张景侠
【中圖分类号】G634.41 【文献标识码】B 【文章编号】2095-3089(2017)11-0289-02
教材分析:本课介绍了中国古代的三位伟大的哲学家及他们的伟大思想,让学生阅读中学习哲学,树立正确的社会观,人生观,为他们日后走向社会打下坚实的社会基础,本课重点介绍了三位哲学家的生平经历,体现了他们一直坚持自己的思想和信念,修身养性,从不低头放弃。通过阅读,学生学习了新的词汇和句型,并了解了用英语怎样去描述三位伟大的哲学家及他们的思想,也提高了他们的阅读水平,还学习坚持不懈的精神。
Teaching goals
1 Target goals
A Important words phrases: principle position stress resign influential belief..
B important patterns: (1)Ancient China was a place where states were often at war with each other.(2)Confucius is the philosopher whose influence has been the greatest.(3)Mencius believed that the reason why man is different from animals is that man is good.
2 Ability goals
A Discuss the questions about the passage.
B Teach the students to imitate and retell.
Teaching important and difficult points
1 Discuss the answers to the questions
2 Teach the students to accept and show opinions
Teaching methods
1 Fast reading:
2 Dealing with comprehension questions.
3 Listening and retelling.
Teaching procedures and ways
Step 1 Revision
First, the teacher shows the questions about the text and the target language on the screen and asks the students to discuss them.Then ask some of them to say something about the three philosophers and their teachings, at last, get them to practice showing agreements or disagreements and giving reasons.For example: I think so.I dont think so.I agree.I dont agree.Thats correct.Youre quite right.Thats exactly my opinion.
Step 2 Lead-in
Show some pictures of Confucius, Mencius and Mo Zi.Show some teachings of them on the screen and ask some questions:
Who are they?
What are Confucius teaching thoughts?
What are Mencius teaching thoughts?
What are Mo Zis teaching thoughts?
Step 3 Pre-reading
T: This reading passage is about the three great philosophers.We will learn more about the three philosophers.
First look at the words in Activity 1 and then ask them to do exercises.
Step 4 Fast-reading
Read the text quickly to get the main idea and find proper words and phrases in the passage to match these definitions
A few minutes later, ask the students to read out the definitions and the words they find and correct them.
Step 5 Careful- reading
Show some questions and ask the students to judge them.
Give the students a few minutes to complete the table together with their desk mates.Then choose one or three to find detailed information to fill in.
Birth The family Achievements Teachings
Confucius
Mencius
Mo Zi
Step 6 post-reading
Ask the students to listen to the tape and make sure of the pronunciation of the text , then read the text to understand it better.
Step 7 Homework
1 Read the text again and retell it.
2 Finish the reading on workbook.endprint