人教版高一英语必修二unit 1 reading教案

Unit1 Cultural RelicsThe first periodWarming up and readingTeaching Goals1.Knowledge goals1) Get students to learn the useful new words and expressions.a. Important words and phrasesculture, state, look into, rare, vase, belong to, in search of, gift, ton, stone, melt, once, heat, design, fancy, style, jewel, king, artist, in return, reception, light, wonder, at war, remove, furniture, secretly, wooden, doubt, remain, mystery, take apartb. Important sentence styleIn return, the Czar gave the King of Prussia 55 of his best soldiers. P2This was a time when the two countries were at war.P2There was no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for …..P2After that , what really happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.P2I think highly of those who are searching for the Amber Room.2) Let students learn about the history of the Amber Room.2. Ability goals1) Let students read the passage In Search of the Amber Room to develop their reading ability.2) Enable the students to talk about the story of Amber Room.3. Learning ability goalsHelp the students learn how to talk about cultural relics and stimulate their sense of protecting cultural relics.Teaching Important Points1) Let students read the passage In Search of the Amber Room and learn about the story of the Amber Room.2) Get students to learn different reading skills.Teaching Difficult Points1) Enable students to learn to talk about cultural relics and what should be done with them.2) Develop students’ reading ability.Teaching Methods1. Task-based teaching and learning2. Group discussion and cooperative learning3. Multi-functional teaching equipmentTeaching AidsA recorder, a projector, and some slidesTeaching ProceduresStep 1 Leading-inCooperative learning:1.Do you know these famous places? If you know, what do you know aboutthem?2.Which one do you like to visit? Why?3.What makes a city great and famous?(a long history; cultural relics; many great people; important events taking place there)4. In your opinion, what are cultural relics?2. Show some pictures of some famous cultural relics.(1) The Great Wall (2)The Pyramids in Egypt(3)The Tai Mahal (In India (4) The Sydney Opera (In Australia) (5) The Great Barrier Reef (In Australia) (6)The Big Ben (In England)Step 2 Pre-reading1. Ask students to predict what the passage is about according to the title and the picture.2. Suppose one of them got lost, how would you feel and what will you do with it? (Try our best to find it; Protect the others in order that they will not get lost; Rebuild a new one if we really can’t find it)Step 3 ReadingTask 1: Fast reading1.Answer the following questions:1)Why is it called the Amber Room?(It was given the name because almost seven thousand tons of amber were used to make it)2) What happened to the Amber Room?(The Amber Room was given to the Russian people as a great gift by the king)2. Skim the text and complete the exercises of Comprehending.①Keys to Ex11. The king of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russia was_______.A.Frederick IB. Frederick William IC. Peter the GreatD. Catherine II2. The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because_____.A.he wanted to marry Catherine II.B. he was kind.C. he needed better soldiersD. he wanted to make friends3. The Amber Room was stolen by______.A.Russian soldiersB. German soldiersC. People in KonigsbergD. People in St Petersburg4. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in ___.A.GermanyB. RussiaC. SwedenD. France5. The Russians didn’t hide the Amber Room because ______.A.they were at warB. the couldn’t find a placeC. the German soldiers arrived too soonD. no train could take it awayT or F questions:( ) 1. The Amber Room was not easy to make.( ) 2. Catherine II didn’t like everythi ng about the Amber Room when she first saw it.( ) 3. The Amber Room was taken to Konigsberg and hidden there in 1941. ( ) 4. The Russians didn’t care about the Amber Room.( ) 5. The Russians don’t think the Amber Room will ever be found.Task 3: Intensive reading Main idea of each paragraphNow please read the text again and try to catch the main idea of each paragraph. After about five minutes reading, have some students speak for their teams.1st paragraph: the introduction of the Amber Room(The Amber Room had a strange history and something about its design, color, shape and material.)2nd paragraph: the gift to the Czar(the history of the Amber Room and its use in Russia—the Czar’s winter palace and a small reception hall for important visitors.)3rd paragraph: the relocation of the Amber Room in CatherineⅡ time (CatherineⅡ had the Amber Room moved to the palace outside St Petersburg told the artists to add more details to it.)4th paragraph: the missing of the Amber Room(the German Nazi stole the Amber Room secretly during the World WarⅡ,and what really happen to the Amber Room remain a mystery)5th paragraph: the rebuilding of the Amber Room(Russia and Germany have built a new Amber Room for the 300th birthday f St Petersburg.)Step 4 Discussion1. Do you think if it is worthwhile to reproduce the amber room? Why?2.What should we do to protect our cultural relics?Step 5 ConsolidationGive students some key words and expressions on the blackboard and let them retell the story.Step 6 Homework1. Learn the useful new words and expressions by heart.2. Read the text again and underline some different word and sentence structures for them.。