1、Unit 3 Back to the pastIntegrated skills (I)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 listening and reading.II.
2、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 listening.2. Accumulate som
3、e 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? Step 2 Listen and answer1. T instructs the Ss to understand the listening tip o
4、n 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 predict the answers of A2 and finish it by listening to the recording again.Suggested answers:(1) history into
5、 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 listens to the difficult points with the students again.Step 3 Read and speakT asks the Ss to scan an article
6、about popular history books on page 37 found by Alan and 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
7、history easy to understand and more interesting.(2) What 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 hist
8、orian has a positive attitude towards popular history 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
9、that popular history books have taken. He also uses positive 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 reader” and “use stories and interesting comparisons to describe his
10、torical figures or events vividly, thus engaging the readers 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.Step 4 Discuss and shareT asks the
11、 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.V. HomeworkSearch some information about the popular history books online and try to write an article on it.2
