1、The First Period ReadingTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target Language 目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语attack, claw, creature, dinosaur, footprint, hairy, monster, spirit, tail, appear, calm, claim, dive, horn, repeat, skeptical, seal, sighting, temperature, be back in the news, get a clear look at, cover an area ofb. 重点句型He
2、claims to have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water.They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.2. Ability goals 能力目标Enable the students to describe a monster or other natural phenomena with the target language.3. Learn
3、ing ability goals 学能目标Teach the students how to describe a monster or other natural phenomena.Teaching important points 教学重点Help the students to analyze the structure of the text. Teaching difficult points 教学难点Enable the students to describe their monster or other natural phenomena.Teaching methods
4、教学方法 Listening, reading, discussing.Teaching aids 教具准备A tape recorder, a projector and a computer.Teaching procedures since God killed them all off in the Great Flood. This is just a kind of monsters of a myths or a legend. The teacher can let the students talk about the pictures. Teacher offers som
5、e help.T: All of us must have been told a lot of these monsters when you were young. We must also learn a lot from all kinds of books or magazines. Today Ill take you to the Chengbai Mountains to watch the monster, the Monster of Lake Tianchi. Do you know where the Tianchi is?S: It is in Jilin Provi
6、nce.T: How much do you know something about Jinlin?The teacher should prepare a map of China on the screen. Let the students talk about the location of Jilin.S: Jilin Province is situated in the central section of Chinas northeast region. It is bordered by Heilongjiang on the north, Liaoniang to the
7、 south, Inner Mongolia on the west and North Korea on the east. This location gives Jilin Province its favorable temperate climate, which includes a lengthy winter with snow that can start as early as October and last until April. Despite the winter cold, people flock to this area for the Ice Lanter
8、n Festival and the winter sports. Jilin is known as an area for winter sports and has produced some of the best ski resorts in China. However, Jilin has many other natural and historical attractions to entertain its residents and visitors.T: Who can tell us anything else about Jilin? What to see?S:
9、Changbaishan (Tall White Mountain) includes several highlights that will delight any visitor. There is the mountain itself, which is a nature preserve that has tigers, deer, black bears, leopards(豹), and sable（貂） among the more than 200 varieties of wildlife that live in its original, undisturbed fo
10、rests. Within the forests are innumerable hot springs and a more than 1,500 species of plants. Rare birds, such as the flying Dragon Bird, also make their home in this mountain forest. The mountain also includes a spectacular waterfall which is the source of the Song Hua River. The western side of t
11、he mountain range has three lakes: Songhua, Tai Lake, and Dongting Lake, as well as Chinas largest ice-skating training facility. T: Wonderful. But today we must climb up to the very top of the mountain. Why? Because Tianchi (Heavenly Lake) is just at the very top. The view is nothing short of mirac
12、ulous and perhaps, as a reward for climbing up this volcanic cone, you might be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the lakes very own resident “monster.” Now please turn to Page 52. Lets read the passage The Monster of Lake Tianchi. Five minutes later you should tell me what the monster of Lake Tian
13、chi is like. OK?Step II ReadingTeacher gives students five minutes to read the passage. Then ask Wh- questions to find out various kinds of specific information about the monster.Five minutes later.T: Are you ready? S: Yes. Ready!T: Now answer my questions?Teacher shows the questions on the screen.
14、Of course Teacher can also ask students one by one to answer these questions to train the students memory.1. Where does the passage come from? How do you know?2. Where is the Monster of Lake Tianchi?3. What were the jobs of the persons who watched the monster in Paragraph one? What about Paragraph 2
15、 and Paragraph 3?4. Who saw the monster clearly, and why?5. How many sighting of the monster does the article report?6. Which description of the monster is most detailed?7. When was the monster first sighted? How long have there been reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi?8. What do many people think a
16、bout the monster?9. What do scientists think about the monster?10. What is special about Lake Tianchi?Then Teacher can call back the students answers to these questions or show them on the screen.1. This passage must come from a newspaper because it is back in the news after several recent sightings
17、.2. It is in the very top of the Changbai Mountains in Jilin province, northeast China.3. The persons mentioned in Paragraph 1 are Meng Fanying and Xue Junlin. The former is the director of a local tourist office. The later is a local photographer. The persons mentioned in Paragraph 2 are a group of
18、 soldiers, who were walking along the side of the lake. Another one is Li Xiaohe, who was visiting the lake with his family.4. Mr Li Xiaohe said that he and his family were able to see the monster clearly because the weather was fine and the lake was calm. But in my opinion, the soldiers saw it more
19、 clearly because one of them said “It was greenish-black and a round head with 10-centimetre horns.” It seemed to be more accurate. I believe in the soldier.5. The article reports three sightings of the monster.6. The soldiers description was the most detailed. “It was greenish-black and a round hea
20、d with 10-centimetre horns.”7. There have been reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the beginning of the last century, although no one has seen one close up.8. Many people think the monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. They also think that there might be similar
21、 creatures in other lakes around the world.9. However the scientists are sceptical about the monster of Lake Tianchi. They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures. It was not long before the Lake Tianchi was formed about three hundred years.10.
22、 Lake Tianchi is the highest volcanic lake in the world. It is 2189 metres high and covers an area of about ten square kilometers. In places it is more than 370 metres deep.Step III Careful-readingThis time Teacher can play the tape of this text and let the students listen to the passage carefully.T
23、hen ask the students to read through the text and grasp the main idea of the text. In this procedure, students should sum up the main ideas by themselves first, then discuss with group members. Before giving students the answers, ask them to discuss first. Cooperative learning.T: How many parts of t
24、his passage can be divided into?S: In my opinion it can be divided into three parts. The first part reports the three sightings of the monster. From several sides: begin by saying what happened, where it happened, who watched; desciber the monster or what the monster was like. Part two tells what ot
25、her people think about it including scientists. Part three tells what is special about Lake Tianchi.T: What should we learn from this passage?S: This text tells us the monster of Lake Tianchi, an unexplained mystery of the natural world. It makes us feel more mysterious about the natural world. On t
26、he other hand, we are students now. Studying hard is our inviolable(神圣的)responsibility. We should try our best to do it better in order to devote ourselves to searching the natural world in the future for the mankind. T: You are quite right. We study in order to make our world more beautiful and mor
27、e prosperous.Step IV ExplanationDuring this procedure Teacher will play the tape for students. Students will underline the difficult sentences. After listening to the tape, Teacher will explain the text and deal with language problems. While explaining the text, Teacher will ask students to refer to
28、 Note 1-7 on Page 106 and learn the phrases.T: We have learned the main idea of the text. Now lets read the text carefully and pay attention to some details. This time we will deal with some difficult language focuses. Next I will play the tape for you.After listening to the passage, Teacher asks so
29、me of the students to give their difficult sentences.T: Do you have any questions?S: In the first sentence of the first paragraph, what does back in the news mean here?T: Good, thats a good problem. If something is backing in the news it is in the news again. Are you clear? Any other questions?S: I
30、dont understand this sentence They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.T: In this sentence be unlikely to expresses improbability. We can also say that the low-temperature lake may not / is impossible to support such large living creatures.
31、 In English there are other structures to express Possibility and improbability.Show the following to students, but dont explain more. He may/can.He may not.He is not likely to do.Its possible that.Its probable that.Its likely that.It is unlikely that.It is impossibly that.Sb/Sth is likely to do.It
32、may/ might be a big fish.Its unlikely to be a dinosaur.That snake may be dangerous./It might be dangerous.Mr. Chen may be too busy to come to Alis party.He may not have time to come to Alis party.Many people think the monster may be related to Nessie.They think there might be similar creatures in ot
33、her lakes.Its possible that the restaurant is open on Mondays. = The restaurant might be open on Mondays.Its possible Mary wont be able to go to Bogot at Christmas. = Mary might not be able to go to Bogot at Christmas.Its possible that Ali got lost. = Ali might have gotten lost.Its possible that Ali
34、 didnt go to Mr. Yamamotos. = Ali might not have gone to Mr. Yamamotos.T: Ok, so much for language explanations. Step V Post-readingAsk the students to work in pairs to compare the three sightings of the monster. Let them discuss the question according to what they have learnt from the text. After the spokesmen in each group give possible answers, show the suggested answers on the PowerPoint. Then check the answers to Task 4.Step VI Homework1. Recite the passage and retell the passage in your own words. 2. Prepare for the next class of listening and speaking.
