高中英语人教版 (2019)必修 第二册Unit 1 Cultural Heritage教案

2019新人教高中英语必修二unit1 Reading for writing教案

Analysis of the teaching material:

This section focuses on “Understanding how a problem was solved”, which is aimed to guide students to analyze and discuss the challenges and problems faced by cultural heritage protection during the construction of Aswan Dam, as well as the solutions. On the basis of understanding, students should pay attention to the key role of international cooperation in solving problems, and attach importance to the balance and coordination between cultural heritage protection and social and economic development. Students are encouraged to face challenges actively, be good at cooperation, and make continuous efforts to find reasonable ways and means to solve problems.

Teaching aims:

1. Enable students to understand the main information and text structure of the reading text;

2. Motivate students to use the reading strategy “make a timeline” according to the appropriate text genre;

3. Enable students to understand how a problem was solved;

4. Enable students to understand the value of protecting cultural heritage by teamwork and global community;

Teaching key and difficult points:

1. Guide students to pay attention to reading strategies, such as prediction, self-questioning and scanning.

2. Help students sort out the topic language about protecting cultural relics and understand the narrative characteristics of “time-event” in illustrative style

3. Lead students to understand the value of protecting cultural heritage by teamwork and global community;

Teaching procedures:

Step I  Lead-in

Show some digital pictures of the Mogao Caves to introduce the topic.

Step Ⅱ  Reading

Activity 1  First reading

Read the news report first,and then answer the following questions.

1. What are the researchers and scientists trying to do?What modern technology are they using

2. Why are so many people interested in the Mogao Caves

3.What do you think of the researcher's opinion in the last paragraph

Suggested answers:

1. The researchers and scientists are trying to increase knowledge and appreciation of China's ancient cultural heritage. They are using digital photography to record a collection of images.

2.People are interested in the Mogao Caves because they have long been a meeting point for different cultures

3.I agree with the researcher's opinion. Understanding our own and other countries’ cultural heritage is a great way to understand ourselves and others.

Activity 2 Second reading

Read the text again and finish the table.（红色为学生填写部分）

Activity 3　Organisation and language

Read the text again and mark the 6 parts in it.

A.lead sentence导语　B.Direct quote 直接引用语　C.Paraphrase 解释　    D.Background information背景信息

E.Reporting verbs引述动词　F.Words to show comparison/contrast 表示比较/对比的词

Suggested answers:

A:A group of researchers and scientists from China and other countries are working together...China’s ancient cultural heritage.

B:“Appreciating one’s own cultural heritage...communication and understanding.”

C:They are recording and collecting digital images of cultural relics from...in 1994.

D:The Mogao Caves have long been a meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries.

E:explain

F:Today,the caves are just as international as they were at the time when people travelled the Silk Road.

Activity 4　Underline the relative clauses that the writer uses to identify the following.

A.things

B.people

C.time

Suggested answer:

A:...the Mogao Caves,which were a key stop along the Silk Road... 

B:As one researcher who is working on the project explains... 

C:...at the time when people travelled the Silk Road. 

Activity 5 Summary

Summarize the structure of a news report using the following mind map.

Step Ⅲ Writing

Here are some interview notes about a person or group who works to protect our cultural heritage.You can choose one of them and write a news report.

Activity 1　Have a brainstorm and finish the outline.

1.Your choice is ________________________________________________ 

2.Think about an attractive headline:_______________________________

3.Write a lead sentence:_________________________________________

4.Think about the theme of your news report:________________________

5.To make your news report more persuasive,you can add _______________　　　　　　　　　　　　to your writing. 

6.To make your sentences more advanced,you can use____________________ 　　　　　　　　　　　　clauses that we’ve learned in this unit. 

Suggested answers:

1.Chen Lei　2.A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

3.Chen Lei is a senior teacher who takes photos of old buildings in Wuhan in order to preserve the city’s cultural heritage.　

4.To praise Chen Lei and tell people the significance of what he has done.　5.direct quotes　

6.relative

Activity 2　Complete your drafts.Then exchange drafts and use the checklist to give feedback on each other’s draft.

□Is there a title?

□Does the lead sentence tell the reader about the situation?

□Has the writer included details and explanations?

□Are there quotes and paraphrases?

□Does the writer use relative clauses to identify people,places,things,times,etc.?

□Does the writer end with a short summary?

□Are there any grammar or spelling mistakes?

Activity 3　Revise and polish your drafts and share with your partners.

Suggested answers:

One possible version:

Headline

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

Lead Sentence

Chen Lei is a senior teacher who takes photos of old buildings in Wuhan in order to preserve the city’s cultural heritage.

Body

Every day,Chen Lei takes his camera and walks patiently through the older parts of the city.Over the years he has taken thousands of pictures of old buildings to create a record for his fellow citizens in the present and future.Another important part of his project is the interviews he conducts with elderly residents.Often these stories help to bring the interesting histories of the buildings to life,giving them their place in the human stories of Wuhan’s citizens.He writes about the buildings,their inhabitants and the stories that weave them together.He also visits schools to tell students about their cultural heritage.

Ending

Neither people nor buildings last forever,but Chen Lei’s photos can help us remember them.The stories that accompany them also help build a picture of life for future generations to hear and add to their own stories,too.

StepⅣ Homework

Write a news report about Li Hua who works to protect our cultural heritage using the following notes and you can add details to make the news report more concise and detailed.

▪Name: Li Hua

▪Place: Xi’an

▪Profession: a senior high school teacher

▪wants to preserve cultural heritage:

▪protect old houses

▪takes photos of old buildings

▪helps repair buildings

▪looks for cultural relics

▪ interviews old people

▪ shows cultural relics to the public

▪ writes about the buildings …