Unit6NaturalwondersoftheworldLesson5LandformsofChina教學(xué)設(shè)計

I.TeachingObjectives

1.KnowledgeObjectives

e.g.entswillmastervocabularyrelatedtoChina'slandforms(e.g.,landform,plateau,plain,basin,mountain)andunderstandLiMing'sreportonChina'smajorlandforms.

Studentswillbeabletoprehendthereport,judgetrueorfalse,discussChina'swonders,researchworldwonders,andcreatepostersaboutnaturalwonders.

2.AbilityObjectives

Improvereadingandresearchskills:Extractinformationfromthereportandconductinternetresearchonworldwonders.

Enhancespeakingandcollaborativeskills:DiscussChina'sandworld'snaturalwondersingroupsandpresentposters.

3.AffectiveObjectives

HelpstudentsappreciatethediversityandbeautyofChina'slandforms,inspirethemtolearnaboutworldnaturalwonders,andfosterasenseofprideintheirmotherlandandcuriosityabouttheworld.

II.LanguageKnowledge

1.KeyVocabulary&Phrases

China'slandformsrelatedwords:landform,plateau,plain,basin,mountain

Keyphrases:"RoofoftheWorld",diverseandbeautiful

2.KeySentencePatterns

IntroducingChina'slandforms:"China'slandformscanbedividedintothreelevelsfromwesttoeast,likeagiantstaircase.""ThewesternpartofChinaisthehighest,withthehugeQinghaiTibetPlateau,knownasthe'RoofoftheWorld'.""AmongthethousandsofmountainsintheHimalayasstandsthehighestmountainintheworld,MountQomolangma."

Describinglandformlevels:"Movingeast,thelandbeeslower.ThismiddlelevelincludeslargeplateausliketheLoessPlateauandtheYunnanGuizhouPlateau,aswellasbigbasinsliketheSichuanBasin.""Theeasternpartisthelowestandflattest,withwideplainsliketheNorthChinaPlainandtheNortheastChinaPlain,aswellasgentlehills."

3.KeyandChallengingPoints

KeyPoints:UnderstandLiMing'sreportonChina'slandforms,masterrelatedvocabularyandphrases,andpletereadingtasks.

ChallengingPoints:Conductinginternetresearchonworldwondersandcreatinginformativeandattractiveposters.

III.TeachingProcedures

Step1:Warmup&Leadin

Activity:LandformSharing

Askstudents:"WhatlandformsdoyouknowinChina?Sharewithyourclassmates."LetstudentssharetheirknowledgeaboutChina'slandforms.

Step2:Reading&prehension

Activity1:ReportReadingandTrue/FalseJudgment

HavestudentsreadLiMing'sreportandwritetrue(T)orfalse(F)forstatementsAE.

A:ThelandformsinChinaarehighinthewestandlowintheeast.(T)

B:MountQomolangmaisthehighestmountainintheworld.(T)

C:YoucanfindplainsandgentlehillsonthesecondlevelofChina'slandforms.(F,theyareonthethirdlevel)

D:Thereareplateausandbasinsonthesameleveloflandform.(T,onthesecondlevel)

E:Thethirdlevelisgoodforfarming.(T,asmostfarmlandislocatedthere)

Checkanswerstoensurestudentsgraspthemaincontentofthereport.

Step3:Discussion&Research

Activity1:China'sWondersDiscussion

e.g.testudentstodiscusswithpartnersaboutChina'swonders,fillingintheblanksforAD(e.g.,A:ThelowestlandTurpanBasin;B:ThelargestsaltwaterlakeQinghaiLake;C:ThelargestwaterfallsHuangguoshuWaterfall;D:ThelargestdesertTaklimakanDesert).

Activity2:WorldWondersResearch

e.g.destudentsintogroups.Askeachgrouptosearchtheinternetandpletethetableofwondersoftheworld(e.g.,LargestislandGreenland(NorthAmerica,areaabout2.166millionsquarekilometres);LargestrainforestAmazonRainforest(SouthAmerica,areaabout7.05millionsquarekilometres);LongestriverNile(Africa,lengthabout6,671kilometres)).

Step4:PosterCreation&Presentation

Activity:NaturalWonderPosterCreation

Askgroupstomakeaposteraboutanaturalwonderoftheworld,includingadescriptionandapicture.Thenhaveeachgroupshowtheirpostertotheclass.

Step5:Summary&Homework

Activity1:LessonSummary

Recapkeyvocabularyandphrases(China'slandformsrelatedterms),thecontentofLiMing'sreportonChina'slandforms,andtheprocessofresearchingandpresentingworldnaturalwonders.

Activity2:HomeworkAssignment

Assignhomework:(1)Writeashortpassageaboutyourfavoritenaturalwonder(Chineseorworld).(2)Shareyourpassagewithfamilyandtalkaboutnaturalwonders.

IV.Assessment

Inclass:Assessstudents’performanceinreadingprehensiontasks,discussionparticipation,researchskills,postercreation,andpresentationskills.

Homework:Evaluatestudents'passagesaboutfavoritenaturalwondersandtheirdiscussionswithfamilytoseeiftheycanreflectonandappreciatenaturalwonders.

V.DesignPurpose

SkillIntegration:binereading(prehension),writing(shortpassage),speaking(discussion,presentation),research,andcollaborativeskills(postercreation)todeepenunderstandingofChina'sandworld'snaturalwonders.

ReallifeApplication:Usediscussion,research,andhomeworktohelpstudentsconnectwiththeirknowledgeofnaturalwondersandenhancetheirappreciationforthebeautyanddiversityoftheearth.

VI.BlackboardDesign

Unit6LandformsofChina

KeyVocabulary&Phrases:

landform,plateau,plain,basin,mountain,"RoofoftheWorld",diverseandbeautiful

China'sLandformLevels:

FirstLevel(West):Highest,QinghaiTibetPlateau("RoofoftheWorld"),MountQomolangma.

Second