1、The Fourth Period Extensive ReadingTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target language 目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语universal, dragon, fierce, destruction, generous, unpredictable, emperor, robe, reputation, border, positive, indicate, identity, myth, legend, alligator, fortune, remote, unexplored, extinct, coelacanth, previous
2、ly, sturgeon, fin, swampy, swamp, serpent, current, due to, be similar to, a species of, so farb. 重点句子In Chinese culture, dragons are generous and wise, although they can be unpredictable. P59The majority of the earths oceans and. so there may be creatures which. P99Some experts suggest that people
3、may really have seen logs pushed to. P100But its also possible that people may have invented the stories. P100 2. Ability goals 能力目标Enable students to learn how western dragons are different from Chinese dragons.Enable students to describe more other monsters it mentions.3. Learning ability goals 学能
4、目标 Teach students learn how to master more words about the topic words.Teaching important points 教学重点Let students tell how western dragons are different from Chinese dragons.Teaching difficult points 教学难点How to write a legend/myth/monster and send it to the web.Teaching methods 教学方法 Reading, speakin
5、g and talking in pairs.Teaching aids 教具准备A recorder, a projector and a computer.Teaching procedures without feet, a serpent; when he hangs by the head, it represents a conquered dragon.T: Can you say anything else about dragon?S1: China is a developing country like a giant flying dragon.S2: We are a
6、ll the future generations of the dragon.S3: Like a massive sleeping dragon, the Great Wall snakes across Chinas landscape, rising and falling with the contours of the countryside.Teacher shows a picture on the screen.T: What are the people doing?S: Chinese people everywhere have been celebrating the
7、 Dragon Boat Festival, otherwise known as Duanwu. T: What are the two major features on Duanwu? S: And the two major features marked the special day in China are Zongzi and dragon boat races. T: What about Duanwu?S: This is a festival to remember a great patriotic poet Qu Yuan. Mr Chen but I dont kn
8、ow why people eat Zongzi and have a dragon boat racing.T: Who can give her the answer? None! All right. Let me tell you about it. Zongzi, rice-and-meat parcels wrapped in bamboo leaves, used to be dropped in rivers to remember the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan who drowned himself back in 278 BC. Peop
9、le hoped the fish would eat the tempting offerings, instead of Qus body. Today, however, Chinese stick to eating the delicious packages themselves. Another speciality of the day is dragon boat racing. Chinese traditionally used the garish boats to scare away the rivers dragon and protect Qu Yuans bo
10、dy. Today, it has become an international sporting event. Last year in east Chinas Jiangsu Province more than 400 employees from overseas companies in Nanjing took part in a dragon boat race. But do you know, my dear friends, that in the west culture, dragons have a different reputation. Now please
11、open your books to Page 59. Here I give you some time to look through the passage and then answer my question.Step II Cultural cornerBefore reading the passage, ask the students to read the two questions on the top. After a while Teacher asks some questions.T: Just only the Chinese talk about dragon
12、s?S: Dragons can be friendly or fierce, they can bring good luck or cause death and destruction, but one thing is sure people talk about them almost every in the world.T: How about dragons in Chinese culture?S: Dragons are generous and wise, although they can be unpredictable.T: Was the dragon close
13、ly connected to the royal family? Tell me something about it.S: The emperors robes have a symbol of a gold dragon with five claws. Other members of the royal family were allowed to wear dragon symbols, too, but with fewer claws and a different colour.T: If a person was born in the year of the dragon
14、, what is he/she like?S: According to popular belief, he/she is intelligent, brave, and a natural leader.T: How many of us were born in the year of dragon in our class. OK! You are all great! But in the west, dragons had a different reputation. Do you know anything about Beowulf?S: This is the Anglo
15、-Saxon poem, which tells the story a Scandinavian hero, Beowulf, who fights and kills a dangerous dragon but is himself killed in the fight.T: What does the red dragon which appears on the Welsh flag mean in Wales?S: It is a positive symbol, indicating strength and a sense of national identity.T: Wh
16、y should the dragon have a different character in different parts of the world?S1: People think it is due to the animals the myths grew out of.S2: It is some experts who believe it. In the west, the idea of the dragon probably came from the snake. People hated and were afraid of it.T: Where were the
17、 dragon in China from?S: The idea of the dragon may have come from the alligator a shy animal which lives in rivers, but which is usually only seen when there is plenty of water a good sign for agriculture.T: So we Chinese dragon was a bringer of good fortune.To the second question, the students may
18、 not know the answers. But they are free to speak out what they think. After discussing the questions, check the answers with the whole class. After students give their answers each other, ask students to read the text again. Step III Reading on Page 99If time permits, let the students to read the w
19、eb page in class.T: You can see the title of this passage is a question. Sea serpents and Lake monsters: Legends, Myths or Reality? Why does the writer use a question title? It shows that the writer is not sure. He or she is so sceptical about all kinds of monsters. In fact, its also possible that p
20、eople may have invented the stories just to attract tourists attention! I remembered that in a program of CCTV2. It was reported that the Loch Ness monster in Scotland was just a legend/myth. But we all know that the Loch Ness monster is very important for the local economy. People all over the worl
21、d go and visit the Loch Ness in Scotland. Ok. Lets read the passage and find out the names of the monsters it mentions.Teacher gives students some time to read it and then talk about it in pairs. Check the answers each other.Step IV HomeworkLet students try their best to search more stories about monsters in books, magazines, newspapers and Internet. Then ask them to speak out their stories in class.Make up a story about another monster. You can invent any detail you like.
