《Unit1 Women of achievement》的教學設計

Section 1 A sample lesson plan for reading

(A PROTECTOR OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE)

Introduction

In this period, after the warming up, students will first be guided to talk and share. Coming next are such steps as Listening and reading aloud，Reading and underlining，Reading to identify the topic sentence of each paragraph，Reading to complete the table，Reading to decide on the type of writing and summary of the text，Reading the text to make a diagram of it and Retelling the text in your own words. The period can be closed down by students having a discussion.

Objectives

To help students understand the text’s forms and contents and learn about women of achievement

To help students communicate on the topic in focus with the words, expressions and structures learned in this unit

Focus

Words specialize，campaign，behave，shade，observe，respect，argue，crowd，support，refer，deliver

Expressions move off，crowd in，look down upon，by chance，come across，carry on

Patterns 1. She worked hard to make as many countries as possible agree not to use them.

2. Watching a family of chimps wake up is our first activity of the day.

3．For example, one thing she discovered was that chimps hunt and eat meat.

4. She has argued for them to be left in the wild and not used for entertainment or advertisements.

Aids

Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagrams

Procedures

1. Warming up

Warming up by describing

Good morning, class. Today we are going to read about A PROTECTOR OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE. But first, I’d like to know if you have ever heard of women like Elizabeth Fry, Soong Chingling, Jane Goodall, Jody Williams, Joan of Arc and Lin Qiaozhi. Now turn to page 1, look at the photos, read the captions and describe to your neighbor the women in focus. Who is she? What is she? What did she do to benefit the world?

Warming up by discussing

Hi, every one. How did you spend your winter vacation? Did you read any books? Did you read any women of achievement? What makes a woman of achievement? Now in pairs discuss the women on page one. Which of these women do you think is a great woman? And may I have your reasons for your choice?

Warming up by reading aloud and translating

Nice to see you back at school, boys and girls. As you have all prepared lessons before class I shall ask six of you at random to read aloud and translate the captions under the photos on page one to see how you’ve understand these women. Zhao Yanfei, would you try reading aloud and translating the first caption?

Key for reference: 伊麗莎白·弗賴伊是一位教友派信徒。她幫助改善了監禁條件，向囚犯提供工作和教育機會。 她的工作幫助教友派贏得了1947年度的`諾貝爾和平獎。

Well done! Next let’s have Ju Xiaohong do the second one.

2. Pre-reading by looking and saying

Work in pairs. Look at the photos and the title A PROTECTOR OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE and predict the contents of the text. When you are ready, join another pair and compare your predictions and the clues that helped you to make the predictions.

Key for reference: From the photos and title I guess that the text tells about a woman scientist who is working in Africa to protect the wildlife there. She studies a family of chimps, delivers a speech on their behavior, arguing for them to be left in the wild and protected.

3. Talking and sharing

Work in groups of four. Tell your group mates what you know about wildlife protection. Then the group leader is to stand up and share your group idea with the class.

Key for reference: I am from Group 3. We think that Jane is a woman of achievement. For she has helped people understand how much chimps behave like humans. Because of her we know that it is better for the animals to be left in the wild or in the special places set up for them.

4. Listening and reading aloud

Reading aloud to the recording of the text improves our literacy skills -- reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Now please listen and then read the text aloud. Pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence. I will play the tape twice and you shall read aloud twice, too.

5. Reading and underlining

A really useful way to help us with our listening is to become aware of ‘thought groups’ .

When we speak, we need to divide speech up into small ‘chunks’ to help the listener understand messages. These chunks or thought groups are groups of words which go together to express an idea or thought. In English, we use pauses and low pitch to mark the end of thought groups.

Next you are to read the text, dividing the text into thought groups and circling all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them into your notebook after school as homework.

Collocations from A PROTECTOR OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE

make a great person 造就一個偉人, give reasons for… 給出理由, improve prison conditions 改善監獄的條件, give sb. work and education 爲某人提供工作和受教育的機會, get the Nobel Peace Prize 獲得諾貝爾和平獎, in modern Chinese history 在中國現代史上, concern oneself with…從事；忙於；關心, show the connection between… and…表明……與……之間的聯繫, found an international campaign發起一項國際運動, stop the use of landmines 停止使用地雷, give sb. the Nobel Peace Prize 授予……諾貝爾和平獎, fight for…爲……而戰, drive…out of…把……趕出去, put sb. to death 殺死或處死某人, become a specialist in women’s illnesses 成爲婦科疾病的專家, devote all one’s life to…一生致力於……, encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓勵……做……, behave like humans 像人類一樣活動, leave sb. sleeping讓……睡着, wander off into the forest 晃晃悠悠地走進森林, make …all worthwhile使得……都非常值得, spend years observing and recording their daily activities 用多年時間觀察和記錄它們的日常活動, be determined to do sth.下定決心做某事, in one’s own environment 在……自己的生存環境中, begin one’s project 開始……的計劃, communicate with each other 互相交流, work out…解決；算出, respect the life of…尊重……的生活, leave…in the wild 讓……生活在野生世界, use… for entertainment or advertisements 用於娛樂和拍廣告, set up special places 設立專門地區, crowd in 涌入, say…to myself 對自己說……, do nothing wrong 沒做錯什麼, achieve everything 得到一切, gain a doctor’s degree 獲得博士學位, cheer the achievements of women 爲婦女成功而喝彩

6. Reading to identify the topic sentence of each paragraph

Skim the text and identify the topic sentence of each paragraph. You may find it either at the beginning, the middle or the end of the paragraph.

Key for reference:

1st paragraph: Our group are all going to visit the chimps in the forest.

2nd paragraph: Nobody before has fully understood chimp behavior.

3rd paragraph: For forty years Jane Goodall has been helping the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals.

7. Reading and transferring information

Read the text again to complete the table, which list what Jane does to protect African wildlife.

What does Jane do?

studied these animals for many years

spent many years observing and recording their daily activities

discovered that chimps hunt and eat meat

discovered how chimps communicate with each other

argued for chimps to be left in the wild

set up special places for chimps to live safely

working with animals in their own environment

Reading and understanding difficult sentences

As you have read the text times, you can surely tell which sentences are difficult to understand. Now put your questions concerning the difficult points to me.

Going over the text once again for the type of writing and summary of the text

Determining the type of writing will help you determine the author’s topic (subject), purpose (why he is writing), style (how he should write) and tone (his attitude toward his subject - supportive, condemning, objective, etc.)

Type of writing This is a piece of narrative writing.

Main idea of the passage

Being a protector of African wildlife Jane Goodall works to understand chimps and protect them.

Topic sentence of 1st paragraph Our group are all going to visit the chimps in the forest.

Topic sentence of 2nd paragraph Jane spent many years observing and recording their daily activities.

Topic sentence of 3rd paragraph For forty years Jane Goodall has been helping the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals.

10. Reading the text to make a diagram