Teachingplan

ReadingBook1Unit6LongjiRiceTerraces（FLTRPversion)

I.BasicCourseandstudents’Information

Topic:AtOnewithNature–LongjiRiceTerraces

Theme:"HumansandNature"

Texttype:Expositorytext

GradeLevel:HighSchool(B1U6)

Students:Thecourseisforfirstyearhighschoolstudents.StudentshavepreviewedthevocabularyofUnit6andthekeyvocabularyofthislessoninadvance.

Althoughstudentshaveacertainbackgroundunderstandingoftheterracesingeographyclass,theyhavelittleunderstandingofthespecificsituationof

theLongjiRiceTerraces.

CorepetencyObjectivesandLearningobjectives:

LanguageProficiency:Mastervocabularylike"terrace,""harmony,"andunderstandthelogicalstructureofexpositorytexts.

CulturalAwareness:AppreciatethewisdomofChineseethnicminoritiesinlivingharmoniouslywithnature.

ThinkingSkills:Analyzethecauseeffectrelationshipofterraceconstructionandcriticallyreflectontherelationshipbetweentraditionandmodernity.

LearningAbilities:Enhanceinformationintegrationandexpressionskillsthroughmindmappingandgroupcollaboration.

Teachingaims

Attheendofthissection,thestudentswillbeableto:

1prehendthemainideaandwritingpurposeofthepassageaboutLongjiRiceTerraces.

2.Identifyandsummarizekeydetailsabouttheterraces’history,structure,andworkingprinciple.

3.Discussthesignificanceoflivinginharmonywithnatureandproposerelevantactions.

II.PreClassPreparation

StudentTasks:

Prelearnvocabulary:terrace,sustainability,harmony,ethnicgroup

Watchashortvideo:China’sLongjiRiceTerraces:ArtoftheEarth(3minutes)

TeacherPreparation:

Createaschematicdiagramofterracestructures(A4size)

Preparepaperforgroupdiscussionandpresentation(mindmap+keywordprompts)

Ⅲ.Teachingkeyanddifficultpoints:

Teachingkeypoints:

1.Helpstudentstoknowtheimportanceoflivinginharmonywithnature.

2.Improvestudents’readingskills.

Teachingdifficultpoints:

Guidethestudentstotheimportanceofharmonybetweenhumanandnatureandthinkabouthowtoliveinharmonywithnature.

Ⅳ.Teaching&learningmethods:

Teachingmethods:Taskbasedteachingmethod,municativeteachingmethod

Learningmethods:pairworkorgroupwork,cooperativelearningmethod

Teachingaids:Multimedia,Blackboard

Ⅴ

.Teachingprocedures

Teachingsteps

Teacher’sactivities

Ss’activities

Designpurposes

Activity1

Leadin

PictureAssociation：

ShowseasonalimagesofLongjiRiceTerraces,andask:

“Whatwordsetomindwhenyouseethesepictures?”

Enjoypicturesandtrytousewordslike"beautiful,""ancient,""harmonious"fordescription

Activatepriorknowledgeandsparkcuriosity.

Activity2Readformainidea

AsksSstoconcludethemainideaofeachparagraph

Findthemainideaofeachparagraph

Para1:IntroductiontoLongjiRiceTerraces

Para2:Historicalfacts

Para3:Reasonsforbuildingterraces

Para4:Workingprinciple

Enablestudentstosummarizethemainideabyfindingthekeywordsortopicsentences

Activity3Readfordetails

1.Para.2findoutthespecificinformation

(who/where/when)

2.Para.3

FindCausesandSolutionsandfinishthemindmap.(workinpairs)

3.Para4

Labeltheterracediagramwithkeywords:

“rainfall→mountainstreams→terraces→evaporation→clouds→rainfall”

4.Para.4.usethepicturetoretelltheprincipleoftheterraces

5.Whatistheattitudeoflocalpeopletotheterraces?

GroupDiscussion&Presentation

Howcanweliveinharmonywiththenature?

Readthepassageandfinishthetasksonebyone.

Theterraceswerebuiltby______and______people,startedin______Dynastyandpletedin______Dynasty.

Toimprovestudents’readingskillsbyscanningthepassagetofindoutthespecificinformation

Understandthelogicalrelationshipbetweenenvironmentalchallengesandhumaningenuity.

Activity4Roleplay

AsksSstocorrectfourfactualmistakesofthepassage,andintroduceLongjiRiceTerracestothevisitorsbasedonthepassage.

Correctfourfactualmistakesofthepassage,andthenroleplay.

ToencouragestudentstospeakEnglishfluentlyandconfidently.

Activity5

Assessment

AsksSstoFinishtheassessmenttable

Finishtheassessmenttable

TohelpSstomakea

reflectionofthepassage

Activity6

Homework

1.Makeapostertoshowhowwecanliveinharmonywithnature.

?Analyzewhyitisnecessary.

?Explainhowitworks.

?Giveconvincingpointsaboutitseffectsonhumanandnature.

2.Retellhowtheterraceworks.

SscansearchtheInternettofindoutrelevantinformation.

Enablestudentstoenhancewhattheylearnedandcultivatecriticalthinki