■李 雪
本课是译林出版社牛津初中英语八年级下册第六单元Reading1 板块,其主题语境是“人与社会”,语篇标题为Volunteering for the Special Olympics World Games。语篇内容围绕刘明在2007 年上海特殊奥林匹克运动会(以下称“特奥会”)中的志愿者经历展开。刘明在初选为2007 年特奥会志愿者时,他并不知道该期待些什么。然而通过对特奥会活动的了解和经过志愿者培训后,他清楚地认识到了这份工作的意义。在运动员李海身上,他看到了这些有智力障碍的人所具有的勇于拼搏的精神,从而认识到——特奥会把来自不同背景的运动员和志愿者聚集在一起,每个人就像是一个大家庭的一部分。语篇的主题意义在于培养学生积极参加公益活动、尽自己所能帮助他人的意识。
本节课的授课对象为八年级学生,他们已经具备一定的词汇量和阅读策略,能够提取、梳理文章的基本事实性信息。但他们的总结、推论等方面的能力还有待提升,需要教师加以指导和引领。
1.借助主题语境,识别expect,similar 等生词,并能推测理解其含义。
2.通读文章,获取、梳理特奥会相关知识和刘明的志愿者经历。
3.精读文章,绘制思维导图,概括、整合刘明在做志愿者工作过程中情感的变化。
4.树立积极参加社会公益活动、尽自己所能帮助他人的意识。
绘制思维导图,概括、整合刘明在做志愿者工作过程中情感的变化。
1.Pre-reading
Activity(1):Share the knowledge about the Olympics.
Have students share the knowledge about the Olympics and learn the new words.
◆What does the sign stand for?
◆What do you know about the Olympics?
【设计意图】引导学生分享已知的奥运会知识,学习课文中的生词。自然地导入本课主题语境,激活学生的背景知识以及对于文本的阅读兴趣,形成阅读期待,引领学生进入篇章主题意义。
Activity(2):Look at the title and predict.
Have students predict what the text is about according to the title and the picture and raise questions.
◆What is the article probably about?
◆What can you see in the picture?
◆What do you want to know after reading the title?
Tip1:Prediction can make us interested in reading.
【设计意图】引导学生关注文章标题和插图,运用认知策略进行读前预测,让学生形成阅读期待,掌握预测这一阅读策略。
2.While-reading
Activity(3):Skim the text and answer.
Have students skim the text quickly and an⁃swer the following questions:
◆Who volunteered for the Special Olympics World Games?
◆What are the Special Olympics World Games?
Tip 2:Guess the meanings of new words from the context.
【设计意图】引导学生通过快速阅读提取文本中关于主人公和特奥会的事实性信息,引导学生先对文本进行整体性阅读,学会根据上下文语境猜测词义,掌握学习策略,提升学习能力。
Activity(4):Read for the general information.
An introduction to the Special Olympics World Games●The 12th Special Olympics World Games were held in in .●The athletes are with intellectual disabilities.●They include many events those in the Olympics.●Over 40,000 people their spare time.What volunteers do for the event ●It was necessary to first.●They for the athletes and helped make the event .Liu Ming’s experience ●He worked as for a boy called Li Hai.
Have students read for more information about the text.
◆What can we learn from the report?
□An introduction to the Special Olympics World Games
□What volunteers do for the event
□Liu Ming’s experience
□Liu Ming’s feelings about the event
□Liu Ming’s dreams
【设计意图】引导学生通过阅读文本,找出文中所述要点,了解段落大意以及文本发展脉络,为后续的细节阅读做好铺垫。
Activity(5):Read for the detailed information.
Have students read for the details in the text and complete the table. Then answer the following questions.
◆Why are the Special Olympics World Games held for the athletes with intellectual dis⁃abilities?
◆Why are the events similar to those in the Olympics?
◆Is it necessary for volunteers to receive training before doing the tasks?
◆What success did they help to make?
◆What do you know about Li Hai?
【设计意图】引导学生通过阅读完成有关文本细节性信息的表格。引导学生通过问题链,思考特奥会举办的意义以及刘明作为志愿者的重要作用。
Activity(6):Read for Liu Ming’s feelings about the event.
Have students read the text and underline the sentences that describe Liu Ming’s feelings about the event.
Tip 3:Certain adjectives can show the feelings of the characters.
【设计意图】引导学生阅读并获取描述刘明情感的句子,推动学生融入语境,感受主人公的情感变化,巩固对文本内涵的理解。
3.Post-reading
Activity(7):Draw a mind map.
Have students integrate information of the text and draw a mind map.
【设计意图】教师为学生提供基本的图形结构,鼓励学生自行梳理和设计思维导图,小组间分享和完善,最后在全班展示,提升学生的语言表达能力和思维品质。
Activity(8):Discuss in groups.
Have students discuss the following question in groups:
◆Why are they“special”?
【设计意图】启发学生在深刻理解文本主题意义的基础上,再次思考标题的内涵,引导学生得出结论:特奥会让我们看见每一个生命的真正价值。
一节课下来,教学目标基本完成。通过层层递进的教学活动,学生掌握了重点词汇和句型,完成了相应的学习活动,核心素养的各个方面得到发展。需要改进之处有以下几点:一是课堂气氛不太活跃,部分学生缺乏学习兴趣和积极性。二是活动(4)没有达到预设效果。虽然活动前进行了解释,但大部分学生还是不明白,没能找出正确的要点。三是缺少作业布置环节。因课时有限,没能及时布置相关课后作业来促进学生巩固所学。四是板书设计过于简单。除了文章标题与基本生词,还应补充相应内容,凸显文章的结构和文本内涵。