1、新人教版英语高三选修 9：Unit 2 教案 【第 2 课时】 The Second Period ReadingTeaching Aims: a. Learn and master the key words and expressions voyage mercy minimum nowhere pole overhead offshore accelerate outward longitude latitude precise simplify portable shortcoming updated tendency reliableat the mercy of, even tho
2、ugh, work out, be used to, in relation to, aim to , b. Train the students reading ability. Let the students have some knowledge of early navigational methods. Explain how seamen explored the oceans and what kind of navigational instruments were used to sailors before the 17th century when they were
3、navigating the open seas without seeing the land.Teaching Difficult Points:a. How to help the students understand the reading passage better.b. How to improve the students reading ability.Teaching Methods:a. Scanning the text to get the general idea of it.b. Carefully reading to finish the Comprehen
4、ding exercises on page 14.c. Discussion after reading to make the students understand the text better.Teaching Aids:The multimedia; a tape recorder; the blackboardTeaching procedures & ways Step1 GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual. Step2 Revision Check the homework exercises.Step3 Pre-readingSh
5、ow the students some pictures to see if they can identify the early navigational instruments seamen used and explain how they used.Step 4 DiscussionDiscuss the questions on page11.Step 5 Listening and comprehendingAfter listening to the contents of the text do the comprehending exercises on page 14&
6、15.Step 6 ExplanationAfter comprehending, it is a good time to deal with the new words and language points in this part, esp. the following:voyage mercy minimum nowhere pole overhead offshore accelerate outward longitude latitude precise simplify portable shortcoming updated tendency reliableat the
7、mercy of, even though, work out, be used to, in relation to, aim to , Step7 DiscussionLets the students have a discussion by working in pairs or in groups.Topic: Imagine you are on a boat with twenty-nine other people. You have a small box for your personal things but it can only hole ten items. Wha
8、t would you need for a weeks journey across the North Sea to England?Suggested Answer:Category Items Category ItemsClothes shirt, trousers Shoes waterproof bootsHygiene soap Tools knife, scissorsBedding blanket Medicines sea-sick tablets, cold medicineGames cards, chess Books novels, essay collectio
9、nsStep8 Summary This reading explains how seamen explored the oceans and what kind of navigational instruments were used to sailors before the seventeenth century when they were navigating the open seas without seeing the land.Step9 HomeworkFinish the exercises about using words and expression on pa
10、ge61.*全单元教学目标概论*I. 单元教学目标技能目标 GoalsTalk about early navigation Talk about discovery and exploration of an unknown landLearn about some famous navigators and explorersLearn to express the cause and effectLearn to use the PredicateWrite a report about a navigator or an adventurous story.目标语言voyage mer
11、cy encyclopedia alongside exploration minimum celestial pole equator horizon overhead seaweed nowhere offshore accelerate outward tide secure log knot nautical magnetic random awkward reference precise simplify portable shortcoming update tendency reliable swoop parcel peck cliff expedition compulso
12、ry survival incident departure crew deposit dilemma drawback dusk routine reckon reckoning starvation psychology psychologically tension gradual gradually foresee thirst tear hardship jaw background roar词汇at the mercy of nautical mile set loose jaws of death功Cause & effect Why are you.? How could yo
13、u.?Why did you.? Because of.能句式It was because. The reason is that.As he. Since she.Now that. Therefore,.He was due to. It is ., so Im afraid.Thats why. He. so he is ill with fever after the voyage.语法复习谓语(The Predicate)So how did they navigate so well?As you can see from the map we kept to straight c
14、ourse pretty well.The tension in the boat got worse as the supply of food and water gradually disappear So accomplished navigators were able to use it to plot their position.Captain Cook had led three great Pacific voyages during his life.Ill go and get ready to begin work.重点句子1. You may well wonder
15、(p12)2. show that they were not at the mercy of the sea even though(p12)3. Sea birds could be used to show the way to land when it was nowhere to be seen. (p12)4. There was no secure method of measuring longitude until the 17th century when the British solved this theoretical problem. (p13)5. Its sh
16、ortcoming was that it still used the moving ship as one of the fixed points of reference. (p13)6. I am proud to have sailed with Captain Bligh on his journey of(p17)7. You could not imagine a more disturbing sight than what we looked like when arriving in Timor over forty days after being set loose in(p17)
