省优质课教案

河南省高中英语优质课大赛教案

Time: 2010-09-20

Place: No.5 Middle School of Zhengzhou

Class: Class 4 Senior 1

Teacher: Li Jing

Content: Reading, Unit 1 Module 4

Topic: A Student of African Wildlife

Learning Aims for Students:

Read the text A Student of African Wildlife

1.Guess the meaning of important words and phrases in the context: bond, worthwhile,

behavior, observe, outspoken, move off, crowd in.

2.Solve some simple problems through fast-reading; Grasp the specific information of the text

through detailed-reading; Share opinions with others confidently through group activities. 3.Learn the spirit of overcoming hardships from Jane.

The Analysis of the Learning Material:

1.The reading section is the enlargement and extension of warming up. And it embodies the

theme of the whole unit.

2.The reading material is a long passage which contains some new words and phrases which

are very difficult for students to understand.

3.The structure of the passage is quite clear. But the specific clues to which the author

describes Jane Goodall is indefinite, especially the clue in the first paragraph.

The Analysis of Students:

1.Students easily get bored with a long passage while reading with masses of words.

2.As senior1 students, they still are not capable enough of catching the main idea and

obtaining detailed information of the passage through reading.

Learning Important Points for Students:

1.Be able to catch the main idea of each paragraph.

2.Try to grasp the specific information of the text through activities.

Learning the Difficult Point for Students:

Develop the practical reading methods according to the class exercises.

Learning Methods:

Task-based learning method, and competition between girls and boys

Learning Aids:

Multi-media and blackboard

Learning Procedures:

Step I Leading-in

See a short video from which students can find that Jane is popular among the world.

Q: What do you want to know about the great woman?

Students may ask:

Who is she?

Why is she so popular among the world?

What did she do?

Step II Fast-reading

Read the text quickly; find the answers to the following questions:

Q1: Who is she?

Q2: What has she achieved? (para.4)

Step III Detailed-reading

See another short video which represents Jane’s life experiences and her observation of

chimps.

Q: What did she observe about chimps?

Para.1:

in a human family.

1

2

Q: What about her life experiences? Para.2:

Q: what’s her attitude to protecting chimps? Step IV Presentation

Group Activity: Imagine that Jane is coming to our school to give us a lecture. But many students don ’t know about her? How can you make an announcement to attract students’ attention? The beginning and the ending of the announcement have been given. Announcement Ladies and gentlemen,

Attention, please! Doctor Jane is coming to our school to give us a lecture about protecting chimps.

Don’t forget: 8:00, Saturday morning, lecture hall. There’s sure to be a lot of fun. Thank you!

Step Ⅴ Extension

Group activity: Imagine that Jane has given us a lecture. A TV station invited her to take part

Useful expressions:

In my opinion, / A s far as I’m concerned , / I think… I prefer to … rather than … I would …rather than…… Step Ⅵ Evaluation

Evaluate students ’ reading ability, presentation, and cooperation in the process of class. Ste p Ⅶ Conclusion

It is not your sex but your hard work that matters.

Make up your mind to do something well, and never give up. Ste p Ⅷ Homework 1. A Required Exercise Do exercise1 on P3. 2. Selective Exercises

Q: What will you do if you want to become a great man or woman of achievement? A: Please answer the question in two or three sentences. B: Please answer the question in five or six sentences. C: Please answer the question in a short passage. Ste p Ⅸ Design of The Blackboard

Her observation of chimps

Her life experiences Her discovery about chimps Her achievements