Lesson1TheSpiritofExplorers教案TeachingAims:1.Topractisereadingforspecificinformation.2.Topractiseusingrelativeclauseswithwhen,whereandwhy.3.Topractiseusingrelativeclauseswithprepositionsandrelativepronouns.4.Toreviewandconsolidatetherelativepronouns.5.Totalkaboutexplorers.Teachingdifficulties:Topractiseusingrelativeclauseswithwhen,whereandwhy.TeachingAids:computerandcassette.Teachingprocedures:Ⅰ.WarmingupT:Todaywe’regoingtostudyunit7theSea.Canyoutalkaboutanythingaboutthesea?(Ifstudentshavedifficultytheteachergivesthemhelp,forexample:Whatdoestheseamakeyouthink？)S:T:Theseaisbeautifulandwecandosomeinterestinggames.(givesomepicturestoattracttheirattentionanddevelopinterest)Theseahasspecialcharmsinceancienttimeshumanbeingscouldn’thelpexploringit,suchasZhenghe(slide)thengiveJamescookandColumbus’sportrait,introducetheirmaindeedsandaskthem“Whoarethey?”S:T:Theyhadthespiritofexplorers,especiallyColumbus,heisfamousallovertheworld.Why?S:T:PeopleconsiderhimtohavediscoveredAmericafirst,doyouthinkso？S:ⅡReadingTask1Nowlet’sreadthetext,youwillgettherightanswer1.WhichofthefollowingpeopledoyouthinkarrivedinAmericafirst?a.ChristopherColumbus用心爱心专心b.AncientRomansc.Chinesed.VikingsStudentswillgettherightanswer:VikingsarrivedinAmericafirst.(Giveslides12,13)Task2Readthetextmorecarefully.Arethesestatementstrue(T)orfalse(F)1.ErictheRedwantedtogetalandwhichcouldbecolonizedsohedecidedtosetsailfurther.2.BiarnisetsailfromIcelandinordertojoinLeif’sfather.3.BiarnidiscoveredGreenlandfirst.4.TheVikingswerestrongerandstrongerinNorthernEuropefromthe8thto10thcentury.5.AccordingtoofficialrecordsEuropeansreachedAmericalongbeforeColumbuseversetsail.Answers:1F2F3F4T5FTask3Giveaworldmap,Pointattheislandinturns,askstudentstosayitsnameandVikingssailingroute(slide)thendotheexercise2ⅢSpeakingTask1.Getstudentstoreadthetextagainforspecificinformationaboutthethreediscoveries.Theninpairs,completethetableinExercise3withtheinformationtheyget.ChecktheanswersandthengetstudentstoreadthetextaloudTask2.Readthetextagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.Encouragestudentstoworkinpairsandaskasmanyquestionsaboutthetextastheycan.Checktheanswersinclass.Encouragestudentstotalkaboutthethreediscoveriesintheirownwords.Task3AskstudentsiftheyknowanyotherstoriesinvolvingtheVikings.Iftheydo,askthemtotelltheclassthestory.ⅣLanguageStudyExercise6Findthewordsinthetextthatmatchmostcloselywiththemeaningofthewordsbelow.Languagepoints:1.longbefore“在之前很久”TheyachievedthislongbeforeColumbuseversetsail.他们在哥伦布到达此地很久之前就已经来过这儿。用心爱心专心beforelong“不久”Ishallseeyouagainbeforelong,myboy.孩子，很快我就会再来看你。Itbe一段时间before“过了多久”ItwasalongtimebeforeIgottosleepagain.过了很久，我才又睡着了2.getintotrouble“遇到麻烦”Sheisalwaysgettingintotrouble.她总是有麻烦。beintrouble“有麻烦，有困难，出事”Heisintroubleagain.Thistimehehasbrokenawindow.他又有麻烦了，这次他打碎了窗户上的玻璃。havetrouble(in)doingsomething“做某事有困难”Didyouhaveanytrouble(in)findingthehouse?你找到这所房子有困难吗？3.searchsomebody“搜身”Thepolicesearchedtheprisonertoseeifhehadagun.警察搜了这个犯人的身，看他是否带枪了。searchsomeplace“搜某地”Theysearchedeveryroominthehousebutfoundnothing.他们搜了这所房子的每一个房间，但什么也没找到。searchfor“到处寻找”ImustsearchforthatlostmoneyuntilIfindit.我必须找到我丢失的钱。Insearcho...
