Unit2ReadingandThinkingExplorePeruThethemeofUnit2isoneofthethreemajorthematiccontextsinseniorhighEnglishmanandnature.AndthebigconceptofthisunitistheTravelling,toexpressitinmoredetail,ittalksabouthowtogetreadytotravel,plantotravelandgetstartedtotravel.Asthe2ndperiodofthisunit,itcloselyfollowedthebigconcept,andtoteachstudentstosearchforvariousinformationandprepareforatravelplan,itstimulatestheprocessofacquiringknowledgeofthetraveldestinationfromtwodifferenttypes.=1\*ROMANIAnalysisoftheTeachingMaterialThereadingtextisanoncontinuoustext,whichprovidestwodifferenttypesoftext:thefirstisabriefintroductiontoPeru'sgeographyandhistory,whichaimstointroducePerutoreaders;Thesecondisatourismbrochure,whichaimstoremendthefourtouristroutesofPerutoreaders.Besides,theyhavedistinctivelanguagefeatures.Studentsareguidedtopareandanalyzethedifferenttypestoformarationalunderstandingofthemanddeveloptheabilityofcriticalthinkingonrelatedtypes.Studentsarecuriousabouttheoutsideworldandpassionateabouttravelling,whichwillinspirethemtogetmoreinterestedintoday’sclass.Inaddition,studentshaveacquiredsomeknowledgeabouthowtogetreadytotravel,whichhasenabledthemtopreparewellfortheingdestination.However,Peruisnotsofamiliartostudents,sodifferentsourcesarenecessaryforthemtogetreadyforclass.Basedontheanalysisabove,teachingobjectivesaresetasfollows:LanguageCapability

Readandtellthedifferencesbetweenanencyclopediaentryandatravellingbrochure;LearningCapability

Tellthetypeoftextbytitles,headers,pictures,chartsandanyotherinformationandlearntouserelevantreadingskills;ThinkingQuality

LearnaboutthefourtouristattractionsinPeru,expandinginternationalvision.CulturalAwareness

pareandanalyzetheinformationgainedfromdifferenttypestoformarationalunderstandingofthemanddeveloptheabilityofcriticalthinkingonrelatedtypes.Masterthedifferencesinstructureandlanguagebetweenanencyclopediaentryandatravellingbrochure;TolearnaboutthefourtouristattractionsinPeruanddevelopabetterunderstandingtowardsdistinctivetours.ActivityBasedTeachingandLearning

municativeApproachCooperativeApproachMultimedia,blackboardTeachingproceduresTeachingstepsTeacher

activities

Students’activitiesactivitiesPurposesStep1LeadinPlayavideo,andthenaskstudentsquestions:Whereisourfirstdestination?Whatimpressyoumost?Watchthevideo.Thinkaboutandanswerthosequestions.1.Activatestudents’interestabouttravel;2.Createarealsituationforstudentstostarttheirfirstdestination.Step2BrainstormingWhatothersourcescanyoufindaboutPeru?BrainstormthesourcesasmanyaspossibleCultivatetheawarenessofsearchingforinformationinvariousaspectsandtheabilitytodistinguishtypesStep3Activity1:ReadforthetexttypeAskstudentstofigureoutthetextoftypeaccordingtotitles,headers,pictures,chartsandanyotherinformation.(采用“學(xué)生講功能”Askstudentstoreadthetextsagainandconcludethefeaturesofthetwotexts.Askstudentstoreadthetextsaccordinglytoacquirethefunctionofdifferenttexts.1.Discusswithpartnersonwhichtextoftypeitbelongstoandknowhowtodistinguishit.2.Discussforthefeaturesofthetwotexts(打開(kāi)作業(yè)“討論”并分組拍照上傳）3.Checkwhethertomasterthebasicinformationbyquiz(翻翻卡）Trainstudents’readingstrategyofskimming;Makeapreliminarydistinctionofencyclopediaandbrochure.Developafurtherunderstandingtowardsthetwotexts.Encouragestudents’cooperationandcreativethinkingStep4Activity2:ReadforinformationAskthefourgroupstofillinthetableaccordingly.Discussingroups,loaduptheirfinalanswers,andchooserepresentativestospeakoutandexplaintheanswers.sortouttextinformationbycategory;ConsolidatecontentunderstandingandexpandculturalvisionStep5Activity3:ReadforexpressionsWhichattractsyouthemost?Findoutexpressiveandimpressivelanguage.Discussingroups,loaduptheirfinalanswers,andchooseotherrepresentativestospeakoutandexplaintheanswers.Enhancestudents’municativepetence;Improvetheirabilitytointegrateandprocesssimilarinformation;Arousetheirawarenessonculturalheritageprotectionandhowtosolvepracticalproblems.Step6Activity4:SetyourdestinationPlayvideoclipsandaskstudentsuseoneadjectivetodescribeeachclip.Setyourdestinationaccordingtothemapandotherhints.1.Watchvideoclipsanddiscussforoneadjectivetodescribeeachclip;2.petetoanswer(搶答）;3.Workingroups,andchooseanywaytosharediscussionresult.Encouragestudentstocooperate;Broadentheircriticalthinkingandstimulateinspiration;Expandinternationalvision.Step7SummaryTeacherleadsstudentstosummarizethislessonbytheoutlineofthepassage.Trytoretellthepassage.Consolidatewhatstudentshavelearnedtoday;EncouragestudentstopracticetheirspokenEnglish.Step8HomeworkSearchonlineformoreinformationaboutthecurrentsituationoftheMogaoCaveandpolishthegivensolutions.Acquiremoreknowledgeaboutthehistoryofculturalrelics;Enhancenationalconfidenceandculturalpride.BlackboarddesignUnit2Tr