1、Unit 4 History and traditionsPeriod4 Reading for WritingTeaching Objects1. To learn the new words and expressions.2. To understand Irelands beauty and and its influence on traditions.3. To appreciate Irelands natural beauty.4. To learn how to describe a place with sensory details.Teaching Important
2、Points1. To understand Irelands beauty and its influence on its people and traditions.2. To appreciate Irelands natural beauty.Teaching Difficult Points1. To know what senses are used to describe Irelands beauty.2. To learn use the sensory details to describe a place.Teaching ProceduresStep One : Le
3、ad-in1)T shows two pictures of Ireland.T: Here are two pictures of Ireland. Whats your first impression of this country?设计意图：学生可以看图说话，畅所欲言，激活他们的经验知识，引出“beautiful”的第一印象词，可以直切到文本的阅读上。Step Two: ReadingT: Ill give you 3mins to go through this passage and try to find out the topic sentence.(3mins later)S
4、:Irelands beautiful countryside has always had a great influence on its people and traditions.设计意图：找主题句是为了帮助学生清晰文本的总分结构，理解文本的topic。T: Do you know any great Irish people?T introduces William Butler Yeats (叶芝) and his famous poetryWhen You Are Old.T: The country has a long history of producing great w
5、riters and poets.T: What doesproducemean?If a country produces sb with a special quality, the person comes from that country.栽培，培养T: Why are there so many great writers and poets in Ireland?S: Its beautiful countryside excites and spires all, offering something for each of the senses.T: How many sen
6、ses do you know?S: sight, hearing, touch, smell, touch.设计意图：通过问题链的方式引导学生理解“美景对人的影响”在于美景给人激情和灵感，激活了人的感官感受。Task One: The paragraph talks about different senses in different places. Write the senses and places in the order that they appear.Senses:1_ 2_3_4_Places:1_2_3_4_T: What words does writer use to
7、 describe sensory details?sight: green counties, rolling green hills dotted with sheep and cattlehearing: roar of the ocean waves, cries of the seabirds, music of the coast, birds greet the new day with their morning song(Tip1: Good writers use personification to make description more vivid.)touch:
8、feel the sun on your skinsmell: sweet scent(Tip 1: Good writers use sensorydetails which describe something according to one or more of the five senses: taste, smell, touch, hearing and sight.)T: With all the sensory details, the beautiful countryside is a true feast for all senses. With all this be
9、auty, it is not surprising that Ireland has developed strong traditions that include music, dancing and dining.Whats function of this sentence?S: Transitional sentence.(Tip3: Good writers use transitional sentence to make the passage more coherent.)T: What are the best ways to experience some Irish
10、traditions and culture?1.Stop by a village pub and relax with a glass of wine or a local beer.2.Enjoy a delicious traditional Irish Beef Stew.3.Enjoy some traditional music and the dancing.4.Introduce yourself to a friendly face.The local culture and customs are something that needs to beexperienced
11、first-hand.Step Three: Post reading1)Task Two: sort each sensory words according to the senses that is relatedto.2)Imitative writingTo describe“Nature was calm and peaceful”with sensory details.Tell Nature was calm and peaceful.Show It was a cool (触觉) and fresh (嗅觉) morning. The sky is clear and cle
12、an (视觉). A gentle breeze whistled (听觉) through the bushes and trees, mixed with scents (嗅觉) of the wild flowers.设计意图：输入感官词，为模仿写作提供写作素材，引导学生用感官细节描写，凸显出景的特点。Step Four: HomeworkTell: The West Lake is beautiful.Show When the night falls, the West Lake is really fascinating. High above the sky are a lot
13、of bright shiny stars, and the glistening moon is specially clear.(视觉) The water in the lake is as even as a mirror with reflections of hills and trees alongside the lakeshore. Branches of the willows are singing a soft song in the evening breeze.(听觉) Walking for a short distance, with the wind stroking through your hair (触觉)and the faint sweet smell(嗅觉) wafted along, you can be fully immersed in this charming peace.