthefollowinginformation.Whatarethemostpopularreligionsintheworld?Whatdowecallthepeoplewhobelieveinareligion?Whodopeoplebelieveineachreligion?Whatreligiousbooksdopeopleuse?Whatplacedopeopleworshipin?Doyouknowanyimportantreligiousfiguresorfamousreligiousarchitecture?Doyouknowanyreligiouswordsthatareusedinourdailylifenow?Havethemeaningsofthesewordschanged?2.Presenttheinformationyoucollectedaboutdifferent【Preparationforyourownclass】religionstotheclass.Step2:Vocabularylearning1.ReadthearticleinPartAonpage54.Explainthefollowingwordswithyourownwords.Whatreligionsarementionedinthisarticle?(Hinduism,Buddhism,Judaism,ChristianityandIslam.)Whatinformationhaveyougotaboutthesereligionsfromthearticle?2.Readthepassageagainandfillinthefollowingtable:PeoplewhobelieveinitWho/WhattheybelieveinThereligiousbooktheyreadHinduismHindusseveraldifferentgodsVedasBuddhismBuddhistsTheteachingsofBuddhaBuddhistscripturesJudaismJudaistGodTorahChristianityChristiansGodandJesus---thesonoftheGodBibleIslamMuslimAllahKoranStep3:Vocabularyextension1.Canyoutellmewordsorexpressionsrelatedtoreligion?(priest,bishop,nun,worship,angel,devil,soul)Lookatthefollowingpicturesandthesentencesbelow.Canyouexplainthereligiouswordsinyourownlanguage?WhatarethedifferencesbetweenthereligiousmeaningsandthemeaningsthatarenowusedinDailyEnglish?P.55angel:Inreligiousbooks,anangelreferstoamessengerandservantofGod,usuallyrepresentedasapersonwithwingsanddressedinwhite.Whileinourdailyspeaking,itcanrefertoapersonwhoisverykindoryouareverygratefulto.Whenitisusedtodescribeachild,itmeansthechildbehaveswell.devil:Inthereligiousterm,itmeansthemostpowerfulevilspirit.Whileinourdailyconversation,itreferstoapersonwhobehavesbadly.soul:Inthereligiousterm,itmeansthespiritinsideone’sbody,orthepartofapersonthatisnotthebody.Thesoulisbelievednottodieevenifthebodyisdead.Whileinourdailyconversation,itreferstoakindofhumanfeelingwhichhelpsusrecognize,createandenjoytheworkofart.3.UsetheabovehighlightedwordstofillintheblanksinPartB.Answers:B(1)soul(2)angel(3)devilTaskTellingastoryaboutFatherChristmasSkillsbuilding1:findinginformationaboutalegendarypersonThispartteachesyoutofindoutwhichinformationisreal,impossibleordoesnotexistaboutalegendaryperson.1.I’dliketoaskyousomequestions:Whatdoesthewordlegendmean?(Legendreferstothetraditionalstoryofafamouspersonoranevent.Someofthestoriescanbetrue.However,mostofthestoriesareunreal,mythicalorevensupernatural.)Canyougiveanexampleofalegend?(TherearealotoftraditionalChineseleg...
