The Fifth Period Extensive Reading
Teaching goals
Integrating skill on Workbook, The Rescue of Abu Simbel.
1. Target language
a. Words and expressions: waters, in danger, level, by, work on, in all
b. Sentence patterns：It was carved in rock and had on the outside four large stone statues, each of which was ....
2. Ability goals
Through the text, enrich the students' knowledge of the world relics and also nurture their sense of protecting cultural relics.
3. Leaming ability goals
To train the students' extensivereading abilities and the techniques for referring to related English reading materials so as to develop students' reading abilities.
Teaching important points
To broaden students' views of knowledge in order to fulfil the teaching task.
Teaching difficult points
Understanding of the text.
Teaching methods
Elicitation-Inquiry, Listening and fast reading.
Teaching aids
A recorder, a projector and a computer.
Teaching procedures & ways
Step I Warming-up (5 mins)
Step 1I Lead-in (8 mins)
More and more cultural relics have been discovered, but do you know the seven wonders of ancient times in the world? Will you please name them? Two minutes for you to talk about them.
Step Ⅲ Reading (16 mins)
1. Skimming (3 mins)
T: Read the passage on Page 124 quickly and try to find out the answers to the following 2 questions.
Q1: What is the function of the Aswan High Dam ?
Q2: Are there any temples in danger around the area of Aswan ?
2. Scanning (5 mins)
T: Read the text once again, (1) Point out the place where Abu Simbel stayed on the map; (2) Use the sentences in the text to describe the following 3 pictures. To train students' ability of recognizing pictures. Help the students point out the temple on the map.
3. Read Aloud (8 mins)
Step IV Post-reading (5 mins)
T: P125. Fill in the chart, please.
Step V Debate (5 mins)
Is it wise or not to build the Three Gorges Dam? I'll divide our class into two groups, try to have this debate. You have 5 mins to get it ready.
Step VI Gap-filling (4 mins)
Step VII Homework (2 mins)
Finish off all the exercises on P126.
Find out the sentences with Passive Voice in the two texts in this unit.
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