Reading Students find Chinese roots..doc

Reading: Students find Chinese roots. The Seventh Period Ⅰ．Teaching Aims and Demands 1．Knowledge Objects Key Vocabulary root, ancestor, homeland, mainly, hardly, highlight, well clear, abroad, connect, in search of, turning point Text: Students find Chinese roots 2．Ability Objects Fast-reading to get a general idea of the text. Careful-reading to get the detailed information in the text. Learn the words and phrases from the context. 3．Moral Object China is our homeland. Wherever we are, we never forget we are Chinese. We love China forever. Ⅱ．Teaching key Points Key vocabulary Train students reading- and writing skills. Ⅲ．Teaching Difficult Point Train students reading and writing skills. Ⅳ．Teaching Methods Fast-reading to improve students reading ability. Careful-reading to get the detailed information. Pairwork and groupwork. Ⅴ．Teaching Aid A projector Ⅵ．Teaching Procedures Step Ⅰ Key Vocabulary This activity introduces the key vocabulary words. Show the following vocabulary on the screen by a projector. root n. 根；根部；根源 overseas adj. 外国的；海外的 ancestor n. 祖先；祖宗 homeland n. 祖国；家乡 search v. 搜寻；搜索 in search of 寻找；寻求 affair n. 事；事务；业务 Overseas Chinese Affairs Office 中国海外事务管理局 Netherlands n. 荷兰 Austria n. 奥地利 Germany n. 德国 Indonesia n. 印度尼西亚 mainly adv. 主要地；重要地 highlight v. 强调；使突出 buffalo n. 水牛；野牛 farmer n. 农民；农场主 field n. 田间；田地 move n. 被感动 deeply adv. 深刻地；强烈地 point n. 点；处；地点 turning point 转折点 culturally adv. 文化地；人文地 ancestrally adv. 祖先地 grave n. 墓穴；坟墓 historian n. 历史学家；史学家 strongly adv. 强有力地；强劲地 clear v. 清除；扫除 abroad adv. 在国外；海外 connect v. 连接；关联 local adj. 地方的；当地的 Read the words and have students repeat them again and again until they can pronounce them fluently and accurately. Step Ⅱ Part 1 This activity allows students to activate their background knowledge before attempting the reading. Look at the picture. Let students describe what is happening in the picture. Read the title aloud. Get students to predict what they think the article is about, based on the title. Ha