2015-2016学年江苏省高一英语教案：Unit 1《Tales of the unexplained》Period 1 Welcome and Reading（牛津译林版必修2）.docVIP

Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained Period 1 Welcome to the unit and Reading 一．【设计思想】 本文的体裁是新闻报道，采用新闻报告的常规要点为切入口，从title和五个“W”一个“H”这几个方面构画出新闻报道清晰的框架结构并指导学生如何阅读此类文章，如何在此类文章中捕捉所需要的信息。教学方法还是通过预测、略读和寻读等常规技巧，帮助学生了解课文内容。教学步骤的设计以培养说、读、写能力为主。 二．【教学目标】 By the end of this class, the students will be able to 1. know about some mysterious and unexplained phenomena in the world. 2. know typical writing features in news articles. 3. learn how to read a newspaper article and how to get the important information in it. 4. express themselves in both written and oral English so that their language learning abilities can be enhanced. 三．【教学重难点】 Encourage the students to express themselves in both written and oral English so that their language learning abilities can be enhanced. 四．【教学环节】 【课堂导入】Group discussion: Talk about the pictures one by one. For example: Topic 1: about UFOs: (1) What do the letters UFO stand for? (2) Are they really from another planet? Why or why not? (3) Do you believe in UFOs? Why or why not? What do you think might be the most acceptable explanation for UFOs? (4) Can you show us more information you get about it? UFO stands for Unidentified Flying Objects, that is, objects, apparently moving in the sky, which we cannot identify. There are lots of reports about UFOs. Some say they are aliens visiting us in their spacecraft, and some say they are military test aircraft, while others say they do not actually exist. Since we have never seen one with our own eyes and there is no definite scientific explanation for it, we are not certain whether UFOs really exist, but we believe everything will be clear in the future. Topic 2: about Yetis: (1) Where is the Himalayas? What’s the weather like there? (2) Why do some people make great efforts to climb them? (3) Have you ever heard of Yetis? What do Yetis look like? (4) Do you believe there are Yetis? Why or why not? (5) Do you think some climbers’ disappearances are connected with Yetis? (6) Show us mor