1、The Fifth Period Reading Strategy Teaching goals 教学目标1. Target language 目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语alley, edition, rectangular, mop, keep an eye on, fragrant, cast, turning point, undertake, squeeze, arch, thirstb. 重点句子It is the hutongs that leave the strongest impression 2. Ability goals 能力目标Help students to le
2、arn Beijings hutongs;Help students to learn the reading strategies: summarizing the main information of the text.3. Learning ability goals 学能目标Help students learn how to write a summary.Teaching important and difficult points 教学重难点The reading strategies: summarizing the main information of the text.
3、Teaching methods 教学方法Reading, asking and answering, group work.Teaching aids 教具准备A multi-computer; a tape recorder.Teaching procedures for B paragraph is “When and why hutongs were built”; for C is “Connecting lives”; for D is “Bad times for hutongs”; for the last paragraph is “Beijings hutongs toda
4、y”.Deal with Ex 4Ask students to read the text carefully and judge if the statements are true or false. Students may compare their answers with the others. Then check the answers with the whole class and correct the false ones.T: Well, read the text carefully and judge if the statements in Ex 4 are
5、true or false. If false, please correct it. Deal with Ex 5Ask students to complete these notes on the article individually. Then compare their answers in pairs. And check answers by having students read out the sentences.T: OK, up to now, youve got the main idea of the text. Then complete these note
6、s on the article in Ex 5 please. First compare your answers with your partner and then Ill have some ones read out the answers. A few minutes laterT: Time is up. Ill ask some of you to read the answers to us. Deal with Ex 6Go through Reading Strategies with the class. Ask students to work in groups
7、of five. Each student reads one paragraph and uses the strategies to summarise the main information. The other students may take notes of their group members summaries.T: Do you know how to summarise a passage?S: I think a summary should include the general idea of the passage.T: Yes. Now, pay atten
8、tion to the following on the screen when summarising. The strategies will be of great help for you.Show the three points on the screen or let a student read them. Make sure students understand the meanings of “identify, back up”.T: Now, work in groups of five. Each reads one of the paragraphs and us
9、es the strategies to summarise the main information. The others may take notes of your group members summaries. Ill ask one group to show your work. A few minutes laterT: Whod like to show your work?S: Let me tryFrom the text we learn about Beijings hutongs. From the first paragraph we know that the
10、 term hutong is nowadays used to describe the alleys, courtyards and the communities that live there. From the second paragraph we know most of Beijings hutongs were built during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Wealthy and important people lived in hutongs built close to the Forbidden City. From
11、the third paragraph, we know the hutongs in fact connected peoples lives. From the fourth one, we know near the end of the Qing Dynasty, the conditions in Beijings hutongs went down. From the last paragraph we know hutongs are still an important part of Beijing life and they attract many tourists ea
12、ch year.Step IV ExplanationDuring this procedure, play the tape for students. Students will underline the difficult sentences.Deal with language problemsT: Now well deal with some difficult language focuses. Now I will play the tape for you. Please make a mark where you have difficulties.After liste
13、ning, explain the difficult sentences to students. Before explaining, students are asked to refer to the notes to the text on Page 117.T: Do you have any difficulties with the text?S1: Could you explain this phrase to us: cast a dark cloud on?T: It means that something has a bad influence on We can
14、explain this sentence as: the political situation influenced Chinas economy badly.S2: Could you explain the sentence: it is the hutongs that leave the strongest impression.T: This is a sentence using the emphasis sentence pattern. It means the hutongs leave the strongest impression on the tourists,
15、not other things. Do you have any other question? Ss: No.T: If you dont have any other questions, please sum up the phrases and useful expressions in the text. Step V WritingDeal with Ex 8Individually students write a summary of the text, including a title and the most important information.Then stu
16、dents work in groups and read each others summaries and choose the one that they think is the best. Lastly have a few groups read out the best summary in their group.T: Now please use the information youve just collected to write a summary of the text. Remember to include a title and the most import
17、ant information from each of the paragraphs.A few minutes laterT: Now work in your group and choose the best summary and I will ask some groups to read out your best summary to the class.A sample of summary:Beijings HutongsNowadays, the word “hutong” has come to mean more than just the alleys that c
18、onnect the courtyards of traditional Chinese houses. It also refers to the courtyards themselves and the communities that live there. Most of Beijings hutongs were built during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The emperors organized Beijing in blocks of houses because this made the city easier to
19、control. Wealthy and important people lived in hutongs built close to the Forbidden City. Near the end of the Qing Dynasty, conditions in Beijings hutongs went down because of the political situation. After the Peoples Republic of China was set up, conditions in Beijings hutongs improved. Now, huton
20、gs are still an important part of Beijing. They attract many tourists each year.Step Summary and HomeworkT: Today we have known about Beijings hutongs, its history and its today. We also learned how to write a summary. After class, Please finish vocabulary exercises on Page 39 and 87. OK, so much for this class. See you tomorrow!
