1、英语（选择性必修第三册）Unit 3 Back to the pastIntegrated skills (I)湖南省株洲市九方中学段志梅I. Learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:1. Listen to know how to express ones opinion of popular history books;2. Write an article on popular history books;3. Express themselves freely through l
2、istening and reading.II. Key competence focus1. Use listening tips to get the right information.2. Get some useful information to prepare for writing an article on popular history books.III. Predicted area of difficulty1. Understand the introduction of Alans favorite popular history books through li
3、stening.2. Accumulate some useful words and expressions about writing an article on popular history books.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-inT asks the following question:Do you like reading? If yes, what kind of book do you like best and why? 【设计意图：通过系列问答，快速激活学生对本堂课主题的认知。引导学生进入历史书籍这一话题，旨在给后面的听力和阅
4、读文章做好铺垫，让学生能够自然地过渡到本课的学习中去。】Step 2 Listen and answer1. T instructs the Ss to understand the listening tip on page 36. What is paraphrasing? How do we recognize paraphrasing? 2. T asks Ss to listen to the recording for the first time and finish A1 on page36.Suggested answers: FFTTF3. T asks Ss to pre
5、dict the answers of A2 and finish it by listening to the recording again.Suggested answers:(1) history into a story (2) gives a vivid description (3) easy to understand(4) check the facts (5) Different views (6) Similar events(7) do more research (8) read up on history4. T checks the answers and lis
6、tens to the difficult points with the students again.【设计意图：听前进行听力技巧 recognizing paraphrasing的指导，继续督促学生在听音时抓住表示时间、事件等信号词，根据表示时间的信号词把握文章脉络。训练学生抓取特定信息的能力。听后两两讨论答案，学会向同伴学习，交流听力内容、修正答案，最后老师给出参考答案。】Step 3 Read and speakT asks the Ss to scan an article about popular history books on page 37 found by Alan a
7、nd answer the following questions.(1) According to the historian, why can popular history books attract a wider audience?Popular history books use a natural and chatty style of writing with vivid descriptions and fun facts, making the subject of history easy to understand and more interesting.(2) Wh
8、at is the feature of most academic books?They tend to adopt a more analytical and serious approach to studying history. (3) What is the historians attitude towards popular history books? Use details in the article to support your opinion?The historian has a positive attitude towards popular history
9、books. He starts off by saying Luckily, popular history books have made that a thing of the past, when referring to the fact that in the past, history was a serious topic for the general reader. His tone shows that he supports the new approach that popular history books have taken. He also uses posi
10、tive adjectives to further describe how the content is presented in popular history books: a natural, chatty style of writing that opens up the subject matter to the ordinary readerand “use stories and interesting comparisons to describe historical figures or events vividly, thus engaging the reader
11、s interest. He ends by saying“Reading popular history books is certainly a fantastic way to introduce people to the basics of history, which emphasizes his positive attitude towards popular history books.【设计意图：该环节通过设置几个问题，旨在帮助学生更好地理解文本信息，培养学生的思考能力和归纳总结能力，同时也为最后一个步骤积累了一些有用的信息。】Step 4 Discuss and shar
12、eT asks the Ss to share something in pairs by asking the following questions:1. What do you think of the popular history books?2. How do you express you opinion of popular history books?What is the current situation of popular history books?What is your opinion of popular history books?What are the features of popular history books?3. Write down notes from what you have learnt on part A,B,C.【设计意图：该环节把前面听力和阅读的积累付诸于实践，也就是充分发表自己的观点。是对本课的主题进行拓展和运用，培养学生口语表达、合作能力，并为下一课时的写作做好准备。】V. HomeworkSearch some information about the popular history books online and try to write an article on it.
