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牛津高中英语教学设计教材：牛津高中英语(模块九)高三上学期文档内容：教学设计—教案单元：Unit 4 Behind beliefs板块：Task作者：钱建芬Thoughts on the design:本节课是把英语听、说、读、写的训练从课堂内拓展到课堂外的探究性学习课，旨在通过学生对阅读材料——中国最古老的佛教寺庙白马寺“The White HorseTemple”的熟悉的基础上，使学生在积极参与听、说、读、写等一系列的课堂活动的同时，了解佛教如何传入中国、白马寺的建筑风格及它在中国佛教史上的重要地位，以此引导学生探索“介绍一个宗教圣地”该从哪几个方面入手及该类文章的基本结构。

然后根据具体的步骤，通过小组讨论、分工合作、信息检索、交流汇报等形式的活动，用英语完成一份报告：介绍历史上某个有影响的宗教圣地，最后呈现学习成果，创造性地完成学习任务，培养学生综合运用英语的能力。

Teaching aims:After reading a report about a historic religious site “The White Horse Temple”, the students will be able to know about the oldest Buddhist temple in China and what needs to be covered in a report like this. The students will also have the chance to practise their listening, speaking, reading and writing abilities while participating in classroom activities. At the end of the class, the students will practise how to write a report about a historic religious site.Teaching procedures:Step 1 Lead-in （播放幻灯片4）1.Look at some pictures of famous places in China and guess the names of these places.The pictures show the Four Famous Buddhist Sites in China. （播放幻灯片5-8）They are Wutai Mountain in Shanxi, Putuo Mountain in Zhejiang, Emei Mountain in Sichuan and Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui.When the students guess the names, you can give some hints so that they can guess the names correctly. Then I will ask the following question: （播放幻灯片9）Q: What do these places have in common with each other?A: They are not only famous tourist attractions in China , but also famous historic religious sites in China, which are known as the Four Famous Buddhist Sites in China. (中国四大佛教圣地)2.Talk about two questions. （播放幻灯片10）Q: Do you know about any other historic religious site in China?Q: Do you know which Buddhist temple is the oldest in China?Then present two pictures of the White Horse Temple and students will know that the White Horse Temple is the oldest Buddhist temple in China. （播放幻灯片11）[Explanation]学生在该部分主要通过了解中国四大佛教圣地，联想到中国的其他佛教圣地，从而自然引导到本报告的主题：中国最古老的佛教圣地——“The White Horse Temple”。

Step 2 Reading comprehension１．Analyse the structure of the reportListening （播放幻灯片12）Listen to a report about a historic religious site The White Horse Temple. While listening, please find out what aspects about the White Horse Temple the report mainly covers.Then ask the students to answer the following questions.Q: What aspects about the White Horse Temple does the report mainly cover?（播放幻灯片13）A: A brief introduction of the temple.The story behind the temple.The architecture of the temple.The importance of the temple.Q:Which paragraphs of the report mainly cover the above aspects? （播放幻灯片14）Ａ：Paragraph 1 gives a brief introduction of the temple. Paras 2-5 tell the story behind the temple. Paragraphs 6 tells about the architecture of the temple, and Paras7-9 covers the importance of the temple.Q: So what‟s the structure of the report?A:（播放幻灯片15）•Part 1 (Para 1 )A brief introduction about the temple.•Part 2 (Paras 2-5 )The story behind the temple.•Part 3 (Para 6 )The architecture of the temple.•Part 4 (Para 7-9)The importance of the temple.prehensionPart 1 Para 1 A brief introduction of the temple （播放幻灯片1６）Read Para 1 again and fill in the blanks:The White Horse Temple is __________ in ___________, Henan Province in the ___________ east of China. Being the ________ _________ temple in China, it _________ one of the most __________ temples in all of China.Answers: located; Luoyang; central; first; Buddhist; is/remains; importantPart 2 Paras 2-5 The story behind the temple.（播放幻灯片17）Read Paras 2-5 again and try to answer the following questions: （播放幻灯片18-23）Q: 1. What did the story originate in?A: The story originated in a dream the Emperor Mingdi of the Eastern Han Dynasty had one night in the year AD 64.Q: 2. What did Mingdi dream of that night?A: He dreamt of a golden man flying over the palace.Q:3. What was the golden man like?A: He was almost four metres tall, and there was a bright light coming from his head that lit the entire palace hall.Q: 4. How did the officials interpret his dream?A: The officials interpreted that the Emperor had dreamt of Buddha, a god from India.Q: 5. Why did Mingdi instruct his officials to go to India on his behalf as agents?A: To find more information about Buddha.Q: 6. What did the officials bring back to Luoyang from India?A: They brought back to Luoyang two monks who were Buddhist masters and someBuddhist readings and images of Buddha as well.Q: 7. How were the Buddhist readings and images of Buddha brought back to Luoyang?A: They were brought back to Luoyang on a white horse.Q:8. Where were the Indian monks invited to stay in Luoyang?A: First at the Honglu Temple, and later in the suites that were newly built in the HongluTemple.Q: 9. Why did the Honglu Temple get its present name , the White Horse Temple?A: To remind people of the white horse that the Buddhist readings and images hadtravelled on.Q: 10. What change did renaming the temple bring about to the Chinese language ?A: The White Horse Temple first brought the meaning of …temple‟ to the word …si‟(寺),which is no longer used to mean …ministry‟, and instead only refers to a temple.Part 3 Para 6The architecture of the temple.（播放幻灯片24）•Read Para 6 again and try to find out the characteristics of the architecture of the temple.（播放幻灯片25-28）The architecture is interesting and _____ particulary in building ______ and _____.Answers: varied; height; style.The temple ______ is centered around a southern- facing _________ that is shaped like a ________. On both sides are different ____ and the rooms where the ______ live.Answera: comlex; courtyard; rectangle; halls; monksShow pictures of different halls and rooms．The ______known _________ pagoda in China, Qiyun Pagoda, _____ stories tall, stands in the ___________ corner of the complex. The pagoda ______ the tombs of the two _______ monks who originally travelled to China.Answsers: first; Buddhist; 13; soouth-east; houses; IndianPart 4 Paras 7-9（播放幻灯片29）Read Paras 7-9 again and then do the pair work.•Pair work:Please work in pairs and make a list of things that make the White Horse Temple important to Chinese People and history.Ask about things that make the White Horse Temple important （播放幻灯片30）•It is not only the oldest Buddhist temple in China, but also the oldest one still in use.•Buddhism spread from here to other parts of China and Asia and remains important today as a holy Buddhist site.•It has a lot of history.（播放幻灯片31）•The new Indian-style pagoda, located west of the White Horse Temple, represents thefriendship between India and China.•It is one of the first historic buildings the governmemt listed to receive special state protection.•It is a famous tourist attraction and will remain a popular sightseeing destination.[Explanation]学生在这一环接主要通过理解阅读材料的篇章结构，明白介绍一个佛教圣地该重点介绍哪几个方面及该类文章的基本结构。