Unit1BreakingRecords

Reading教學設計

[TeachingAims]

1.Targetlanguage

a.Importantwords&phrases

applyto,preserve,permanent,display,existence,originally,attemptto,proceed,recognize

b.Importantsentences

Evenwithsomepartsmissing,itweighsnearly127kilograms,halfasmuchasitwouldhaveweighedoriginally.

An898kilogrampigintheChineseprovinceofLiaoningmightbecomethebiggestpigeverwhentheLiaoningProvincialAgriculturalMuseumappliestoGuinnessWorldRecordsforalisting.

2.Abilitygoals

TalkaboutvariousaspectsoftheGWR.

3.Learningabilitygoals

HelpstudentstotalkabouttheGWRbesidesthesports.

[Teachingimportantanddifficultpoints]

Gettingcorrectinformationthroughfastreading

[Teachingmethods]

Fastreading,dealingwithtrueorfalsequestions,discussing.

[Teachingaids]

Aprojectorandacomputer.

[Teachingprocedures]

StepⅠHomeworkchecking

T:LastperiodIaskedyoutofindsomeproverbsandquotationsthataboutthemessagewhichthereadingpart“TheRoadisAlwaysAheadofYou”hasdelivered.Whowouldliketopresentyourresults?

Asksomestudentstoreadtheirsinclassandgivesomecomments.

Sampleanswer1:

ProverbsandQuotes

1.Achampionneedsamotivationaboveandbeyondwinning.

2.Motivationiswhatgetsyoustarted.Habitiswhatkeepsyougoing.

3.Motivationwillalmostalwaysbeatmeretalent.

4.Motivationislikefoodforthebrain.Youcannotgetenoughinonesitting.Itneedscontinualandregulartopup’s.

5.Abilityiswhatyou’recapableofdoing.Motivationdetermineswhatyoudo.Attitudedetermineshowwellyoudoit.

6.Enduranceisnoblerthanstrengthandpatiencethanbeauty.

7.Onlyonewhodevoteshimselftoacausewithhiswholestrengthandsoulcanbeatruemaster.Forthisreasonmasterydemandsallofaperson.

8.Apowerfulideacommunicatessomeofitsstrengthtohimwhochallengesit.

9.Byperseverancethesnailreachedtheark.

10.Lifeisnoteasyforanyofus.Butwhatofthat?Wemusthaveperseveranceandaboveallconfidenceinourselves.Wemustbelievethatwearegiftedforsomething,andthatthisthing,atwhatevercost,mustbeattained.

11.Themanofgeniusinspiresuswithaboundlessconfidenceinourownpowers.

12.Truegeniusresidesinthecapacityforevaluationofuncertain,hazardous,andconflictinginformation.

Sampleanswer2(Ex.3onPage4):

Iquiteagreewithhisbeliefs.Hisbeliefsabovecanbeconcludedintoonesentence,thatis,itisnecessaryforanyonetohaveastrongwillandagoal.Oncethegoalisset,onewillpursueitwillingly,nomatterwhatareinhisway.Sotheaimorexpectationleadstosuccess.Besides,patience,perseveranceandstrongwillensurethecomingofsuccess.

Sampleanswer3(Ex.4onPage4):

Sport

Trainingneeded

pogostickjumping

1.keepingbalance

2.jumpingandlandingwithbentknees

somersaulting

Thefeetrolloverthehead(eitherforwardofbackward)andreturn.

doinglunges

Startbystandingandthenstepforwardwiththerightfootwhiletouchingtheleftkneetotheground.

jumpingjack

Jumpingtoapositionwiththelegsspreadwideandthehandstouchingoverheadandthenreturningtoapositionwiththefeettogetherandthearmsatthesides.

hulaGWRhooping

Asflingingthehooptotheleft,bringthehiplefttomeetthehoopandthenrotatebackandtotherightandforwardsothatthehiparefollowingtherotationofthehoop.

standingonaSwissball

1.Takealotofconcentrationandagreatsenseofbalance

2.Struggletostayevenlegsshaking.

StepⅡReading

Thisreadingpassageincludessixheadlinesoftheshortnewspaperarticles,andthecontentsareaboutthedifferentcasesthathavebeenadmittedbyGWR.Throughthefirstreading,Ssjustglancequicklyatthearticles,matchthepicturesonPage54withthearticlesandthenwriteashortsummaryphraseforeachrecordwhichhasbeenbroken.

T:SkimthearticlesanddoEx.2.3.4onPage55and56.Afterthestudentsfinishdoingthis,checktheanswers.

StepⅢSpeaking

T:Whenwelistentothenews,nomatteritissorrow,happy,surprisingorsomethingelse,thereareusuallysomestoriesbehindthenews.Now,supposeyouwerethereporters,andaskedtodigoutmoreinformationabouteachoftherecordholders.DoEx.5onpage56ingroupoffour.

Sampleanswers:

A:...

B:What’sthematerialofthearmor?Wherewasthearmorfound?Howdidpeopleputthearmorontheelephant?Wasitpossiblefortheelephantwithsoheavyarmortobeusedinthefighting?

C:Howcantheyputallthesematerialsintosuchahugestrawberry?Whydidtheydecidetodothis,justforfun,oranythingelse?Howlongdidittakethemtodothis?Canthisstrawberrybeeatenup?Ifnot,howwillitbedealtwith?

D:What’sthespeedofthecommercialmaglevtrain?Whichcountryfirstinventedthemaglevtrain?Whodesignedthecommercialmaglevtrain?WhichorganizationrespondsfortheregisteringfortheGWR?

E:Whatareotherwaysofcreatingthefaces?What’sthesourcematerialofthemasks?Isthereanymeasuretakentoprotectthisfolkart?Dovariousfaceshavedifferentmeaning?

F:Washeafraidofdyingwhenhewasalive?What’sthemeaningoflifeforhim?What’sthereasonofhislonglive?Isitbecauseofgeneticinheritance(遺傳)orhisgoodlivinghabit?

StepⅣHomework

ReadthroughthetextonPage2carefully