Unit 14 Freedom fighters教案

(a—student a; b—student b)

a: have you read about john brown?

b yes, i have.

a: i have heard of him, but i know little about him. please tell me something about him. i want to know more.

b: ok. he was born in connecticut and was brought up in ohio. he hated slavery. what happened first was that he helped the black slaves escape from the usa to canada. you could expect that led to the slave owners against him. then he took up his arms to fight against his enemies. one of the reasons why he did this is that his enemy wan­ted to kill him. one night a battle took place. as a result of it, he was caught and ten men, including his two sons, were killed in the battle. later, he was killed, too. encouraged by his bravery, the whole country soon united and fought against the slavery. a few years later, the american civil war broke out and in the end the blacks won.

a: what a moving story!

step  v summary and homework

t: today, we've talked about two great men—martin luther king. jr. and nelson mandela. and we have also listened to the famous speech—i have a dream. besides, we've talked of two other great people—john brown and harriet tubman. after class, you should talk more about civil rights and freedom fighters, using the new words and expressions we've learnt in this class.

step vi  the design of the writing on the blackboard

unit 14    freedom fighters

the first period

useful expressions:

what happened first was that……

•••happened as a result of……

you could expect……because……

that led to……

one of the reason why is……

•••is often followed by……

the second period

teaching aims:

1. learn and master the new words and expressions in this period.

2. read the text and grasp the main idea of it.

3. learn the fine qualities of martin luther king, jr.

teaching important points:

1. master the usage of some useful words and expressions.

2. improve the students' reading ability.

teaching difficult points:

1. how to grasp the main idea of a text or a passage.

2. how to use some words and expressions freely.

teaching methods:

1. fast reading and careful reading to improve the students' reading ability.

2. pair work or group work to make every student work in class.

3. discussion to help the students grasp the detailed information.

teaching aids:

1. the multimedia

2. the blackboard

teaching procedures:

step i  greetings and revision

greet the whole class as usual.

step ii  pre-reading