1、Unit 2 Witnessing time Reading Teaching aims and demands:1. To get students to know the general history of Acropolis, the damage done to the Acropolis and the ways undertaken to preserve this historic site.2. To teach students how to recognize reference markers ,3. To improve students reading compre
2、hension.Difficult and key points:1. To get students to know the general history of Acropolis, the damage done to the Acropolis and the ways undertaken to preserve this historic site.2. The Reading strategyTeaching aid: Multi-mediaTeaching steps:一. Lead-in1. Show the students a picture of Yueyanglou,
3、 and ask them to say something about it.2. Show a picture about Olympic Games ,and ask : Do you know where the first Olympic games was held?3. Show students the picture of the Acropolis in Greece and ask: What do you think of when you seen the Acropolis in Greece?二. Reading comprehension.1. Ask stud
4、ents to scan the reading passage and try to find answers to the three questions:1.When was the Acropolis built?2.What was the Acropolis made of?3.Who gave the Acropolis its World Heritage listing 2. Ask students to read the passage again and complete Parts C1 and C2 individually. Ask students to rea
5、d and finish the exercise individually. Check the answers as a class.3. Ask students to finish Parts D and E.4. Language points:1.have an impact : have an effect on2.be responsible for: to be in chare of, to be cause of3.associate with.: to combine with4.in honour of : in memory of, showing respect5
6、.occur : to take place or happen, to come into mind6.on display: on show7.carry out: to put into practice8.natural forces: 自然的力量9.damage和destroy区别 : damage指部分损坏,可修复, destroy 指毁灭性的破坏，不可修复10.defeat: win against sb in a war11. in a gesture to : in order to . gesture here means 意图 12.Acid rain: 酸雨 三Cons
7、ideration(一).Translations.1. 那个故事对小孩子产生很大的影响.2.坏天气是引起这场事故的原因.3.我情不自禁地把她和我的妹妹联系到了一起.4.人们建造了一座庙来纪念那条勇敢的龙.5.1991年发生了什么重大的事件?6.他的自行车在车祸中坏了,不能再修了. 7.中国队去年打败了日本队.8.为了能减少污染,政府想尽了各种方法.9.酸雨是由污染引起.10. 我们要有礼貌,尤其是对父母（二）Reading comprehensionWe left London on June 21st and flew to Athens . We went on a British Ai
8、rways flight . We left London at about 11:00 in the morning and arrived in Athensat about 3:00 in the afternoon . It was raining in London when we left ,but it was fine and warm in Athens . After we came out of the airport building we took a taxi to the town center . We stayed for three nights at a
9、hotel . While we were in Athens we visited some of the sights : the Acropolis , of course , the National Museum ; and we went to a concert .On our fourth day we went to Athens Airport early in the morning and took an Olympic flight to a beautiful Greek island , Santorin . We stayed at a hotel in Phi
10、ra , the capital of the island . The hotel was very high up and we had a wonderful view of the sea and the island . After we had Spent a week on the island , we flew back to Athens for Another three nights and then back to London on an Athens Airways flight . It was a wonderful holiday . We did a lo
11、t in two weeks and enjoyed ourselves very much .1. How long did it take to fly from London to Athens ? A. 3 hours B. 4 hours C. 11 hours D. 14 hours 2. How was the weather in London and in Athens ? A. London raining ; Athens raining B. London fine; Athens warm C.London warm ; Athens warm D. London r
12、aining ; Athens fine and warm 3. Which of the following places DINDT they visit during their stay in Greece? A. The town center in Athens B. The National Museum C. Olympic D. The Acropolis 4. Which of the following airlines is NOT mentioned ( 提到 ) in the passage ? A. British Airways B. Athens Airway
13、s C. Pan - American D. Olympic 四 Group work Suppose you are a journalist from CCTV. Work in groups and write a report about the Acropolis and what the Greek governmenthave done to restore it.五Reading strategy六Summary and homework 1.Do parts A1 and A2 on page 110 in Workbook2.Search the Internet for the information aboutborrowed words in English
