初中Section B精品第4课时教学设计

设计说明

本课时学习关于世界未解之谜之一——英国巨石阵的阅读理解。在学习新课前先复习连词的用法；然后通过一副巨石阵的图片，让学生带着任务去有效地阅读文本，进入对课文的学习，通过对不同任务的阅读体验，让学生理解文本内容。最后通过对其他世界未解之谜的讨论，进行知识迁移。

教学目标

通过本课时的学习，让学生达成以下目标：

1. 知识目标：

(1) 单词：express, circle, Britain, mystery, receive, historian, temple, leader, midsummer, medical, purpose, prevent, energy, position, burial, honor, ancestor, victory, enemy, period, Stonehenge

(2) 短语：at the same time, communicate with, point out, in a certain way,    stop/prevent/keep sb. from doing sth.

(3) 句子：①People like to go to this place especially in June as they want to see the sun rising on the longest day of the year.

②Some think it might be a burial place or a place to honor ancestors. Others think it was built to celebrate a victory over an enemy.

2. 能力目标：

阅读关于巨石阵的文章，了解英国文化，根据相关的连接词理解句子之间的逻辑关系。

3. 情感目标：

了解世界古文化，培养探索精神。

重点难点

1.重点：(1)理解并运用情态动词表推测的句型；

(2)明确使用连接词的目的。

2.难点：了解“巨石阵”的文化背景以及对地理知识的涉猎和补充。

教学准备

PPT课件

教学过程

Step 1 Lead-in

1. It was snowing, so I could not go out.

2. I study because I want to learn.

3. As I am very tired, I am going to bed.

4. Since it is late, I shall go home now.

5. The watch was cheap, but it goes quite well.

6. We all tried our best. However, we lost the game.

7. Though the task was difficult, they managed to finish it on time.

8. We must not only finish our task but also do it well.

9. You can go by air or by train.

10. I was reading a magazine when he came in.

11. While Mary was writing a letter, the children were playing outside.

连词是一种连接词与词、短语与短语以及句与句的虚词，它不能独立担任句子成分，只起连接作用。

表示结果的连词有：so(所以)等；

表示原因的连词有：because, since, as等；

表示转折意义的连词有：but, however, though；

表示递进意义的连词有：not only... but also（不仅……而且）

表示选择关系的连词有：or (或者；还是)；

表示两件事情同时发生的连词有：when, while等。

Match each linking word or phrase with its purpose.

Linking word or phrase Purpose of linking word or phrase

Answers：（已在题目上标注）

Step 2 Reading

Pre-reading

Show the students a picture of Stonehenge and get them to talk about it.

Have you ever heard of Stonehenge?

Where is it?

Why is it famous?

While-reading

Task 1

Skim the article below and underline the linking words and phrases. Do you think you have made correct matches in 2a?

Identifying conjunctions or phrases that link ideas together will help you understand what you read.

Check the answer.

Paragraph 1: not only… but also, as

Paragraph 2: however, because

Paragraph 3: as, but, or

Paragraph 4: because, but, and, but, and

Task 2

Listen and read the article carefully and find the main idea of each paragraph.

Para. 1

Stonehenge is not only a famous historic place, but also a great mystery.

Para. 2

Historians have different ideas about what Stonehenge was built for.

Para. 3

Different ideas about the purpose of Stonehenge.

Para. 4

Who built Stonehenge, when it was built and how it was built are still mysteries.

Task 3

Read the passage and find out the sentences making inferences.

Read the article again and complete the chart.

Post reading

Task 1

Complete the sentences with the correct linking words.

1. Midsummer day is in June _________ a lot of people go to Stonehenge during this month.

2. The sun shines straight into the center of Stonehenge _________ the stones were put in a special position.

3. Some people think the rocks can _________ stop people from becoming ill _________ keep them healthy.

4. We don’t know who built Stonehenge _________ how it was built.

5. Historians think Stonehenge was built about 5,000 years ago; _________,   they are not sure.

Check the answers one by one.

The answers are: 1. and  2. as   3. not only…but also…  4. or   5. however

Task 2

Show the students some pictures of other wonders in the world and get them to talk about them to open up their eyes.

Can you think of any other mysteries, either in China or another part of the world, that are similar to Stonehenge? What do you know about these mysteries? What is mysterious about them? Discuss them with your group.

         Nan Madol             Statues of Easter Island

         南马都尔遗址              复活节岛石像

Step 3 Language points

1. Every year it receives more than 750,000 visitors.

receive 此处表示“接待”。

receive 常表示客观上收到某物，而 accept 则表示主观上接受。

I received an expensive gift from my friend, but I did not accept it.

我收到了朋友的一件贵重礼物，但我并没有接受它。

2. Other people believe the stones have a medical purpose.

medical  adj.医疗的；医学的

medicine  n.药

My sister studies at a medical college. 我的姐姐在医学院上学。

3. They think the stones can prevent illness and keep people healthy.

prevent  v. 防止; 预防; 阻止; 阻挠  后面可跟名词或代词。

We should do something to prevent pollution.

我们应该做些事情来阻止污染。

prevent sb. (from) doing sth. 阻止某人做某事

同样的表达还有“stop sb. (from) doing sth. ”和“keep sb. from doing sth.”。

e. g. We must do something to prevent the news (from) spreading.

    =We must do something to stop the news (from) spreading.

    =We must do something to keep the news from spreading.

Step 4 Homework

1. Review the words and expressions of this unit.

2. Retell the passage in 2b.

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