Unit 1 Lesson 6 Extended reading 教案 牛津译林版高中英语选择性必修第三册

《英语》（选修·第三册）Unit1WishyouwerehereExtendedreadingI.LearningobjectivesBytheendoftheperiod,thestudentswillbeableto:1.summarizetheauthor’stravelexperiencesinMoriccoandKenya;2.identifythestructureofthetraveljournal;3.appreciatethebeautyofnatureinAfrica.II.Keycompetencefocus1.FollowtheauthortoenjoythebeautifulsceneryinAfrica.2.Raisetheirawarenessofdevelopingaharmoniousrelationshipwithnature.III.Predictedareasofdifficulty1.Summarizetheauthor’stravelexperiencesinAfrica.2.Criticalthinkingaboutwhytheauthoruses“adventure”inthetitle.3.Introducehis/hermostmemorabletravelexperience.IV.Teachingprocedures Step1BrainstormingTasksSstolookatthetitleandthepictureofthetraveljournalandaskthemtoanswerthefollowingquestions.◆WhatdoyouknowaboutAfrica?◆IfyouhavethechancetovisitAfrica,whatdoyouwanttoseeanddothere?◆Whatdoyouthinkofhisjourneywouldbelike?【设计意图：通过标题来引发学生对于课文内容的预测与思考。】Step2ScanningTasksSstoreadthefirsttraveljournalandanswerthefollowingquestions.◆Wherewashe?Andwhendidhegothere?◆Whichplacesarementionedinthepassage?◆Whendidtheyarriveattheirdesertcamp?TasksSstoreadthesecondtraveljournalandanswerthefollowingquestions.◆Wherewashe?Andwhendidhegothere?◆What’sthemainideaofeachparagraph?【设计意图：通过几个问题让学生了解traveljournal的格式以及大致了解作者的行程。】Step3DetailedreadingReadthefirsttraveljournalandanswerthefollowingquestions.◆Pleasetalkabouthisroutine.Marrakesh→Merzouga→Sahara→desertcamp◆WhatfirstcameintosightwhentheauthorandhisparentsenteredtheSaharaDesert?Whatresolutiondidhemade?Unendingsanddunes.Hemadearesolutiontorespectandprotecttheuniquelandscapebecauseitwasveryfragile.◆What’stheweatherlikeinSahara?DuringthedaytimeVSAtnightThewindwasblowinggrainsofsandfromthetopsofthedunes;Thesunwasbeatingdownhardandbright;TheskywasadeepshadeofbluethatIhadneverseenbefore;Thecoloursofthedunescontrastedstrikinglywiththeblueofthecloudlesssky.Starswerealreadyshiningbrightlyinthedarkeningskyanditwasgettingcoldwiththeapproachofthenight.ColdHotColdHot◆Whatleftadeepimpressionontheauthor?Hewasdeeplyimpressedwiththesanddune,thesun,theskyandstars.Readthesecondtraveljournalandanswerthefollowingquestions.◆WhathappenedtothemwhentheywereveryneartotheirrestcampinAmboseliNationalPark?Andwhy?Howdidtheysolvetheproblem?ProblemReasonSolutionTheywerestuckinthemudFather,againstmother’sadvice,decidedtodrivethroughalargepoolofwaterthatstretchacrossthedirtroad.Twotallslimlocalpeoplewanderedoverandpushedusfree.◆Whydidtheauthorsayitwasindeedthegreatestshowintheearth?Becausehehadn’tseenanythinglikethisbefore.Themountainroseupovertheplainsbeforethem.Tallgrassesandtreesdottedtheplains,whichwerealivewiththeAfricanwildlifetheyhadcometosee.Giraffes,withtheirnecks,werepullingleavesfromthehighestbranches.Inthedistance,elephantswereeatinggrass,earsflappinglazilyastheymovedslowlyovertheplains.◆Whathappenedaftertheauthorreturnedtothecarandfetchmorepossessions?Andhowdidhefeel?Asmallgreymonkeysittingonatreeafewmetresawayandeatingabanana.Hemustfeeljoyful.Summarizetheauthor’stravelexperience.InMoroccoInKenya【设计意图：通过一系列问题引导学生阅读，帮助学生理解原文，也为后半段的criticalthinking做好铺垫。】Step4Appreciatingthelanguage◆Howdidtheauthordescribethedesertinthefirstjournalentry.Firstly,theauthordescribeshowthesandduneschangedalongthewayintimeorder.WhenhefirstenteredtheSaharaDesert,hesawunendingsanddunesthatstretchedbeforehim.Later,whenhewentdeepintothedesert,thesanddunesbecameenormous,toweringabovethemonallsides.Thewindwasblowinggrainsofsandfromthetopofthedunes.Secondly,theauthorusesvividwordsandcontrasttodescribethesizeandcolorofthedunes.Forexample,whendescribingthesize,heusesadjectivessuchas“enormous”andtheverb“towering”;thecolorsofthedunesaremadeclearandvividagainsttheblueofthesky.Thirdly,theauthordescribeshowhefeelsaboutthedesert.Forexample,heusesthefollowingwordslike“widebeauty”,“completelyempty”and“calmingandthreatening”toexpresshisamazementatthesceneaswellashisaweandrespectfornature.◆Whatdidtheauthorseeontheplainsinthesecondjournalentry?Andpleaseanalysehowtheauthordescribethem.TheauthordescribesMountKilimanjarotoweringintothesky,thetallgrassesandtreesdottingtheplainsandthewildlifewanderingontheplains.Toshowthewholepictureoftheplainsandmakethereaderfeelpersonallyonthescene,theauthorarrangesdetailsaccordingtotheirlocationindicatedbysomewords,suchas“nextto”,“over”,“before”,and“inthedistance”.Thepictureunfoldsbeforethereaderlikeawide-anglephoto.Furthermore,tomakeallthelandscapes,plantsandanimalsasvividandimpressiveaspossible,theauthorappliedmanyspecificverbslike“found”,“reflected”,“facing”,“rose”,“dotted”,“pulling”,“eating”,“flapping”and“moved”,aswellasadjectivesandadverbsincluding“round”,“brilliant”,“highest”,“long”,“lazily”and“slowly”,makingthepictureanactionshot.Inaddition,theauthoralsousesmetaphorinthelastsentenceofparagraphtwo,comparingwhathesawtothegreatestshowontheEarthtoexpresshowexcitedandsatisfiedhefeltatthatmoment.【设计说明：赏析文章中的环境描写，为最后的语言输出做铺垫。】Step5CriticalthinkingTasksSstopayattentiontothetitle“AnadventureinAfrica”andthinkwhytheauthorusestheword“adventure”insteadof“journey”orotherwords.Anadventureimpliesanunusual,excitingordangerousexperience,journeyorseriesofevents.First,theauthor,alongwithhisparents,experiencedsomedangerousthings.Forexample,theydrovedownthenarrowmountainroadwithsharpbendsandtheir