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)thehistoricsites(PPT5在学生回答完上面问题后，呈现这些答案进行简单归纳。)Showstudentsanexample:thepictureofQinshihuang’sMausoleumandTerra-cottaArmy(PPT6呈现这张图片举例说明historicsites,并导入下文。)2.HavethemtrytothinkofsomemorefamousChinesehistoricsiteswiththefollowingquestion:CanyounamesomefamousChinesehistoricsitesyouarefamiliarwith?Possibleanswers:TheGreatwall;ThePalaceMuseum;Zhoukoudian:HomeofthePekingMan;TheMogaoGrottoesatDunhuang;TheHuangshanMountain;Huanglong;Qufu,Confucius’Mansion,TempleandCemetery;AncientBuildingsontheWudangMountain;PotalaPalace…)（PPT7-PPT9）[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?(PPT10)Dividethestudentsintofourgroups.Giveonegroupapaperwhichhastheinformationabouttwoworldheritagesites,gettingthemtoknowsomebackgroundinformationaboutthem.Eachgrouphasdifferentsites.Whenreading,trytofollowthefollowingquestions:1.WhatistheChinesename?2.Whenandwherewas…built？3.Whatwasitusedfor?4.Canyoutellusmoreaboutit?(PPT11)Afterreading,getthemtoexchangetheinformationabouttheheritagesitesaccordingoneortwoofthequestions.（PPT14-25）Beforeexchanginginformation,givethemanexampleabouttheColosseum.(PPT12-13)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.FromAngkortheKhmerkingsruledoveravastdomainthatreachedfromVietnamtoChina...
