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ReadingⅡAnalysisonteachingmaterialsThetextisaboutGulliver’sexperiencesinLilliputandstudentswillbeinterestedinwhathappenedtohiminthisstrangeworld.Itcaneasilyarousestudents’interestandstimulatetheirdesiretoread.Thisperiodisthesecondperiodofreading.Sothefocusshouldbeonthefurtherunderstandingofthestoryandthekeywordsandphrasesinthestory.AnalysisonlearnersStudentshavegotthemainideaandsomedetailedinformationaboutthisstory.Andtheyareeagertolearnsomethingnewandinteresting.TheyhavethedesiretocommunicatewithothersinEnglishandshowthemselves.Buttheymayhavedifficultyinusingwhattheyhavelearntcorrectly.Itisnecessaryfortheteachertocreatesomesituationsandencouragestudentstousethemintheirwriting.TeachingobjectivesBytheendoftheclass,Ssareexpectedto1.Haveafurtherunderstandingofthestory.2.Talkabouttheactionsinthestory.3.Usethekeywordsandphrasesinthestory.4.Rewritethestoryintheperspectiveoftinymen.5.Developcreativethinking.Importantpoints1.Tohelpstudentsdeepentheunderstandingofthetext.2.Tousethekeywordsandphrasesinthetext.3.Tolayenoughfoundationforstudents’rewriting.DifficultpointsToguidethestudentstosearchforandusethetargeteddetailstosummarizeastory.TeachingstrategiesCommunicativeapproachTaskbasedlanguageteaching

Teachingprocedures

Step1Revision1.Havestudentsdowhattheteachertellsthemtodo.Actionsareasfollows:(1)

Showmeyour

fingers.(2)

Lift

yourlefthandintotheair.(3)

Continue

liftingyourlefthandintotheair.(4)

Showmethatyou

aretiredout.(5)

Push

against

thedesk.(6)

Putyourhandsonyour

stomach.(7)

Showmeoneofyour

tiny

things.【Purpose】Checkstudents’understandingofthenewwordsandwarmstudentsupforthefollowingtasks.2.Choosetwostudentstoactoutsomeactionsandtheotherstudentshavetodescribetheactionswiththesentencesinthetext.Actionsareasfollows:(1)

Gulliverswamasfarashecould.(2)

Gulliverwastiedtotheground.(3)

ThetinymanmovedupoverGulliver’sstomachandneckuntilitwasstandingnearhisface.(4)

Gullivershoutedatthetinymen.(5)

Thetinymenfellover.Buttheygotupagainandcontinuedmovingacrosshisbody.(6)

OneofthetinymenbegantalkingtoGulliver.(7)

Gullivertriedtopullonehandfreeandmanagedtobreaktheropes.(8)

Gulliverliftedhislefthandintotheair.(9)

Thetinymenshouted.(10)

ThetinymencamestraighttowardsGulliver.【Purpose】Therearemanyverbsintheseparagraphs,sobyactingoutanddescribingtheactions,studentscanlearntousetheverbsandrememberthedetailsofthestory.Also,thereexistsaninformationgapbetweentheperformersandtheotherstudents.Theinformationgapcanhelpstudentsconcentrateonthistask.Step2Furtherthinking1.Havestudentsthinkaboutmorequestionsthatcanhelpthemdeepunderstandthetext.Questions:(1)

WhydidthetinymentieGullivertotheground?(2)

Intheeyesoftinymen,whatdidGulliver’sfacelooklike?(3)

HowdidthetinymenfeelwhenclimbingoverGulliver?(4)

WhatdidGulliversoundlikewhenheshouted?(5)

HowdidthetinymenfeelwhenGullivershoutedatthem?(6)

WhatdidoneofthetinymensaytoGulliver?(7)

Whydidthetinymenshout?(8)

Howdidtheyfeelatthattime?【Purpose】Thesequestionsareraisedtohelpstudentsdeveloptheircreativethinking.Studentsareguidedtothinkintheshoeofthetinymen.Thiscanbehelpfulwhentheyrewritethetext.

Reading

beyondthelinescanalsoberealizedhere.2.Havestudentsmakeupadialoguewithareporterandatinyman.Reporter:Goodmorning,ourhero.Youwerethefirsttofindthehugeman.Howdidyoufindhim?

Tinyman:Onthatevening,I…onthebeach.SuddenlyIsaw…

Itwasthesamesizeas…(Itlookedlike…)Reporter:Whatdidyoudoafterfindingthegiant?

Tinyman:I…

Ifelt…Reporter:Whatdidourarmydowithhim?

Tinyman:We…Reporter:…

Tinyman:…Reporter:Itissaidthathetriedtorunaway.Howdidyoustophim?

Tinyman:We...

Wewouldn’tlethimgetawaybecause…Reporter:Youaresobrave.Nicetalkingwithyou.Thankyouforyourtime.【Purpose】Thisstepisdesignedtostimulatestudents’creativethinking.Studentsarerequiredtothinkaboutwhatthetinyman/mendidwhenfacedwithsuchahugeman.Thisisalsoafoundationfortherewriting.Step3

RewritingRewritethestoryintheperspectiveofatinyman.【Purpose】Readingcanbringstudentsideasandopenstudents’mindstowritethoseideas.

Reading

andwritinggohandsinhandsaslisteningandspeaking.AfterreadingGulliver’sstory,studentshaveabsorbedenoughinformationtocreateawritingoftheirown,whichcanhelpthemconsolidatethetextandfurthermoredeveloptheircreativethinking.Step4

Readandchoosethecorrectanswer.

Gulliverenjoyedtravelling.HeworkedasadoctoronashipcalledtheAntelope.OnMay4,1699,theyweregoingtothe

FarEast.

Onenight,hisshipcrashedagainsttherocks.GulliverwasluckytoswimsafelytoabeachandfellasleepWhenhewokeup,hefoundhimselfaprisoner(囚犯)oftinypeople.Theywerelessthan6inchestallandlivedintheislandcountryofLilliput.Afterhepromisedtofollowtheirrules,theysethimfreeandhecouldvisitthecity.

GulliverlearntaboutthewarbetweenLilliputandBlefuscuandhelpedtheking:hepulledlargeBlefuscushipstoLilliput.Thekingwashappy.HewantedtomakethepeopleofBlefuscuhisslaves(奴隸)

，butGulliverdidnotlikethisplan.Thekinggotangry.SomebadmeninLilliputwantedtokillGulliver.GulliverhadtorunawayfromLilliputtoBlefuscu.

HewaswelcomedbythekingofBlefuscu.Threedayslater,hesawaboatofnormalsize—thatis,bigenoughtocarryhim—overturned(翻倒)inthewater.HeaskedthekingofBlefuscutohelphimfixit.Afteraboutamonth,theboatwasreadyandGulliversetsail.Hearrivedsafelybackin

England.

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)1.HowdidGulliverhelpthekingofLilliput?

A.ByfightingwithBlefuscu.B.Bystealing()Blefuscuships.

C.BykillingthekingofBlefuscu.

D.BycatchingthepeopleofBlefuscu.(

)2.“HewantedtomakethepeopleofBlefuscuhisslaves”.Whois“He”inthissentence?

A.ThekingofLilliput.B.ThekingofBlefuscu.

C.Gulliver.D.OneofthebadmeninLilliput.(

)3.WhichoftheseisNOTthereasonwhyGulliverranawayfromLilliput?

A.ThekingofLilliputwasunha