Ⅰ. AnalysisofTeachingContents

Teachingcontent:Book3Unit5Whatanadventure!

Teachingmethod:interaction,guidediscovery.

Themecontext:manandself(lifeandlearning)

Typeoftext:scientificfiction

Analysisofthetext:

ThetextisapartofscientificfictionwhichisadaptedfromTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea.FromtheperspectiveofcaptainNemoandprofessorAronnax,theauthordescribesthebeautifulsceneryandfeelingwhilewalkingunderthesea.

ⅠI. AnalysisofStudents

Thestudentsinclass9haveamoderatelevelofEnglish,buttheyhavebasicreadingskills.Studentshavedonesomesimplereadingexercisesinthepreviousreadingclass.Andtheyarefamiliarwiththewordsorexpressions.Atthesametime,studentshaveaseriouslearningattitudeandahighdegreeofenthusiasmforlearning.However,theyarenotfamiliarwithsomerelatedbackgroundinformationaboutTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea.

Ⅲ. TeachingObjectives

Studentscanunderstandthedescriptionofunderwaterworld.

Studentscanhaveabasicknowledgeofscientificfiction.

Studentscanhaveadeepunderstandingofthefeelingofthemaincharacterandthinkaboutthewillingnesstounderwaterworld.

Ⅳ. FocalPoints

Studentscanunderstandthedescriptionofunderwaterworld.

Studentscanhaveabasicknowledgeofscientificfiction.

Measures:

Bytheguidanceoftheteacherandprovidingsomereadingstrategiesbeforedoingreadingexercises.

Byanalyzingthestructureofthetexttogetherwithstudents.

Ⅴ. DifficultPoints

Studentscanhaveadeepunderstandingofthefeelingofthemaincharacterandthinkaboutthewillingnesstounderwaterworld.

Measures:

Byprovidingsomeexpandknowledgeandsummarizingthekeypointswithstudentsanddoinggroupwork.

Ⅵ.TeachingAssessment

Canyouunderstandthedescriptionofunderwaterworld?

Canyouhaveabasicknowledgeofscientificfiction?

Doyouhaveadeepunderstandingofthefeelingofthemaincharacterandthinkaboutthewillingnesstounderwaterworld?

Ⅶ.Teachingflowchart

ⅧTeachingProceduresandTimeAllotment

Stage1 Warmingup(5mins)

(Purpose:Toactivatestudents'priorknowledgeandleadinthetopic.)

Whichbooksdoyoulikebest?

HaveyoureadanystorieswrittenbyJulesVerne?Whataretheyabout?

Stage2 Prereading(5mins)

(Purpose:Toarousestudents'interestwithreallifesituationsandinvolve

theminactivethinking.)

IntroductiontoJulesVerne

JulesVerne(18281905)wasaFrenchwriterbestknownforhisadventurestories.Oftencalledthe"FatherofScienceFiction",Vernedescribedinhisstoriestechnologyandinventionsyearsbeforetheybecamerealities.

Verne'smostfamousbooks:

(1)JourneytotheCenteroftheEarth(1864)

(2)TwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea(1870)

(3)AroundtheWorldinEightyDays(1873)

(4)JourneytotheCenteroftheEarth(1864)

Q:WhatamazingthingsdoyouthinkyoumightfindinTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea?

Suggestedanswers:

IthinkImightfindsomethingimaginativeandmysteriousinthebook.

Stage3 Whilereading(15mins)

(Purpose:Totrainss'skimmingskilltogetthemainideaofthepassageandtoteachssthewayofgivingdefinitionsandhelpthemfurtherunderstandtheargument.)

Step1Fastreading

1.Whatisgenreofthepassage?

A.Anexhibitionguide.

B.Ashowreview.

CAsciencefiction.

D.Anofficialreport.

Suggestedanswers:C

2.Readthepassageandunderlinethekeysentencesofeachparagraph.Findoutwhattheauthorintendstotellus.

Suggestedanswers:

Para1:Wordsarenotenoughtorelatesuchwonders!

Para2:Thelight,whichlitthesoilthirtyfeetbelowthesurfaceoftheocean,astonishedmebyitspower.

Theauthorintendstotellustheamazingsceneryunderthesea.

Step2 Carefulreading

Backgroundinformationofthestory

Suggestedanswers:

Time:In1866

Place:ThePacificOcean

Who:BiologistProfessorPierreAronnaxhisservant,ConseilandCaptainNemo

2.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhewalkedunderthewater?

Suggestedanswers:

Inolongerfelttheweightofmyclothes,orofmyshoes,ofmyair

supply,ormythickhelmet,insidewhichmyheadshooklikeanutinits

shell.

Step3 Think&share

1.Whatdoestheauthormeanby"Wordsarenotenoughtorelatesuchwonders"?

Suggestedanswers:

Theauthormeansthattheviewsunderwateraresobeautifulandsuch

experienceissouniquethathecan'tfindenoughandproperwordsto

describethem.

WhatwasnotdescribedinthewordsofAronnax?

A.Thesolarraysinthesea.

B.Thesandunderthesea.

C.Thecoloursoftheseawater.

D.Thetemperatureofthesea.

Suggestedanswers:D

3.Completethetablewithexpressionsfromthepassage.

Stage4 Postreading(13mins)

(Purpose:Toarousess'deepunderstandingandthinkingofthetopicandtoletssthinkfurtherandlearntousetheproperexamplesaswellaswhattheyhavelearnedtodaytosupporttheiropinions.)

Step1 Readforunderstanding

Readthepassagecarefullytounderstandeachwordandeachsentence'smeaning.

1.Wewerewalkingonfine,evensand,notwrinkled,asonaflatshore,

whichkeepstheimpressionofthewaves.

2.ShallIbebelievedwhenIsaythat,atthedepthofthirtyfeet,Icould

seeasifIwasinbroaddaylight?

3.Thisdazzlingcarpet,reallyareflector,droveawaytheraysofthesun

withwonderfulintensity,whichaccountedforthevibrationwhichpassed

througheveryatomofliquid.

Step2 Watchavideoandappreciatethebeautyofthesea

Step3Think&share

1.Whatdoyouthinkwillhappennextinthestory?

Shareyourideaswiththeclass.

2.Doyouwanttoexplorethisunderwaterworld?Why?

Giveyourreasons.

Suggestedanswers:

For:1.Theoceanisrichinmineralresourcesandbiologicalresources

2.Theoceancontainsrichmarine(海洋的)energy

3.Marinetransportationismoreconvenient.

Against:1.Itispolluted,makingmarinelifedifficult.

2.Overexploitationstressesonmarineecosystem.

Stage5 Assigninghomework(2mins)

(Purpose:Toconsolidatewhatsshavelearnedandpracticedinclass)

Finishoneofofthefollowingtasks.

WriteashortpassageaboutTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea.

Writeanessayaboutwhetherpeopleshouldexploretheunderw